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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. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






2. Large bone of thigh






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






4. Voice box






5. Front of body or body part






6. Smallest kind of vein






7. Major artery supplying leg






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






9. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






10. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






11. Body substance isolation






12. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






13. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






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






15. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute






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






17. Airway - breathing - circulation






18. Highest portion of the shoulder






19. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






20. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward






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






22. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






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






24. Fluid in lungs






25. Form the structure of cheeks






26. Condition of low blood pressure






27. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






28. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






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






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






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






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






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






34. Inferior portion of sternum






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






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






37. Difficulty in breathing






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






39. Semi automatic external defribrillator






40. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. Oropharyngeal airway






45. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute






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






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






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






49. Smallest kind of artery






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