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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. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






2. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






3. Liters per minute






4. Lower jaw bone






5. Sitting position

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






7. 33 bones of spinal column






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






9. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






10. Line through center of each clavicle






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






12. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






13. Top - back - sides of skull






14. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium






15. 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






16. Difficulty in breathing






17. Medication used for chest pain






18. Developing baby






19. Protrusion on the side of ankle






20. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood






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






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






28. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






29. Degeneration of alveolar structure






30. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






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






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






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






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






35. Myocardial infarction






36. Wrist bones






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






38. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






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






40. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR






41. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






42. Semi automatic external defribrillator






43. Condition of not breathing






44. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






45. 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






46. Condition of low blood pressure






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






48. Afterbirth






49. 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






50. Medial bone of forearm