EMT EXAM 1 (Chapters 1-8) Questions & Answers Updated 2026

YouBhaveBbeenBcalledBtoBaBprivateBresidenceBwhereBaB16-year-
oldBfemaleBpatientBisBreportedBbyBherBparentsBtoBbeB"actingBstrangely"BandBpossiblyB"onBso
mething."BUponByourBarrival,BtheBpatientBisBlockedBinBherBbedroomBrefusingBtoBopenBtheBdo
or.BTheBpatientBrefusesBtoBspeakBtoByouBandBwillBonlyBcomeBoutBifBherBbestBfriendBisBprese
nt.BYourBknowledgeBofBlife-
BspanBdevelopmentBindicatesBthatBtheBfollowingBcharacteristicsBareBcommonBwithBaBpatientB
ofBthisBage.B



Answers:B

-Self-destructiveBbehaviorsBsuchBasBtobacco,Balcohol,BandBdrugBuse

-DepressionBandBsuicide

-PreoccupationBwithBbodyBimage

-AllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswerAllBofBtheBabove



AnBoff-
BdutyBEMTBisBdrivingBdownBtheBroadBwhenBsheBseesBaBmajorBvehicleBaccident.BThereBareBn
oBEmergencyBMedicalBRespondersBonBtheBsceneByet.BThereBareBonlyBGoodBSamaritans.BTheB
EMTBisBlateBforBaBdoctor'sBappointmentBsoBsheBdecidesBthatBsheBwillBnotBstopBandBhelp.BTh
eBdriverBofBtheBvehicleBdiesBbeforeBhelpBarrives.BOneBofBtheBGoodBSamaritansBnoticesBherB
EMTBlicenseBplatesBandBwritesBthemBdownBasBsheBpassesBby.BTheBGoodBSamaritanBisBangry
BthatBtheBEMTBdidBnotBstopBandBhelpBandBtriesBtoBgetBtheBEMTBfiredBforBnotBhelping.BWhi
chBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBtrue?



Answers:B

-TheBEMTBisBnotBnegligentBbecauseBsheBdidBnotBhaveBaBdutyBtoBact.

-TheBEMTBisBnegligentBbecauseBtheBpatientBdied.

-TheBEMTBisBnotBnegligentBbecauseBsheBhadBaBdoctor'sBappointment.

-TheBEMTBisBnegligentBforBnotBstoppingBandBhelping.B-
BAnswerTheBEMTBisBnotBnegligentBbecauseBsheBdidBnotBhaveBaBdutyBtoBact.



WhyBisBitBimportantBforBEMTsBtoBparticipateBinBqualityBimprovementBprograms?



Answers:B

-ToBensureBadequateBpersonnelBareBavailableBforBemergencies

-ToBidentifyBproblemBemployeesBandBcreateBaBcorrectiveBactionBplan

-ToBidentifyBproblemsBandBdevelopBaBplanBtoBpreventBtheirBrecurrence

,EMT EXAM 1 (Chapters 1-8)
Questions & Answers Updated 2026
-ToBensureBthatBindividualsBmakingBfalseBcallsBforBEMSBareBprosecutedB-
BAnswerToBidentifyBproblemsBandBdevelopBaBplanBtoBpreventBtheirBrecurrence



TheBCDCBrecommendsBusingBanBalcohol-
BbasedBhandBsanitizerBinBallBexceptBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBsituation(s)?



Answers:B

TheBprovider'sBhandsBcomeBintoBcontactBwithBfecalBmatter.

TheBproviderBisBnotBvaccinatedBagainstBhepatitisBB.

TheBpatientBhasBaBbloodborneBcommunicableBdisease.

TheBpatientBhasBaBrespiratoryBillness.B-
BAnswerTheBprovider'sBhandsBcomeBintoBcontactBwithBfecalBmatter.



MiddleBadulthoodBisBtheBstageBofBlifeBfromB________BtoB________Byears.



Answers:B

-35;B65

-35;B55

-31;B60

-41;B60B-BAnswer41;B60



TheBEMT'sBobligationBtoBprovideBcareBtoBaBpatientBeitherBasBaBformalBorBethicalBresponsibilit
yBisBknownBasBwhichBofBtheBfollowing?



Answers:B

-LegalBresponsibility

-ScopeBofBpractice

-DutyBtoBact

-StandardBofBcareB-BAnswerDutyBtoBact

, TheBNationalBRegistryBofBEmergencyBMedicalBTechniciansB(NREMT)BwasBfoundedBtoBestablishB
whichBofBtheBfollowing?



Answers:B

-QualityBoversightBofBemergencyBmedicalBservicesBpractices

-NationalBstandardsBforBemergencyBmedicalBservicesBpersonnel

-QualityBimprovementBandBqualityBassuranceBprogramsBforBemergencyBmedicalBservices

-AnBeducationBcurriculumBforBEMTBcoursesB-
BAnswerNationalBstandardsBforBemergencyBmedicalBservicesBpersonnel



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBrequiresBtraining,Bpolicies,BandBproceduresBrelatedBtoBstoring,Baccessi
ng,BandBsharingBpatientBinformation?



Answers:B

HIPAA

COBRA

EMTALA

HIAPAB-BAnswerHIPAA



WhatBisBtheBnameBofBtheBfederalBactBthatBmandatesBaBprocedureBbyBwhichBemergencyBheal
thcareBprovidersBcanBfindBoutBifBtheyBhaveBbeenBexposedBtoBpotentiallyBlife-
BthreateningBdiseasesBwhileBonBtheBjob?



Answers:B

OccupationalBExposureBtoBBloodborneBPathogensBAct

CommunicableBDiseaseBNotificationBAct

RyanBWhiteBCAREBAct

EMSBPersonnelBHealthBProtectionBActBofB1991B-BAnswerRyanBWhiteBCAREBAct



TheBapplicationBofBoxygenBforBaBpatientBwhoBisBshortBofBbreathBwithoutBhavingBtoBcontactBt
heBphysicianBinBtheBemergencyBdepartmentBisBanBexampleBofBwhichBofBtheBfollowing?



Answers:B