EMT Final Written Exam questions and 100%
verified answers 2025-2026 update
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able
to:
A. insert a peripheral IV line and infuse fluids.
B. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
C. administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous route.
D. interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly - ✔✔ANS B. assist a
patient with certain prescribed medications.
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. EMT.
D. EMR. - ✔✔ANS A. paramedic.
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with ches
pain based on:
,A. the transport time to the hospital.
B. the patient's condition.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. medical director approval. - ✔✔ANS D. 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. enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific training.
D. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care. - ✔✔ANS A
maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:
A. the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying.
B. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
C. the Emergency Medical Services Act.
D. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured - ✔✔ANS B
Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines
recommended by the:
A. individual state's EMS protocols.
,B. National Registry of EMTs.
C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
D. National Association of EMTs - ✔✔ANS C. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA).
If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she
should:
A. recognize that any such conviction will disqualify him or her from EMT
licensure.
B. contact the state EMS office and provide its staff with the required
documentation.
C. send an official request to the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) to seek
approval to take the EMT exam.
D. wait at least 24 months before taking another state-approved EMT class
✔✔ANS B. contact the state EMS office and provide its staff with the required
documentation.
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:
A. EMS medical director.
B. State Bureau of EMS.
C. EMS training officer.
D. individual EMT - ✔✔ANS D. individual EMT
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:
, A. focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the patient.
B. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
C. ensure that all EMTs maintain licensure through the state EMS office.
D. administer punitive actions to EMTs who do not follow local protocols
✔✔ANS B. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training i
needed.
The EMT certification exam is designed to:
A. ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and
skills.
B. provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is achieved.
C. rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam.
D. identify those EMTs who are prepared for advanced levels of training
✔✔ANS A. ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level o
knowledge and skills.
The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency
medical care in the field is the:
A. field training officer.
B. medical director.
C. shift supervisor.
D. EMS administrator - ✔✔ANS B. medical director.
verified answers 2025-2026 update
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able
to:
A. insert a peripheral IV line and infuse fluids.
B. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
C. administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous route.
D. interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly - ✔✔ANS B. assist a
patient with certain prescribed medications.
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. EMT.
D. EMR. - ✔✔ANS A. paramedic.
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with ches
pain based on:
,A. the transport time to the hospital.
B. the patient's condition.
C. an order from a paramedic.
D. medical director approval. - ✔✔ANS D. 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. enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific training.
D. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care. - ✔✔ANS A
maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication of:
A. the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying.
B. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
C. the Emergency Medical Services Act.
D. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured - ✔✔ANS B
Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines
recommended by the:
A. individual state's EMS protocols.
,B. National Registry of EMTs.
C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
D. National Association of EMTs - ✔✔ANS C. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA).
If an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she
should:
A. recognize that any such conviction will disqualify him or her from EMT
licensure.
B. contact the state EMS office and provide its staff with the required
documentation.
C. send an official request to the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) to seek
approval to take the EMT exam.
D. wait at least 24 months before taking another state-approved EMT class
✔✔ANS B. contact the state EMS office and provide its staff with the required
documentation.
Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:
A. EMS medical director.
B. State Bureau of EMS.
C. EMS training officer.
D. individual EMT - ✔✔ANS D. individual EMT
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:
, A. focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the patient.
B. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed.
C. ensure that all EMTs maintain licensure through the state EMS office.
D. administer punitive actions to EMTs who do not follow local protocols
✔✔ANS B. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training i
needed.
The EMT certification exam is designed to:
A. ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level of knowledge and
skills.
B. provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is achieved.
C. rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam.
D. identify those EMTs who are prepared for advanced levels of training
✔✔ANS A. ensure that EMTs are competent and have the same level o
knowledge and skills.
The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency
medical care in the field is the:
A. field training officer.
B. medical director.
C. shift supervisor.
D. EMS administrator - ✔✔ANS B. medical director.
