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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. Spontaneous abortion






2. Pounds per square inch






3. Toward midline






4. Advanced life support






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






6. Lower jaw bone






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






8. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






9. DNR order






10. Myocardial infarction






11. Farther away from torso






12. Components of blood - produce substances that help body fight infection






13. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






14. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






15. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice






16. Brain and spinal cord






17. Airway - breathing - circulation






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






19. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






20. Collarbone






21. Area directly posterior to nose






22. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life






23. Condition of low blood pressure






24. Inferior portion of sternum






25. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location






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






27. Sitting position

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28. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






29. Condition of not breathing






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






31. Medication used for chest pain






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






33. Womb






34. Voice box






35. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






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






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






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






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






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






41. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






43. Oxygen






44. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities






45. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation






46. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job






47. Wrist bones






48. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






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






50. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction