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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. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi






2. Heart attack






3. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






4. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






5. Top - back - sides of skull






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






7. Brain and spinal cord






8. Area directly posterior to mouth






9. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






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






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






12. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system






13. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being






14. Superior portion of sternum






15. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






16. Hand bones






17. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left






18. Laying face down






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






20. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body






21. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen






22. Smallest kind of vein






23. Blood pressure below that considered normal






24. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






25. Pounds per square inch






26. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute






27. Stroke






28. Medial bone of forearm






29. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






30. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle






31. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries






32. Body substance isolation






33. Referring to front of body






34. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique






35. Fluid in lungs






36. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea






37. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics






38. Back of body






39. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive






40. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






41. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






42. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells






43. Toward midline






44. Developing baby






45. Foreign body airway obstruction






46. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT






47. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






48. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






49. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness






50. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician