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EMS 1021 COURSE 2026 EXAM COMPLETE
(60) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
EMS 1021
Prepare for the EMS 1021 Course Exam with this concise study
resource covering emergency medical care, patient assessment,
and basic life support concepts. It reinforces key topics and
includes exam-style questions to support effective preparation.
Suitable for students studying emergency medical services and
pre-hospital care.
MULTIPLE CHOICE.
A nauseated patient with fever and abdominal pain states
that he has not vomited. Which description best represents
how that fact should be documented?
A) As a treatment finding
B) As a pertinent negative
C) As a subjective finding
D) This fact would not be documented ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... B) As a pertinent negative
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A patient tells you that he has been feeling "very weak" for
the past three days. Using the SOAP charting format, this
information would be included Nader which heading?
A) S: Subjective
B) O: Objective
C) A: Assessment
D) P: Plan ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A) S: Subjective
An intoxicated patient will not leave the oxygen mask on.
What would be the most appropriate way to document this
behavior on the prehospital care report?
A) The patient is intoxicated and will not cooperate with
oxygen therapy
B) The patient will not cooperate with oxygen therapy
C) The patient continually removes the oxygen mask despite
continued reapplication
D) The patient appears to be in a drunk like state and will not
cooperate with care provided by EMS ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... C) The patient continually removes the oxygen mask
despite continued reapplication
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When completing a paper-based prehospital care report,
you accidentally write that a laceration was on the left side
of a patient's face when it was actually on the right side of
the face. Correcting this mistake would include which step?
A) Carefully use white out to cover the term "left" but nothing
else in the narrative
B) Color over the term "left" with black ink and write the word
"right" next to it
C) Draw a single line through the term "left" and write the
word "right" next to it
D) Start the entire prehospital care report over from the
beginning ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C) Draw a single line
through the term "left" and write the word "right" next to it
Which statement shows an accurate understanding of the
legal aspects of the prehospital care report (PCR)?
A) "A copy of the PCR should be forwarded to the police
anytime law enforcement is involved with the call."
B) "A PCR can be used in a lawsuit only if that lawsuit is filled
within 6 months."
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C) "The PCR is considered a legal document only when it
describes a crime or act of violence."
D) "The PCR may be subpoenaed even if the lawsuit centers
on alleged negligence that occurred in the emergency
department." ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... D) "The PCR may
be subpoenaed even if the lawsuit centers on alleged
negligence that occurred in the emergency department."
Your partner states that he is the "world's worst speller," and
has great difficulty using medical terms. How would you
respond to this statement?
A) "Use everyday language if you are unsure of how to apply
or spell a medical term."
B) "Do not document information that requires medical
terms you are unsure of."
C) "Consider abbreviating medical terms that you are unsure
how to spell."
D) "Ask the emergency department physician or nurse how
to spell the words of which you are unsure." ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... A) "Use everyday language if you are
unsure of how to apply or spell a medical term."
EMS 1021 COURSE 2026 EXAM COMPLETE
(60) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
EMS 1021
Prepare for the EMS 1021 Course Exam with this concise study
resource covering emergency medical care, patient assessment,
and basic life support concepts. It reinforces key topics and
includes exam-style questions to support effective preparation.
Suitable for students studying emergency medical services and
pre-hospital care.
MULTIPLE CHOICE.
A nauseated patient with fever and abdominal pain states
that he has not vomited. Which description best represents
how that fact should be documented?
A) As a treatment finding
B) As a pertinent negative
C) As a subjective finding
D) This fact would not be documented ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... B) As a pertinent negative
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A patient tells you that he has been feeling "very weak" for
the past three days. Using the SOAP charting format, this
information would be included Nader which heading?
A) S: Subjective
B) O: Objective
C) A: Assessment
D) P: Plan ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A) S: Subjective
An intoxicated patient will not leave the oxygen mask on.
What would be the most appropriate way to document this
behavior on the prehospital care report?
A) The patient is intoxicated and will not cooperate with
oxygen therapy
B) The patient will not cooperate with oxygen therapy
C) The patient continually removes the oxygen mask despite
continued reapplication
D) The patient appears to be in a drunk like state and will not
cooperate with care provided by EMS ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... C) The patient continually removes the oxygen mask
despite continued reapplication
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When completing a paper-based prehospital care report,
you accidentally write that a laceration was on the left side
of a patient's face when it was actually on the right side of
the face. Correcting this mistake would include which step?
A) Carefully use white out to cover the term "left" but nothing
else in the narrative
B) Color over the term "left" with black ink and write the word
"right" next to it
C) Draw a single line through the term "left" and write the
word "right" next to it
D) Start the entire prehospital care report over from the
beginning ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C) Draw a single line
through the term "left" and write the word "right" next to it
Which statement shows an accurate understanding of the
legal aspects of the prehospital care report (PCR)?
A) "A copy of the PCR should be forwarded to the police
anytime law enforcement is involved with the call."
B) "A PCR can be used in a lawsuit only if that lawsuit is filled
within 6 months."
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C) "The PCR is considered a legal document only when it
describes a crime or act of violence."
D) "The PCR may be subpoenaed even if the lawsuit centers
on alleged negligence that occurred in the emergency
department." ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... D) "The PCR may
be subpoenaed even if the lawsuit centers on alleged
negligence that occurred in the emergency department."
Your partner states that he is the "world's worst speller," and
has great difficulty using medical terms. How would you
respond to this statement?
A) "Use everyday language if you are unsure of how to apply
or spell a medical term."
B) "Do not document information that requires medical
terms you are unsure of."
C) "Consider abbreviating medical terms that you are unsure
how to spell."
D) "Ask the emergency department physician or nurse how
to spell the words of which you are unsure." ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... A) "Use everyday language if you are
unsure of how to apply or spell a medical term."
