EMT JB LEARNING MIDTERM ACTUAL TEST
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every
level of prehospital emergency training?
Answer: AED
⩥ As an EMT, it is important to remember that the signs and symptoms
of cumulative stress:
Answer: may not be present or obvious at all times
⩥ The patient care report (PCR) ensures:
Answer: continuity of care
⩥ Which of the following scenarios does NOT involve the
administration of ALS?
A. a 53-year-old patient who is given glucagon for significant
hypoglycemia Incorrect
B. a 64-year-old cardiac arrest patient who is defibrillated with an
automated external defibrillator (AED) Correct
C. a 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a multilumen
device Incorrect
, D. a 61-year-old trauma patient whose chest is decompressed with a
needle Incorrect
Answer: B. a 64-year-old cardiac arrest patient who is defibrillated with
an automated external defibrillator (AED)
⩥ A patient's refusal for EMS treatment and/or transport must be:
Answer: an informed refusal
⩥ Which of the following MOST accurately defines negligence?
Answer: deviation from the standard of care that may result in further
injury
⩥ Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts
abandonment?
Answer: A paramedic transfers patient care to an EMT
⩥ While assisting an advanced life support (ALS) ambulance crew, you
are accidentally stuck with an IV needle. You should:
Answer: report the incident to your supervisor after the call
⩥ A positive TB skin test indicates that:
Answer: . you have been exposed to the disease.
,⩥ Communicating with hearing-impaired patients can be facilitated by
doing all of the following, EXCEPT:
Answer: . elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word
pronunciation.
⩥ When relaying patient information via radio, communications should
be:
Answer: . brief and easily understood.
⩥ f an action or procedure that was performed on a patient is not
recorded on the written report:
Answer: it was not performed in the eyes of the law.
⩥ Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should
include:
Answer: not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by
weapons
⩥ When you begin an oral report, you should state the patient's age, sex,
and:
Answer: chief complaint.
⩥ The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform
emergency medical care in the field is the:
, Answer: medical director.
⩥ Two-way communication that requires the EMT to "push to talk" and
"release to listen" describes what mode of communication?
Answer: . simplex
⩥ According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations, an employer must:
Answer: offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk for
exposure.
⩥ which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based
failure?
An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols
clearly state that he is not authorized to do so.
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury
is aggravated and he is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not
know the pertinent information about the drug.
D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain
proper authorization from medical control first.
Answer: An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she
did not know the pertinent information about the drug. Correct
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every
level of prehospital emergency training?
Answer: AED
⩥ As an EMT, it is important to remember that the signs and symptoms
of cumulative stress:
Answer: may not be present or obvious at all times
⩥ The patient care report (PCR) ensures:
Answer: continuity of care
⩥ Which of the following scenarios does NOT involve the
administration of ALS?
A. a 53-year-old patient who is given glucagon for significant
hypoglycemia Incorrect
B. a 64-year-old cardiac arrest patient who is defibrillated with an
automated external defibrillator (AED) Correct
C. a 48-year-old patient whose airway is secured with a multilumen
device Incorrect
, D. a 61-year-old trauma patient whose chest is decompressed with a
needle Incorrect
Answer: B. a 64-year-old cardiac arrest patient who is defibrillated with
an automated external defibrillator (AED)
⩥ A patient's refusal for EMS treatment and/or transport must be:
Answer: an informed refusal
⩥ Which of the following MOST accurately defines negligence?
Answer: deviation from the standard of care that may result in further
injury
⩥ Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts
abandonment?
Answer: A paramedic transfers patient care to an EMT
⩥ While assisting an advanced life support (ALS) ambulance crew, you
are accidentally stuck with an IV needle. You should:
Answer: report the incident to your supervisor after the call
⩥ A positive TB skin test indicates that:
Answer: . you have been exposed to the disease.
,⩥ Communicating with hearing-impaired patients can be facilitated by
doing all of the following, EXCEPT:
Answer: . elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word
pronunciation.
⩥ When relaying patient information via radio, communications should
be:
Answer: . brief and easily understood.
⩥ f an action or procedure that was performed on a patient is not
recorded on the written report:
Answer: it was not performed in the eyes of the law.
⩥ Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should
include:
Answer: not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by
weapons
⩥ When you begin an oral report, you should state the patient's age, sex,
and:
Answer: chief complaint.
⩥ The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform
emergency medical care in the field is the:
, Answer: medical director.
⩥ Two-way communication that requires the EMT to "push to talk" and
"release to listen" describes what mode of communication?
Answer: . simplex
⩥ According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations, an employer must:
Answer: offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk for
exposure.
⩥ which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based
failure?
An EMT gives the correct drug to a patient, although his protocols
clearly state that he is not authorized to do so.
B. Due to an improperly applied cervical collar, a patient's spinal injury
is aggravated and he is permanently disabled.
C. An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she did not
know the pertinent information about the drug.
D. A patient is given nitroglycerin by an EMT who did not obtain
proper authorization from medical control first.
Answer: An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient because she
did not know the pertinent information about the drug. Correct
