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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






9. DNR order






10. Outer layer of skin






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






12. Condition of low blood pressure






13. Major artery supplying leg






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






15. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






17. Top - back - sides of skull






18. Farther away from torso






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






20. Stroke






21. Foot bones






22. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






23. Toward midline






24. Two upper chambers of heart






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






26. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'






27. Line through center of each clavicle






28. Superior portion of sternum






29. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






30. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






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






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






33. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






34. Emergency involving multiple patients






35. Brain and spinal cord






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






37. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






38. Afterbirth






39. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






40. Mouth of uterus






41. Bag valve mask






42. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






43. Collarbone






44. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs






45. Medial bone of forearm






46. Away from the head






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






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






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






50. Myocardial infarction