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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. Front of body or body part






2. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






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






4. Condition of not breathing






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






6. Emergency involving multiple patients






7. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body






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






9. Away from the head






10. Difficulty in breathing






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






12. Superior portion of sternum






13. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job






14. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute






15. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






16. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






17. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide






18. Artery of lower arm






19. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






20. Collarbone






21. 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






22. Spontaneous abortion






23. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx






24. Foreign body airway obstruction






25. Blood pressure above normal range






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






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






28. Back of body






29. Fluid in lungs






30. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






31. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






32. Referring to front of body






33. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






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






35. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






36. Protrusion on the side of ankle






37. Area directly posterior to mouth






38. Oropharyngeal airway






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






40. Outer layer of skin






41. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty






42. Smallest kind of artery






43. Point where two bones come together






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






45. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






46. Bag valve mask






47. Tissue that connects bone to bone






48. Major artery supplying leg






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






50. Laying face down