Emergency Medical Technician questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade
The level of EMT that can administer medications is:
- correct answer EMT - Paramedic
A First Responder is trained to provide a full range of emergency medical services.
- correct answer False
Once an EMT reaches the level of paramedic, he or she:
- correct answer Must continue to attend trainings every year in order to keep current
Which of these situations does not require calling 911?
- correct answer A disabled woman needs a ride to her doctor's appointment.
__________ is caused by swallowing, injecting, breathing in, or otherwise being exposed to a harmful
substance.
- correct answer poisoning
An _______ ______ is damage to the skin or internal organs when a person comes into direct contact
with an electrical current.
- correct answer electrical injury
A ________ ________ occurs when hot metals, scalding liquids, steam, or flames come in contact with
your skin.
- correct answer Thermal burn
A _________ is the physical findings or changes in behavior that occur after an episode of abnormal
electrical activity in the brain.
- correct answer seizure
, ______ is a lifesaving procedure that is performed when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped,
as in cases of electric shock, drowning, or heart attack.
- correct answer CPR
911 is the number to call in an emergency:
- correct answer Anywhere in the United States
_______ _______ is when a person almost dies from not being able to breathe (suffocating) under
water.
- correct answer Near drowning
All of the statements below about the human body are true except:
- correct answer The brain cells need oxygen to survive
The heart is a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body
Oxygen-rich blood is carried throughout the body by arteries
Veins carry oxygenated blood to all of the cells in the body
Illness and symptoms resulting from excessive exposure to ionizing radiation.
- correct answer radiation sickness
When there are multiple people injured on an accident scene, the EMTs:
- correct answer Work as a team on each individual person
Split up in order to assess the injured people as quickly as possible
Look for the person who is bleeding the most and help him or her first
Always work with the individual who is nearest to them upon arrival
2026\2027 A+ Grade
The level of EMT that can administer medications is:
- correct answer EMT - Paramedic
A First Responder is trained to provide a full range of emergency medical services.
- correct answer False
Once an EMT reaches the level of paramedic, he or she:
- correct answer Must continue to attend trainings every year in order to keep current
Which of these situations does not require calling 911?
- correct answer A disabled woman needs a ride to her doctor's appointment.
__________ is caused by swallowing, injecting, breathing in, or otherwise being exposed to a harmful
substance.
- correct answer poisoning
An _______ ______ is damage to the skin or internal organs when a person comes into direct contact
with an electrical current.
- correct answer electrical injury
A ________ ________ occurs when hot metals, scalding liquids, steam, or flames come in contact with
your skin.
- correct answer Thermal burn
A _________ is the physical findings or changes in behavior that occur after an episode of abnormal
electrical activity in the brain.
- correct answer seizure
, ______ is a lifesaving procedure that is performed when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped,
as in cases of electric shock, drowning, or heart attack.
- correct answer CPR
911 is the number to call in an emergency:
- correct answer Anywhere in the United States
_______ _______ is when a person almost dies from not being able to breathe (suffocating) under
water.
- correct answer Near drowning
All of the statements below about the human body are true except:
- correct answer The brain cells need oxygen to survive
The heart is a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body
Oxygen-rich blood is carried throughout the body by arteries
Veins carry oxygenated blood to all of the cells in the body
Illness and symptoms resulting from excessive exposure to ionizing radiation.
- correct answer radiation sickness
When there are multiple people injured on an accident scene, the EMTs:
- correct answer Work as a team on each individual person
Split up in order to assess the injured people as quickly as possible
Look for the person who is bleeding the most and help him or her first
Always work with the individual who is nearest to them upon arrival
