EMT-B Final Exam Review 2026 Newest Updated
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Which of the following refers to a C. Quality improvement
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)
In 1966 the National Highway Safety C. U.S. Department of Transportation
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
,Centralized coordination of B. Resource management
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
Which of the following agencies is D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
responsible for establishing EMS (NHTSA)
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)
,Which of the following BEST A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and
describes the purpose of the provide emergency care on the scene, during
modern emergency medical transport, and at the hospital
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
What is the minimum level of A. Emergency Medical Technician
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
What BEST describes the level of B. Emergency Medical Responder
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
, What level of emergency medical B. Paramedic
training provides the most
advanced pre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT
What is a common term used to C. Personal protective equipment
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
Which of the following descriptions B. An organism that causes infection and disease
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
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Terms in this set (225)
Which of the following refers to a C. Quality improvement
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)
In 1966 the National Highway Safety C. U.S. Department of Transportation
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
,Centralized coordination of B. Resource management
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
Which of the following agencies is D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
responsible for establishing EMS (NHTSA)
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)
,Which of the following BEST A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and
describes the purpose of the provide emergency care on the scene, during
modern emergency medical transport, and at the hospital
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
What is the minimum level of A. Emergency Medical Technician
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
What BEST describes the level of B. Emergency Medical Responder
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
, What level of emergency medical B. Paramedic
training provides the most
advanced pre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT
What is a common term used to C. Personal protective equipment
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
Which of the following descriptions B. An organism that causes infection and disease
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
