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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Smallest kind of vein






2. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'






3. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






4. Artery of lower arm






5. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs






6. Semi automatic external defribrillator






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






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






9. Body substance isolation






10. Developing baby






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






12. Referring to back of body






13. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus






14. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






15. Laying on back






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






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






18. Two upper chambers of heart






19. Brain and spinal cord






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






21. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location






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






23. Smallest kind of artery






24. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






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






26. Womb






27. Form the structure of cheeks






28. Study of body structure






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






30. Health insurance portability and accountability act - federal law protecting the privacy of patient- specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






31. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






32. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops






33. Fluid in lungs






34. On both sides






35. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle






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






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






38. Line through center of each clavicle






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






40. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






41. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






42. Foot bones






43. Mouth of uterus






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






45. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






46. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






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






48. Major artery supplying leg






49. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






50. Sitting position