EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Answers Graded A+
1. Which of the following refers to a program or process C. Quality improvement
for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an
EMS system?
A. System effectiveness management
B. Total quality system
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
2. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged C. U.S. Department of
which of the agencies with the development of emer- Transportation
gency medical service standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Health Services
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
3. Centralized coordination of emergency medical ac- B. Resource management
cess, transportation, and care most refers to which of
the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system
4. Which of the following agencies is responsible for es- D. National Highway Traf-
tablishing EMS system assessment programs? fic Safety Administration
A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA) (NHTSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
,EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Answers Graded A+
5. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose A. To have trained per-
of the modern emergency medical services (EMS) sys- sonnel respond quickly
tem? and provide emergency
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and pro- care on the scene, during
vide emergency care on the scene, during transport, transport, and at the hos-
and at the hospital pital
B. To have trained personnel understand the limita-
tions of their training and "do no harm," while provid-
ing prompt transport to the hospital
C. To have trained personnel capable of assessing and
caring for injured and ill patients on the scene
D. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all
aspects of prehospital care
6. What is the minimum level of certification required A. Emergency Medical
of ambulance personnel responsible for direct patient Technician
care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder
7. What BEST describes the level of EMS training that em- B. Emergency Medical Re-
phasizes activation of the EMS system and provides sponder
immediate care for life-threatening problems?
A. Cardiac care responder
B. Emergency Medical Responder
C. EMT
D. Emergency Medical Dispatcher
8. What level of emergency medical training provides the B. Paramedic
most advanced pre-hospital care?
,EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Answers Graded A+
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT
9. What is a common term used to describe the items C. Personal protective
needed for Standard Precautions or body substance equipment
isolation precautions?
A. Exposure-control plan
B. Harm-reduction strategy
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Infection-control plan
10. Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the B. An organism that caus-
term pathogen? es infection and disease
A. A study of the origins of infection and disease
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
C. A medication with a harmful effect
D. An immunity developed after an exposure
11. An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear C. A patient who is actively
when caring for which of these patients? coughing
A. A patient with a difficult-to-visualize scalp lacera-
tion
B. A patient who was sprayed with mace by police
during arrest
C. A patient who is actively coughing
D. A trauma patient who is covered in dirt, rocks, and
other foreign debris
12. Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, B. Heavy- duty gloves
EMTs responding to a motor vehicle crash may consid-
er using in addition to standard PPE.
,EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Answers Graded A+
A. Face shields
B. Heavy- duty gloves
C. Level B hazmat suits
D. N-95 masks
13. You are called to an assault on a homeless male. Dried D. Mask yourself and the
blood from the trauma is visible around the patient's patient
mouth and nose. During assessment, you note the pa-
tient has a productive cough. The patient says, "Don't
worry, I'm not contagious. I've had this cough for a
year." Describe the best approach regarding respira-
tory isolation.
A. Mask yourself only
B. Use gloves for PPE, as that's all that is needed
C. Isolate the patient with a non-rebreather mask
D. Mask yourself and the patient
14. Which of the following is true regarding proper hand C. If the EMT's hands
cleaning? are visibly dirty, an alco-
A. Soap and water should be used following any pa- hol-based hand cleaner is
tient contact if the EMT does not wear gloves not suflcient
B. In cases where soap and water and alcohol- based
hand cleaners are not immediately available, bleach
wipes should be used
C. If the EMT's hands are visibly dirty, an alcohol-based
hand cleaner is not sufficient
D. Following patient contact, the EMT should soak his
hands in warm soapy water for at least 30 seconds and
then shake them vigorously
15. Which of the following pathogens can live in dried D. Hepatitis B
blood for days and should be a major concern for EMS
1. Which of the following refers to a program or process C. Quality improvement
for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an
EMS system?
A. System effectiveness management
B. Total quality system
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
2. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged C. U.S. Department of
which of the agencies with the development of emer- Transportation
gency medical service standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Health Services
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
3. Centralized coordination of emergency medical ac- B. Resource management
cess, transportation, and care most refers to which of
the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system
4. Which of the following agencies is responsible for es- D. National Highway Traf-
tablishing EMS system assessment programs? fic Safety Administration
A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA) (NHTSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
,EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Answers Graded A+
5. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose A. To have trained per-
of the modern emergency medical services (EMS) sys- sonnel respond quickly
tem? and provide emergency
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and pro- care on the scene, during
vide emergency care on the scene, during transport, transport, and at the hos-
and at the hospital pital
B. To have trained personnel understand the limita-
tions of their training and "do no harm," while provid-
ing prompt transport to the hospital
C. To have trained personnel capable of assessing and
caring for injured and ill patients on the scene
D. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all
aspects of prehospital care
6. What is the minimum level of certification required A. Emergency Medical
of ambulance personnel responsible for direct patient Technician
care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder
7. What BEST describes the level of EMS training that em- B. Emergency Medical Re-
phasizes activation of the EMS system and provides sponder
immediate care for life-threatening problems?
A. Cardiac care responder
B. Emergency Medical Responder
C. EMT
D. Emergency Medical Dispatcher
8. What level of emergency medical training provides the B. Paramedic
most advanced pre-hospital care?
,EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Answers Graded A+
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT
9. What is a common term used to describe the items C. Personal protective
needed for Standard Precautions or body substance equipment
isolation precautions?
A. Exposure-control plan
B. Harm-reduction strategy
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Infection-control plan
10. Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the B. An organism that caus-
term pathogen? es infection and disease
A. A study of the origins of infection and disease
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
C. A medication with a harmful effect
D. An immunity developed after an exposure
11. An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear C. A patient who is actively
when caring for which of these patients? coughing
A. A patient with a difficult-to-visualize scalp lacera-
tion
B. A patient who was sprayed with mace by police
during arrest
C. A patient who is actively coughing
D. A trauma patient who is covered in dirt, rocks, and
other foreign debris
12. Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, B. Heavy- duty gloves
EMTs responding to a motor vehicle crash may consid-
er using in addition to standard PPE.
,EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Answers Graded A+
A. Face shields
B. Heavy- duty gloves
C. Level B hazmat suits
D. N-95 masks
13. You are called to an assault on a homeless male. Dried D. Mask yourself and the
blood from the trauma is visible around the patient's patient
mouth and nose. During assessment, you note the pa-
tient has a productive cough. The patient says, "Don't
worry, I'm not contagious. I've had this cough for a
year." Describe the best approach regarding respira-
tory isolation.
A. Mask yourself only
B. Use gloves for PPE, as that's all that is needed
C. Isolate the patient with a non-rebreather mask
D. Mask yourself and the patient
14. Which of the following is true regarding proper hand C. If the EMT's hands
cleaning? are visibly dirty, an alco-
A. Soap and water should be used following any pa- hol-based hand cleaner is
tient contact if the EMT does not wear gloves not suflcient
B. In cases where soap and water and alcohol- based
hand cleaners are not immediately available, bleach
wipes should be used
C. If the EMT's hands are visibly dirty, an alcohol-based
hand cleaner is not sufficient
D. Following patient contact, the EMT should soak his
hands in warm soapy water for at least 30 seconds and
then shake them vigorously
15. Which of the following pathogens can live in dried D. Hepatitis B
blood for days and should be a major concern for EMS
