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






2. Automated external defribrilator






3. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






4. Absence of ventricular contractions






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






6. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






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






8. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint






9. Away from the head






10. Oxygen






11. Point where two bones come together






12. Condition of low blood pressure






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






14. Liters per minute






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






16. Area directly posterior to nose






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






18. Semi automatic external defribrillator






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






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






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






22. Back of body






23. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






24. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






25. Superior portion of sternum






26. Toward the head






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






28. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle






29. Bag valve mask






30. Form the structure of cheeks






31. 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






32. Difficulty in breathing






33. 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






34. 33 bones of spinal column






35. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






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






37. Line through center of each clavicle






38. Blood pressure above normal range






39. Major artery supplying leg






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






41. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






42. Developing baby






43. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






44. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






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. Brain and spinal cord






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






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






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






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