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






2. Two upper chambers of heart






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






4. Tissue that connects bone to bone






5. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






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






7. Large bone of thigh






8. Lower jaw bone






9. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






10. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training






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






12. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






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






14. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






16. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






17. Voice box






18. Liters per minute






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






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






21. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






22. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






23. Obligation to provide care to patient






24. Inferior portion of sternum






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Condition of low blood pressure






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






33. Smallest kind of vein






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






35. 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






36. Hand bones






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






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






39. Pounds per square inch






40. Myocardial infarction






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






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






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






44. Condition of not breathing






45. Stroke






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






47. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






48. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward






49. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs






50. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells