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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. Difficulty in breathing






2. 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






3. Back of body






4. Automated external defribrilator






5. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






6. Semi automatic external defribrillator






7. Breastbone






8. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






9. Farther away from torso






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






11. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






12. Closer to torse






13. Non rebreather mask






14. Highest portion of the shoulder






15. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process






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






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






18. Away from the head






19. DNR order






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






21. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place






22. Mouth of uterus






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






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






25. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






26. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty






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






28. Study of body structure






29. Myocardial infarction






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






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






32. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated






33. Large bone of thigh






34. Degeneration of alveolar structure






35. On both sides






36. 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






37. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location






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






39. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm






40. Voice box






41. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






42. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






43. Toward the head






44. Medial bone of forearm






45. Tissue that connects bone to bone






46. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus






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






48. 33 bones of spinal column






49. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system






50. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops