EMT-B Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on -
correct answer ✅EMS research
Online medical control requires -
correct answer ✅phone or radio contact with the medical control
What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field? -
correct answer ✅Follow the agency's written protocols
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays
emergency medical services (EMS)? -
correct answer ✅A team of health care professionals who provide
emergency care and transport of the sick and injured
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
-
correct answer ✅The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS
testing
The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of
an infectious disease is to -
correct answer ✅wash your hands in between patient contacts
,EMT-B Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the
harasser -
correct answer ✅requests sexual favors in exchange for something
else.
Which of the following general statements regarding consent is
correct? -
correct answer ✅A patient can consent to transport but can legally
refuse to be treated
When is forcible restraint permitted? -
correct answer ✅When the patient poses a significant threat to
self or others
Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA) MOST affects EMS personnel? -
correct answer ✅Protecting patient privacy
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response area is
defined by the -
correct answer ✅medical director
,EMT-B Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following incidents does NOT require a report to be
filed with local authorities? -
correct answer ✅Chest pain
Which of the following statements regarding a patient refusal is
correct? -
correct answer ✅A mentally competent adult has the legal right to
refuse EMS care and transport
You could be sued for if your radio report to the hospital describes
the patient in a manner that injures his or her reputation. -
correct answer ✅slander
An infant's blood pressure typically increases with age because -
correct answer ✅blood pressure is closely correlated with
bodyweight
Atherosclerosis is defined as -
correct answer ✅the buildup of plaque inside blood vessels
, EMT-B Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
An intoxicated 40-year-old male is found lying face down. How
would you document his body's position? -
correct answer ✅Prone
A patient has fractured both femurs. Anatomically, these injuries
would be described as being -
correct answer ✅bilateral
The central nervous system is composed of the -
correct answer ✅brain and spinal cord
To minimize the risk of injuring yourself when lifting or moving a
patient, you should -
correct answer ✅keep the weight as close to your body as possible
Which of the following statements regarding patient weight
distribution is correct? -
correct answer ✅The majority of a horizontal patient's weight is in
the torso
Which of the following conditions or situations presents the MOST
unique challenge to the EMT when immobilizing an elderly patient
Answers (Grade A+)
Prehospital patient care decisions should be based on -
correct answer ✅EMS research
Online medical control requires -
correct answer ✅phone or radio contact with the medical control
What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field? -
correct answer ✅Follow the agency's written protocols
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays
emergency medical services (EMS)? -
correct answer ✅A team of health care professionals who provide
emergency care and transport of the sick and injured
Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
-
correct answer ✅The NREMT provides a national standard for EMS
testing
The simplest, yet most effective method of preventing the spread of
an infectious disease is to -
correct answer ✅wash your hands in between patient contacts
,EMT-B Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the
harasser -
correct answer ✅requests sexual favors in exchange for something
else.
Which of the following general statements regarding consent is
correct? -
correct answer ✅A patient can consent to transport but can legally
refuse to be treated
When is forcible restraint permitted? -
correct answer ✅When the patient poses a significant threat to
self or others
Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA) MOST affects EMS personnel? -
correct answer ✅Protecting patient privacy
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response area is
defined by the -
correct answer ✅medical director
,EMT-B Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following incidents does NOT require a report to be
filed with local authorities? -
correct answer ✅Chest pain
Which of the following statements regarding a patient refusal is
correct? -
correct answer ✅A mentally competent adult has the legal right to
refuse EMS care and transport
You could be sued for if your radio report to the hospital describes
the patient in a manner that injures his or her reputation. -
correct answer ✅slander
An infant's blood pressure typically increases with age because -
correct answer ✅blood pressure is closely correlated with
bodyweight
Atherosclerosis is defined as -
correct answer ✅the buildup of plaque inside blood vessels
, EMT-B Final Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
An intoxicated 40-year-old male is found lying face down. How
would you document his body's position? -
correct answer ✅Prone
A patient has fractured both femurs. Anatomically, these injuries
would be described as being -
correct answer ✅bilateral
The central nervous system is composed of the -
correct answer ✅brain and spinal cord
To minimize the risk of injuring yourself when lifting or moving a
patient, you should -
correct answer ✅keep the weight as close to your body as possible
Which of the following statements regarding patient weight
distribution is correct? -
correct answer ✅The majority of a horizontal patient's weight is in
the torso
Which of the following conditions or situations presents the MOST
unique challenge to the EMT when immobilizing an elderly patient
