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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. Brain and spinal cord






2. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






3. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






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






5. Mouth of uterus






6. 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






7. Stroke






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






9. Afterbirth






10. Medial bone of forearm






11. Laying on back






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






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






14. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






15. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






16. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






17. Advanced life support






18. Inferior portion of sternum






19. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






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






21. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






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






23. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






24. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






25. Foreign body airway obstruction






26. Line through center of each clavicle






27. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood






28. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT






29. Study of body structure






30. Artery of lower arm






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






32. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs






33. Outer layer of skin






34. Referring to front of body






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






36. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






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






38. 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






39. DNR order






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






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






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






43. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






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






45. Automated external defribrilator






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






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






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






49. Heel bone






50. Highest portion of the shoulder