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






2. 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






3. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






4. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






5. Smallest kind of vein






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






7. Collarbone






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






9. Outer layer of skin






10. Bag valve mask






11. Non rebreather mask






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






13. Heart attack






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






15. Study of body structure






16. Top - back - sides of skull






17. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system






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






19. Spontaneous abortion






20. Smallest kind of artery






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






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






23. Medication used for chest pain






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






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






26. Foreign body airway obstruction






27. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






28. Toward the head






29. Body substance isolation






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






31. Laying on back






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






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






34. Heel bone






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






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






37. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






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






39. Ring- shaped structure that forms the lower portion of larynx






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






41. Absence of ventricular contractions






42. Oxygen






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






44. 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






45. Womb






46. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






48. Condition of low blood pressure






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






50. DNR order