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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. Oxygen






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






3. Large bone of thigh






4. Developing baby






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






6. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






7. Collarbone






8. Away from the head






9. Airway - breathing - circulation






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






11. Referring to front of body






12. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






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






14. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






15. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






16. Hand bones






17. Pounds per square inch






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






19. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






20. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






21. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea






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






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






24. Smallest kind of vein






25. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






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






27. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx






28. Heart attack






29. Area directly posterior to mouth






30. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






31. 33 bones of spinal column






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






33. DNR order






34. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






35. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






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






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






38. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'






39. Toward the head






40. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body






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






42. Top - back - sides of skull






43. Myocardial infarction






44. Chest






45. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen






46. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood






47. Blood pressure below that considered normal






48. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






49. Toward midline






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