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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. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






2. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






3. Outer layer of skin






4. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head






5. Difficulty in breathing






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






7. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






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






9. Wrist bones






10. Chest






11. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






12. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






13. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






15. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head






16. Blood pressure below that considered normal






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






18. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium






19. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






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






21. Oxygen






22. Lower jaw bone






23. On both sides






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






25. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration






26. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






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






28. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat






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






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






31. Voice box






32. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






33. Breastbone






34. Automated external defribrilator






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






36. Toward midline






37. Away from the head






38. Referring to front of body






39. Front of body or body part






40. 33 bones of spinal column






41. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






42. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






43. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






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






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






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






47. Back of body






48. Liters per minute






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






50. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver