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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. Area directly posterior to nose






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






3. Protrusion on the side of ankle






4. Non rebreather mask






5. Hand bones






6. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






7. Emergency involving multiple patients






8. Study of body structure






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






10. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training






11. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






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






19. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school






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






21. Mouth of uterus






22. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system






23. Stroke






24. Lower jaw bone






25. Semi automatic external defribrillator






26. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






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






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






29. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






30. Smallest kind of vein






31. Bag valve mask






32. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






33. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart(myocardium)






34. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






35. Smallest kind of artery






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






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






38. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis






39. Farther away from torso






40. Womb






41. Airway - breathing - circulation






42. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






43. Difficulty in breathing






44. Closer to torse






45. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries






46. Foreign body airway obstruction






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






48. Laying face down






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






50. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished