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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells






2. Inferior portion of sternum






3. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






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






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






6. 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






7. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






9. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






10. Obligation to provide care to patient






11. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx






12. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location






13. Medial bone of forearm






14. Collarbone






15. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place






16. Point where two bones come together






17. Artery of lower arm






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






19. Top - back - sides of skull






20. 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






21. DNR order






22. Difficulty in breathing






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






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






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






26. Condition of not breathing






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






28. Pounds per square inch






29. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






30. Fluid in lungs






31. Chest






32. Laying face down






33. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






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






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






36. Degeneration of alveolar structure






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






38. Line through center of each clavicle






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






40. Area directly posterior to mouth






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






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






43. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






44. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






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






46. To the side - away from midline






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






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






49. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






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