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






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






3. Sitting position

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4. Pounds per square inch






5. Laying on back






6. Temporary signs of a stroke






7. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






8. Laying face down






9. Front of body or body part






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






11. Referring to front of body






12. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






13. Body substance isolation






14. Area directly posterior to mouth






15. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






16. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






17. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR






18. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






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






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






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






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






23. Spontaneous abortion






24. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






25. Non rebreather mask






26. Referring to back of body






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






28. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






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






30. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






31. Bag valve mask






32. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






33. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






34. Semi automatic external defribrillator






35. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs






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






37. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






38. Blood pressure below that considered normal






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






40. Medication used for chest pain






41. To the side - away from midline






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






43. Mouth of uterus






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






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






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






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






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






49. Artery of lower arm






50. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis