EMT Midterm Exam Study Guide
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Earliest documented emergency medical service. -
correct answer ✅In 1790 the French began transporting wounded
soldiers from the battlefield.
Who developed the first emergency medical standards? -
correct answer ✅U.S. Department of Transportation
What is enhanced 911? -
correct answer ✅Dispatchers are able to determine location of the
caller.
Minimum level of certification to run on an ambulance crew. -
correct answer ✅EMT
Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing a ___. -
correct answer ✅Patient Assessment
Who is responsible for scene safety? -
correct answer ✅All crew members
A person who speaks on behalf of the patient. -
correct answer ✅The Advocate
, EMT Midterm Exam Study Guide
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Assumes responsibility for all EMTs. -
correct answer ✅The Medical Director
Any agent that causes disease is called a ______. -
correct answer ✅Pathogen
How is Hepatitis A transmitted? -
correct answer ✅Fecal-oral route
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or
flight" response? -
correct answer ✅Sympathetic Nervous System
Levels of EMS -
correct answer ✅EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to: -
correct answer ✅Know your own limitations
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Earliest documented emergency medical service. -
correct answer ✅In 1790 the French began transporting wounded
soldiers from the battlefield.
Who developed the first emergency medical standards? -
correct answer ✅U.S. Department of Transportation
What is enhanced 911? -
correct answer ✅Dispatchers are able to determine location of the
caller.
Minimum level of certification to run on an ambulance crew. -
correct answer ✅EMT
Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing a ___. -
correct answer ✅Patient Assessment
Who is responsible for scene safety? -
correct answer ✅All crew members
A person who speaks on behalf of the patient. -
correct answer ✅The Advocate
, EMT Midterm Exam Study Guide
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Assumes responsibility for all EMTs. -
correct answer ✅The Medical Director
Any agent that causes disease is called a ______. -
correct answer ✅Pathogen
How is Hepatitis A transmitted? -
correct answer ✅Fecal-oral route
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or
flight" response? -
correct answer ✅Sympathetic Nervous System
Levels of EMS -
correct answer ✅EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to: -
correct answer ✅Know your own limitations
