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






2. Obligation to provide care to patient






3. Outer layer of skin






4. Blood pressure above normal range






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






6. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






7. Pounds per square inch






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






9. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials






10. Voice box






11. Area directly posterior to nose






12. Tissue that connects bone to bone






13. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord






14. Airway - breathing - circulation






15. Blood pressure below that considered normal






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






17. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






19. Two upper chambers of heart






20. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






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






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






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






25. Heart attack






26. Advanced life support






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






28. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care






29. Wrist bones






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






31. Spontaneous abortion






32. Point where two bones come together






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






34. Oxygen






35. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis






36. Back of body






37. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs






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






39. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






40. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






41. Study of body structure






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






43. Artery of lower arm






44. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






45. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle