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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. Top - back - sides of skull






2. Health insurance portability and accountability act - federal law protecting the privacy of patient- specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






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






4. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






5. Two upper chambers of heart






6. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






7. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place






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






9. Inferior portion of sternum






10. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






11. Lower jaw bone






12. 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






13. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






14. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






15. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR






16. Laying face down






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






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






19. Ankle bones






20. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






21. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus






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






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






24. To the side - away from midline






25. Smallest kind of vein






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






27. On both sides






28. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries






29. Back of body






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






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






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






33. Developing baby






34. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






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






36. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






37. Tissue that connects bone to bone






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






39. Wrist bones






40. Condition of low blood pressure






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






42. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






44. Automated external defribrilator






45. Brain and spinal cord






46. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






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






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






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






50. Referring to back of body