PROFESSIONAL EMT COMPETENCY EXAMINATION 2026| EMERGENCY
CARE SPECIALTY TEST
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) TRAINING PROGRAM
Emergency Care Examination
Academic Year: 2025/2026
Examination Type: Final Assessment
Evidence-based techniques
Techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy
rather than merely by supposition and tradition.
Medical direction
Oversight of the patient care aspects of an ems system by the medical director. Direction can be
either off or online
Medical director
a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system
911 system
a system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and
alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed. Enhanced 911 has the additional
capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone number and location.
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,Off-line medical direction
Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain medications or
perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or another physician.
Patient Outcomes
the long-term survival of patients
Peer Reviewed
submitted to a professional journal and reviewed by several of the researcher peers
Protocols
lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations.
Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system
Quality Improvement
a process of continual self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the
system that require improvement
Standing Orders
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,policies or protocols issued by a medical director that authorize emts and others to preform
particular skills in certain situations.
Contamination
The introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.
CISM or Critical incident stress management
A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and deal
with stress appropriately when it occurs.
decontamination
The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials.
hazardous material incident
the release of a harmful substance into the environment
Multiple-casualty incident (MCI)
an emergency involving multiple patients
pathogens
the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria
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, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the dangers of
rescue operations.
Standard Precautions
A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body
fluids are infectious.
stress
a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
resilience
toughness, an ability to recover quickly from difficult situations
bariatric
having to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese
body mechanics
the proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and prevent injury
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CARE SPECIALTY TEST
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) TRAINING PROGRAM
Emergency Care Examination
Academic Year: 2025/2026
Examination Type: Final Assessment
Evidence-based techniques
Techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy
rather than merely by supposition and tradition.
Medical direction
Oversight of the patient care aspects of an ems system by the medical director. Direction can be
either off or online
Medical director
a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS system
911 system
a system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and
alerts EMS or the fire or police departments as needed. Enhanced 911 has the additional
capability of automatically identifying the caller's phone number and location.
1|Page
,Off-line medical direction
Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain medications or
perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or another physician.
Patient Outcomes
the long-term survival of patients
Peer Reviewed
submitted to a professional journal and reviewed by several of the researcher peers
Protocols
lists of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations.
Protocols are developed by the Medical Director of an EMS system
Quality Improvement
a process of continual self-review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the
system that require improvement
Standing Orders
2|Page
,policies or protocols issued by a medical director that authorize emts and others to preform
particular skills in certain situations.
Contamination
The introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.
CISM or Critical incident stress management
A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and deal
with stress appropriately when it occurs.
decontamination
The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials.
hazardous material incident
the release of a harmful substance into the environment
Multiple-casualty incident (MCI)
an emergency involving multiple patients
pathogens
the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria
3|Page
, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the dangers of
rescue operations.
Standard Precautions
A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body
fluids are infectious.
stress
a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
resilience
toughness, an ability to recover quickly from difficult situations
bariatric
having to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese
body mechanics
the proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and prevent injury
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