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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. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling






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






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






4. Toward midline






5. Inferior portion of sternum






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






7. Airway - breathing - circulation






8. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left






9. Condition of low blood pressure






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






11. Oxygen






12. Heart attack






13. Superior portion of sternum






14. Protrusion on the side of ankle






15. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






16. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






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






18. Spontaneous abortion






19. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






20. Foot bones






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






22. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






23. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






24. Line through center of each clavicle






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






26. 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






27. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






28. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






29. Collarbone






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






31. Temporary signs of a stroke






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






33. Area directly posterior to mouth






34. Breastbone






35. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






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






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






38. On both sides






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






40. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body






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






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






43. Absence of ventricular contractions






44. Sitting position

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45. Myocardial infarction






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






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






48. DNR order






49. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






50. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities