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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system






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






3. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi






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






5. Referring to front of body






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






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






8. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life






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






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






11. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty






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






13. Bag valve mask






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






15. Automated external defribrilator






16. Point where two bones come together






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






18. Absence of ventricular contractions






19. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






20. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






22. Sitting position

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23. Outer layer of skin






24. Fluid portion of blood






25. Two upper chambers of heart






26. Line through center of each clavicle






27. Body substance isolation






28. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






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






30. Difficulty in breathing






31. Womb






32. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






33. Area directly posterior to nose






34. Brain and spinal cord






35. Degeneration of alveolar structure






36. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






37. Afterbirth






38. Stroke






39. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






40. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart






41. Hand bones






42. Study of body structure






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






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






45. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute






46. Farther away from torso






47. Referring to back of body






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






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






50. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis