EMS 202 FINAL 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Which of the following documents details the regulations
regarding ambulance design?
Answer: DOT KKK 1822 specs
◉ When is a spotter used?
Answer: When you are moving the unit in reverse
◉ Most state rules regarding ambulance supplied tend to regulate
which of the following types of standards?
Answer: Minimum
◉ Which of the following refers to the equipment and supplied
required on every embulance?
Answer: Essential equipment
◉ Which of the following items would not typically be seen on a
vehicle/equipment checklist?
Answer: Crew members' appearance rating
,◉ Which of the following best describes the danger in using an
escort to or from?
Answer: A gap can open between the vehicles, which can confuse
drivers and cause a collision
◉ How often should a thorough check of equipment on the
ambulance be made?
Answer: Beginning of every shift
◉ Which of the following was identified by data from New York State
as the most common type of crash involving an ambulance?
Answer: Lateral impact at a controlled intersection with no weather
issues
◉ Which of the following is acceptable regarding the amount of
slope for a helicopter landing zone?
Answer: Flat as possible, No slope, Little Slope
◉ You have been dispatched to assist a BLS unit on the scene of a
crash approximately 10 miles outside town. The BLS crew reports
that they have a 55 y/o female involved in a single vehicle crash. Her
blood pressure is 90/60, her heart rate 120, and her respiratory rate
20. She has multiple significant injuries. You are 15 minutes by
ground from a level 1 trauma center. That center does have a
helicopter. What is your best action?
, Answer: Do not call for the helicopter, because by the time it would
arrive you could almost be at the hospital
◉ Which of the following pieces of information should an
EMT/Paramedic on the scene of an incident be able to convey to the
incoming helicopter?
Answer: A description of well-known landmarks
◉ Which of the following situations would be an ineffective use if a
fixed wing aircraft for a critical care transport mission?
Answer: when a mission transport distance is 75-80 miles
◉ Which of the following is the general rule for setting up the
dimensions of a helicopter landing zone?
Answer: 100 feet x 100 feet
◉ What type of flight rules can be characterized by the pilot(s)
relying almost exclusively on line of sight?
Answer: Visual flight rules
◉ Which of the following refers to the type of ambulance with
standard van chassis?
Answer: Type 2
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Which of the following documents details the regulations
regarding ambulance design?
Answer: DOT KKK 1822 specs
◉ When is a spotter used?
Answer: When you are moving the unit in reverse
◉ Most state rules regarding ambulance supplied tend to regulate
which of the following types of standards?
Answer: Minimum
◉ Which of the following refers to the equipment and supplied
required on every embulance?
Answer: Essential equipment
◉ Which of the following items would not typically be seen on a
vehicle/equipment checklist?
Answer: Crew members' appearance rating
,◉ Which of the following best describes the danger in using an
escort to or from?
Answer: A gap can open between the vehicles, which can confuse
drivers and cause a collision
◉ How often should a thorough check of equipment on the
ambulance be made?
Answer: Beginning of every shift
◉ Which of the following was identified by data from New York State
as the most common type of crash involving an ambulance?
Answer: Lateral impact at a controlled intersection with no weather
issues
◉ Which of the following is acceptable regarding the amount of
slope for a helicopter landing zone?
Answer: Flat as possible, No slope, Little Slope
◉ You have been dispatched to assist a BLS unit on the scene of a
crash approximately 10 miles outside town. The BLS crew reports
that they have a 55 y/o female involved in a single vehicle crash. Her
blood pressure is 90/60, her heart rate 120, and her respiratory rate
20. She has multiple significant injuries. You are 15 minutes by
ground from a level 1 trauma center. That center does have a
helicopter. What is your best action?
, Answer: Do not call for the helicopter, because by the time it would
arrive you could almost be at the hospital
◉ Which of the following pieces of information should an
EMT/Paramedic on the scene of an incident be able to convey to the
incoming helicopter?
Answer: A description of well-known landmarks
◉ Which of the following situations would be an ineffective use if a
fixed wing aircraft for a critical care transport mission?
Answer: when a mission transport distance is 75-80 miles
◉ Which of the following is the general rule for setting up the
dimensions of a helicopter landing zone?
Answer: 100 feet x 100 feet
◉ What type of flight rules can be characterized by the pilot(s)
relying almost exclusively on line of sight?
Answer: Visual flight rules
◉ Which of the following refers to the type of ambulance with
standard van chassis?
Answer: Type 2
