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






2. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs






3. Sitting position

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4. On both sides






5. Spontaneous abortion






6. Mouth of uterus






7. Bag valve mask






8. 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






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






10. Smallest kind of artery






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






12. Body substance isolation






13. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care






14. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






15. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






16. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






17. Lower jaw bone






18. Blood pressure above normal range






19. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic






20. Farther away from torso






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






22. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






23. 33 bones of spinal column






24. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






25. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






26. Closer to torse






27. Form the structure of cheeks






28. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






29. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body






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






31. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought






32. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






33. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries






34. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






35. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place






36. Protrusion on the side of ankle






37. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






38. Blood pressure below that considered normal






39. Oropharyngeal airway






40. Referring to back of body






41. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






42. Hand bones






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






44. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system






45. Line through center of each clavicle






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






47. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart(myocardium)






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






49. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






50. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx