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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. Form the structure of cheeks






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






3. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






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






5. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






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






7. On both sides






8. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






9. Airway - breathing - circulation






10. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






11. Oxygen






12. Top - back - sides of skull






13. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Area directly posterior to nose






19. Temporary signs of a stroke






20. Heel bone






21. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations






22. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






23. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






24. 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






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






26. Difficulty in breathing






27. Blood pressure below that considered normal






28. Myocardial infarction






29. Highest portion of the shoulder






30. Front of body or body part






31. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine






32. Afterbirth






33. Fluid portion of blood






34. Line through center of each clavicle






35. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






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






37. Laying face down






38. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






40. Foot bones






41. Oropharyngeal airway






42. Laying on back






43. Automated external defribrilator






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






45. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training






46. Components of blood - produce substances that help body fight infection






47. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






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






50. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells