EMT LESSONS 1-12 -EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
|VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GRADED A+|LATEST
2026/2027
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) - ANSWER✔ A team of healthcare professionals who are
responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured.
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated
by the: - ANSWER✔ state office of EMS
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called
a(n): - ANSWER✔ paramedic
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacological interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of
the: - ANSWER✔ paramedic
The NREMT - ANSWER✔ Provides national standard for EMS testing
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to: - ANSWER✔ assist
a patient with certain prescribed medications
Every level of prehospital emergency training should have skills or interventions in - ANSWER✔
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe? - ANSWER✔ off-line
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to - ANSWER✔ identify areas of
improvement and provide remedial training if needed
, Knowledge based failure example is - ANSWER✔ An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient
because she did not know the pertinent information about the drug
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the: - ANSWER✔ individual EMT
The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-
consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on: - ANSWER✔ EMS
research
If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock
95% of the time, you should: - ANSWER✔ recognize that this does not mean the device will save
more lives.
The EMT certification exam is designed to - ANSWER✔ ensure that EMTs are competent and have the
same level of knowledge and skills.
administration of ALS example - ANSWER✔ A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a
supraglottic device
Continuing education in EMS serves to - ANSWER✔ maintain, update, and expand your knowledge
and skills.
Primary prevention examples - ANSWER✔ Community awareness programs that emphasize the
dangers of drinking and driving
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of: - ANSWER✔ Accidental Death
and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society
What criteria is required to become
licensed and employed as an EMT - ANSWER✔ proof of immunization against certain communicable
diseases
|VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GRADED A+|LATEST
2026/2027
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) - ANSWER✔ A team of healthcare professionals who are
responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured.
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated
by the: - ANSWER✔ state office of EMS
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called
a(n): - ANSWER✔ paramedic
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacological interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of
the: - ANSWER✔ paramedic
The NREMT - ANSWER✔ Provides national standard for EMS testing
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to: - ANSWER✔ assist
a patient with certain prescribed medications
Every level of prehospital emergency training should have skills or interventions in - ANSWER✔
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe? - ANSWER✔ off-line
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to - ANSWER✔ identify areas of
improvement and provide remedial training if needed
, Knowledge based failure example is - ANSWER✔ An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient
because she did not know the pertinent information about the drug
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the: - ANSWER✔ individual EMT
The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-
consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on: - ANSWER✔ EMS
research
If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock
95% of the time, you should: - ANSWER✔ recognize that this does not mean the device will save
more lives.
The EMT certification exam is designed to - ANSWER✔ ensure that EMTs are competent and have the
same level of knowledge and skills.
administration of ALS example - ANSWER✔ A 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a
supraglottic device
Continuing education in EMS serves to - ANSWER✔ maintain, update, and expand your knowledge
and skills.
Primary prevention examples - ANSWER✔ Community awareness programs that emphasize the
dangers of drinking and driving
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of: - ANSWER✔ Accidental Death
and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society
What criteria is required to become
licensed and employed as an EMT - ANSWER✔ proof of immunization against certain communicable
diseases
