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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






2. Major artery supplying leg






3. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






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






5. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






6. Body substance isolation






7. Degeneration of alveolar structure






8. Supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of body as a result of the flow of blood through capillaries






9. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






10. Tissue that connects bone to bone






11. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord






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






13. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials






19. 33 bones of spinal column






20. Womb






21. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations






22. Point where two bones come together






23. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






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






25. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






26. Emergency involving multiple patients






27. Voice box






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






29. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint






30. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






31. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






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






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






34. Laying on back






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






36. Toward the head






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






38. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






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






40. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training






41. 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






42. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






43. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward






44. Obligation to provide care to patient






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






46. Pounds per square inch






47. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






49. Automated external defribrilator






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