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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. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






2. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






3. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






4. Body substance isolation






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






6. Ankle bones






7. Laying face down






8. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






9. Oxygen






10. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward






11. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






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






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






14. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord






15. Semi automatic external defribrillator






16. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






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






18. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






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






20. To the side - away from midline






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






22. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






24. Highest portion of the shoulder






25. Farther away from torso






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






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






28. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






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






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






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






32. Away from the head






33. Medication used for chest pain






34. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






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






36. Wrist bones






37. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






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






39. Collarbone






40. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






41. Condition of not breathing






42. Oropharyngeal airway






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






44. Laying on back






45. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus






46. Foot bones






47. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells






48. Advanced life support






49. Front of body or body part






50. Area directly posterior to nose