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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. Emergency involving multiple patients






2. Pounds per square inch






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






4. Liters per minute






5. Airway - breathing - circulation






6. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






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






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






9. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics






10. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone






11. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






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






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






14. Farther away from torso






15. Artery of lower arm






16. Voice box






17. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time






18. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






19. Semi automatic external defribrillator






20. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system






21. Stroke






22. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






23. Large bone of thigh






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






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






26. Oxygen






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






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






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






30. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs






31. Degeneration of alveolar structure






32. Toward midline






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






34. Temporary signs of a stroke






35. Medial bone of forearm






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






37. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






38. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






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






40. Fluid portion of blood






41. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs






42. Study of body structure






43. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






44. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






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






46. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation






47. Myocardial infarction






48. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






49. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






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