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






2. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






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






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






5. Blood pressure above normal range






6. Study of body structure






7. Referring to front of body






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






9. Toward midline






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






11. Brain and spinal cord






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






13. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






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






15. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation






16. Condition of not breathing






17. Highest portion of the shoulder






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






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






20. To the side - away from midline






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






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






23. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job






24. DNR order






25. Outer layer of skin






26. Mouth of uterus






27. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






28. Smallest kind of artery






29. Spontaneous abortion






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






31. Muscular tube between stomach and large intestine - divided into duodenum - jejunum - and ileum which receives partially digested food from stomach and continues digestion - nutrients are absorbed by body through its walls






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






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






34. On both sides






35. Protrusion on the side of ankle






36. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






37. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






38. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






39. Automated external defribrilator






40. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






41. Toward the head






42. Wrist bones






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






44. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






45. Front of body or body part






46. Difficulty in breathing






47. Health insurance portability and accountability act - federal law protecting the privacy of patient- specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






48. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






50. Oversight of patient- care of ems system