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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. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






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






3. Temporary signs of a stroke






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






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






6. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






7. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






16. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






17. Myocardial infarction






18. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






19. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






20. Absence of ventricular contractions






21. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






22. Laying on back






23. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






24. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






25. Tissue that connects bone to bone






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






27. Automated external defribrilator






28. Hand bones






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






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






31. Ankle bones






32. Chest






33. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice






34. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs






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






36. Medication used for chest pain






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






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






39. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






40. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






41. Study of body structure






42. Spontaneous abortion






43. Developing baby






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






45. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






46. Toward the head






47. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics






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






49. 33 bones of spinal column






50. Airway - breathing - circulation