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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Major artery supplying leg






2. Advanced life support






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






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






5. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






6. Medial bone of forearm






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






8. Chest






9. Automated external defribrilator






10. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






11. Myocardial infarction






12. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






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






14. Developing baby






15. Foreign body airway obstruction






16. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






17. Smallest kind of artery






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






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






20. Inferior portion of sternum






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






22. Large bone of thigh






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






24. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system






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






26. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






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






28. Area directly posterior to nose






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






30. Lower jaw bone






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






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






33. Supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of body as a result of the flow of blood through capillaries






34. Voice box






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






36. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body






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






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






39. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






40. Front of body or body part






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






42. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






43. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle






44. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time






45. Point where two bones come together






46. Temporary signs of a stroke






47. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






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






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






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