1. What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes activation of the EMS system
and provides immediate care for life-threatening problems?
a. Emergency Medical Dispatcher
b. Cardiac Care responder
c. EMT
d. Emergency Medical Responder
2. Which of the following is a personality trait required of EMTs?
a. Ability to lift and carry 125 pounds
b. Awareness of problems with color vision
c. Ability to dominate the
patient d. Control of personal
habits
3. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with
the development of emergency medical service standards?
a. U.S. Department of Transportation
b. U.S. Department of the Interior
c. U.S. Department of Health Services
d. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
4. Who is responsible for on-scene safety of EMS providers?
a. Traffic director
b. Law enforcement
c. All crew
members
d. Triage officer
5. Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the EMT?
a. Protect and stabilize the patient
b. Communicate with other responders on the
scene c. Maintain personal health and safety
d. Provide emergency care
6. Upon arrival at the hospital, the EMT advises hospital personnel of the patient’s condition,
observations from the scene, treatment rendered, and other pertinent data to assure
continuity of care. This process is known as which of the following?
a. Transfer of care
b. Breach of duty
c. Definitive care
d. End of tour
7. What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes use of advanced airway
devices and some prehospital medication administration?
a. Advanced EMT
b. Paramedic
c. Emergency Medical Responder
d. EMT
8. Centralized coordination or emergency medical access, transportation, and care most refers
to which of the following?
a. Emergency preparedness plan
b. Trauma system
, c. Resource management
d. Central management
9. Which of the following best describes training that supplements the EMT’s original training
and that is usually taken in regular intervals?
a. Distance education
b. EMT training program
c. Recertification
d. Continuing education
10. Which of the following is a personal trait an EMT should
demonstrate? a. Self-starter
b. Strong student
c. Strong communication
d. Good eyesight
11. Which of the following BEST describes a communication system capable of identifying
the number and location of the phone from which a caller is calling?
a. Data display 911
b. Priority dispatch
911 c. Enhanced 911
d. Advanced 911
12. What BEST defines the evaluation of the patient’s condition in order to provide emergency care?
a. Patient access
b. Patient assessment
c. Medical intervention
d. Patient advocacy
13. Which of the following is a physical trait necessary for performing the duties of an EMT?
a. Nonjudgmental and fair
b. Ability to lift and carry 200
pounds c. Ability to speak clearly
d. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
14. What has the modern emergency medical services (EMS) system been developed to
provide? a. Prehospital care
b. Prompt emergency response
c. Safe emergency transportation
d. Trained medical personnel
15. Which of the following is the most common gateway for hospital services for patients who
need emergency medical assistance?
a. Emergency department
b. Emergency medical services system
c. Surgical services department
d. Emergency medical dispatch center
16. Which of the following BEST describes a person who speaks up on behalf of the patient
and supports his cause?
a. Guardian
b. Assistant
, c. Advocate
d. Representative
17. To be compassionate and empathetic, to be accurate with interviews, and to inspire
confidence are all examples of which of the personal traits of a quality EMT?
a. Able to listen to others
b. Pleasant
c. Judgmental but fair
d. Emotionally stable
18. Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest documented
emergency medical service?
a. The Spanish
b. The Egyptians
c. The Mayans
d. The French
19. What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel responsible
for direct patient care?
a. Emergency Medical Technician
b. Emergency Medical Responder
c. Advanced EMT
d. Emergency Ambulance Driver
20. 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 capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill patients
on the scene
c. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their raining and “do not
harm,” while providing prompt transport to the hospital
d. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of prehospital care
21. Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving
the effectiveness of an EMS system?
a. Quality improvement
b. System effectiveness management
c. Process improvement plan
d. Total quality system
22. Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system
assessment programs?
a. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
b. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSD)
c. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
d. United States Health Services Agency (HAS)
23. During the new employee orientation, the training officer meets with the new EMTs and
explains to them the monthly training schedule and the classes they must attend for EMT
recertification.
