AEMT MIDTERM CORE PREHOSPITAL CARE
AND PATIENT ASSESSMENT PRINCIPLES
REVIEW 2026
◉ A certified AEMT is a prehospital care provider who has:
Answer: met certain predetermined standards to ensure safe and
ethical practice.
◉ After several years in EMS, you begin to experience chronic stress.
An effective way to deal with this is to:
Answer: sustain friends or activities outside of EMS.
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the neonatal isolette
is correct?
Answer: The isolette serves to keep the neonate warm and protects
from excess handling.
◉ You are giving your oral report to the attending physician in the
emergency department. Which of the following information about
the patient is usually not given at this point?
Answer: The patient's physical address
,◉ According to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor
Act (EMTALA):
Answer: all health care facilities must provide a medical assessment
and required treatment, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.
◉ In which of the following situations is an emergency patient move
indicated?
Answer: The AEMT is unable to protect the patient from scene
hazards
◉ The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) has identified
minimum data to be included in a patient care report. Which of the
following is not included in the minimum data?
Answer: Weather forecast at the time of dispatch
◉ If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is
important to:
Answer: thoroughly wash your hands with water as soon as
possible.
◉ In most instances, a valid do not resuscitate (DNR) order must
meet which of the following requirements?
Answer: It must clearly state the patient's medical condition.
,◉ While treating a man with severe chest pain and difficulty
breathing, you are presented with a valid do not resuscitate (DNR)
order by the patient's wife. She tells you that her husband does not
want any "heroics." How should you manage this situation?
Answer: Provide supportive care and transport the patient.
◉ The first rule of safe lifting is to:
Answer: keep your back in a straight, vertical position.
◉ Prior to applying medical restraints to a combative patient, you
should:
Answer: evaluate the patient for potentially correctible cause of
combativeness, such as head injury, hypoxia, or hypoglycemia.
◉ You and your partner respond to the scene of a 49-year-old male
with acute abdominal pain. As you enter his residence, you find him
lying on the floor in severe pain. He is conscious and alert. The
patient appears to weigh in excess of 350 lb. Your first action should
be to:
Answer: request additional personnel before making any attempts
to lift him.
◉ While caring for a 40-year-old male with shortness of breath and
a history of tuberculosis, the AEMT should place a:
, Answer: HEPA respirator on him- or herself and a nonrebreathing
mask on the patient.
◉ Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?
Answer: "Does anything make your shortness of breath better or
worse?"
◉ During your assessment of a patient, you ask, "Can you tell me
more about your problem? I am listening." Which communication
tool is this an example of?
Answer: Facilitation
◉ During your assessment of a patient, you note that he is
bradycardic, hypotensive, and salivating. These clinical findings
suggest:
Answer: parasympathetic nervous system stimulation.
◉ Which of the following represents the proper plural for the word
vertebra?
Answer: Vertebrae
◉ The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the kidneys helps to
regulate:
Answer: blood pressure.
AND PATIENT ASSESSMENT PRINCIPLES
REVIEW 2026
◉ A certified AEMT is a prehospital care provider who has:
Answer: met certain predetermined standards to ensure safe and
ethical practice.
◉ After several years in EMS, you begin to experience chronic stress.
An effective way to deal with this is to:
Answer: sustain friends or activities outside of EMS.
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the neonatal isolette
is correct?
Answer: The isolette serves to keep the neonate warm and protects
from excess handling.
◉ You are giving your oral report to the attending physician in the
emergency department. Which of the following information about
the patient is usually not given at this point?
Answer: The patient's physical address
,◉ According to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor
Act (EMTALA):
Answer: all health care facilities must provide a medical assessment
and required treatment, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.
◉ In which of the following situations is an emergency patient move
indicated?
Answer: The AEMT is unable to protect the patient from scene
hazards
◉ The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) has identified
minimum data to be included in a patient care report. Which of the
following is not included in the minimum data?
Answer: Weather forecast at the time of dispatch
◉ If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is
important to:
Answer: thoroughly wash your hands with water as soon as
possible.
◉ In most instances, a valid do not resuscitate (DNR) order must
meet which of the following requirements?
Answer: It must clearly state the patient's medical condition.
,◉ While treating a man with severe chest pain and difficulty
breathing, you are presented with a valid do not resuscitate (DNR)
order by the patient's wife. She tells you that her husband does not
want any "heroics." How should you manage this situation?
Answer: Provide supportive care and transport the patient.
◉ The first rule of safe lifting is to:
Answer: keep your back in a straight, vertical position.
◉ Prior to applying medical restraints to a combative patient, you
should:
Answer: evaluate the patient for potentially correctible cause of
combativeness, such as head injury, hypoxia, or hypoglycemia.
◉ You and your partner respond to the scene of a 49-year-old male
with acute abdominal pain. As you enter his residence, you find him
lying on the floor in severe pain. He is conscious and alert. The
patient appears to weigh in excess of 350 lb. Your first action should
be to:
Answer: request additional personnel before making any attempts
to lift him.
◉ While caring for a 40-year-old male with shortness of breath and
a history of tuberculosis, the AEMT should place a:
, Answer: HEPA respirator on him- or herself and a nonrebreathing
mask on the patient.
◉ Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?
Answer: "Does anything make your shortness of breath better or
worse?"
◉ During your assessment of a patient, you ask, "Can you tell me
more about your problem? I am listening." Which communication
tool is this an example of?
Answer: Facilitation
◉ During your assessment of a patient, you note that he is
bradycardic, hypotensive, and salivating. These clinical findings
suggest:
Answer: parasympathetic nervous system stimulation.
◉ Which of the following represents the proper plural for the word
vertebra?
Answer: Vertebrae
◉ The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the kidneys helps to
regulate:
Answer: blood pressure.
