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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. Breastbone






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






3. Smallest kind of vein






4. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






5. Condition of low blood pressure






6. 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






7. Laying on back






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






9. Liters per minute






10. Artery of lower arm






11. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






13. Myocardial infarction






14. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






15. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation






16. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






17. Difficulty in breathing






18. Pounds per square inch






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






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






21. Afterbirth






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






23. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries






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






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






26. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






27. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






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






29. Condition of not breathing






30. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






31. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






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






33. Superior portion of sternum






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






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






36. Non rebreather mask






37. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






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






39. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






40. Farther away from torso






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






42. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






43. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






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






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






46. Stroke






47. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs






48. Smallest kind of artery






49. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system






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