AEMT COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
RATED A+ | LATEST 2025/2026 GUIDE
The transfer of patient care officially occurs when you:
A. Arrive at the receiving hospital or facility.
B. Give an oral report to a nurse or physician.
C. Advise the hospital of the situation via radio.
D. Complete all documentation regarding the call.
- Correct Answer - B. Give an oral report to a nurse or physician.
A 66-year-old female's daughter called EMS because her mother was
having chest pain. When you arrive, the patient states that she does not
need EMS and will not go to the hospital on her own. The patient is
conscious, alert, and oriented and will not sign a refusal form. You
should:
A. Sign the refusal form yourself and document any care given.
B. Have your partner sign the form verifying the patient's refusal.
C. Have the daughter sign the form verifying her mother's refusal.
D. Advise the patient that the law requires her to sign the refusal form.
- Correct Answer - C. Have the daughter sign the form verifying her
mother's refusal.
Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is correct?
A. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental
needlestick.
, B. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most
antibiotics.
C. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after being
infected.
D. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are
MRSA carriers. - Correct Answer - B. MRSA is a bacterium that causes
infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the
following would MOST likely reveal the cause of his or her problem?
A. History taking
B. Rapid body scan
C. Baseline vital signs
D. Primary assessment - Correct Answer - A. History taking
The middle, muscular layer of the heart is called the:
A. epicardium.
B. myocardium.
C. pericardium.
D. endocardium. - Correct Answer - B. myocardium.
You are assessing a 45-year-old male who experienced a syncopal
episode. He is conscious and alert, and complains only of slight
weakness. He denies any medical problems or drug allergies. His blood
pressure is 140/90 mm Hg, pulse is 40 beats/min, and respirations are
22 breaths/min. What is the MOST likely cause of this patient's syncopal
episode?
A. Severe dehydration
B. Hypertensive crisis
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
RATED A+ | LATEST 2025/2026 GUIDE
The transfer of patient care officially occurs when you:
A. Arrive at the receiving hospital or facility.
B. Give an oral report to a nurse or physician.
C. Advise the hospital of the situation via radio.
D. Complete all documentation regarding the call.
- Correct Answer - B. Give an oral report to a nurse or physician.
A 66-year-old female's daughter called EMS because her mother was
having chest pain. When you arrive, the patient states that she does not
need EMS and will not go to the hospital on her own. The patient is
conscious, alert, and oriented and will not sign a refusal form. You
should:
A. Sign the refusal form yourself and document any care given.
B. Have your partner sign the form verifying the patient's refusal.
C. Have the daughter sign the form verifying her mother's refusal.
D. Advise the patient that the law requires her to sign the refusal form.
- Correct Answer - C. Have the daughter sign the form verifying her
mother's refusal.
Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is correct?
A. Most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental
needlestick.
, B. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most
antibiotics.
C. The communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after being
infected.
D. Studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are
MRSA carriers. - Correct Answer - B. MRSA is a bacterium that causes
infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the
following would MOST likely reveal the cause of his or her problem?
A. History taking
B. Rapid body scan
C. Baseline vital signs
D. Primary assessment - Correct Answer - A. History taking
The middle, muscular layer of the heart is called the:
A. epicardium.
B. myocardium.
C. pericardium.
D. endocardium. - Correct Answer - B. myocardium.
You are assessing a 45-year-old male who experienced a syncopal
episode. He is conscious and alert, and complains only of slight
weakness. He denies any medical problems or drug allergies. His blood
pressure is 140/90 mm Hg, pulse is 40 beats/min, and respirations are
22 breaths/min. What is the MOST likely cause of this patient's syncopal
episode?
A. Severe dehydration
B. Hypertensive crisis
