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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. Referring to back of body






2. Heart attack






3. Toward midline






4. Farther away from torso






5. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






7. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms






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






9. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation






10. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






11. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver






12. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






13. Referring to front of body






14. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






15. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone






16. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






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






18. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






19. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat






20. Superior portion of sternum






21. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






22. Medial bone of forearm






23. Obligation to provide care to patient






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






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






26. Medication used for chest pain






27. 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






28. Condition of not breathing






29. Lower jaw bone






30. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






31. Ring- shaped structure that forms the lower portion of larynx






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






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






34. Smallest kind of vein






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






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






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






38. Smallest kind of artery






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






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






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






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






43. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






44. Highest portion of the shoulder






45. Fluid portion of blood






46. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






47. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






48. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






49. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'






50. Myocardial infarction







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