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






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






3. Liters per minute






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






5. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






6. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






7. Obligation to provide care to patient






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






9. Referring to back of body






10. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi






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






12. Body substance isolation






13. Condition of low blood pressure






14. Front of body or body part






15. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






16. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






17. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






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






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






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






21. Toward midline






22. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






23. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






25. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






26. Breastbone






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






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






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






30. Spontaneous abortion






31. Tissue that connects bone to bone






32. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium






33. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells






34. Developing baby






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






36. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






37. 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






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






39. Advanced life support






40. Inferior portion of sternum






41. Laying on back






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






43. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries






44. Farther away from torso






45. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs






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






47. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart






48. Hand bones






49. 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






50. Lower jaw bone