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






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






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






4. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






5. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






6. Superior portion of sternum






7. Advanced life support






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






9. Farther away from torso






10. 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






11. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness






12. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






13. To the side - away from midline






14. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






15. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school






16. Components of blood - carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from cells






17. Condition of low blood pressure






18. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






20. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






21. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






22. Medication used for chest pain






23. Heel bone






24. Inferior portion of sternum






25. Form the structure of cheeks






26. Oropharyngeal airway






27. Semi automatic external defribrillator






28. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






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






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






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






32. Lower jaw bone






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






34. Difficulty in breathing






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






36. 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






37. Automated external defribrilator






38. 33 bones of spinal column






39. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






40. Fluid in lungs






41. Wrist bones






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






43. Front of body or body part






44. Myocardial infarction






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






46. Breastbone






47. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic






48. Toward the head






49. Oxygen






50. Ankle bones