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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Line through center of each clavicle






2. Laying face down






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






4. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






5. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body






6. Tissue that connects bone to bone






7. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






8. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






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






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






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






12. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle






13. Artery of lower arm






14. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






15. Non rebreather mask






16. Away from the head






17. Chest






18. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






19. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






20. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought






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






22. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






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






24. Inferior portion of sternum






25. Medial bone of forearm






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






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






28. Toward the head






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






30. Superior portion of sternum






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






32. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration






33. Smallest kind of vein






34. Brain and spinal cord






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






36. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






37. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






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






39. Area directly posterior to nose






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






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






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






43. Spontaneous abortion






44. To the side - away from midline






45. Womb






46. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute






47. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






48. Emergency involving multiple patients






49. Form the structure of cheeks






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