EMT BASIC (CHAPTERS 1-4) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

EMT BASIC (CHAPTERS 1-4) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
EmergencyWmedicalWservicesWsystemW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
IncidentWrecgonition,WacessW911,Wdispatch,WfirstWresponder,WBLS,WALS,WtransportWground/air,WER,
WspecialityWcare,WptWrehabilitation,WpreventionWawareness,WandWpublicWeducation




3WmethodsWofWmedicalWerrorsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Rules-based,Wknowledged-based,Wskills-
based



AverageWlifeWexpectancyWinWtheWUSAW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-78Wyears



AEMTW(advancedWEMT)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWindividualWwhoWhasWtrainingWinWspecificWaspectsWofWadvancedWlifeWsupport,WsuchWasWintraven
ousWtherapy,WandWtheWadministrationWofWcertainWemergencyWmedications



AdvancedWlifeWsupportW(ALS)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AdvancedWlifesavingWprocedures,WsomeWofWwhichWareWnowWbeingWprovidedWbhWtheWEMT



AmericansWwithWdisabilitiesWactW(ADA)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ComprehensiveWlegislationWthatWisWdesignedWtoWprotectWindividualsWwithWdisabilitiesWagainstWdis
crimination



AutomatedWexternalWdefibrillatorW(AED)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWdeviceWthatWdetectsWtreatableWlife-
threateningWcardiacWarrhythmiasW(ventricularWfibrilliationWandWventricularWtachycardia)WandWdeli
versWtheWappropriateWelectricalWshock



CertificationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWprocessWinWwhichWaWperson,WanWinstitution,WorWaWprogramWisWevaluatedWandWrecgonizedWasWm
eetingWcertainWpredeterminedWstandardsWtoWprovideWsafeWandWethicalWcare

, ContinuousWqualityWimprovementW(CQI)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWsystemWofWinternalWandWexternalWreviewsWandWauditsWofWallWaspectsWofWanWEMSWsystem



EmergencyWmedicalWdispatchW(EMD)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWsystemWthatWassistsWdispatchersWinWselectingWappropriateWunitsWtoWrespondWtoWaWparticularWca
llWforWassistanceWandWinWprovidingWcallersWwithWvitalWinstructionsWuntilWtheWarrivalWofWEMSWcrews



EmergencyWmedicalWresponderW(EMR)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWfirstWtrainedWindividual,WsuchWasWaWpoliceWofficer,WfireWfighter,Wlifeguard,WorWotherWrescuer,Wt
oWarriveWatWtheWsceneWofWanWemergencyWtoWprovideWintitialWmedicaWassistance



EmergencyWmedicalWtechnicianW(EMT)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWindividualWwhoWhasWtrainingWinWbasicWlifeWsuppprt,WincludingWautomatedWexternalWdefibrillati
on,WuseWofWanWdefinitiveWairwayWadjunct,WandWassistingWpatientsWwithWcertainWmedications



IntravenousW(IV)WtherapyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWdeliveryWofWmedicationWdirectlyWintoWaWvein



LicensureW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWprocessWwherebyWaWstateWallowsWindividualsWtoWperformWaWregulatedWact



MedicalWcontrolW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PhysianWinstructionsWthatWareWgivenWdirectlyWbyWradioWorWcellWphone(online/direct)WorWindirectly
W(protocol/guidelines)WasWauthorizedWbyWtheWmedicalWdirectorWofWtheWserviceWprogram




NationalWEMSWscopeWofWpracticeWmodelW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWdocumentWcreatedWbyWtheWnationalWhwyWtrafficWsafetyWadministrationW(NHTSA)WthatWoutlinesW
theWskillsWperformedWbyWvariousWEMSWproviders