Prehospital Emergency Care, Chapter 42Actual Exam (2025) comprehensive questions
and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) 2025-2026 TEST
1) You are driving an ambulance with antilock brakes. A deer darts out in front
of the ambulance. Your most appropriate action would be to:
A) Swerve into the opposite lane
B) Apply the brakes for 3 seconds, and then release
C) Gently pump the brakes
D) Apply constant and firm pressure to the brakes
D) Apply constant and firm pressure to the brakes
2) You are instructing a group of new EMTs on the basics of driving an
emergency vehicle. What would you emphasize as the most frequent situation
or location in which collisions involving ambulances occur?
A) Parking lots
B) Backing up
C) Intersections
D) Emergency scenes
C) Intersections
3) Which statement about the use of an escort, such as a police cruiser, to
drive a critical patient to the hospital is true?
A) "It is actually safer, because traffic is cleared ahead of the ambulance."
B) "It should be used as a last resort, because it increases the risk of an
accident."
C) "It is a safe way to get a critical patient to the hospital quickly and should be
used when needed."
D) "It is safer if the ambulance transporting the patient goes first and is
followed by the second emergency vehicle."
B) "It should be used as a last resort, because it increases the risk of an accident."
3) When an EMT is driving an ambulance in emergency mode (lights and
sirens), most states do not permit the EMT to:
A) Proceed through a red light without stopping
, B) Drive in the wrong direction down a one-way street
C) Turn in any direction at an intersection
D) Pass other vehicles in a no-passing zone
A) Proceed through a red light without stopping
4) The EMT shows that she understands the concept of driving with due regard
when she states:
A) "When responding to an emergency, I drive as fast as possible so that
emergency care can be delivered as quickly as possible."
B) "When taking a patient to the hospital, I drive as quickly as possible so that
I can get back into service for another call."
C) "When approaching an intersection, I wait for all traffic to stop before
proceeding through."
D) "It is acceptable to take a nonemergency patient to the hospital using lights
and siren if dispatch informs me that there is another call waiting."
C) "When approaching an intersection, I wait for all traffic to stop before proceeding
through."
5) An ambulance, while responding to a call using lights and sirens, is
involved in a collision at an intersection. Witnesses state that the ambulance
slowly went through the red light without first stopping, resulting in a collision
with a car. No one is injured, and the driver of the car is insured. Based on the
witnesses' accounts of the collision, which outcome is likely to occur?
A) The driver of the car is liable for the collision
B) The EMT is immune from liability for the collision
C) Liability for the collision cannot be assigned since no one was injured
D) The EMT driving the ambulance may be liable for the collision
D) The EMT driving the ambulance may be liable for the collision
7) The EMT recognizes that preventive mechanical maintenance performed
regularly on the ambulance results in:
A) Cleaner ambulances
B) Fully stocked ambulances
C) More knowledgeable EMTs
D) Safer patient transports
D) Safer patient transports
and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) 2025-2026 TEST
1) You are driving an ambulance with antilock brakes. A deer darts out in front
of the ambulance. Your most appropriate action would be to:
A) Swerve into the opposite lane
B) Apply the brakes for 3 seconds, and then release
C) Gently pump the brakes
D) Apply constant and firm pressure to the brakes
D) Apply constant and firm pressure to the brakes
2) You are instructing a group of new EMTs on the basics of driving an
emergency vehicle. What would you emphasize as the most frequent situation
or location in which collisions involving ambulances occur?
A) Parking lots
B) Backing up
C) Intersections
D) Emergency scenes
C) Intersections
3) Which statement about the use of an escort, such as a police cruiser, to
drive a critical patient to the hospital is true?
A) "It is actually safer, because traffic is cleared ahead of the ambulance."
B) "It should be used as a last resort, because it increases the risk of an
accident."
C) "It is a safe way to get a critical patient to the hospital quickly and should be
used when needed."
D) "It is safer if the ambulance transporting the patient goes first and is
followed by the second emergency vehicle."
B) "It should be used as a last resort, because it increases the risk of an accident."
3) When an EMT is driving an ambulance in emergency mode (lights and
sirens), most states do not permit the EMT to:
A) Proceed through a red light without stopping
, B) Drive in the wrong direction down a one-way street
C) Turn in any direction at an intersection
D) Pass other vehicles in a no-passing zone
A) Proceed through a red light without stopping
4) The EMT shows that she understands the concept of driving with due regard
when she states:
A) "When responding to an emergency, I drive as fast as possible so that
emergency care can be delivered as quickly as possible."
B) "When taking a patient to the hospital, I drive as quickly as possible so that
I can get back into service for another call."
C) "When approaching an intersection, I wait for all traffic to stop before
proceeding through."
D) "It is acceptable to take a nonemergency patient to the hospital using lights
and siren if dispatch informs me that there is another call waiting."
C) "When approaching an intersection, I wait for all traffic to stop before proceeding
through."
5) An ambulance, while responding to a call using lights and sirens, is
involved in a collision at an intersection. Witnesses state that the ambulance
slowly went through the red light without first stopping, resulting in a collision
with a car. No one is injured, and the driver of the car is insured. Based on the
witnesses' accounts of the collision, which outcome is likely to occur?
A) The driver of the car is liable for the collision
B) The EMT is immune from liability for the collision
C) Liability for the collision cannot be assigned since no one was injured
D) The EMT driving the ambulance may be liable for the collision
D) The EMT driving the ambulance may be liable for the collision
7) The EMT recognizes that preventive mechanical maintenance performed
regularly on the ambulance results in:
A) Cleaner ambulances
B) Fully stocked ambulances
C) More knowledgeable EMTs
D) Safer patient transports
D) Safer patient transports
