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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. Form the structure of cheeks






2. Smallest kind of vein






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






4. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated






5. Superior portion of sternum






6. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






7. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs






8. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






9. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






10. Lower jaw bone






11. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






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






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






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






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






16. Absence of ventricular contractions






17. DNR order






18. Bag valve mask






19. Closer to torse






20. Automated external defribrilator






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






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






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






24. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






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






26. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






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






28. Degeneration of alveolar structure






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






30. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






31. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






32. Pounds per square inch






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






34. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






35. Emergency involving multiple patients






36. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






37. Area directly posterior to mouth






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






39. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine






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






41. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






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






43. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system






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






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






46. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location






47. Area directly posterior to nose






48. Components of blood - carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from cells






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






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