EMT Module 1 questions and answers 2026\2027 A+
Grade
What is the EMS system?
- correct answer consists of a team of health care professionals who, in each area or jurisdiction, are
responsible for and provide emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured.
Certification
- correct answer once you pass the EMT course you are eligible to take this state exam; you may apply
for a state licensure once you have passed.
Licensure
- correct answer how states control who is allowed to perform as a health care provider.
EMR
- correct answer (emergency medical responder) very basic training and provides care before ambulance
arrives; can perform as an assistant role within the ambulance.
EMT
- correct answer (emergency medical technician) has training in basic life support, including automated
external defibrillation, use of airway adjuncts, and assisting patients with certain medications.
AEMT
- correct answer (advanced emergency medical technician) has training in ALS, such as intravenous
therapy (IV), and the administration of certain emergency medications.
Paramedic
- correct answer has extensive training in ALS, including endotracheal intubation, emergency
pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.
, ALS
- correct answer (advanced life support) ex. intravenous (IV) therapy
Implied Consent
- correct answer type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment
under the legal assumption that he or she would want treatment.
(a child who got hit by a car, a person under the influence, a person who is unconscious).
Expressed Consent
- correct answer a type of consent in which a patient gives express authorization for provision of care or
transport.
Ex. When Ellie got on the stretcher she answered Mr. Courtades questions. Because she expressed she
was okay with it.
Informed Consent
- correct answer permission for treatment given by a competent patient after the potential risks,
benefits, and alternatives to treatment have been explained.
Online Medical Direction/Control
- correct answer (direct) consists of direction given over the phone or radio directly from the medical
director or designated physician. Does not have to be transferred by the physician himself/herself, it
could be the physician's designee.
Offline Medical Direction/Control
- correct answer (indirect) consists of standing orders, training, and supervision authorized by the
medical director.
PPE
- correct answer (personal protective equipment) OSHA requires to be made available to the EMT. In
case of infection risk, PPE blocks entry of an organism into the body. Most common type is gloves.
Others include gowns, eye protection, face shields, masks, respirators, and barrier devices.
Scope of Practice
- correct answer most commonly defined by state law; outlines the care you, as an EMT, are able to
provide for the patient (what you are allowed to do).
Grade
What is the EMS system?
- correct answer consists of a team of health care professionals who, in each area or jurisdiction, are
responsible for and provide emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured.
Certification
- correct answer once you pass the EMT course you are eligible to take this state exam; you may apply
for a state licensure once you have passed.
Licensure
- correct answer how states control who is allowed to perform as a health care provider.
EMR
- correct answer (emergency medical responder) very basic training and provides care before ambulance
arrives; can perform as an assistant role within the ambulance.
EMT
- correct answer (emergency medical technician) has training in basic life support, including automated
external defibrillation, use of airway adjuncts, and assisting patients with certain medications.
AEMT
- correct answer (advanced emergency medical technician) has training in ALS, such as intravenous
therapy (IV), and the administration of certain emergency medications.
Paramedic
- correct answer has extensive training in ALS, including endotracheal intubation, emergency
pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.
, ALS
- correct answer (advanced life support) ex. intravenous (IV) therapy
Implied Consent
- correct answer type of consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment
under the legal assumption that he or she would want treatment.
(a child who got hit by a car, a person under the influence, a person who is unconscious).
Expressed Consent
- correct answer a type of consent in which a patient gives express authorization for provision of care or
transport.
Ex. When Ellie got on the stretcher she answered Mr. Courtades questions. Because she expressed she
was okay with it.
Informed Consent
- correct answer permission for treatment given by a competent patient after the potential risks,
benefits, and alternatives to treatment have been explained.
Online Medical Direction/Control
- correct answer (direct) consists of direction given over the phone or radio directly from the medical
director or designated physician. Does not have to be transferred by the physician himself/herself, it
could be the physician's designee.
Offline Medical Direction/Control
- correct answer (indirect) consists of standing orders, training, and supervision authorized by the
medical director.
PPE
- correct answer (personal protective equipment) OSHA requires to be made available to the EMT. In
case of infection risk, PPE blocks entry of an organism into the body. Most common type is gloves.
Others include gowns, eye protection, face shields, masks, respirators, and barrier devices.
Scope of Practice
- correct answer most commonly defined by state law; outlines the care you, as an EMT, are able to
provide for the patient (what you are allowed to do).
