EMT-B Final Exam Review
1. Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system?
A. System effectiveness management
B. Total quality system
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
C. Quality improvement
2. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the agencies with the
Development of emergency medical service standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Health Services
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
3. Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care most refers to
which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system
B. Resource management
4. Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment
programs?
A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
5. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emergency medical services
(EMS) system?
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on the scene,
during transport, and at the hospital
, B. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their training and "do no harm,"
while providing prompt transport to the hospital
C. To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill patients on
the scene
D. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of prehospital care
To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on the scene,
during transport, and at the hospital
6. What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel responsible for
direct patient care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder
A. Emergency Medical Technician
7. What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes activation of the EMS system and
provides immediate care for life-threatening problems?
A. Cardiac care responder
B. Emergency Medical Responder
C. EMT
D. Emergency Medical Dispatcher
B. Emergency Medical Responder
8. What level of emergency medical training provides the most advanced pre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT
B. Paramedic
9. What is a common term used to describe the items needed for Standard Precautions or body
substance isolation precautions?
A. Exposure-control plan
B. Harm-reduction strategy
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Infection-control plan
C. Personal protective equipment
, 10. Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the term pathogen?
A. A study of the origins of infection and disease
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
C. A medication with a harmful effect
D. An immunity developed after an exposure
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
11. An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring for which of these patients?
A. A patient with a difficult-to-visualize scalp laceration
B. A patient who was sprayed with mace by police during arrest
C. A patient who is actively coughing
D. A trauma patient who is covered in dirt, rocks, and other foreign debris
C. A patient who is actively coughing
12. Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, EMTs responding to a motor vehicle crash
may consider using ____________ in addition to standard PPE.
A. Face shields
B. Heavy- duty gloves
C. Level B hazmat suits
D. N-95 masks
B. Heavy- duty gloves
13. You are called to an assault on a homeless male. Dried blood from the trauma is visible around
the patient's mouth and nose. During assessment, you note the patient has a productive cough.
The patient says, "Don't worry, I'm not contagious. I've had this cough for a year." Describe the
best approach regarding respiratory isolation.
A. Mask yourself only
B. Use gloves for PPE, as that's all that is needed
C. Isolate the patient with a non-rebreather mask
D. Mask yourself and the patient
D. Mask yourself and the patient
14. Which of the following is true regarding proper hand cleaning?
A. Soap and water should be used following any patient contact if the EMT does not wear
gloves
B. In cases where soap and water and alcohol- based hand cleaners are not immediately
available, bleach wipes should be used
C. If the EMT's hands are visibly dirty, an alcohol-based hand cleaner is not sufficient
1. Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system?
A. System effectiveness management
B. Total quality system
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
C. Quality improvement
2. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the agencies with the
Development of emergency medical service standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Health Services
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
3. Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care most refers to
which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system
B. Resource management
4. Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment
programs?
A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
5. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emergency medical services
(EMS) system?
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on the scene,
during transport, and at the hospital
, B. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their training and "do no harm,"
while providing prompt transport to the hospital
C. To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill patients on
the scene
D. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of prehospital care
To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on the scene,
during transport, and at the hospital
6. What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel responsible for
direct patient care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder
A. Emergency Medical Technician
7. What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes activation of the EMS system and
provides immediate care for life-threatening problems?
A. Cardiac care responder
B. Emergency Medical Responder
C. EMT
D. Emergency Medical Dispatcher
B. Emergency Medical Responder
8. What level of emergency medical training provides the most advanced pre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT
B. Paramedic
9. What is a common term used to describe the items needed for Standard Precautions or body
substance isolation precautions?
A. Exposure-control plan
B. Harm-reduction strategy
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Infection-control plan
C. Personal protective equipment
, 10. Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the term pathogen?
A. A study of the origins of infection and disease
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
C. A medication with a harmful effect
D. An immunity developed after an exposure
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
11. An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring for which of these patients?
A. A patient with a difficult-to-visualize scalp laceration
B. A patient who was sprayed with mace by police during arrest
C. A patient who is actively coughing
D. A trauma patient who is covered in dirt, rocks, and other foreign debris
C. A patient who is actively coughing
12. Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, EMTs responding to a motor vehicle crash
may consider using ____________ in addition to standard PPE.
A. Face shields
B. Heavy- duty gloves
C. Level B hazmat suits
D. N-95 masks
B. Heavy- duty gloves
13. You are called to an assault on a homeless male. Dried blood from the trauma is visible around
the patient's mouth and nose. During assessment, you note the patient has a productive cough.
The patient says, "Don't worry, I'm not contagious. I've had this cough for a year." Describe the
best approach regarding respiratory isolation.
A. Mask yourself only
B. Use gloves for PPE, as that's all that is needed
C. Isolate the patient with a non-rebreather mask
D. Mask yourself and the patient
D. Mask yourself and the patient
14. Which of the following is true regarding proper hand cleaning?
A. Soap and water should be used following any patient contact if the EMT does not wear
gloves
B. In cases where soap and water and alcohol- based hand cleaners are not immediately
available, bleach wipes should be used
C. If the EMT's hands are visibly dirty, an alcohol-based hand cleaner is not sufficient
