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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






4. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






5. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






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






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






8. Bag valve mask






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






10. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






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






12. Lower jaw bone






13. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






14. Foot bones






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






16. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities






17. Laying face down






18. Condition of not breathing






19. Heart attack






20. Fluid in lungs






21. Top - back - sides of skull






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






23. Tissue that connects bone to bone






24. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood






25. 33 bones of spinal column






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






27. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care






28. Highest portion of the shoulder






29. Oxygen






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






31. Afterbirth






32. Inferior portion of sternum






33. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






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






35. Absence of ventricular contractions






36. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






37. On both sides






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






39. Large bone of thigh






40. Referring to back of body






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






42. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






43. Front of body or body part






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






45. DNR order






46. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






47. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT






48. Form the structure of cheeks






49. 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






50. Farther away from torso