PLATINUM FINAL EXAM EMTP 3 3
REVIEW 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ Public Safety answering point (PSAP)
Answer: specially trained dispatchers when 911 is dialed; access all
emergency services (fire, police, EMS)
◉ Types of EMS systems
Answer: fire department, municipal, private, hospital-based, law
enforcement
◉ Ben Taub
Answer: Level 1 trauma, suspected adult SA, psychiatric care, safety-net
hospital
◉ Memorial Hermann
Answer: Level 1 trauma, chemical exposures/burns
◉ TCH
Answer: Level 1 trauma, pediatric illness/injury, pediatric SA
◉ Houston Methodist
,Answer: Orthopedic injuries, psychiatric care
◉ Level 1 trauma
Answer: comprehensive regional resource, total care for every injury,
specialists present 24/7 (Ex. Ben Taub, Memorial Hermann), organized
teaching/research effort for innovations, substance abuse screening/pt
intervention, minimum requirement for annual volume of severe injuries
◉ Level 2 trauma
Answer: intiate definitive care, but no specialists 24/7
◉ Level 3 trauma
Answer: surgery, intensive care and stabilization, but no specialists (ex.
LBJ), 24-hour immediate coverage by ER physicians, provides back up
care for rural/community hospitals
◉ Level 4 trauma
Answer: initial evaluation, stabilization, diagnostics; prepares for
transfer to higher levels of care, incorporates comprehensive quality
assessment program, involved with prevention efforts & active outreach
program
◉ Stroke Center level 3
Answer: minimum 50 patients a year, dedicated stroke unit
,◉ Stroke center level 2
Answer: minimum 100 patients per year, 50 mechanical thrombectomies
(clot removals) per year, dedicated stroke unit
◉ Stroke center level 1
Answer: minimum 250 patients per year, 50 mechanicam
thrombectomies per year, neuro-intensive care unit & dedicated stroke
unit
◉ Urgent care vs hospital care
Answer: Send to urgent if not immediately life-threatening, but needs
evaluation (faster to see physician)
◉ Admission hospital levels
Answer: Observation, Intermediate medical units (4 pt/1 nurse),
intensive care unit (ICU-2 pt/1 nurse)
◉ Standard of care
Answer: care expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training
when managing a similar patient; right assessment and proper execution
◉ Duty to act
Answer: refer to one's legal obligation to provide service whether you
think the patient needs an ambulance or not
, ◉ Good Samaritan Laws
Answer: protect a person who is not being paid for their services from
liability for acts performed in good faith
◉ Sovereign Immunity
Answer: prevents persons treated by public EMS systems from suing the
government (have to sue agency, not you)
◉ Informed consent
Answer: adult patient consents after being informed of the care to be
provided and the associated risks
◉ Expressed consent
Answer: patient verbally or nonverbally confirms consent
◉ Implied consent
Answer: assumption that unresonsive/unable to decide patient would
consent to care if they could; unable to communicate, impaired mental
capacity, minor without parents, court of record
◉ Minor consent
Answer: consent to treat obtained from parent or other guardians,
otherwise implied consent
◉ Involuntary consent
REVIEW 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ Public Safety answering point (PSAP)
Answer: specially trained dispatchers when 911 is dialed; access all
emergency services (fire, police, EMS)
◉ Types of EMS systems
Answer: fire department, municipal, private, hospital-based, law
enforcement
◉ Ben Taub
Answer: Level 1 trauma, suspected adult SA, psychiatric care, safety-net
hospital
◉ Memorial Hermann
Answer: Level 1 trauma, chemical exposures/burns
◉ TCH
Answer: Level 1 trauma, pediatric illness/injury, pediatric SA
◉ Houston Methodist
,Answer: Orthopedic injuries, psychiatric care
◉ Level 1 trauma
Answer: comprehensive regional resource, total care for every injury,
specialists present 24/7 (Ex. Ben Taub, Memorial Hermann), organized
teaching/research effort for innovations, substance abuse screening/pt
intervention, minimum requirement for annual volume of severe injuries
◉ Level 2 trauma
Answer: intiate definitive care, but no specialists 24/7
◉ Level 3 trauma
Answer: surgery, intensive care and stabilization, but no specialists (ex.
LBJ), 24-hour immediate coverage by ER physicians, provides back up
care for rural/community hospitals
◉ Level 4 trauma
Answer: initial evaluation, stabilization, diagnostics; prepares for
transfer to higher levels of care, incorporates comprehensive quality
assessment program, involved with prevention efforts & active outreach
program
◉ Stroke Center level 3
Answer: minimum 50 patients a year, dedicated stroke unit
,◉ Stroke center level 2
Answer: minimum 100 patients per year, 50 mechanical thrombectomies
(clot removals) per year, dedicated stroke unit
◉ Stroke center level 1
Answer: minimum 250 patients per year, 50 mechanicam
thrombectomies per year, neuro-intensive care unit & dedicated stroke
unit
◉ Urgent care vs hospital care
Answer: Send to urgent if not immediately life-threatening, but needs
evaluation (faster to see physician)
◉ Admission hospital levels
Answer: Observation, Intermediate medical units (4 pt/1 nurse),
intensive care unit (ICU-2 pt/1 nurse)
◉ Standard of care
Answer: care expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training
when managing a similar patient; right assessment and proper execution
◉ Duty to act
Answer: refer to one's legal obligation to provide service whether you
think the patient needs an ambulance or not
, ◉ Good Samaritan Laws
Answer: protect a person who is not being paid for their services from
liability for acts performed in good faith
◉ Sovereign Immunity
Answer: prevents persons treated by public EMS systems from suing the
government (have to sue agency, not you)
◉ Informed consent
Answer: adult patient consents after being informed of the care to be
provided and the associated risks
◉ Expressed consent
Answer: patient verbally or nonverbally confirms consent
◉ Implied consent
Answer: assumption that unresonsive/unable to decide patient would
consent to care if they could; unable to communicate, impaired mental
capacity, minor without parents, court of record
◉ Minor consent
Answer: consent to treat obtained from parent or other guardians,
otherwise implied consent
◉ Involuntary consent
