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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Laying face down






2. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






3. Temporary signs of a stroke






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






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






6. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






7. Afterbirth






8. Artery of lower arm






9. 33 bones of spinal column






10. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart






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






12. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head






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






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






15. Point where two bones come together






16. Highest portion of the shoulder






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






18. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium






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






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






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






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






23. Components of blood - carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from cells






24. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






25. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine






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






27. Absence of ventricular contractions






28. Away from the head






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






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






31. Collarbone






32. Sitting position

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33. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs






34. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






35. Automated external defribrilator






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






37. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






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






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






40. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






41. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






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






43. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






44. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






45. Laying on back






46. Major artery supplying leg






47. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






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






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