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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. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials






2. Outer layer of skin






3. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






4. Smallest kind of vein






5. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body






6. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






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






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






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






10. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins






11. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






12. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






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






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






15. Emergency involving multiple patients






16. Referring to front of body






17. Developing baby






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






19. 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






20. Referring to back of body






21. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






22. Airway - breathing - circulation






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






24. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system






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






26. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs






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






28. Oropharyngeal airway






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






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






31. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






32. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






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






34. Ankle bones






35. Artery of lower arm






36. Protrusion on the side of ankle






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






38. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system






39. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic






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






41. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






43. Bag valve mask






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






45. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






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






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






48. Area directly posterior to nose






49. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique






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