UPDATED 2025 EMS SYSTEMS FINAL STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A++
A patient who requires cardiac monitoring in the field would
require, at aminimum, which level of EMS provider?
A. EMR
B. EMT
C. Paramedic
D. AEMT - ANSWER-C. Paramedic
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
would require special permission from the medical director and
the state EMS office to:
A. give aspirin to a patient with chest pain.
B. apply and interpret data from a pulse oximeter.
C. insert a peripheral intravenous catheter.
D. use an automatic transport ventilator. - ANSWER-insert a
peripheral intravenous catheter.
All of the following are responsibilities of the EMS medical director,
EXCEPT:
A. evaluating patient insurance information.
B. serving as a liaison to the medical community.
C. ensuring that the appropriate standards are met by EMTs.
, D. ensuring appropriate EMT education and continuing training. -
ANSWER-A. evaluating patient insurance information.
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of
advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
a) paramedic.
b) advanced EMT (AEMT).
c) EMR.
d) EMT. - ANSWER-paramedic
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
A. an order from a paramedic.
B. the transport time to the hospital.
C. the patient's condition.
D. medical director approval.
- ANSWER-medical director approval.
Continuing education in EMS serves to:
a) maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
b) provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system.
c) confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care.
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A++
A patient who requires cardiac monitoring in the field would
require, at aminimum, which level of EMS provider?
A. EMR
B. EMT
C. Paramedic
D. AEMT - ANSWER-C. Paramedic
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
would require special permission from the medical director and
the state EMS office to:
A. give aspirin to a patient with chest pain.
B. apply and interpret data from a pulse oximeter.
C. insert a peripheral intravenous catheter.
D. use an automatic transport ventilator. - ANSWER-insert a
peripheral intravenous catheter.
All of the following are responsibilities of the EMS medical director,
EXCEPT:
A. evaluating patient insurance information.
B. serving as a liaison to the medical community.
C. ensuring that the appropriate standards are met by EMTs.
, D. ensuring appropriate EMT education and continuing training. -
ANSWER-A. evaluating patient insurance information.
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of
advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
a) paramedic.
b) advanced EMT (AEMT).
c) EMR.
d) EMT. - ANSWER-paramedic
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
A. an order from a paramedic.
B. the transport time to the hospital.
C. the patient's condition.
D. medical director approval.
- ANSWER-medical director approval.
Continuing education in EMS serves to:
a) maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
b) provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system.
c) confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care.
