HOSA EMT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ A. suctioning the oropharynx Answer:
◉ B. initiating assisted ventilations Answer:
◉ C. correctly positioning the head Answer:
◉ D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway Answer: correctly
positioning the head
◉ Which of the following patients would be most in need of a rapid
trauma assessment? Answer:
◉ A. an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber
gunshot wound to the abdomen Answer:
,◉ B. A conscious 25-year-old woman who fell 12' from a roof and
landed on her side Answer:
◉ C. A 43-year-old woman with a unilaterally swollen, painful
deformity of the femur Answer:
◉ D. a 60-year old man who fell from a standing position and has an
abrasion on his check Answer: an awake and alert 19-year-old man
with a small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen
◉ Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, painful
deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm? Answer:
◉ A. Ulna Answer:
◉ B. Radius Answer:
◉ C. Clavicle Answer:
◉ D. Humerus Answer: Radius
◉ During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a gunshot
wound to the chest, you note that his skin is pale. This finding is
most likely caused by Answer:
,◉ A. a critically low blood pressure Answer:
◉ B. increased blood flow to the skin Answer:
◉ C. decreased blood flow to the skin Answer:
◉ D. peripheral dilation of the vasculature Answer: decreased blood
flow to the skin
◉ An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper quadrant of her
abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her skin. You should suspect
dysfunction of the Answer:
◉ A. liver Answer:
◉ B. spleen Answer:
◉ C. pancreas Answer:
◉ D. gallbladder Answer: liver
, ◉ Which of the following situations is an example of abandonment?
Answer:
◉ A. An EMT--Paramedic givers a verbal report to any emergency
nurse. Answer:
◉ B. An EMT--Intermediate assumes patient care from an EMT-Basic
Answer:
◉ C. An EMT--Basic transfers care of a patient to patient to an EMT-
Paramedic Answer:
◉ D. A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-
Intermediate Answer: A first responder assumes patient care from
an EMT-Intermediate
◉ Which artery should you palpate when assessing for a pulse in an
unresponsive 6-month old patient? Answer:
◉ A. Radial Answer:
◉ B. Carotid Answer:
◉ C. Femoral Answer:
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ A. suctioning the oropharynx Answer:
◉ B. initiating assisted ventilations Answer:
◉ C. correctly positioning the head Answer:
◉ D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway Answer: correctly
positioning the head
◉ Which of the following patients would be most in need of a rapid
trauma assessment? Answer:
◉ A. an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber
gunshot wound to the abdomen Answer:
,◉ B. A conscious 25-year-old woman who fell 12' from a roof and
landed on her side Answer:
◉ C. A 43-year-old woman with a unilaterally swollen, painful
deformity of the femur Answer:
◉ D. a 60-year old man who fell from a standing position and has an
abrasion on his check Answer: an awake and alert 19-year-old man
with a small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen
◉ Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, painful
deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm? Answer:
◉ A. Ulna Answer:
◉ B. Radius Answer:
◉ C. Clavicle Answer:
◉ D. Humerus Answer: Radius
◉ During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a gunshot
wound to the chest, you note that his skin is pale. This finding is
most likely caused by Answer:
,◉ A. a critically low blood pressure Answer:
◉ B. increased blood flow to the skin Answer:
◉ C. decreased blood flow to the skin Answer:
◉ D. peripheral dilation of the vasculature Answer: decreased blood
flow to the skin
◉ An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper quadrant of her
abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her skin. You should suspect
dysfunction of the Answer:
◉ A. liver Answer:
◉ B. spleen Answer:
◉ C. pancreas Answer:
◉ D. gallbladder Answer: liver
, ◉ Which of the following situations is an example of abandonment?
Answer:
◉ A. An EMT--Paramedic givers a verbal report to any emergency
nurse. Answer:
◉ B. An EMT--Intermediate assumes patient care from an EMT-Basic
Answer:
◉ C. An EMT--Basic transfers care of a patient to patient to an EMT-
Paramedic Answer:
◉ D. A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-
Intermediate Answer: A first responder assumes patient care from
an EMT-Intermediate
◉ Which artery should you palpate when assessing for a pulse in an
unresponsive 6-month old patient? Answer:
◉ A. Radial Answer:
◉ B. Carotid Answer:
◉ C. Femoral Answer:
