EMT – Preparatory Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
YourBprimaryBresponsibilityBinBanBemergencyBisBtoB______B-BAnswerProtectBYourself
HotBZoneB-
BAnswerAnBareaBcontainingBhazardousBmaterials;BEMTsBshouldBneverBenterBaBhotBzoneBuntilB
decontaminated
BSIBstandsBfor?B-BAnswerBodyBSubstancesBIsolation
BSIBPrecautionsB-
BAnswerWashingBhands,BwearingBgloves,BwearingBeyeBprotection,Bmasks,BandBgowns
WheeledBStretcherB-BAnswerUsedBtoBtransportBpatientsBfromBsceneBtoBanBambulance
PortableBStretcherB-BAnswerUsedBinBplacesBthatBareBtooBsmallBforBaBwheeledBstretcher
ScoopBStretcherB-
BAnswerUsedBtoBliftBaBpatientBintoBaBsupineBpositionBontoBaBwheeledBstretcher
BackboardB-
BAnswerUsedBtoBimmobilizeBaBpatient;BlongBbackboardsBimmobilizeBanBentireBpatientBwhileBs
hortBbackboardsBareBusedBtoBimmobilizeBtheBpatientsBspineBasBtheBpatientBisBbeingBextricate
d
StairBChairB-
BAnswerUsedBtoBtransportBaBpatientBdownBstairs;BmostBhaveBwheelsBusedBtoBrollBpatientsBo
ntoBaBstretcherBonceBpatientBisBsafelyBdownBstairs
BasketBStretcherB-BAnswerUsedBinBrescues;BropesBandBliftingBdevicesBareBeasilyBattached
FlexibleBStretcherB-
BAnswerUsedBtoBcarryBaBpatientBfromBanBupperBfloorBfromBtoBaBgroundBfloor;BshouldBonlyB
beBusedBwhenBthereBisBnoBsuspectedBspinalBinjury
, RecoveryBPositionB-BAnswerOnBleftBside,BleftBarmBunderBhead,BbentBleftBknee
TrendelenburgBPositionB-BAnswerSupine,BLegsBbentBatBhip,BfeetBliftedB8-12Binches
UnresponsiveBpatientsBareBusuallyBplacedBinBtheB______Bposition.B-BAnswerRecovery
PatientsBinBshockBshouldBbeBplacedBinBtheB______Bposition.B-BAnswerTrendelenburg
PatientsBwithBchestBpainBareBtypicallyBmoreBcomfortableB____BthanB______.B-
BAnswerSitting;BLyingBdown
PatientsBwithBspinalBinjuryBmustBbeB________.B-BAnswerImmobolized
TwoBtypesBofBmedicalBdirectionB-BAnswer1.BOn-lineBmedicalBdirection
2.BIndirectBmedicalBdirection
On-lineBMedicalBDirectionB-
BAnswerDirectBcommunicationBbetweenBEMTBandBPhysician;BitBisBimportantBtoBtreatBphysicia
nBwithBrespectBandBabideBbyBtheirBinstructions
IndirectBMedicalBDirectionB-BAnswera.k.a.BOff-
lineBmedicalBdirection;BinvolvesBwaysBinBwhichBphysiciansBdevelopBprotocolsBforBEMSBsystems
BandBinfluenceBtheBeducationBofBEMTBbasics.
CasesBinvolvingBmassBcasualties,Btrauma,BchildBabuse,BorBgrotesqueBinjuriesBcanBcauseBanBE
MTB______.B-BAnswerStress
WaysBtoBdealBwithBstress:B-BAnswer1.BExercise
2.BBalanceByouBlifeB(work,Bfamily,Bfriends,Bfun,Betc)
3.BRest
4.BProfessionalBHelp
5.BDiet
Answers Updated 2026
YourBprimaryBresponsibilityBinBanBemergencyBisBtoB______B-BAnswerProtectBYourself
HotBZoneB-
BAnswerAnBareaBcontainingBhazardousBmaterials;BEMTsBshouldBneverBenterBaBhotBzoneBuntilB
decontaminated
BSIBstandsBfor?B-BAnswerBodyBSubstancesBIsolation
BSIBPrecautionsB-
BAnswerWashingBhands,BwearingBgloves,BwearingBeyeBprotection,Bmasks,BandBgowns
WheeledBStretcherB-BAnswerUsedBtoBtransportBpatientsBfromBsceneBtoBanBambulance
PortableBStretcherB-BAnswerUsedBinBplacesBthatBareBtooBsmallBforBaBwheeledBstretcher
ScoopBStretcherB-
BAnswerUsedBtoBliftBaBpatientBintoBaBsupineBpositionBontoBaBwheeledBstretcher
BackboardB-
BAnswerUsedBtoBimmobilizeBaBpatient;BlongBbackboardsBimmobilizeBanBentireBpatientBwhileBs
hortBbackboardsBareBusedBtoBimmobilizeBtheBpatientsBspineBasBtheBpatientBisBbeingBextricate
d
StairBChairB-
BAnswerUsedBtoBtransportBaBpatientBdownBstairs;BmostBhaveBwheelsBusedBtoBrollBpatientsBo
ntoBaBstretcherBonceBpatientBisBsafelyBdownBstairs
BasketBStretcherB-BAnswerUsedBinBrescues;BropesBandBliftingBdevicesBareBeasilyBattached
FlexibleBStretcherB-
BAnswerUsedBtoBcarryBaBpatientBfromBanBupperBfloorBfromBtoBaBgroundBfloor;BshouldBonlyB
beBusedBwhenBthereBisBnoBsuspectedBspinalBinjury
, RecoveryBPositionB-BAnswerOnBleftBside,BleftBarmBunderBhead,BbentBleftBknee
TrendelenburgBPositionB-BAnswerSupine,BLegsBbentBatBhip,BfeetBliftedB8-12Binches
UnresponsiveBpatientsBareBusuallyBplacedBinBtheB______Bposition.B-BAnswerRecovery
PatientsBinBshockBshouldBbeBplacedBinBtheB______Bposition.B-BAnswerTrendelenburg
PatientsBwithBchestBpainBareBtypicallyBmoreBcomfortableB____BthanB______.B-
BAnswerSitting;BLyingBdown
PatientsBwithBspinalBinjuryBmustBbeB________.B-BAnswerImmobolized
TwoBtypesBofBmedicalBdirectionB-BAnswer1.BOn-lineBmedicalBdirection
2.BIndirectBmedicalBdirection
On-lineBMedicalBDirectionB-
BAnswerDirectBcommunicationBbetweenBEMTBandBPhysician;BitBisBimportantBtoBtreatBphysicia
nBwithBrespectBandBabideBbyBtheirBinstructions
IndirectBMedicalBDirectionB-BAnswera.k.a.BOff-
lineBmedicalBdirection;BinvolvesBwaysBinBwhichBphysiciansBdevelopBprotocolsBforBEMSBsystems
BandBinfluenceBtheBeducationBofBEMTBbasics.
CasesBinvolvingBmassBcasualties,Btrauma,BchildBabuse,BorBgrotesqueBinjuriesBcanBcauseBanBE
MTB______.B-BAnswerStress
WaysBtoBdealBwithBstress:B-BAnswer1.BExercise
2.BBalanceByouBlifeB(work,Bfamily,Bfriends,Bfun,Betc)
3.BRest
4.BProfessionalBHelp
5.BDiet