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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. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






2. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






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






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






5. Breastbone






6. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT






7. Womb






8. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea






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






10. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms






11. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty






12. Front of body or body part






13. Two upper chambers of heart






14. Condition of low blood pressure






15. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward






16. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left






17. Body substance isolation






18. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx






19. Form the structure of cheeks






20. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






21. Blood pressure above normal range






22. Temporary signs of a stroke






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






24. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries






25. Lower jaw bone






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






27. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being






28. Semi automatic external defribrillator






29. Pounds per square inch






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






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






32. Obligation to provide care to patient






33. 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






34. Wrist bones






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






36. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body






37. Point where two bones come together






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






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






40. Smallest kind of vein






41. Top - back - sides of skull






42. Major artery supplying leg






43. 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






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






45. Hand bones






46. Toward the head






47. Medication used for chest pain






48. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






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






50. Away from the head