EMT JBL ACTUAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
should be able to:
a.) adminster epinephrine via the subcutaneous route
b.) assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
c.) insert a perioheral IV line and infuse fluids.
d.) interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly. Answer: b.)
assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
◉ You are transporting a 40-year old male with respiratory distress.
The patient tells you that he recently had a positive tuberculosis
(TB) skin test and is currently being evaluated for possible TB. You
should:
a.) apply a nasal cannula on the patient and a sterile surgical mask
on yourself.
b.) apply a sterile surgical mask on yourself and a HEPA respirator
on a patient
c.) remain at least 3 feet away from the patient and apply a surgical
mask on him.
d.) apply a nonrebreathing mask on the patient and a high-effciency
particulate air (HEPA) respirator on yourself.. Answer: d.) apply a
,nonrebreathing mask on the patient and a high-effciency particulate
air (HEPA) respirator on yourself.
◉ While transporting a woman with diabetes, you should
inadvertently give oral glucose even though her blood glucose level
was high. You reassess the patient and note that her condition did
not change; she remained stable.
You should:
a.) notify law enforcement so they can file an incident report.
b.) contact medical control and notify them of the error.
c.) document the error and report it to your supervisor
exclude this intervention from the PCR because it did not harm the
patient.. Answer: b.) contact medical control and notify them of the
error.
◉ The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient care does not occur
until the EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital
b.) gives oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
c.) gives a radio report to the recieving medical facility
d.) informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency
department. Answer: b.) gives oral report to the emergency room
physician or nurse.
,◉ The compliance-monitoring component of an infection control
plan should:
a.) address issues such as medical waste collection, storage, and
ambulance disinfection
b.) ensure that employees understand what they should do and why
it is important
c.) consist of a list of tasks that pose a risk for contact with blood or
other body fluids.
d.) identify who to notify after an exposure and where treatment
should be provided. Answer: b.) ensure that employees understand
what they should do and why it is important
◉ As an EMT, it is important to remember that the signs and
symptoms of cumulative stress:
a.) may not be obvious or present all the time.
b.) usually manifest suddenly and without warning.
c.) cannot be identified and can cause health problems.
d.) are most effectively treated with medications. Answer: a.) may
not be obvious or present all the time.
◉ EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the
publication of:
a.) the Emergency Medical Services Act
, b.) Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
c.) Accidental Death and Disability: The neglected Disease of Modern
Society
d.) the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and
Dying.. Answer: Accidental Death and Disability: The neglected
Disease of Modern Society
◉ You and your partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-aged
female in cardiac arrest. Because of the remote geographic location,
you are unable to contact medical control. What should you do?
a.) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
b.) Make continous attempts to contact medical control.
c.) Ask the husband if he wants to continue resuscitation.
d.) Perform CPR only and intiate immediate ransport.. Answer: a.)
Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
◉ You and your partner respond to a residence of a 66-year old male
with shortness of breath. As you are assessing the patient, his wife
tells you that he was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The
patient is verbally abusive and tells you that failure of the health care
system caused his disease. Which stage of the greiving process is the
patient's behavior consistent with?
a.) Anger
b.) Depression
c.) Denial
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT
should be able to:
a.) adminster epinephrine via the subcutaneous route
b.) assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
c.) insert a perioheral IV line and infuse fluids.
d.) interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly. Answer: b.)
assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
◉ You are transporting a 40-year old male with respiratory distress.
The patient tells you that he recently had a positive tuberculosis
(TB) skin test and is currently being evaluated for possible TB. You
should:
a.) apply a nasal cannula on the patient and a sterile surgical mask
on yourself.
b.) apply a sterile surgical mask on yourself and a HEPA respirator
on a patient
c.) remain at least 3 feet away from the patient and apply a surgical
mask on him.
d.) apply a nonrebreathing mask on the patient and a high-effciency
particulate air (HEPA) respirator on yourself.. Answer: d.) apply a
,nonrebreathing mask on the patient and a high-effciency particulate
air (HEPA) respirator on yourself.
◉ While transporting a woman with diabetes, you should
inadvertently give oral glucose even though her blood glucose level
was high. You reassess the patient and note that her condition did
not change; she remained stable.
You should:
a.) notify law enforcement so they can file an incident report.
b.) contact medical control and notify them of the error.
c.) document the error and report it to your supervisor
exclude this intervention from the PCR because it did not harm the
patient.. Answer: b.) contact medical control and notify them of the
error.
◉ The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient care does not occur
until the EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the hospital
b.) gives oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
c.) gives a radio report to the recieving medical facility
d.) informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency
department. Answer: b.) gives oral report to the emergency room
physician or nurse.
,◉ The compliance-monitoring component of an infection control
plan should:
a.) address issues such as medical waste collection, storage, and
ambulance disinfection
b.) ensure that employees understand what they should do and why
it is important
c.) consist of a list of tasks that pose a risk for contact with blood or
other body fluids.
d.) identify who to notify after an exposure and where treatment
should be provided. Answer: b.) ensure that employees understand
what they should do and why it is important
◉ As an EMT, it is important to remember that the signs and
symptoms of cumulative stress:
a.) may not be obvious or present all the time.
b.) usually manifest suddenly and without warning.
c.) cannot be identified and can cause health problems.
d.) are most effectively treated with medications. Answer: a.) may
not be obvious or present all the time.
◉ EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the
publication of:
a.) the Emergency Medical Services Act
, b.) Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
c.) Accidental Death and Disability: The neglected Disease of Modern
Society
d.) the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and
Dying.. Answer: Accidental Death and Disability: The neglected
Disease of Modern Society
◉ You and your partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-aged
female in cardiac arrest. Because of the remote geographic location,
you are unable to contact medical control. What should you do?
a.) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
b.) Make continous attempts to contact medical control.
c.) Ask the husband if he wants to continue resuscitation.
d.) Perform CPR only and intiate immediate ransport.. Answer: a.)
Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
◉ You and your partner respond to a residence of a 66-year old male
with shortness of breath. As you are assessing the patient, his wife
tells you that he was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The
patient is verbally abusive and tells you that failure of the health care
system caused his disease. Which stage of the greiving process is the
patient's behavior consistent with?
a.) Anger
b.) Depression
c.) Denial
