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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. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






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






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






4. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






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






6. Medication used for chest pain






7. Lower jaw bone






8. Wrist bones






9. Advanced life support






10. 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






11. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






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






14. Laying face down






15. Blood pressure above normal range






16. Obligation to provide care to patient






17. Body substance isolation






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






19. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






20. Tissue that connects bone to bone






21. Away from the head






22. Form the structure of cheeks






23. Medial bone of forearm






24. Difficulty in breathing






25. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






26. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice






27. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place






28. Toward the head






29. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job






30. Foreign body airway obstruction






31. Line through center of each clavicle






32. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone






33. Afterbirth






34. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries






35. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






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






37. Referring to front of body






38. On both sides






39. Oxygen






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






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






42. Temporary signs of a stroke






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






44. Area directly posterior to mouth






45. Heel bone






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






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






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






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






50. Supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of body as a result of the flow of blood through capillaries