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






2. Medial bone of forearm






3. Smallest kind of vein






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






5. Condition of not breathing






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






7. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






8. 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






9. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen






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






11. Difficulty in breathing






12. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials






13. Fluid portion of blood






14. Toward the head






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






16. Laying on back






17. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






18. Afterbirth






19. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






21. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training






22. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






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






24. Blood pressure below that considered normal






25. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






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






27. Advanced life support






28. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body






29. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






30. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






31. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






32. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT






33. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics






34. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






35. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs






36. 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






37. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






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






39. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place






40. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time






41. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness






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






43. 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






44. Farther away from torso






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






46. Collarbone






47. Oxygen






48. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life






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






50. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions