JBL EMT FINAL 2027 EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following signs of respiratory distress is typically unique to infants and
children?
Select one:
A. Unequal breath sounds
B. Irregular breathing pattern
C. Seesaw respirations
D. Unequal chest expansion - ✔✔C. Seesaw respirations
✔✔Which of the following skin layers contains sweat and oil glands, hair follicles, blood
vessels, and nerve endings?
Select one:
A. Dermis
B. Subcutaneous
C. Sebaceous
D. Epidermis - ✔✔A. Dermis
✔✔Worn-out blood cells, foreign substances, and bacteria are filtered from the blood by
the:
Select one:
A. liver.
B. spleen.
C. kidney.
D. pancreas. - ✔✔B. spleen.
✔✔You are dispatched to an apartment complex to respond to a shooting. Law
enforcement personnel are present and have the suspect in custody. You find the
patient lying in a narrow space between the couch and coffee table of his small
apartment. He is semiconscious and has a large gunshot wound to his chest. You
should:
Select one:
A. drag the patient into a larger area so that you can begin treatment.
,B. obtain permission from law enforcement before moving anything.
C. treat the patient where he is so that you do not destroy any evidence.
D. quickly move the coffee table so you can access and treat the patient. - ✔✔D. quickly
move the coffee table so you can access and treat the patient.
✔✔Which organ lies in the lateral and posterior portion of the left upper quadrant of the
abdomen?
Select one:
A. Spleen
B. Stomach
C. Liver
D. Cecum - ✔✔A. Spleen
✔✔The major artery that supplies all other arteries with blood is the:
Select one:
A. carotid.
B. brachial.
C. femoral.
D. aorta. - ✔✔D. aorta.
✔✔You and your partner enter the residence of an elderly couple, both of whom are
found unconscious in their bed. There is no evidence of trauma. As you begin your
assessment, you and your partner notice the smell of natural gas in the residence.
Which of the following should be your most appropriate action?
Select one:
A. Rapidly remove the patients from their residence using a blanket or clothes drag.
B. Perform a rapid assessment and then move the patients from their residence.
C. Request another ambulance to assist with lifting and moving the patients.
D. Quickly exit the residence and request the fire department to move the patients. -
✔✔A. Rapidly remove the patients from their residence using a blanket or clothes drag.
✔✔Why are prehospital emergency care guidelines updated on a regular basis?
Select one:
A. EMS providers should be encouraged to actively participate in research and become
familiar with data analysis.
B. The federal government requires the implementation of changes to existing
emergency care protocols at least every five years.
C. Additional information and evidence indicate that the effectiveness of certain
interventions has changed.
D. Statistical data indicate that an increasing number of people are being diagnosed
with a particular illness. - ✔✔C. Additional information and evidence indicate that the
effectiveness of certain interventions has changed.
✔✔All of the following are considered to be protected health information (PHI), except:
Select one:
, A. patient history.
B. treatment rendered.
C. assessment findings.
D. location of the call. - ✔✔D. location of the call.
✔✔During your assessment of a patient with a chest injury, you note that only one side
of his chest moves when he breathes. How should you describe his chest movement?
Select one:
A. Paradoxical
B. Medial
C. Bidirectional
D. Unilateral - ✔✔D. Unilateral
✔✔Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a product of:
Select one:
A. stroke volume and systemic vascular resistance.
B. heart rate and systemic vascular resistance.
C. heart rate and stroke volume.
D. cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance. - ✔✔D. cardiac output and systemic
vascular resistance.
✔✔While transporting a stable patient with chest pain to the hospital, you come across
a major motor vehicle crash involving several critically injured patients. You should:
Select one:
A. remain at the scene until law enforcement and another ambulance arrive.
B. continue transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of the crash.
C. ask a bystander to remain with your patient as you treat the crash victims.
D. stop and triage the patients while your partner remains in the ambulance. - ✔✔B.
continue transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of the crash.
✔✔After assuming care of a cardiac arrest patient from an EMT, the paramedic should
remember that:
Select one:
A. ALS interventions are fundamentally more critical than BLS interventions.
B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care continuum.
C. the BLS care provided by the EMT is the "first steps" of ALS care.
D. ALS interventions are the core interventions around which BLS care is provided. -
✔✔B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care continuum.
✔✔Your EMS system uses a computerized PCR in which you fill in the information
electronically and then send it to the emergency department via a secure Internet
server. The PCR has a comprehensive series of drop-down boxes, which are used to
identify your assessment findings and specify the treatment that you provided; it also
has a section for your narrative. When completing your PCR after a call, you should:
Select one:
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following signs of respiratory distress is typically unique to infants and
children?
Select one:
A. Unequal breath sounds
B. Irregular breathing pattern
C. Seesaw respirations
D. Unequal chest expansion - ✔✔C. Seesaw respirations
✔✔Which of the following skin layers contains sweat and oil glands, hair follicles, blood
vessels, and nerve endings?
Select one:
A. Dermis
B. Subcutaneous
C. Sebaceous
D. Epidermis - ✔✔A. Dermis
✔✔Worn-out blood cells, foreign substances, and bacteria are filtered from the blood by
the:
Select one:
A. liver.
B. spleen.
C. kidney.
D. pancreas. - ✔✔B. spleen.
✔✔You are dispatched to an apartment complex to respond to a shooting. Law
enforcement personnel are present and have the suspect in custody. You find the
patient lying in a narrow space between the couch and coffee table of his small
apartment. He is semiconscious and has a large gunshot wound to his chest. You
should:
Select one:
A. drag the patient into a larger area so that you can begin treatment.
,B. obtain permission from law enforcement before moving anything.
C. treat the patient where he is so that you do not destroy any evidence.
D. quickly move the coffee table so you can access and treat the patient. - ✔✔D. quickly
move the coffee table so you can access and treat the patient.
✔✔Which organ lies in the lateral and posterior portion of the left upper quadrant of the
abdomen?
Select one:
A. Spleen
B. Stomach
C. Liver
D. Cecum - ✔✔A. Spleen
✔✔The major artery that supplies all other arteries with blood is the:
Select one:
A. carotid.
B. brachial.
C. femoral.
D. aorta. - ✔✔D. aorta.
✔✔You and your partner enter the residence of an elderly couple, both of whom are
found unconscious in their bed. There is no evidence of trauma. As you begin your
assessment, you and your partner notice the smell of natural gas in the residence.
Which of the following should be your most appropriate action?
Select one:
A. Rapidly remove the patients from their residence using a blanket or clothes drag.
B. Perform a rapid assessment and then move the patients from their residence.
C. Request another ambulance to assist with lifting and moving the patients.
D. Quickly exit the residence and request the fire department to move the patients. -
✔✔A. Rapidly remove the patients from their residence using a blanket or clothes drag.
✔✔Why are prehospital emergency care guidelines updated on a regular basis?
Select one:
A. EMS providers should be encouraged to actively participate in research and become
familiar with data analysis.
B. The federal government requires the implementation of changes to existing
emergency care protocols at least every five years.
C. Additional information and evidence indicate that the effectiveness of certain
interventions has changed.
D. Statistical data indicate that an increasing number of people are being diagnosed
with a particular illness. - ✔✔C. Additional information and evidence indicate that the
effectiveness of certain interventions has changed.
✔✔All of the following are considered to be protected health information (PHI), except:
Select one:
, A. patient history.
B. treatment rendered.
C. assessment findings.
D. location of the call. - ✔✔D. location of the call.
✔✔During your assessment of a patient with a chest injury, you note that only one side
of his chest moves when he breathes. How should you describe his chest movement?
Select one:
A. Paradoxical
B. Medial
C. Bidirectional
D. Unilateral - ✔✔D. Unilateral
✔✔Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a product of:
Select one:
A. stroke volume and systemic vascular resistance.
B. heart rate and systemic vascular resistance.
C. heart rate and stroke volume.
D. cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance. - ✔✔D. cardiac output and systemic
vascular resistance.
✔✔While transporting a stable patient with chest pain to the hospital, you come across
a major motor vehicle crash involving several critically injured patients. You should:
Select one:
A. remain at the scene until law enforcement and another ambulance arrive.
B. continue transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of the crash.
C. ask a bystander to remain with your patient as you treat the crash victims.
D. stop and triage the patients while your partner remains in the ambulance. - ✔✔B.
continue transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of the crash.
✔✔After assuming care of a cardiac arrest patient from an EMT, the paramedic should
remember that:
Select one:
A. ALS interventions are fundamentally more critical than BLS interventions.
B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care continuum.
C. the BLS care provided by the EMT is the "first steps" of ALS care.
D. ALS interventions are the core interventions around which BLS care is provided. -
✔✔B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care continuum.
✔✔Your EMS system uses a computerized PCR in which you fill in the information
electronically and then send it to the emergency department via a secure Internet
server. The PCR has a comprehensive series of drop-down boxes, which are used to
identify your assessment findings and specify the treatment that you provided; it also
has a section for your narrative. When completing your PCR after a call, you should:
Select one:
