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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle






2. 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






3. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






4. Stroke






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






6. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic






7. Difficulty in breathing






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






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






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






11. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute






12. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






13. Condition of low blood pressure






14. 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






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






16. Womb






17. Mouth of uterus






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






19. Brain and spinal cord






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






21. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus






22. On both sides






23. Foreign body airway obstruction






24. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






25. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






27. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins






28. Pounds per square inch






29. Chest






30. Semi automatic external defribrillator






31. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






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






33. Front of body or body part






34. Tissue that connects bone to bone






35. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






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






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






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






39. Advanced life support






40. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver






41. Closer to torse






42. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






43. Inferior portion of sternum






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






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






46. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs






47. Collarbone






48. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body






49. Body substance isolation






50. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition