CHAPTER 1 EMT QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUBESTUdescribesUtheUpurposeUofUtheUmodernUemergencyUmedicalUservices
U(EMS)
system?
A)UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUrespondUquicklyUandUprovideUemergencyUcareUonUtheUscene,Udurin
gUtransport,
andUatUtheUhospital
B)UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUcapableUofUassessingUandUcaringUforUinjuredUandUillUpatientsUonUtheU
scene
C)UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUunderstandUtheUlimitationsUofUtheirUtrainingUandU"doUnoUharm,"Uwh
ile
providingUpromptUtransportUtoUtheUhospital
D)UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUknowledgeableUinUallUaspectsUofUprehospitalUcareU-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-A
InU1966UtheUNationalUHighwayUSafetyUActUchargedUwhichUofUtheUfollowingUagenciesUwithUthe
developmentUofUemergencyUmedicalUserviceUstandards?
A)UTheUU.S.UDepartmentUofUTransportation
B)UTheUU.S.UDepartmentUofUtheUInterior
C)UTheUU.S.UDepartmentUofUHealthUServices
D)UTheUU.S.UDepartmentUofUHomelandUSecurityU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-A
TheUNationalURegistryUofUEmergencyUMedicalUTechniciansUwasUfoundedUtoUestablishUwhichUofUthe
following?
A)UAnUeducationUcurriculumUforUEMTUcourses
B)UQualityUoversightUofUemergencyUmedicalUservicesUpractices
, C)UProfessionalUstandardsUforUemergencyUmedicalUservicesUpersonnel
D)UQualityUimprovementUandUqualityUassuranceUprogramsUforUemergencyUmedicalUservicesU-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-C
WhatUisUtheUminimumUlevelUofUcertificationUrequiredUofUambulanceUpersonnelUinUmostUareas?
A)UEmergencyUMedicalUTechnician
B)UEmergencyUMedicalUResponder
C)UAdvancedUEMT
D)UEmergencyUAmbulanceUDriverU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-A
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUtheUprimaryUresponsibilityUofUtheUEMT?
A)UProtectUandUstabilizeUtheUpatient
B)UCommunicateUwithUotherUrespondersUonUtheUscene
C)UMaintainUpersonalUhealthUandUsafety
D)UProvideUemergencyUcareU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-D
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUanUexampleUofUpatientUadvocacy?
A)UImmobilizingUtheUneckUofUaUpatientUwithUaUpossibleUspinalUinjury
B)UGrantingUpatientUwishesUandUnotUreportingUspousalUabuseUtoUtheUauthorities
C)UBuildingUrapportUwithUtheUpatientUduringUtransportUtoUtheUhospital
D)UProvidingUoxygenUtoUaUpatientUthatUisUshortUofUbreathU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-C
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUaUroleUofUtheUEMTUinUtheUqualityUimprovementUprocess?
A)UTakingUresponsibilityUforUtheUactionsUofUone'sUpartner
B)UWritingUcompleteUpatientUcareUreports
C)UCritiquingUperformanceUofUone'sUpartner
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUBESTUdescribesUtheUpurposeUofUtheUmodernUemergencyUmedicalUservices
U(EMS)
system?
A)UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUrespondUquicklyUandUprovideUemergencyUcareUonUtheUscene,Udurin
gUtransport,
andUatUtheUhospital
B)UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUcapableUofUassessingUandUcaringUforUinjuredUandUillUpatientsUonUtheU
scene
C)UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUunderstandUtheUlimitationsUofUtheirUtrainingUandU"doUnoUharm,"Uwh
ile
providingUpromptUtransportUtoUtheUhospital
D)UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUknowledgeableUinUallUaspectsUofUprehospitalUcareU-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-A
InU1966UtheUNationalUHighwayUSafetyUActUchargedUwhichUofUtheUfollowingUagenciesUwithUthe
developmentUofUemergencyUmedicalUserviceUstandards?
A)UTheUU.S.UDepartmentUofUTransportation
B)UTheUU.S.UDepartmentUofUtheUInterior
C)UTheUU.S.UDepartmentUofUHealthUServices
D)UTheUU.S.UDepartmentUofUHomelandUSecurityU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-A
TheUNationalURegistryUofUEmergencyUMedicalUTechniciansUwasUfoundedUtoUestablishUwhichUofUthe
following?
A)UAnUeducationUcurriculumUforUEMTUcourses
B)UQualityUoversightUofUemergencyUmedicalUservicesUpractices
, C)UProfessionalUstandardsUforUemergencyUmedicalUservicesUpersonnel
D)UQualityUimprovementUandUqualityUassuranceUprogramsUforUemergencyUmedicalUservicesU-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-C
WhatUisUtheUminimumUlevelUofUcertificationUrequiredUofUambulanceUpersonnelUinUmostUareas?
A)UEmergencyUMedicalUTechnician
B)UEmergencyUMedicalUResponder
C)UAdvancedUEMT
D)UEmergencyUAmbulanceUDriverU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-A
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUtheUprimaryUresponsibilityUofUtheUEMT?
A)UProtectUandUstabilizeUtheUpatient
B)UCommunicateUwithUotherUrespondersUonUtheUscene
C)UMaintainUpersonalUhealthUandUsafety
D)UProvideUemergencyUcareU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-D
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUanUexampleUofUpatientUadvocacy?
A)UImmobilizingUtheUneckUofUaUpatientUwithUaUpossibleUspinalUinjury
B)UGrantingUpatientUwishesUandUnotUreportingUspousalUabuseUtoUtheUauthorities
C)UBuildingUrapportUwithUtheUpatientUduringUtransportUtoUtheUhospital
D)UProvidingUoxygenUtoUaUpatientUthatUisUshortUofUbreathU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-C
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUaUroleUofUtheUEMTUinUtheUqualityUimprovementUprocess?
A)UTakingUresponsibilityUforUtheUactionsUofUone'sUpartner
B)UWritingUcompleteUpatientUcareUreports
C)UCritiquingUperformanceUofUone'sUpartner
