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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. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care






2. Tissue that connects bone to bone






3. Foot bones






4. On both sides






5. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






6. 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






7. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left






8. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head






9. Non rebreather mask






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






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






12. Oxygen






13. Toward the head






14. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward






15. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






16. Obligation to provide care to patient






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






18. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute






19. Breastbone






20. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea






21. Chest






22. Automated external defribrilator






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






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






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






26. Medication used for chest pain






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






28. Fluid in lungs






29. Closer to torse






30. 33 bones of spinal column






31. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






32. Hand bones






33. Smallest kind of vein






34. Referring to back of body






35. To the side - away from midline






36. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






37. Oropharyngeal airway






38. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






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






40. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition






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






42. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






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






44. Two upper chambers of heart






45. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






46. Stroke






47. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






48. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






49. Foreign body airway obstruction






50. Form the structure of cheeks