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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. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body






2. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






3. Artery of lower arm






4. Womb






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






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






7. Brain and spinal cord






8. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






9. Study of body structure






10. Major artery supplying leg






11. Protrusion on the side of ankle






12. Blood pressure above normal range






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






14. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






16. Airway - breathing - circulation






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






18. Oxygen






19. Smallest kind of artery






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






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






22. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school






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






24. To the side - away from midline






25. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






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. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






28. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician






29. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






30. Pounds per square inch






31. Laying on back






32. Top - back - sides of skull






33. Referring to front of body






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






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






36. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






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






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






39. Smallest kind of vein






40. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






42. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






43. Components of blood - carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from cells






44. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place






45. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






46. Blood pressure below that considered normal






47. Toward the head






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






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






50. Bag valve mask