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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. Developing baby






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






3. Fluid portion of blood






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






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






6. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






7. Away from the head






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






9. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






10. Myocardial infarction






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






12. Farther away from torso






13. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






15. Pounds per square inch






16. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






17. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life






18. Front of body or body part






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






20. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






21. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






22. Study of body structure






23. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions






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






25. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute






26. 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






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






28. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation






29. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver






30. Toward the head






31. Condition of low blood pressure






32. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






33. Temporary signs of a stroke






34. Airway - breathing - circulation






35. Heel bone






36. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated






37. Closer to torse






38. 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






39. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being






40. Inferior portion of sternum






41. Heart attack






42. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






43. Foot bones






44. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






45. Medial bone of forearm






46. Body substance isolation






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






48. Absence of ventricular contractions






49. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






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