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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head






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






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






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






5. Area directly posterior to mouth






6. Point where two bones come together






7. Womb






8. Temporary signs of a stroke






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






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






11. Voice box






12. Semi automatic external defribrillator






13. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






14. Myocardial infarction






15. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






16. On both sides






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






18. Area directly posterior to nose






19. Condition of not breathing






20. 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






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






22. Non rebreather mask






23. Oropharyngeal airway






24. Advanced life support






25. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






26. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






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






28. Ankle bones






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






30. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






31. Degeneration of alveolar structure






32. Hand bones






33. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






34. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






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






36. Form the structure of cheeks






37. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






38. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






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






40. Sitting position

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






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






43. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






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






45. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






46. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






47. Toward the head






48. Blood pressure below that considered normal






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






50. Foot bones