EMT 68 W mod 1 questions and answers 2026\2027
A+ Grade
Evidence-based techniques
- correct answer techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and
efficacy, rather than merely by supposition and tradition
Medical direction
- correct answer Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.
Medical Director
- correct answer a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS
system
911 system
- correct answer a system for telephone access to report emergencies
off-line medical direction
- correct answer Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain
medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or another
physician.
On line medical direction
- correct answer Orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or
telephone.
Patient outcomes
- correct answer The long term survival of patients
Protocols
- correct answer List of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations.
, Quality improvement
- correct answer A process of continual self review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the system
that require improvement
Standing orders
- correct answer a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and others to
perform particular skills in certain situations
Standard Precautions
- correct answer A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and
other body fluids are infectious.
resilience
- correct answer toughness; an ability to recover quickly from difficult situations
Stress
- correct answer a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
CISM critical incident stress management
- correct answer a comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress
and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs
Pathogens
- correct answer organisms that cause disease such as viruses and bacteria
Bariatric
- correct answer having to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese
Direct carry
- correct answer a method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher, during which two or more
rescuers curl the patient to their chests, then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher
A+ Grade
Evidence-based techniques
- correct answer techniques or practices that are supported by scientific evidence of their safety and
efficacy, rather than merely by supposition and tradition
Medical direction
- correct answer Oversight of the patient-care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.
Medical Director
- correct answer a physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient-care aspects of the EMS
system
911 system
- correct answer a system for telephone access to report emergencies
off-line medical direction
- correct answer Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allow EMTs to give certain
medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or another
physician.
On line medical direction
- correct answer Orders from the on-duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or
telephone.
Patient outcomes
- correct answer The long term survival of patients
Protocols
- correct answer List of steps, such as assessments and interventions, to be taken in different situations.
, Quality improvement
- correct answer A process of continual self review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the system
that require improvement
Standing orders
- correct answer a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs and others to
perform particular skills in certain situations
Standard Precautions
- correct answer A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and
other body fluids are infectious.
resilience
- correct answer toughness; an ability to recover quickly from difficult situations
Stress
- correct answer a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
CISM critical incident stress management
- correct answer a comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress
and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs
Pathogens
- correct answer organisms that cause disease such as viruses and bacteria
Bariatric
- correct answer having to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese
Direct carry
- correct answer a method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher, during which two or more
rescuers curl the patient to their chests, then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher
