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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. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head






2. Condition of not breathing






3. Afterbirth






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






5. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






6. Airway - breathing - circulation






7. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi






8. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






9. Condition of low blood pressure






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






11. Form the structure of cheeks






12. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






13. Tissue that connects bone to bone






14. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus






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






16. Smallest kind of artery






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






18. Protrusion on the side of ankle






19. Blood pressure below that considered normal






20. Stroke






21. Condition of low blood pressure






22. Toward the head






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






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






25. Wrist bones






26. Point where two bones come together






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






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






29. Advanced life support






30. Liters per minute






31. On both sides






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






33. To the side - away from midline






34. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






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






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






37. Medial bone of forearm






38. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






39. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






40. Medication used for chest pain






41. Away from the head






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






43. Referring to back of body






44. Top - back - sides of skull






45. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being






46. Heart attack






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






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






49. Difficulty in breathing






50. Blood pressure above normal range