JBL EMT FINAL EXAM 2026-2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Select one:
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the
scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries.
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her
coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia.
D. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash
involving critical injuries and the death of several children.
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
Which of the following statements regarding the hepatitis B vaccine is correct?
Select one:
A. Vaccination against hepatitis B provides partial immunity for life.
B. The hepatitis B vaccine provides protection against the disease for two years.
C. Vaccination with the hepatitis B vaccine confers immunity against hepatitis A.
D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge.
D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge.
,Which of the following statements would not be appropriate to say to the family of
a dying patient?
Select one:
A. "Tell me how you are feeling."
B. "This must be painful for you."
C. "Things will get better in time."
D. "It is okay to be angry and sad."
C. "Things will get better in time."
You are caring for a 40-year-old female who was involved in a motor vehicle
crash. Her husband, who was driving the vehicle, was killed. When the patient asks
you if her husband is all right, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid answering her questions and focus on her injuries.
B. let clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
C. tell her that he is being resuscitated by other EMTs.
D. immediately tell her of his death so that she might grieve.
B. let clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
You arrive at the scene of a domestic violence situation. As you approach the
doorway of the apartment, you hear screaming and the statement, "He has a gun!".
Your most appropriate action should be to:
Select one:
A. continue into the apartment using extreme caution.
,B. get in your ambulance and leave the scene immediately.
C. seek a safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
D. continue into the apartment and apprehend the gunman.
C. seek a safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
All of the following are considered to be protected health information (PHI),
except:
Select one:
A. location of the call.
B. treatment rendered.
C. assessment findings.
D. patient history.
A. location of the call.
In which of the following situations does a legal duty to act clearly exist?
Select one:
A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
B. The EMT hears of a cardiac arrest after his or her shift ends.
C. A bystander encounters a victim who is not breathing.
D. The EMT witnesses a vehicle crash while off duty.
A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
, Your best protection against legal liability when a patient with decision-making
capacity refuses EMS care and transport is to:
Select one:
A. err on the side of caution and transport.
B. ensure that the family is aware of the risks.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
D. advise medical control of the situation.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the
handwritten PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood pressure reading, you
inadvertently write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should:
Select one:
A. cover the error with correction fluid and then write the patient's actual blood
pressure over it.
B. erase the error, initial it, and then write the correct data on a separate addendum.
C. leave the error on the PCR, but inform the staff of the patient's actual blood
pressure.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct
data next to it.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct
data next to it.
During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea,
you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question
immediately. You should:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) reaction?
Select one:
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic at the
scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries.
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with her
coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia.
D. An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school bus crash
involving critical injuries and the death of several children.
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the
same type of car in which a child was previously killed.
Which of the following statements regarding the hepatitis B vaccine is correct?
Select one:
A. Vaccination against hepatitis B provides partial immunity for life.
B. The hepatitis B vaccine provides protection against the disease for two years.
C. Vaccination with the hepatitis B vaccine confers immunity against hepatitis A.
D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge.
D. OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge.
,Which of the following statements would not be appropriate to say to the family of
a dying patient?
Select one:
A. "Tell me how you are feeling."
B. "This must be painful for you."
C. "Things will get better in time."
D. "It is okay to be angry and sad."
C. "Things will get better in time."
You are caring for a 40-year-old female who was involved in a motor vehicle
crash. Her husband, who was driving the vehicle, was killed. When the patient asks
you if her husband is all right, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid answering her questions and focus on her injuries.
B. let clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
C. tell her that he is being resuscitated by other EMTs.
D. immediately tell her of his death so that she might grieve.
B. let clergy or hospital staff relay the bad news if possible.
You arrive at the scene of a domestic violence situation. As you approach the
doorway of the apartment, you hear screaming and the statement, "He has a gun!".
Your most appropriate action should be to:
Select one:
A. continue into the apartment using extreme caution.
,B. get in your ambulance and leave the scene immediately.
C. seek a safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
D. continue into the apartment and apprehend the gunman.
C. seek a safe place and request law enforcement assistance.
All of the following are considered to be protected health information (PHI),
except:
Select one:
A. location of the call.
B. treatment rendered.
C. assessment findings.
D. patient history.
A. location of the call.
In which of the following situations does a legal duty to act clearly exist?
Select one:
A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
B. The EMT hears of a cardiac arrest after his or her shift ends.
C. A bystander encounters a victim who is not breathing.
D. The EMT witnesses a vehicle crash while off duty.
A. A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
, Your best protection against legal liability when a patient with decision-making
capacity refuses EMS care and transport is to:
Select one:
A. err on the side of caution and transport.
B. ensure that the family is aware of the risks.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
D. advise medical control of the situation.
C. thoroughly document the entire event.
After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the
handwritten PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood pressure reading, you
inadvertently write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should:
Select one:
A. cover the error with correction fluid and then write the patient's actual blood
pressure over it.
B. erase the error, initial it, and then write the correct data on a separate addendum.
C. leave the error on the PCR, but inform the staff of the patient's actual blood
pressure.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct
data next to it.
D. draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct
data next to it.
During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea,
you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question
immediately. You should:
