2025\2026 A+ Grade
1. Which of the following agencies is the source of the EMS Agenda for the
Future, the multidisciplinary national review of all aspects of EMS delivery?
- accurate answers-National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1. Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?
- accurate answers-Cervical spine immobilization
1. Which of the following is the process in which a person, institution, or
program is evaluated and recognized as meeting predetermined standards to
provide safe and ethical care?
- accurate answers-Certification
1. At what level is an individual who has training in basic life support,
including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct,
and assisting patients with certain medications?
- accurate answers-EMT
1. What is the primary feature of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
- accurate answers-It limits the availability of a patient's health-care
information
1. Which organization developed and published the first curriculum that
served as the guideline for EMT training?
- accurate answers-Department of Transportation (DOT)
1. Which of the following entities controls licensure of EMTs?
- accurate answers-The state in which the EMT practices
1. Which of the following statements about health care in the United States is
true?
- accurate answers-Health-care in the United States is expensive but does not
necessarily provide better health outcomes.
,1. Public health examines the health needs of entire populations. In the United
States, public health focuses on education and what else?
- accurate answers-Prevention
1. The responsibility of the medical director to ensure the appropriate medical
care standards are met by EMTs on each call is called what?
- accurate answers-Quality control
2. Which of the following involves the spread of infection by animals or insects
that carry an organism from one person or place to another?
Bloodborne transmission
Airborne transmission
Foodborne transmission
Vector-borne transmission
- accurate answers-Vector-borne transmission
2. Recently, you have noticed that a coworker seems disinterested in his work.
He has started coming in late and has taken to sitting alone and not socializing
with other members of the team. The job has been stressful lately. Call volume
has increased and you rarely have any downtime between calls. What is your
coworker most likely experiencing?
- accurate answers-Cumulative stress reaction
2. Which substance blocks hemoglobin's ability to transport oxygen to body
tissues?
- accurate answers-Carbon monoxide
2. While treating a patient with a high fever and cough, you accidentally
expose yourself to the illness. What should you do?
- accurate answers-Report to infection control officer
2. What was the focus of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's book, On Death and
Dying?
- accurate answers-It introduced the stages of grief
2. What are the three stages in the general adaptation syndrome?
- accurate answers-An alarm response, reaction and resistance, and
recovery/exhaustion
, 2. The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier to protect law enforcement
agents is called:
- accurate answers-Cover
2. You are responding to an accident scene that involves an overturned semi-
truck carrying diesel fuel. Which reference source will be most helpful in this
case?
- accurate answers-DOT's Emergency Response Guidebook
2. What should you do if you suspect a patient has COVID-19?
- accurate answers-Place a surgical mask on the patient and a particulate air
respirator, such as an N95 mask, on yourself.
7. Why is a neonate's head more "moldable"?
- accurate answers-Fontanelles have not yet fused to form the skull
7. Congenital abnormalities are the leading cause of death in which age group?
- accurate answers-Neonates and infants
7. At what stage do vital signs begin to level off within adult ranges?
- accurate answers-Adolescent
7. Which of the following conditions is an infant most likely to have?
- accurate answers-Airway obstruction
7. Which age group is most likely to suffer from diabetes?
- accurate answers-Older adults
7. Which of the following statements is true about the physiology of older
adults?
- accurate answers-The metabolic rate in the older brain does not change
7. Which of the following should be expected when you assess a 76-year-old
patient's pupils?
- accurate answers-Slower pupillary reaction
7. Which of the following affects vital signs the most in older adults?
- accurate answers-Overall health of the patient