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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. Obligation to provide care to patient






2. Condition of low blood pressure






3. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






4. Outer layer of skin






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






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






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






8. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






9. Afterbirth






10. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






11. Area directly posterior to nose






12. Condition of low blood pressure






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






14. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions






15. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






16. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






17. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






18. 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






19. Large bone of thigh






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






21. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






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






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






24. Laying face down






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






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






27. Medication used for chest pain






28. Brain and spinal cord






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






30. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






31. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty






32. 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






33. Chest






34. Pounds per square inch






35. Temporary signs of a stroke






36. Semi automatic external defribrillator






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






38. Two upper chambers of heart






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






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






41. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations






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






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






44. Form the structure of cheeks






45. Toward the head






46. Degeneration of alveolar structure






47. Myocardial infarction






48. Front of body or body part






49. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






50. Womb