EMT Block exam 1 || 2025/ 2026|| QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||LATEST EXAM!!!
The use of lights and siren on an ambulance:
A. allows other drivers to hear and see you from a great
distance.
B. is required any time a patient is being transported to the
hospital.
C. legally gives the emergency vehicle operator the right
of way.
D. signifies a request for other drivers to yield the right of
way. - ANSWER-D. signifies a request for other drivers to
yield the right of way.
Immediately upon arriving at the scene of an emergency
call involving a traumatic injury, you should notify the
dispatcher of your arrival and then:
A. quickly gain access to the patient.
B. determine if additional units are needed.
C. observe the scene for safety hazards.
D. carefully assess the mechanism of injury. - ANSWER-C.
observe the scene for safety hazards.
,When approaching a helicopter, whether the rotor blades
are moving or not, you should:
A. never duck under the body or the tail boom because the
pilot cannot see you in these areas.
B. carefully approach the aircraft from the rear unless a
crew member instructs you to do otherwise.
C. approach the aircraft from the side because this will
make it easier for you to access the aircraft doors.
D. remember that the main rotor blade is flexible and can
dip as low as 5¢ to 6¢ from the ground. - ANSWER-A.
never duck under the body or the tail boom because the
pilot cannot see you in these areas.
You have just delivered a major trauma patient to the
hospital. Shortly after departing the hospital, dispatch
advises you of another call. The back of the ambulance is
contaminated with bloody dressings and is in disarray, and
you are in need of airway equipment and numerous other
supplies. You should:
A. have your partner quickly clean the ambulance as you
proceed to the call.
B. advise the dispatcher that you are out of service and to
send another unit.
,C. proceed to the call, functioning only as an emergency
medical responder.
D. quickly proceed to the call and clean and restock the
ambulance afterwards. - ANSWER-B. advise the
dispatcher that you are out of service and to send another
unit.
The LEAST practical place to store a portable oxygen
cylinder is:
A. on the ambulance stretcher.
B. inside the jump kit.
C. near the side or rear door.
D. in the driver's compartment. - ANSWER-D. in the
driver's compartment.
The MOST common and usually the most serious
ambulance crashes occur at:
A. railroad crossings.
B. stop signs.
C. intersections.
D. stop lights. - ANSWER-C. intersections.
, For every emergency request, the dispatcher should
routinely gather and record all of the following information,
EXCEPT the:
A. patient's medical history.
B. location of the patient(s).
C. nature of the call.
D. caller's phone number. - ANSWER-A. patient's medical
history.
Maintaining a cushion of safety when operating an
ambulance means:
A. remaining in the far right-hand lane when transporting a
critical patient and refraining from passing other motorists
on the left side.
B. keeping a safe distance between your ambulance and
the vehicles in front of you and remaining aware of
vehicles potentially hiding in your mirrors' blind spots.
C. driving about 2 to 3 seconds behind any vehicles in
front of you and exceeding the posted speed limit by no
more than 20 to 25 mph.
D. driving at the posted speed limit, regardless of the
patient's condition, and routinely using your lights and
siren when driving on a freeway. - ANSWER-B. keeping a
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||LATEST EXAM!!!
The use of lights and siren on an ambulance:
A. allows other drivers to hear and see you from a great
distance.
B. is required any time a patient is being transported to the
hospital.
C. legally gives the emergency vehicle operator the right
of way.
D. signifies a request for other drivers to yield the right of
way. - ANSWER-D. signifies a request for other drivers to
yield the right of way.
Immediately upon arriving at the scene of an emergency
call involving a traumatic injury, you should notify the
dispatcher of your arrival and then:
A. quickly gain access to the patient.
B. determine if additional units are needed.
C. observe the scene for safety hazards.
D. carefully assess the mechanism of injury. - ANSWER-C.
observe the scene for safety hazards.
,When approaching a helicopter, whether the rotor blades
are moving or not, you should:
A. never duck under the body or the tail boom because the
pilot cannot see you in these areas.
B. carefully approach the aircraft from the rear unless a
crew member instructs you to do otherwise.
C. approach the aircraft from the side because this will
make it easier for you to access the aircraft doors.
D. remember that the main rotor blade is flexible and can
dip as low as 5¢ to 6¢ from the ground. - ANSWER-A.
never duck under the body or the tail boom because the
pilot cannot see you in these areas.
You have just delivered a major trauma patient to the
hospital. Shortly after departing the hospital, dispatch
advises you of another call. The back of the ambulance is
contaminated with bloody dressings and is in disarray, and
you are in need of airway equipment and numerous other
supplies. You should:
A. have your partner quickly clean the ambulance as you
proceed to the call.
B. advise the dispatcher that you are out of service and to
send another unit.
,C. proceed to the call, functioning only as an emergency
medical responder.
D. quickly proceed to the call and clean and restock the
ambulance afterwards. - ANSWER-B. advise the
dispatcher that you are out of service and to send another
unit.
The LEAST practical place to store a portable oxygen
cylinder is:
A. on the ambulance stretcher.
B. inside the jump kit.
C. near the side or rear door.
D. in the driver's compartment. - ANSWER-D. in the
driver's compartment.
The MOST common and usually the most serious
ambulance crashes occur at:
A. railroad crossings.
B. stop signs.
C. intersections.
D. stop lights. - ANSWER-C. intersections.
, For every emergency request, the dispatcher should
routinely gather and record all of the following information,
EXCEPT the:
A. patient's medical history.
B. location of the patient(s).
C. nature of the call.
D. caller's phone number. - ANSWER-A. patient's medical
history.
Maintaining a cushion of safety when operating an
ambulance means:
A. remaining in the far right-hand lane when transporting a
critical patient and refraining from passing other motorists
on the left side.
B. keeping a safe distance between your ambulance and
the vehicles in front of you and remaining aware of
vehicles potentially hiding in your mirrors' blind spots.
C. driving about 2 to 3 seconds behind any vehicles in
front of you and exceeding the posted speed limit by no
more than 20 to 25 mph.
D. driving at the posted speed limit, regardless of the
patient's condition, and routinely using your lights and
siren when driving on a freeway. - ANSWER-B. keeping a
