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






2. Difficulty in breathing






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






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






5. Degeneration of alveolar structure






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






7. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness






8. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






9. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT






10. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






11. Body substance isolation






12. Heel bone






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






14. Smallest kind of artery






15. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






16. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone






17. Collarbone






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






19. Large bone of thigh






20. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation






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






22. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






23. Farther away from torso






24. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






25. Health insurance portability and accountability act - federal law protecting the privacy of patient- specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






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






27. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx






28. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head






29. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities






30. Artery of lower arm






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






32. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






33. Medial bone of forearm






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






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






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






37. Spontaneous abortion






38. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis






39. Non rebreather mask






40. Area directly posterior to mouth






41. Superior portion of sternum






42. Inferior portion of sternum






43. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






44. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling






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






46. Protrusion on the side of ankle






47. Oxygen






48. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






49. Fluid portion of blood






50. Liters per minute