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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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1. Referring to front of body






2. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






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






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






5. Non rebreather mask






6. Advanced life support






7. Absence of ventricular contractions






8. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic






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






10. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






11. Point where two bones come together






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






13. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine






14. Difficulty in breathing






15. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






16. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart(myocardium)






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






18. 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






19. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






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






21. Womb






22. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






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






24. Developing baby






25. Sitting position

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26. Medication used for chest pain






27. Front of body or body part






28. Major artery supplying leg






29. Afterbirth






30. Heel bone






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






32. Airway - breathing - circulation






33. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






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






35. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






36. Referring to back of body






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






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






39. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






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






41. Body substance isolation






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






43. Laying on back






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






45. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






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






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






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






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






50. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object