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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. Highest portion of the shoulder






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






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






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






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






6. Toward midline






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






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






9. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






10. Area directly posterior to mouth






11. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head






12. Degeneration of alveolar structure






13. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi






14. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs






15. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






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






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






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






19. DNR order






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






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






22. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






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






24. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school






25. Two upper chambers of heart






26. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






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






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






29. Fluid portion of blood






30. Laying face down






31. Semi automatic external defribrillator






32. Inferior portion of sternum






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






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






35. On both sides






36. Difficulty in breathing






37. Breastbone






38. Oxygen






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






40. 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






41. Blood pressure above normal range






42. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






43. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide






44. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






45. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






46. Heart attack






47. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






48. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought






49. 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






50. Outer layer of skin