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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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1. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs






2. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






3. Brain and spinal cord






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






5. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood






6. Back of body






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






8. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






9. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






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






11. Smallest kind of artery






12. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






13. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






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






15. 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






16. Blood pressure above normal range






17. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






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






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






20. Oxygen






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






22. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training






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






24. 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






25. On both sides






26. Development of the fetus outside the uterus






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






28. Body substance isolation






29. Point where two bones come together






30. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations






31. Absence of ventricular contractions






32. Spontaneous abortion






33. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms






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






35. Lower jaw bone






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






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






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






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






40. Form the structure of cheeks






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






42. Large bone of thigh






43. Emergency involving multiple patients






44. Semi automatic external defribrillator






45. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






46. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






47. Foot bones






48. 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






49. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






50. Collarbone