EMR FINAL A COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ You are treating a patient who is complaining of difficulty breathing. The
patient weighs 180 pounds and will need to go down several stairs to the
ambulance. Which device would work BEST?1.) Orthopedic cot2.) Flexible
stretcher3.) Portable stretcher4.) Stair chair.
Answer: 4.) Stair chair
◍ You are first on scene of a multiple casualty incident. After ensuring your
own personal safety what is the next step you would perform?1.) Establish
command and control2.) Establish treatment and transport areas3.)
Establishing staging areas for incoming crews4.) Determine how many other
units you will need.
Answer: 1.) Establish command and control
◍ Which of the following is the BEST reason to focus on personal safety while
working as an EMS provider?1.) Your injury could cause your career to
end2.) You cannot help others if you become the patient3.) Injury to the
EMS personnel is one of the greatest detractors to recruitment and
retention4.) Injury to EMS personnel is a violation of OSHA guidelines and
carries significant penalties.
Answer: 2.) You cannot help others if you become the patient
◍ Descriptive medical terminology has 3 basic parts. Select the three below:1.)
Root2.) Body3.) Suffix4.) Prefix5.) Eponym6.) Synonym.
Answer: 1.) Root3.) Suffix4.) Prefix
◍ Which of these would help keep a good relationship with the community?
Select all that apply:1.) Maintain a professional appearance, both on duty
, and off2.) Participate in community education opportunities and events3.)
Impress other health care workers with how much you know4.) Use medical
terminology when speaking to the lay public5.) Remain calm and
professional even in difficult situations6.) Be the patient's advocate and do
what is best for them.
Answer: 1.) Maintain a professional appearance, both on duty and off2.)
Participate in community education opportunities and events5.) Remain
calm and professional even in difficult situations6.) Be the patient's
advocate and do what is best for them
◍ Which of the following is the best way to ask a patient if they have prior
history of emphysema?1.) Do you have COPD?2.) Do you have dyspnea?3.)
Do you have a medical history/4.) Do you have a history of emphysema?.
Answer: 4.) Do you have a history of emphysema?
◍ Which of the following would describe an attribute for increasing
effectiveness and efficiency in verbal communication?1.) Speaking as
quickly as possible2.) Using abbreviations and codes3.) Being genuine,
sincere, and honest4.) Using medical terminology frequently.
Answer: 3.) Being genuine, sincere, and honest
◍ Which of the following would be the best term to describe that a patient has
infection in both ears?1.) Ocularoitis2.) Bilateralitis3.) Infected otisitis4.)
An infection in both ears.
Answer: 4.) An infection in both ears
◍ Which of the following describes the proper way to communicate on the
radio?1.) Use as many abbreviations and 10 codes as possible2.) Use
terminology such as "be advised" and "at this time'3.) Be polite by using
terms such as "please" and "thank you'4.) Identify who you are calling first
and then identify yourself.
Answer: 4.) Identify who you are calling first and then identify yourself
◍ Which of the following BEST explains why we perform chin lifts when
opening a patient's airway?1.) It allows for oral inspection2.) It indirectly
lifts the epiglottis3.) It indirectly lifts the tongue up4.) It increases the glottic
, opening.
Answer: 3.) It indirectly lifts the tongue up
◍ Which of the following is an example of a common hand tool used for
extrication?1.) Window punch2.) Porta power3.) Lifting bags4.) Jaws of
life.
Answer: 1.) Window punch
◍ A construction workers thigh is impaled on a piece of debris at his worksite.
The patient is unable to move because the material is part of a concrete slab.
What is the BEST treatment for this patient if the patient is conscious and
stable?1.) Remove the patient from the impaled object and control bleeding
as soon as possible2.) Apply oxygen to the patient first, then begin lifting
the patient slowly off the piece of debris3.) Contact medical direction and
ask that a surgeon be dispatched to the scene and extricate the patient4.)
Leave the object in place and contact the fire department to assist with
extricating the patient from the slab.
Answer: 4.) Leave the object in place and contact the fire department to
assist with extricating the patient from the slab
◍ Identify which technique will work BEST for ventilating a non-breathing
stoma patient.1.) Using a pediatric bag-valve-mask device2.) Ventilate the
patient with a standard pocket mask3.) Use an adult bag-valve connected to
a pediatric mask4.) Perform direct mouth-to-stoma ventilations with a
barrier.
Answer: 3.) Use an adult bag-valve connected to a pediatric mask
◍ What would be your priority when you find vomit in the mouth of a supine,
unconscious trauma patient?1.) Check to see if the patient has a pulse2.)
