EMT NATIONAL REGISTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
EMR - ANS Provide care before ambulance arrive
EMT - ANS Basic life training support, AED, airway adjuncts, and some meds
AEMT - ANS Some advanced life support, IVs, some meds.
Paramedic - ANS Extensive ALS training, intubation, cardiac monitoring, and meds.
DOT and NHTSA - ANS Establish EMS curriculum at federal level
Medical director - ANS Physician who authorizes EMTs to provide medical care; offline
(indirect) includes standing orders (performing certain life-saving interventions before
contacting a physician for further instruction) and online (direct) med direction is given over the
phone/radio
human resources - ANS Deals with EMS well being
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - ANS responsibility of med director, goal is to
minimize errors, identifies areas of improvement and continues appropriate education
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,rule-based failure - ANS administering med without legal right to do so or without permission
from med director
knowledge-based failure - ANS not knowing all the info about a medicine-administering the
wrong med
skills-based failure - ANS not operating and properly using equipment.
communicable disease - ANS Spread from person to person or animal to person
infectious disease - ANS Transmitted by contact (direct or indirect), or they are airborne,
foodborne, or vector-borne (animals/insects)
most effective way to control disease transmission - ANS hand washing
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ANS Gloves (wear puncture-proof leather gloves over
latex gloves when handling glass). And gowns, eyewear, mask, and a HEPA respirator with TB.
Hepatitis A - ANS liver; Virus comes from fecal matter and spread by personal contact, is not
life threatening. Vaccination not required
Hepatitis B - ANS liver; Virus spread by sexual or blood-to-blood contact, is life threatening.
Vaccination required.
general adaption syndrome - ANS Body's response to stress. Alarm response ->reaction and
resistance -> recovery or exhaustion.
acute stress reactions - ANS Occur during stressful reactions.
delayed stress reactions - ANS occur after stressful reactions
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,cumulative stress reactions - ANS prolonged/extensive stress
stress symptoms - ANS -Increased resp/heart rate
-Tense muscles
-Dilated vessels-cool clammy skin
-Dilated pupils
-Perspiration
-Increased BP
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - ANS Re-experiencing the event and over responding to
stimuli that recall the event
defusing sessions - ANS during/immediately after the event
Debreifing session - ANS occur within 24-72 hours of incident; workers express emotion and
relieve stress
quid pro quo - ANS request for sexual favors
hostile work enviroment - ANS jokes/touching/etc
stages of grieving - ANS 1)Denial
2)Anger/Hostility- projection of bad news into environment
3)Bargaining- secure prize for good behavior (ex: be nice if I love until X date)
4)Depression- Internalized anger, hopelessness
5)Acceptance
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, five hazards most commonly associated with a structural fire - ANS smoke, oxygen deficiency,
high ambient temperatures, toxic gases, and building collapse
expressed consent - ANS patient verbally accepts care
implied concent - ANS For patients who are unconscious (drugs, alcohol, head injury, etc.) or
unable to make a rational informed decision, and for kids with no parent present.
informed consent (all consent must be this!) - ANS Patient must be told of all risks, benefits,
and alternative treatments
emancipated minors - ANS Under 18 that can legally give consent because they're considered
adults. Married, in the army, have a child, or independent of parents.
scope of practice - ANS Outlines the care you are able to provide for the patient; defined by
state law.
standard of care - ANS Manner in which an EMT must act
determination of negligence - ANS based on four factors: duty, breach of duty, damages, and
causation
abandonment - ANS Termination of care without the patient's consent and without the
transfer of care to a medical professional with skills at the same level or at a higher level than
your own
assault - ANS Unlawfully placing a person in fear of bodily harm (restraint)
battery - ANS Unlawfully touching a person (providing care without consent)
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
EMR - ANS Provide care before ambulance arrive
EMT - ANS Basic life training support, AED, airway adjuncts, and some meds
AEMT - ANS Some advanced life support, IVs, some meds.
Paramedic - ANS Extensive ALS training, intubation, cardiac monitoring, and meds.
DOT and NHTSA - ANS Establish EMS curriculum at federal level
Medical director - ANS Physician who authorizes EMTs to provide medical care; offline
(indirect) includes standing orders (performing certain life-saving interventions before
contacting a physician for further instruction) and online (direct) med direction is given over the
phone/radio
human resources - ANS Deals with EMS well being
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - ANS responsibility of med director, goal is to
minimize errors, identifies areas of improvement and continues appropriate education
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,rule-based failure - ANS administering med without legal right to do so or without permission
from med director
knowledge-based failure - ANS not knowing all the info about a medicine-administering the
wrong med
skills-based failure - ANS not operating and properly using equipment.
communicable disease - ANS Spread from person to person or animal to person
infectious disease - ANS Transmitted by contact (direct or indirect), or they are airborne,
foodborne, or vector-borne (animals/insects)
most effective way to control disease transmission - ANS hand washing
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ANS Gloves (wear puncture-proof leather gloves over
latex gloves when handling glass). And gowns, eyewear, mask, and a HEPA respirator with TB.
Hepatitis A - ANS liver; Virus comes from fecal matter and spread by personal contact, is not
life threatening. Vaccination not required
Hepatitis B - ANS liver; Virus spread by sexual or blood-to-blood contact, is life threatening.
Vaccination required.
general adaption syndrome - ANS Body's response to stress. Alarm response ->reaction and
resistance -> recovery or exhaustion.
acute stress reactions - ANS Occur during stressful reactions.
delayed stress reactions - ANS occur after stressful reactions
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,cumulative stress reactions - ANS prolonged/extensive stress
stress symptoms - ANS -Increased resp/heart rate
-Tense muscles
-Dilated vessels-cool clammy skin
-Dilated pupils
-Perspiration
-Increased BP
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - ANS Re-experiencing the event and over responding to
stimuli that recall the event
defusing sessions - ANS during/immediately after the event
Debreifing session - ANS occur within 24-72 hours of incident; workers express emotion and
relieve stress
quid pro quo - ANS request for sexual favors
hostile work enviroment - ANS jokes/touching/etc
stages of grieving - ANS 1)Denial
2)Anger/Hostility- projection of bad news into environment
3)Bargaining- secure prize for good behavior (ex: be nice if I love until X date)
4)Depression- Internalized anger, hopelessness
5)Acceptance
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, five hazards most commonly associated with a structural fire - ANS smoke, oxygen deficiency,
high ambient temperatures, toxic gases, and building collapse
expressed consent - ANS patient verbally accepts care
implied concent - ANS For patients who are unconscious (drugs, alcohol, head injury, etc.) or
unable to make a rational informed decision, and for kids with no parent present.
informed consent (all consent must be this!) - ANS Patient must be told of all risks, benefits,
and alternative treatments
emancipated minors - ANS Under 18 that can legally give consent because they're considered
adults. Married, in the army, have a child, or independent of parents.
scope of practice - ANS Outlines the care you are able to provide for the patient; defined by
state law.
standard of care - ANS Manner in which an EMT must act
determination of negligence - ANS based on four factors: duty, breach of duty, damages, and
causation
abandonment - ANS Termination of care without the patient's consent and without the
transfer of care to a medical professional with skills at the same level or at a higher level than
your own
assault - ANS Unlawfully placing a person in fear of bodily harm (restraint)
battery - ANS Unlawfully touching a person (providing care without consent)
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