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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system






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






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






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






5. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






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






7. Form the structure of cheeks






8. Oropharyngeal airway






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






10. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm






11. Condition of low blood pressure






12. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs






13. Referring to front of body






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






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






16. Oxygen






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Advanced life support






22. DNR order






23. Automated external defribrilator






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






25. Toward midline






26. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






28. Medication used for chest pain






29. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






30. Major artery supplying leg






31. 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






32. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






33. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs






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






35. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






37. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






38. Back of body






39. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






40. Hand bones






41. Body substance isolation






42. Fluid in lungs






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






44. Mouth of uterus






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






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






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






48. Protrusion on the side of ankle






49. Obligation to provide care to patient






50. Line through center of each clavicle