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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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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. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head
consent
laryngectomee
eclampsia
carotid arteries
2. Condition of not breathing
apnea
vertebrae
angina pectoris
anatomical position
3. Afterbirth
distal
placenta
epiglottis
gallbladder
4. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities
torso
central pulses
standing orders
pulmonary arteries
5. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished
sternum
cyanosis
C.V.A.
pulmonary veins
6. Airway - breathing - circulation
ABC
musculoskeletal system
midline
pulse
7. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi
obstructed airway
tarsals
radial artery
bronchi
8. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
pathogens
abandonment
pharynx
decontamination
9. Condition of low blood pressure
pulmonary edema
mid- clavicular line
insulin shock
torso
10. 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
standing orders
pulmonary edema
vertebrae
good samaritan laws
11. Form the structure of cheeks
contamination
cricoid cartilage
implied consent
zygomatic arches
12. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs
brachial pulse
left atrium
tarsals
ventral
13. Tissue that connects bone to bone
ligament
CISM critical incident stress management
posterior tibial artery
diabetic coma
14. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus
placenta abruption
medial malleolus
anatomical position
tarsals
15. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
placenta previa
liver
musculoskeletal system
nitroglycerine
16. Smallest kind of artery
exhalation
diaphragm
arteriole
acromion process
17. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
off- line medical direction
ectopic pregnancy
acromioclavicular join
standard precautions
18. Protrusion on the side of ankle
multiple casualty incident MCI
eclampsia
malleolus
hypoperfusion
19. Blood pressure below that considered normal
ischium
hypotension
femoral artery
ABC
20. Stroke
C.V.A.
diastole
larynx
primary function of autonomic nervous system
21. Condition of low blood pressure
hypoglycemia
insulin
pulmonary veins
nitroglycerine
22. Toward the head
musculoskeletal system
superior
standard precautions
zygomatic arches
23. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver
insulin shock
dorsal
911 system
gallbladder
24. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration
LPM
implied consent
brachial pulse
diaphragm
25. Wrist bones
pulmonary edema
carpals
torso
ectopic pregnancy
26. Point where two bones come together
joint
T.I.A
02
sternum
27. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT
consent
subcutaneous layers
ALS
abandonment
28. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs
abandonment
trachea
DCAPBTLS
systolic blood pressure
29. Advanced life support
xiphoid process
ALS
AED
uterus
30. Liters per minute
zygomatic arches
gallbladder
LPM
metacarpals
31. On both sides
bilateral
COPD
systole
consent
32. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs
anatomical position
exhalation
thorax
lungs
33. To the side - away from midline
lateral
tarsals
MI
placenta previa
34. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
metacarpals
digestive system
subcutaneous layers
capillary
35. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials
insulin shock
ventricles
HIPAA
contamination
36. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
duty to act
brachial pulse
AVPU
blood pressure
37. Medial bone of forearm
aorta
ulna
dorsal
ABC
38. Superior and widest portion of pelvis
ilium
ALS
medical direction
aorta
39. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart
artery
medial malleolus
uterus
dyspnea
40. Medication used for chest pain
left atrium
placenta abruption
nitroglycerine
primary function of autonomic nervous system
41. Away from the head
uterus
inferior
mandible
clavicle
42. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job
scope of practice
bradycardia
arteriole
nasopharynx
43. Referring to back of body
duty to act
dorsal
hypertension
systole
44. Top - back - sides of skull
multiple casualty incident MCI
cranium
gallbladder
tendon
45. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being
lateral
expressed consent
placenta abruption
small intestine
46. Heart attack
brachial pulse
FBAO
acute myocardial infarction
venule
47. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR
torso
laryngectomee
pathogens
brachial artery
48. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute
duty to act
tachycardia
automaticity
FBAO
49. Difficulty in breathing
brachial artery
MI
metacarpals
dyspnea
50. Blood pressure above normal range
hypertension
PPE personal protective
ulna
fowler's position