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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. Laying on back






2. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






3. Top - back - sides of skull






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






5. Medial bone of forearm






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






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






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






9. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






10. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute






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






13. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






14. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






15. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






16. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR






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






18. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






19. Myocardial infarction






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






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






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






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






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






25. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions






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






27. Emergency involving multiple patients






28. 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






29. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care






30. Mouth of uterus






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






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






33. Study of body structure






34. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart






35. Developing baby






36. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






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






38. Pounds per square inch






39. Back of body






40. On both sides






41. Highest portion of the shoulder






42. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school






43. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place






44. Toward midline






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






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






47. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs






48. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






49. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






50. Oxygen






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