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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. 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






2. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought






3. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






4. Toward the head






5. Artery of lower arm






6. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow






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






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






9. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






10. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






11. Fluid portion of blood






12. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






14. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






16. Blood pressure above normal range






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






18. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






19. Oxygen






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






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






22. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






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






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






25. Inferior portion of sternum






26. Ankle bones






27. Airway - breathing - circulation






28. Temporary signs of a stroke






29. Closer to torse






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






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






32. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration






33. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions






34. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs






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






36. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat






37. Automated external defribrilator






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






39. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






40. Foreign body airway obstruction






41. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






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






43. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






44. 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






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






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






47. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






48. Medication used for chest pain






49. Tissue that connects bone to bone






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