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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. Stroke






2. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






3. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated






4. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat






5. Protrusion on the side of ankle






6. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system






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






8. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen






9. Liters per minute






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






11. Heart attack






12. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs






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






14. Developing baby






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






16. Outer layer of skin






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






18. 33 bones of spinal column






19. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






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






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






22. Artery of lower arm






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






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






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






26. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






27. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






28. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle






29. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation






30. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system






31. Absence of ventricular contractions






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






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






34. Large bone of thigh






35. Oropharyngeal airway






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






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






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






39. Oversight of patient- care of ems system






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






41. Area directly posterior to mouth






42. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis






43. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






44. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






45. Blood pressure below that considered normal






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






47. Tissue that connects bone to bone






48. Obligation to provide care to patient






49. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






50. To the side - away from midline