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






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






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






4. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






5. Fluid portion of blood






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






7. Top - back - sides of skull






8. Blood pressure below that considered normal






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






10. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






11. Obligation to provide care to patient






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






13. Blood pressure above normal range






14. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






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






16. Myocardial infarction






17. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought






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






19. Point where two bones come together






20. Foreign body airway obstruction






21. Degeneration of alveolar structure






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






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






24. Protrusion on the side of ankle






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






26. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






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






28. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






29. Form the structure of cheeks






30. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head






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






32. Body substance isolation






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






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






35. Oropharyngeal airway






36. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body






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






38. Collarbone






39. Laying on back






40. Heart attack






41. Absence of ventricular contractions






42. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






43. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs






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






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






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






47. Study of body structure






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






49. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






50. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician