BL EMS EXAM COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ urgent moves. Answer: used when patient has potentially life
threatening injuries or illness and must be moved quickly
ex. rapid extrication
◉ portable stretcher. Answer: light weight
compact
accessible where wheeled ones may not be
◉ wheeled stretcher. Answer: secures in ambulance
good for smooth flat terrain
◉ stair chair. Answer: good for stairs
not good for CPR, c-spine, or ventilation
◉ backboard. Answer: light weight
used for moving patients or maintaining spinal motion restriction
allows for CPR and ventilation
4 person lift
,◉ basket stretcher/stokes basket. Answer: used to carry patients across
uneven terrain
useful for remote locations not accessible by wheeled stretcher
◉ scoop stretcher. Answer: designed to be split into two or four sections
that can be fitted around a patient
good for reducing movement pain
good for hip fractures
◉ neonatal isolette. Answer: used to keep neonatal patients warm during
transport
◉ scope of practice. Answer: a set of regulations and ethical
considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT's
job
◉ standard of care. Answer: the degree of care that a reasonably prudent
person should exercise under the same or similar circumstances
◉ what is an advanced directive?. Answer: Written statement of a
patient's intent regarding medical treatment if they should become
incapacitated
◉ what are the types of advanced directives?. Answer: living will
durable power of attorney
,DNR
◉ assault. Answer: threat or attempt to injure
◉ battery. Answer: unlawful touching of another person without consent
◉ what must be proved for an emt to be found guilty of negligance?.
Answer: 1. Duty to act
2. Breach of duty
3. Damage
4. Causation
◉ what are the obvious signs of death?. Answer: decapitation
rigor mortis
decomposition
dependent lividity
◉ what is dependent lividity?. Answer: blood settling to the lowest point
of the body
◉ what should be included in a PCR?. Answer: 1. times
2. patient info
3. administrative info
4. narritive
, ◉ FACT documentation. Answer: Factual
Accurate
Complete
Timely
◉ SOAP documentation. Answer: Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
◉ CHART documentation. Answer: Chief complaint
History
Assessment
Rx
Transport
◉ special reporting situations (6). Answer: 1. death
2. MCI
3. suspected abuse or neglect
4. suspected crime
5. animal bites
6. disease outbreak
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ urgent moves. Answer: used when patient has potentially life
threatening injuries or illness and must be moved quickly
ex. rapid extrication
◉ portable stretcher. Answer: light weight
compact
accessible where wheeled ones may not be
◉ wheeled stretcher. Answer: secures in ambulance
good for smooth flat terrain
◉ stair chair. Answer: good for stairs
not good for CPR, c-spine, or ventilation
◉ backboard. Answer: light weight
used for moving patients or maintaining spinal motion restriction
allows for CPR and ventilation
4 person lift
,◉ basket stretcher/stokes basket. Answer: used to carry patients across
uneven terrain
useful for remote locations not accessible by wheeled stretcher
◉ scoop stretcher. Answer: designed to be split into two or four sections
that can be fitted around a patient
good for reducing movement pain
good for hip fractures
◉ neonatal isolette. Answer: used to keep neonatal patients warm during
transport
◉ scope of practice. Answer: a set of regulations and ethical
considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT's
job
◉ standard of care. Answer: the degree of care that a reasonably prudent
person should exercise under the same or similar circumstances
◉ what is an advanced directive?. Answer: Written statement of a
patient's intent regarding medical treatment if they should become
incapacitated
◉ what are the types of advanced directives?. Answer: living will
durable power of attorney
,DNR
◉ assault. Answer: threat or attempt to injure
◉ battery. Answer: unlawful touching of another person without consent
◉ what must be proved for an emt to be found guilty of negligance?.
Answer: 1. Duty to act
2. Breach of duty
3. Damage
4. Causation
◉ what are the obvious signs of death?. Answer: decapitation
rigor mortis
decomposition
dependent lividity
◉ what is dependent lividity?. Answer: blood settling to the lowest point
of the body
◉ what should be included in a PCR?. Answer: 1. times
2. patient info
3. administrative info
4. narritive
, ◉ FACT documentation. Answer: Factual
Accurate
Complete
Timely
◉ SOAP documentation. Answer: Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
◉ CHART documentation. Answer: Chief complaint
History
Assessment
Rx
Transport
◉ special reporting situations (6). Answer: 1. death
2. MCI
3. suspected abuse or neglect
4. suspected crime
5. animal bites
6. disease outbreak