Logroll the patient on their side and clear the vomit3.) Place a c-collar and
backboard the patient prior to movement4.) Continue with your assessment
to find all life-threatening injuries.
Answer: 2.) Logroll the patient on their side and clear the vomit
◍ You and your EMT partner are on the scene with an unresponsive adult
patient with slow and shallow respirations and pale moist skin. Select the
, two (2) best treatment options for this patient.1.) Provide high-flow oxygen
with a non-rebreather mask2.) Provide positive pressure ventilation using a
barrier device3.) Provide high-concentration oxygen using a bag-valve-mask
device4.) Provide positive pressure ventilations with a pocket mask
connected to supplemental oxygen5.) Provide supplemental oxygen with a
nasal cannula and place the patient in the recover position.
Answer: 3.) Provide high-concentration oxygen using a bag-valve-mask
device4.) Provide positive pressure ventilations with a pocket mask
connected to supplemental oxygen
◍ You are opening a partially-occluded airway with a jaw thrust technique.
Which maneuver must be performed prior to displacing the jaw forward?1.)
Tilting the head back slightly 2.) Placing your hand under the neck3.)
Holding the head and neck in neutral alignment4.) Placing your thumbs on
either side of the mandible.
Answer: 3.) Holding the head and neck in neutral alignment
◍ Which of these would be appropriate for a patient who is unable to manage
their own airway? Select all that apply.1.) Bag-valve mask2.) Head-tilt
chin-lift3.) Non-rebreather mask4.) Oropharyngeal airway.
Answer: 1.) Bag-valve mask2.) Head-tilt chin-lift4.) Oropharyngeal airway
◍ You are assisting in the care of a cardiac arrest patient. Your partner is
ventilating the patient with a bag valve mask (BVM). Other rescuers arrive
and take over chest compressions and possible defibrillation. You can see
there is no chest rise when your partner ventilates the patient. Which of the
following should you choose next to improve this situation?1.) Attach
oxygen flow to the BVM2.) Evaluate the patient for pneumothorax3.)
Evaluate the patient for an airway obstruction4.) Assist your partner to
maintain a seal on the BVM.
Answer: 4.) Assist your partner to maintain a seal on the BVM
◍ You are called to the scene of a 57-year-old male with anxiety and difficulty
breathing. He is breathing 22 times per minute. Wheezing and rhonchi are
heard in all lobes. His heart rate is 100 bpm, and his blood pressure is
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ You are treating a patient who is complaining of difficulty breathing. The
patient weighs 180 pounds and will need to go down several stairs to the
ambulance. Which device would work BEST?1.) Orthopedic cot2.) Flexible
stretcher3.) Portable stretcher4.) Stair chair.
Answer: 4.) Stair chair
◍ You are first on scene of a multiple casualty incident. After ensuring your
own personal safety what is the next step you would perform?1.) Establish
command and control2.) Establish treatment and transport areas3.)
Establishing staging areas for incoming crews4.) Determine how many other
units you will need.
Answer: 1.) Establish command and control
◍ Which of the following is the BEST reason to focus on personal safety while
working as an EMS provider?1.) Your injury could cause your career to
end2.) You cannot help others if you become the patient3.) Injury to the
EMS personnel is one of the greatest detractors to recruitment and
retention4.) Injury to EMS personnel is a violation of OSHA guidelines and
carries significant penalties.
Answer: 2.) You cannot help others if you become the patient
◍ Descriptive medical terminology has 3 basic parts. Select the three below:1.)
Root2.) Body3.) Suffix4.) Prefix5.) Eponym6.) Synonym.
Answer: 1.) Root3.) Suffix4.) Prefix
◍ Which of these would help keep a good relationship with the community?
Select all that apply:1.) Maintain a professional appearance, both on duty
, and off2.) Participate in community education opportunities and events3.)
Impress other health care workers with how much you know4.) Use medical
terminology when speaking to the lay public5.) Remain calm and
professional even in difficult situations6.) Be the patient's advocate and do
what is best for them.
Answer: 1.) Maintain a professional appearance, both on duty and off2.)
Participate in community education opportunities and events5.) Remain
calm and professional even in difficult situations6.) Be the patient's
advocate and do what is best for them
◍ Which of the following is the best way to ask a patient if they have prior
history of emphysema?1.) Do you have COPD?2.) Do you have dyspnea?3.)
Do you have a medical history/4.) Do you have a history of emphysema?.
Answer: 4.) Do you have a history of emphysema?
◍ Which of the following would describe an attribute for increasing
effectiveness and efficiency in verbal communication?1.) Speaking as
quickly as possible2.) Using abbreviations and codes3.) Being genuine,
sincere, and honest4.) Using medical terminology frequently.
