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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. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs






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






3. Wrist bones






4. Top - back - sides of skull






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






6. Laying face down






7. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






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






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






10. Chest






11. Smallest kind of vein






12. On both sides






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






14. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






15. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care






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






17. Referring to front of body






18. Automated external defribrilator






19. Non rebreather mask






20. Voice box






21. Bag valve mask






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






23. Form the structure of cheeks






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






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






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






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






29. Degeneration of alveolar structure






30. Muscular tube between stomach and large intestine - divided into duodenum - jejunum - and ileum which receives partially digested food from stomach and continues digestion - nutrients are absorbed by body through its walls






31. Front of body or body part






32. To the side - away from midline






33. Condition of low blood pressure






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






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






36. Area directly posterior to mouth






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






38. Fluid in lungs






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






40. Absence of ventricular contractions






41. Laying on back






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






43. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






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






46. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






47. Obligation to provide care to patient






48. Study of body structure






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






50. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw