EMT Exam 1 (Chapters 1-7) Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AB40-year-
oldBmanBhasBbeenBseriouslyBinjuredBinBaBcarBcrash.BHeBisBunresponsiveBandBhasBwhatByouB
believeBtoBbeBaBcollapsedBlung.BAdditionally,BhisBleftBlegBisBseverelyBdeformedBandBhisBvitalB
signsBareBunstable.BABpassengerBinBtheBcarBinformsByouBthatBtheBpatientBisBaBdiabeticBandB
hasBheartBproblems.BGivenBthisBinformation,BwhichBoneBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBbestBdestinat
ionBforBthisBpatient?

a.BCardiacBcenterB

b.BSpineBinjuryBcenterB

c.BTraumaBcenter

d.BStrokeBcenterB-BAnswerc.BTraumaBcenter



WhichBoneBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBmadeBbyBanBEMTBrequiresBimmediateBinterventionBb
yBaBsuperiorBorBtheBserviceBsupervisor?



a.B"WhenBIBamBdrivingBwithBlightsBandBsirens,BIBinstructBmyBpartnerBthatBheBwillBneedBtoBh
andleBallBradioBcommunications."B

b.B"IBalwaysBwearBmyBseatBbeltBwheneverBIBamBinBtheBambulance,BunlessBIBhaveBtoBremove
BitBtoBcareBforBaBpatient."B

c.B"IBputBexamBglovesBonBforBeveryBpatientBIBcontact,BevenBifBheBorBsheBdoesBnotBhaveBan
BinfectiousBdisease."B

d.B"IBdriveBasBfastBasBIBcanBtoBgetBtoBtheBsceneBofBanBemergency,BespeciallyBifBaBchildBisBs
ickBorBinjured."B-
BAnswerd.B"IBdriveBasBfastBasBIBcanBtoBgetBtoBtheBsceneBofBanBemergency,BespeciallyBifBaBc
hildBisBsickBorBinjured."



AtBaBpublicB911BcenterBmeeting,BaBconcernedBwomanBasksBifBvoiceBoverBInternetBprotocolsB
(VoIP)BcanBbeBusedBtoBaccessBtheBcommunityBemergencyBoperationsBcenter.BYouBwouldBinfor
mBherBthat:



a.BInternetBprovidersBareBrequiredBtoBprovideBmedicalBinstructionsBpriorBtoBarrivalBofBEMS.B

b.BInternetBprovidersBareBencouragedBtoBprovideB911Baccess,BbutBareBnotBrequiredBbyBlaw.B

c.BInternetBprovidersBareBrequiredBtoBprovideBtheirBownB911BserviceBtoBsubscribers.B

d.BInternetBprovidersBmustBprovideBaBcallbackBnumberBandBlocationBofBtheB911Bcall.B-
BAnswerd.BInternetBprovidersBmustBprovideBaBcallbackBnumberBandBlocationBofBtheB911Bcall.




EMT Exam 1 (Chapters 1-7)

,EMT Exam 1 (Chapters 1-7)
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
AnBEmergencyBMedicalBResponderB(EMR)BapproachesByouBandBstatesBthatBheBisBinterestedBi
nBbecomingBanBEMT.BSpecifically,BheBasksBwhatBheBwillBbeBableBtoBdoBasBanBEMTBthatBheB
cannotBpresentlyBdoBasBanBEMR.BYouBrespondBbyBsayingBheBwillBbeBableBto:



a.BadministerBsomeBmedications.



b.BperformBemergencyBchildbirth.B



c.BuseBanBautomatedBexternalBdefibrillatorB(AED).B



d.BobtainBvitalBsigns.B-BAnswera.BadministerBsomeBmedications.



WhichBoneBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBshowsBthatBtheBEMTBhasBaBgoodBunderstandingBofB
herBroleBandBresponsibilityBrelatedBtoBbeingBanBEMT?



a.B"OnBaBsceneBofBanBemergency,BmyBresponsibilityBisBtoBgetBtoBtheBpatientBnoBmatterBwha
t."B



b.B"TheBpatient'sBneedsBcomeBbeforeBanyoneBelse'sBneeds."B



c.B"AsBanBEMT,BIBrecognizeBthatBtheBpublic'sBsafetyBcomesBbeforeBtheBsafetyBofBmeBorBmyB
partner."B



d.B"MyBsafetyBcomesBfirstBandBthenBtheBpatient'sBsafety."B-
BAnswerd.B"MyBsafetyBcomesBfirstBandBthenBtheBpatient'sBsafety."



TheBEMTBisBcorrectlyBperformingBroutineBhandBwashingBwhenBshe:



a.BusesBanBalcohol-basedBhandBsanitizerBwithoutBwater.B

,b.BlathersBandBscrubsBwithBplainBsoapBforB10BtoB15Bseconds.B



c.BrinsesBwithBhotBwaterBafterBusingBaBdisinfectantBsoap.B



d.BdriesBhandsBthoroughlyBforB30BsecondsBwithBaBreusableBtowel.B-
BAnswerb.BlathersBandBscrubsBwithBplainBsoapBforB10BtoB15Bseconds.



WhichBoneBofBtheBimmunizationsBshouldBtheBEMTBreceiveBannually?



a.BHepatitis-BBvaccineB



b.BInfluenzaBvaccine



c.BMeasles,Bmumps,BandBrubellaBvaccineB



d.BPurifiedBproteinBderivativeB-BAnswerb.BInfluenzaBvaccine



ABpatientBwithBterminalBlungBcancerBhasBcalledBEMSBforBshortnessBofBbreath.BAtBtheBreques
tBofByourBparamedicBpartner,ByouBareBgettingBtheBpatient'sBbloodBpressure.BWhileBinflatingBa
ndBthenBdeflatingBtheBbloodBpressureBcuff,BtheBpatientBangrilyBshouts,B"ThatBthingBisBtooBtig
htB...BwhatBareByouBtryingBtoBdo,BsendBmeBtoBtheBfuneralBhomeBaBcoupleBofBweeksBearly!"
BYourBbestBreplyBwouldBbe:



a.B"IBhaveBtoBgetByourBbloodBpressure.BTheBparamedicBneedsBit."B



b.B"IBknowBthatBthisBisBtight.BIBamBjustBaboutBdoneBnow."B



c.B"WhyBareByouBsoBmadBatBme?BIBamBjustBtryingBtoBhelpByou."B



d.B"DoBnotByellBatBme.BThereBisBnoBneedBforByellingBandBIBdoBnotBappreciateBit."B-
BAnswerb.B"IBknowBthatBthisBisBtight.BIBamBjustBaboutBdoneBnow."

, YouBhaveBbeenBcalledBtoBtransportBaBpatientBfromBoneBmedicalBfacilityBtoBanother.BTheBpati
entBhasBvancomycin-
resistantBenterococciB(VRE),BbutBdoesBnotBhaveBanyBopenBwoundsBandBisBmedicallyBstable.B
WhichBoneBofBtheBfollowingBisBmostBappropriate?



a.BUseBtheBappropriateBpersonalBprotectiveBequipmentB(PPE).



b.BPlaceBaBsurgicalBmaskBonBtheBpatientBandByourself.B



c.BPlaceBaBsurgicalBmaskBonBtheBpatient.B



d.BUseBanBN-95BrespiratorBorBHEPABmask.B-
BAnswera.BUseBtheBappropriateBpersonalBprotectiveBequipmentB(PPE).



AsBanBEMT,ByouBwouldBrecognizeBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBasBholdingBtheBgreatestBpotentialBf
orBcausingBemotionalBstress?



a.BLiftingBandBmovingBanBobeseBpatientBfromBaBsecond-floorBbedroomB



b.BBeingBrequiredBtoBshowBupBforBaBshiftB15BminutesBpriorBtoBitsBstartB



c.BProvidingBcareBforBmanyBpatientsBoverBtheBcourseBofBaBshiftB



d.BCaringBforBaBchildBwhoseBparentsBhaveBappearedBtoBhaveBneglectedBhimB-
BAnswerd.BCaringBforBaBchildBwhoseBparentsBhaveBappearedBtoBhaveBneglectedBhim



ABprospectiveBstudentBisBinterestedBinBbecomingBanBEMT,BbutBisBunsureBhowBitBwillBaffectBh
isBfamily.BHeBsaysBthatBhisBwifeBisBveryBworriedBaboutBtheBdangerBassociatedBwithBEMSBand
BhasBneverBhadBtoBdealBwithBhimBbeingBgoneBforB24BhoursBatBaBtime.BWhichBofBtheBfollow
ingBisBtheBmostBappropriateBresponse?



a.B"TheBlongBhoursBactuallyBmakeBthingsBeasierBsinceBthereBisBlessBtimeBtoBargue."B