EMT Chapter 1 Multiple
Choice with correct answers
2025/2026
The earliest documented emergency medical service was in:
A) England in the 1890s
B) France in the 1790s
C) Seattle in the 1970s
D) Miami in the 1960s - correct answersB) France in the 1790s
In 1966, the __________ charged the United States __________ with developing EMS standards
and helping the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
A) Uniform Traffic Act; Department of Transportation
B) President; Fire Academy
C) National Highway Safety Act; Department of Transportation
D) American Medical Association; Department of Health and Human Services - correct
answersC) National Highway Safety Act; Department of Transportation
Which of the following is NOT a major component in the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's EMS system assessment standards?
A) Transportation
B) Computerization
C) Communications
D) Evaluation - correct answersB) Computerization
, An example of a specialty hospital in the EMS system is a(n):
A) Emergency department
B) Correctional facility
C) Trauma center
D) Primary care center - correct answersC) Trauma center
The U.S. Department of Transportation provides for national levels of EMS training in all of the
following EXCEPT:
A) Advanced first aid
B) Emergency medical responder
C) Advanced EMT
D) Paramedic - correct answersA) Advanced first aid
The major emphasis of EMT education deals with __________ of the ill or injured patient in the
prehospital setting:
A) Immediate life-threatening care
B) Interpretation of electrocardiograms
C) Basic assessment and care
D) Techniques of advanced airway care - correct answersC) Basic assessment and care
Patient care provided by the EMT should be:
A) Delayed until transportation
B) Based on assessment findings
C) Guided by the service's attorney
D) Based on the patient's diagnosis - correct answersB) Based on assessment findings
An example of ensuring continuity during the transfer of care of the patient would be:
Choice with correct answers
2025/2026
The earliest documented emergency medical service was in:
A) England in the 1890s
B) France in the 1790s
C) Seattle in the 1970s
D) Miami in the 1960s - correct answersB) France in the 1790s
In 1966, the __________ charged the United States __________ with developing EMS standards
and helping the states to upgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
A) Uniform Traffic Act; Department of Transportation
B) President; Fire Academy
C) National Highway Safety Act; Department of Transportation
D) American Medical Association; Department of Health and Human Services - correct
answersC) National Highway Safety Act; Department of Transportation
Which of the following is NOT a major component in the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's EMS system assessment standards?
A) Transportation
B) Computerization
C) Communications
D) Evaluation - correct answersB) Computerization
, An example of a specialty hospital in the EMS system is a(n):
A) Emergency department
B) Correctional facility
C) Trauma center
D) Primary care center - correct answersC) Trauma center
The U.S. Department of Transportation provides for national levels of EMS training in all of the
following EXCEPT:
A) Advanced first aid
B) Emergency medical responder
C) Advanced EMT
D) Paramedic - correct answersA) Advanced first aid
The major emphasis of EMT education deals with __________ of the ill or injured patient in the
prehospital setting:
A) Immediate life-threatening care
B) Interpretation of electrocardiograms
C) Basic assessment and care
D) Techniques of advanced airway care - correct answersC) Basic assessment and care
Patient care provided by the EMT should be:
A) Delayed until transportation
B) Based on assessment findings
C) Guided by the service's attorney
D) Based on the patient's diagnosis - correct answersB) Based on assessment findings
An example of ensuring continuity during the transfer of care of the patient would be:
