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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. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute






2. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






3. Lower jaw bone






4. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






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






6. Non rebreather mask






7. Farther away from torso






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






9. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen






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






11. Oropharyngeal airway






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






13. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






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






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






16. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






17. Smallest kind of vein






18. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care






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






20. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






21. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






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






23. Bag valve mask






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






25. Back of body






26. Medication used for chest pain






27. Degeneration of alveolar structure






28. Study of body structure






29. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






30. Emergency involving multiple patients






31. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






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






33. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells






34. Area directly posterior to nose






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






36. Condition of low blood pressure






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






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






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






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






41. Automated external defribrilator






42. Front of body or body part






43. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






44. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






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






46. Myocardial infarction






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






48. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






49. Absence of ventricular contractions






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