, One of the new EMTs asks the training officer why they have to keep taking EMT courses if they
already passed the EMT examination. What is the best answer?
a. The state requires the training
b. EMTs forget everything once they pass the EMT exam
c. It looks good to a jury should the service be sued
d. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evidence-based research
24. Which of the following is a component of patient advocacy?
a. Immobilizing the neck of a patient with a possible spinal injury
b. Granting patient wishes and not reporting spousal abuse to the
authorities c. Building rapport with the patient during transport to the
hospital
d. Providing oxygen to a patient that is short of breath
25. What level of emergency medical training provides the most advanced pre-hospital care?
a. Advanced EMT
b. Emergency Medical Responder
c. Emergency Medical
Technician d. Paramedic
26. Which one of these groups is at greatest risk of contracting and transmitting tuberculosis?
a. Current and former
smokers b. Immunosuppressed
patients
c. Uranium mine workers
d. Healthcare practitioners
27. You are treating a patient who has a productive cough and who reports weight loss, loss of
appetite, weakness, night sweats, and fever. Which of the following diseases is most likely
the cause of these signs and symptoms?
a. Hepatitis B
b. Pneumonia
c. AIDS
d. Tuberculosis
28. Which of the following is the form of stress that can cause immediate and long-term
problems with an EMT’s health and well-being?
a. Megastress
b. Hyperstress
c. Distress
d. Eustress
29. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding tuberculosis (TB)?
a. The incubation period of TB is from 1 to 7 days
b. TB is not spread through surface contamination
c. The TB pathogen only affects lung tissue
d. A tuberculin skin test can detect TB exposure
30. You respond to a laceration call. When you arrive on-scene, you walk into the house and find a
person suffering from a severe wrist laceration from a broken window. Without thinking, you
immediately grab the wrist and apply direct pressure to the wound. You then realize that, in
your hurry to save a life, you forgot to put on your gloves. You look down to see your hand is
covered
and provides immediate care for life-threatening problems?
a. Emergency Medical Dispatcher
b. Cardiac Care responder
c. EMT
d. Emergency Medical Responder
2. Which of the following is a personality trait required of EMTs?
a. Ability to lift and carry 125 pounds
b. Awareness of problems with color vision
c. Ability to dominate the
patient d. Control of personal
habits
3. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with
the development of emergency medical service standards?
a. U.S. Department of Transportation
b. U.S. Department of the Interior
c. U.S. Department of Health Services
d. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
4. Who is responsible for on-scene safety of EMS providers?
a. Traffic director
b. Law enforcement
c. All crew
members
d. Triage officer
5. Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the EMT?
a. Protect and stabilize the patient
b. Communicate with other responders on the
scene c. Maintain personal health and safety
d. Provide emergency care
6. Upon arrival at the hospital, the EMT advises hospital personnel of the patient’s condition,
observations from the scene, treatment rendered, and other pertinent data to assure
continuity of care. This process is known as which of the following?
a. Transfer of care
b. Breach of duty
c. Definitive care
d. End of tour
7. What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes use of advanced airway
devices and some prehospital medication administration?
a. Advanced EMT
b. Paramedic
c. Emergency Medical Responder
d. EMT
8. Centralized coordination or emergency medical access, transportation, and care most refers
to which of the following?
a. Emergency preparedness plan
b. Trauma system
, c. Resource management
d. Central management
9. Which of the following best describes training that supplements the EMT’s original training
and that is usually taken in regular intervals?
a. Distance education
b. EMT training program
c. Recertification
d. Continuing education
10. Which of the following is a personal trait an EMT should
demonstrate? a. Self-starter
b. Strong student
c. Strong communication
d. Good eyesight
11. Which of the following BEST describes a communication system capable of identifying
the number and location of the phone from which a caller is calling?
