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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. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm






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






3. Tissue that connects bone to bone






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






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






6. Wrist bones






7. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone






8. Airway - breathing - circulation






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






10. Large bone of thigh






11. Obligation to provide care to patient






12. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling






13. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






14. Form the structure of cheeks






15. Oxygen






16. Automated external defribrilator






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






18. Liters per minute






19. Top - back - sides of skull






20. 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






21. Away from the head






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






23. Foreign body airway obstruction






24. Line through center of each clavicle






25. Farther away from torso






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






27. Semi automatic external defribrillator






28. Pounds per square inch






29. Myocardial infarction






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






31. Brain and spinal cord






32. Absence of ventricular contractions






33. Highest portion of the shoulder






34. Two upper chambers of heart






35. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






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






37. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






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






39. On both sides






40. Spontaneous abortion






41. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






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






43. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs






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






45. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute






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






47. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






48. Lower jaw bone






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






50. Advanced life support