EMT TEST #1 (Ch.1-8) Questions & Answers Updated 2026

EMT TEST #1 (Ch.1-8) Questions &
Answers Updated 2026
SupineB-BAnswer



ProneB-BAnswer



FowlerB-BAnswer



LevelsBofBEMSBTrainingB-BAnswer1.BEmergencyBMedicalBResponder

2.BEmeregencyBMedicalBTechnician

3.BAdvancedBEmergencyBMedicalBTech.



QualityBImprovementB-BAnswerABprocessBofBcontinuousBself-
reviewBwithBtheBpurposeBofBidentifyingBandBcorrectingBaspectsBofBtheBsystemBthatBrequireBi
mprovement.



MedicalBDirectorB-BAnswerABphysicianBwhoBassumesBultimateBresponsibilityBforBtheBpatient-
careBaspectsBofBtheBEMSBsystem



ProtocolsB-BAnswerListsBofBstepsBtoBbeBtakenBinBdifferentBsituations.



StandingBOrdersB-
BAnswerABpolicyBorBprotocolBissuedBbyBaBMed.BDirectorBthatBauthorizesBEMTsBandBothersBto
BperformBparticularBskillsBinBcertainBsituations.



Off-lineBMedicalBDirectionB-
BAnswerStandingBordersBissuedBbyBtheBMed.BDirectorBthatBallowBEMTsBtoBgiveBcertainBmedic
ationsBorBperformBcertainBproceduresBwithoutBspeakingBtoBtheBMed.BDirector.



On-lineBMedicalBDirectionB-BAnswerOrdersBfromBtheBon-
dutyBphysicianBgivenBdirectlyBtoBanBEMTBinBtheBfieldBbyBradioBorBtelephone.

, DesignatedBAgentB-
BAnswerAnBEMTBorBotherBpersonBauthorizedBbyBaBMed.BDIrectorBtoBgiveBmedicationsBandBp
rovideBemergencyBcare.



EMSBhasBaBroleBinBwhatBpublicBsafetyBissues?B-
BAnswerInuryBpreventionB(youthBandBgeriatric),BPublicBVaccination,BandBDiseaseBSurveillance



Evidence-basedBResearchB-
BAnswerDescriptionBofBmedicalBtechniquesBorBpracticesBthatBareBsupportedBbyBscientificBevid
enceBofBtheirBsafetyBandBefficacy.



ProspectiveBv.BRetrospectiveB-BAnswerProB-BStudiesBdesignedBtoBlookBforward.

RetroB-BStudiesBthatBlookBatBeventsBthatBhaveBoccurredBinBtheBpast.



TypesBofBMedicalBResearchB-
BAnswerCaseBStudies,BCohort,BRandomizedBControlledBTrialsB(RCTs),BSystematicBReview,BMeta-
Analysis.



LevelBofBEvidenceB1B-BAnswerTheBhighestBlevelBsetBofBdataBthatBresultsBfromBRCTsBorBmeta-
analysisBofBRCTs.



LevelBofBEvidenceB2B-
BAnswerTheseBstudiesBuseBconcurrentBcontrolsBwithoutBtrueBrandomization.BOftenBretrospecti
veBandBlessBreliable.



LevelBofBEvidenceB3B-
BAnswerStudiesBwithBretrospectiveBcontrolsBandBlittleBactualBcontrolBofBexperiments.BTheyBus
eBeventsBthatBhaveBalreadyBoccurred.BUseful,BbutBproneBtoBbias.



LevelBofBEvidenceB4B-
BAnswerStudiesBwithoutBaBcontrolBgroupB(caseBstudies).BOnlyBoneBgroupBisBexaminedBandBn
otBcompared.BOutcomesBdifficultBtoBevaluateBwithoutBthisBcomparisonBinBdifferentBpatients.



LevelBofBEvidenceB5B-
BAnswerStudiesBnotBdirectlyBrelatedBtoBtheBspecificBpatient/population.BFrequentlyBusedBforBp
rehospitalBtreatments,BbutBdataBisBproneBtoBinterpretationBbasedBonBdifferentBpopulationsBor
Bcircumstances.