Answer: 3.) Being genuine, sincere, and honest
◍ Which of the following would be the best term to describe that a patient has
infection in both ears?1.) Ocularoitis2.) Bilateralitis3.) Infected otisitis4.)
An infection in both ears.
Answer: 4.) An infection in both ears
◍ Which of the following describes the proper way to communicate on the
radio?1.) Use as many abbreviations and 10 codes as possible2.) Use
terminology such as "be advised" and "at this time'3.) Be polite by using
terms such as "please" and "thank you'4.) Identify who you are calling first
and then identify yourself.
Answer: 4.) Identify who you are calling first and then identify yourself
◍ Which of the following BEST explains why we perform chin lifts when
opening a patient's airway?1.) It allows for oral inspection2.) It indirectly
lifts the epiglottis3.) It indirectly lifts the tongue up4.) It increases the glottic
, opening.
Answer: 3.) It indirectly lifts the tongue up
◍ Which of the following is an example of a common hand tool used for
extrication?1.) Window punch2.) Porta power3.) Lifting bags4.) Jaws of
life.
Answer: 1.) Window punch
◍ A construction workers thigh is impaled on a piece of debris at his worksite.
The patient is unable to move because the material is part of a concrete slab.
What is the BEST treatment for this patient if the patient is conscious and
stable?1.) Remove the patient from the impaled object and control bleeding
as soon as possible2.) Apply oxygen to the patient first, then begin lifting
the patient slowly off the piece of debris3.) Contact medical direction and
ask that a surgeon be dispatched to the scene and extricate the patient4.)
Leave the object in place and contact the fire department to assist with
extricating the patient from the slab.
Answer: 4.) Leave the object in place and contact the fire department to
assist with extricating the patient from the slab
◍ Identify which technique will work BEST for ventilating a non-breathing
stoma patient.1.) Using a pediatric bag-valve-mask device2.) Ventilate the
patient with a standard pocket mask3.) Use an adult bag-valve connected to
a pediatric mask4.) Perform direct mouth-to-stoma ventilations with a
barrier.
Answer: 3.) Use an adult bag-valve connected to a pediatric mask
◍ What would be your priority when you find vomit in the mouth of a supine,
unconscious trauma patient?1.) Check to see if the patient has a pulse2.)
Logroll the patient on their side and clear the vomit3.) Place a c-collar and
backboard the patient prior to movement4.) Continue with your assessment
to find all life-threatening injuries.
Answer: 2.) Logroll the patient on their side and clear the vomit
◍ You and your EMT partner are on the scene with an unresponsive adult
patient with slow and shallow respirations and pale moist skin. Select the
, two (2) best treatment options for this patient.1.) Provide high-flow oxygen
with a non-rebreather mask2.) Provide positive pressure ventilation using a
barrier device3.) Provide high-concentration oxygen using a bag-valve-mask
device4.) Provide positive pressure ventilations with a pocket mask
connected to supplemental oxygen5.) Provide supplemental oxygen with a
nasal cannula and place the patient in the recover position.
Answer: 3.) Provide high-concentration oxygen using a bag-valve-mask
device4.) Provide positive pressure ventilations with a pocket mask
connected to supplemental oxygen
◍ You are opening a partially-occluded airway with a jaw thrust technique.
Which maneuver must be performed prior to displacing the jaw forward?1.)
Tilting the head back slightly 2.) Placing your hand under the neck3.)
Holding the head and neck in neutral alignment4.) Placing your thumbs on
either side of the mandible.
Answer: 3.) Holding the head and neck in neutral alignment
◍ Which of these would be appropriate for a patient who is unable to manage
their own airway? Select all that apply.1.) Bag-valve mask2.) Head-tilt
chin-lift3.) Non-rebreather mask4.) Oropharyngeal airway.
Answer: 1.) Bag-valve mask2.) Head-tilt chin-lift4.) Oropharyngeal airway
◍ You are assisting in the care of a cardiac arrest patient. Your partner is
ventilating the patient with a bag valve mask (BVM). Other rescuers arrive
and take over chest compressions and possible defibrillation. You can see
there is no chest rise when your partner ventilates the patient. Which of the
following should you choose next to improve this situation?1.) Attach
oxygen flow to the BVM2.) Evaluate the patient for pneumothorax3.)
Evaluate the patient for an airway obstruction4.) Assist your partner to
maintain a seal on the BVM.
Answer: 4.) Assist your partner to maintain a seal on the BVM
◍ You are called to the scene of a 57-year-old male with anxiety and difficulty
breathing. He is breathing 22 times per minute. Wheezing and rhonchi are
heard in all lobes. His heart rate is 100 bpm, and his blood pressure is
