SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES |DEPARTMENT OF
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EXAMINATION-
2026
Course Title: Emergency Medical Services
Course Code: EMS 101
Academic Year: 2025/2026
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services
(EMS)?
A. a vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive emergency
care in the
prehospital setting
B. a team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to
the sick and injured
C. a system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and emergency
medical
technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for providing care to sick and injured patients
D. a team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing
emergency care to
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, critically injured patients
B. a team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to
the sick and injured
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically
regulated by
the:
A. state office of EMS.
B. regional trauma center.
C. American Heart Association.
D. National Registry of EMTs.
A. state office of EMS.
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is
called
a(n):
A. EMT.
B. paramedic.
C. advanced EMT (AEMT).
D. EMR.
B. paramedic.
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EXAMINATION-
2026
Course Title: Emergency Medical Services
Course Code: EMS 101
Academic Year: 2025/2026
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services
(EMS)?
A. a vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive emergency
care in the
prehospital setting
B. a team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to
the sick and injured
C. a system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and emergency
medical
technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for providing care to sick and injured patients
D. a team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing
emergency care to
1|Page
, critically injured patients
B. a team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to
the sick and injured
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically
regulated by
the:
A. state office of EMS.
B. regional trauma center.
C. American Heart Association.
D. National Registry of EMTs.
A. state office of EMS.
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is
called
a(n):
A. EMT.
B. paramedic.
C. advanced EMT (AEMT).
D. EMR.
B. paramedic.
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:
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