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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. Ankle bones






2. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






3. 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






4. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






5. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






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






7. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations






8. DNR order






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






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






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






12. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






13. Automated external defribrilator






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






15. Laying on back






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






17. Superior portion of sternum






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






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






20. Oropharyngeal airway






21. Tissue that connects bone to bone






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






23. Smallest kind of vein






24. Airway - breathing - circulation






25. 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






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






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






28. Heart attack






29. 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






30. Foot bones






31. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






32. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique






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






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






35. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






36. Temporary signs of a stroke






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






38. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






39. Laying face down






40. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive






41. Farther away from torso






42. Back of body






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






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






45. Area directly posterior to mouth






46. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






47. Wrist bones






48. Toward midline






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






50. Protrusion on the side of ankle