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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Fluid in lungs






2. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus






3. Study of body structure






4. Form the structure of cheeks






5. Liters per minute






6. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






7. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






8. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






9. Laying on back






10. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions






11. Stroke






12. Medication used for chest pain






13. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






14. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis






15. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body






16. Developing baby






17. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation






18. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system






19. Heel bone






20. Hand bones






21. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time






22. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






23. Muscular tube between stomach and large intestine - divided into duodenum - jejunum - and ileum which receives partially digested food from stomach and continues digestion - nutrients are absorbed by body through its walls






24. Smallest kind of vein






25. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine






26. Myocardial infarction






27. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide






28. On both sides






29. Health insurance portability and accountability act - federal law protecting the privacy of patient- specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






30. Components of blood - carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from cells






31. 33 bones of spinal column






32. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care






33. Highest portion of the shoulder






34. Afterbirth






35. Blood pressure above normal range






36. Large bone of thigh






37. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs






38. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood






39. Smallest kind of artery






40. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






41. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus






42. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty






43. Absence of ventricular contractions






44. Body substance isolation






45. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'






46. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






47. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins






48. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






49. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms






50. Release of a harmful substance into the environment