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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. Afterbirth






2. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body






3. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






5. Non rebreather mask






6. Toward midline






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






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






9. Toward the head






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






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






12. Womb






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






14. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






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






16. Heel bone






17. Smallest kind of artery






18. Blood pressure below that considered normal






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






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






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






22. Inferior portion of sternum






23. Blood pressure above normal range






24. Developing baby






25. Degeneration of alveolar structure






26. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






27. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






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






29. Advanced life support






30. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat






31. Muscular tube between stomach and large intestine - divided into duodenum - jejunum - and ileum which receives partially digested food from stomach and continues digestion - nutrients are absorbed by body through its walls






32. Semi automatic external defribrillator






33. Absence of ventricular contractions






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






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






36. Mouth of uterus






37. Chest






38. 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






39. Farther away from torso






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






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






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






43. 33 bones of spinal column






44. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body






45. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






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






47. Voice box






48. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






49. Stroke






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