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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being






2. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body






3. Referring to back of body






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






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






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






7. Heart attack






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






9. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






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






11. Fluid portion of blood






12. Ankle bones






13. Line through center of each clavicle






14. Toward midline






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






16. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body






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






18. Chest






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






20. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






21. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






23. Developing baby






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






25. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






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






27. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






28. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






29. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






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






31. Large bone of thigh






32. Oropharyngeal airway






33. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






34. Sitting position

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






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






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






38. Major artery supplying leg






39. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






40. Hand bones






41. Artery of lower arm






42. Smallest kind of artery






43. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics






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






45. Study of body structure






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






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






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






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






50. Medial bone of forearm