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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. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice






2. Laying face down






3. Superior portion of sternum






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






5. Mouth of uterus






6. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi






7. Spontaneous abortion






8. Degeneration of alveolar structure






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






10. Farther away from torso






11. Afterbirth






12. Voice box






13. Inferior portion of sternum






14. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






15. Emergency involving multiple patients






16. Artery of lower arm






17. Foreign body airway obstruction






18. Front of body or body part






19. Back of body






20. DNR order






21. Airway - breathing - circulation






22. Ring- shaped structure that forms the lower portion of larynx






23. Developing baby






24. Hand bones






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






26. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm






27. Brain and spinal cord






28. Difficulty in breathing






29. Wrist bones






30. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






31. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head






32. Oxygen






33. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR






34. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






35. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint






36. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






37. Condition of not breathing






38. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat






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






40. Fluid in lungs






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






42. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head






43. Away from the head






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






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






46. To the side - away from midline






47. Medial bone of forearm






48. Medication used for chest pain






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






50. On both sides