a. Data display 911
b. Priority dispatch
911 c. Enhanced 911
d. Advanced 911
12. What BEST defines the evaluation of the patient’s condition in order to provide emergency care?
a. Patient access
b. Patient assessment
c. Medical intervention
d. Patient advocacy
13. Which of the following is a physical trait necessary for performing the duties of an EMT?
a. Nonjudgmental and fair
b. Ability to lift and carry 200
pounds c. Ability to speak clearly
d. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
14. What has the modern emergency medical services (EMS) system been developed to
provide? a. Prehospital care
b. Prompt emergency response
c. Safe emergency transportation
d. Trained medical personnel
15. Which of the following is the most common gateway for hospital services for patients who
need emergency medical assistance?
a. Emergency department
b. Emergency medical services system
c. Surgical services department
d. Emergency medical dispatch center
16. Which of the following BEST describes a person who speaks up on behalf of the patient
and supports his cause?
a. Guardian
b. Assistant
, c. Advocate
d. Representative
17. To be compassionate and empathetic, to be accurate with interviews, and to inspire
confidence are all examples of which of the personal traits of a quality EMT?
a. Able to listen to others
b. Pleasant
c. Judgmental but fair
d. Emotionally stable
18. Which of the following groups is credited with developing the earliest documented
emergency medical service?
a. The Spanish
b. The Egyptians
c. The Mayans
d. The French
19. What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnel responsible
for direct patient care?
a. Emergency Medical Technician
b. Emergency Medical Responder
c. Advanced EMT
d. Emergency Ambulance Driver
20. 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 capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill patients
on the scene
c. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their raining and “do not
harm,” while providing prompt transport to the hospital
d. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of prehospital care
21. Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving
the effectiveness of an EMS system?
a. Quality improvement
b. System effectiveness management
c. Process improvement plan
d. Total quality system
22. Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system
assessment programs?
a. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
b. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSD)
c. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
d. United States Health Services Agency (HAS)
23. During the new employee orientation, the training officer meets with the new EMTs and
explains to them the monthly training schedule and the classes they must attend for EMT
recertification.
, One of the new EMTs asks the training officer why they have to keep taking EMT courses if they
already passed the EMT examination. What is the best answer?
a. The state requires the training
b. EMTs forget everything once they pass the EMT exam
c. It looks good to a jury should the service be sued
d. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evidence-based research
24. Which of the following is a component of patient advocacy?
a. Immobilizing the neck of a patient with a possible spinal injury
b. Granting patient wishes and not reporting spousal abuse to the
authorities c. Building rapport with the patient during transport to the
hospital
d. Providing oxygen to a patient that is short of breath
25. What level of emergency medical training provides the most advanced pre-hospital care?
a. Advanced EMT
b. Emergency Medical Responder
c. Emergency Medical
Technician d. Paramedic
26. Which one of these groups is at greatest risk of contracting and transmitting tuberculosis?
a. Current and former
smokers b. Immunosuppressed
patients
c. Uranium mine workers
d. Healthcare practitioners
27. You are treating a patient who has a productive cough and who reports weight loss, loss of
appetite, weakness, night sweats, and fever. Which of the following diseases is most likely
the cause of these signs and symptoms?
a. Hepatitis B
b. Pneumonia
c. AIDS
d. Tuberculosis
28. Which of the following is the form of stress that can cause immediate and long-term
problems with an EMT’s health and well-being?
a. Megastress
b. Hyperstress
c. Distress
d. Eustress
29. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding tuberculosis (TB)?
a. The incubation period of TB is from 1 to 7 days
b. TB is not spread through surface contamination
c. The TB pathogen only affects lung tissue
d. A tuberculin skin test can detect TB exposure
30. You respond to a laceration call. When you arrive on-scene, you walk into the house and find a
person suffering from a severe wrist laceration from a broken window. Without thinking, you
immediately grab the wrist and apply direct pressure to the wound. You then realize that, in
your hurry to save a life, you forgot to put on your gloves. You look down to see your hand is
covered
