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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. Toward midline






2. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx






3. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






4. Non rebreather mask






5. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






7. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






8. Superior portion of sternum






9. Inferior portion of sternum






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






11. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration






12. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






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






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






15. Ankle bones






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






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






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






19. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body






20. Body substance isolation






21. Emergency involving multiple patients






22. Toward the head






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






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






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






26. Oropharyngeal airway






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






28. Line through center of each clavicle






29. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart(myocardium)






30. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






31. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






32. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs






33. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities






34. On both sides






35. Heel bone






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






37. Protrusion on the side of ankle






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






39. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






40. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins






41. Smallest kind of vein






42. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






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






44. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling






45. Wrist bones






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






47. Highest portion of the shoulder






48. Laying face down






49. Front of body or body part






50. Blood pressure below that considered normal