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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






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






3. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






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






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






6. Farther away from torso






7. Top - back - sides of skull






8. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation






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






10. Semi automatic external defribrillator






11. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head






12. Breastbone






13. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






14. Heel bone






15. Non rebreather mask






16. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






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






18. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






19. Liters per minute






20. Collarbone






21. Laying face down






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






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






24. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis






25. Artery of lower arm






26. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. Supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of body as a result of the flow of blood through capillaries






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






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






33. Fluid in lungs






34. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






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






37. Spontaneous abortion






38. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






39. Body substance isolation






40. Protrusion on the side of ankle






41. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






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






43. 33 bones of spinal column






44. Closer to torse






45. Foot bones






46. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






47. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint






48. Hand bones






49. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






50. Developing baby