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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






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






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






4. Referring to back of body






5. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






6. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care






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






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






9. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






10. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






11. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






12. Area directly posterior to nose






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






14. Heel bone






15. Front of body or body part






16. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






17. Body substance isolation






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






19. Chest






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






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






22. Womb






23. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive






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






25. Semi automatic external defribrillator






26. On both sides






27. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






28. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system






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






30. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location






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






32. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place






33. Condition of low blood pressure






34. Superior portion of sternum






35. Temporary signs of a stroke






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






37. Top - back - sides of skull






38. Protrusion on the side of ankle






39. Away from the head






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






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






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






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






44. Degeneration of alveolar structure






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






46. Obligation to provide care to patient






47. Medial bone of forearm






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






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






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







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