Ultimate EMT Exam Prep Guide:
Test Bank for Prehospital
Emergency Care (12th Ed) by
Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J.
Karren, and Brent Q. Hafen
Questions and Answer 2026/2027
Sure Pass
Primary purpose of modern-day EMS system
Correct Answer: Decrease the incidence of death and
disability related to injury and illness.
Document that influenced modern EMS system
Correct Answer: The white paper 'Accidental Death and
Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society,' in
1966.
First requirement for an Emergency Medical Responder to
work full-time
Correct Answer: They will first have to become an
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Four levels of EMS practitioners
Correct Answer: Paramedics.
What an EMT can do that an EMR cannot
Correct Answer: Administer some medications.
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,Type of care EMRs provide in cardiac arrest
Correct Answer: Automated external defibrillation.
Advanced care provided by Paramedics that EMTs cannot
provide
Correct Answer: Initiating intravenous (IV) therapy.
EMT statement requiring immediate intervention
Correct Answer: 'I drive as fast as I can to get to the scene
of an emergency, especially if a child is sick or injured
according to dispatch information.'
EMT Understanding
Correct Answer: The patient's needs come before anyone
else's needs.
EMT Scene Responsibility
Correct Answer: At the scene of an emergency, my
responsibility is to get to the patient no matter what.
EMT Safety Priority
Correct Answer: My safety comes first, and then the
patient's safety.
Public Safety Recognition
Correct Answer: As an EMT, I recognize that the public's
safety comes before the safety of me or my partner.
EMS Unique Position
Correct Answer: EMS providers are familiar with and
capable of functioning in the out-of-hospital environment.
Motor Vehicle Collision Response
Correct Answer: Clear the bystanders, allow the fire
department to secure the wires, access the patient,
extricate the patient, transport.
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,Scene Focus
Correct Answer: Once a scene is free of safety hazards,
the EMT must recognize and focus on the needs of the
patient.
Quality Improvement Committee Role
Correct Answer: Develop ways in which the delivery of
emergency care can be improved.
Logical QI Project
Correct Answer: Monthly continuing education programs
in which seldom-used skills are practiced.
Medical Director Inquiry
Correct Answer: Related to her responsibilities as medical
director, which question is most appropriate?
EMT wages determination
Correct Answer: How do you determine the wages that the
EMTs are paid?
Ambulance system logistics
Correct Answer: How do you determine the number and
location of ambulances within the system?
Emergency care protocols update frequency
Correct Answer: How often are the emergency care
protocols updated?
Daily chores assignment
Correct Answer: Do you assign the daily chores that must
be completed around the stations?
Medical director requirements
Correct Answer: To be a medical director of an ambulance
service, which requirement must the interested individual
satisfy?
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, Licensed physician requirement
Correct Answer: Licensed physician
Emergency physician with surgical experience
Correct Answer: Emergency physician with surgical
experience
Paramedic physician requirement
Correct Answer: Physician who was a paramedic
EMS college degree requirement
Correct Answer: Physician with a college degree in
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
EMT medical care authority
Correct Answer: As an EMT, which requirement must be
met so that you can provide routine and emergency
medical care to the sick and injured, as an extension of
the medical director's authority?
Service medical director requirement
Correct Answer: A service medical director
Knowledgeable partner requirement
Correct Answer: A knowledgeable partner
Safe driving record requirement
Correct Answer: A safe driving record
Pediatric patient review resource
Correct Answer: To review this information, which
resource should you consult first?
Service protocols
Correct Answer: Service protocols
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Test Bank for Prehospital
Emergency Care (12th Ed) by
Joseph J. Mistovich, Keith J.
Karren, and Brent Q. Hafen
Questions and Answer 2026/2027
Sure Pass
Primary purpose of modern-day EMS system
Correct Answer: Decrease the incidence of death and
disability related to injury and illness.
Document that influenced modern EMS system
Correct Answer: The white paper 'Accidental Death and
Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society,' in
1966.
First requirement for an Emergency Medical Responder to
work full-time
Correct Answer: They will first have to become an
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Four levels of EMS practitioners
Correct Answer: Paramedics.
What an EMT can do that an EMR cannot
Correct Answer: Administer some medications.
1
,Type of care EMRs provide in cardiac arrest
Correct Answer: Automated external defibrillation.
Advanced care provided by Paramedics that EMTs cannot
provide
Correct Answer: Initiating intravenous (IV) therapy.
EMT statement requiring immediate intervention
Correct Answer: 'I drive as fast as I can to get to the scene
of an emergency, especially if a child is sick or injured
according to dispatch information.'
EMT Understanding
Correct Answer: The patient's needs come before anyone
else's needs.
EMT Scene Responsibility
Correct Answer: At the scene of an emergency, my
responsibility is to get to the patient no matter what.
EMT Safety Priority
Correct Answer: My safety comes first, and then the
patient's safety.
Public Safety Recognition
Correct Answer: As an EMT, I recognize that the public's
safety comes before the safety of me or my partner.
EMS Unique Position
Correct Answer: EMS providers are familiar with and
capable of functioning in the out-of-hospital environment.
Motor Vehicle Collision Response
Correct Answer: Clear the bystanders, allow the fire
department to secure the wires, access the patient,
extricate the patient, transport.
2
,Scene Focus
Correct Answer: Once a scene is free of safety hazards,
the EMT must recognize and focus on the needs of the
patient.
Quality Improvement Committee Role
Correct Answer: Develop ways in which the delivery of
emergency care can be improved.
Logical QI Project
Correct Answer: Monthly continuing education programs
in which seldom-used skills are practiced.
Medical Director Inquiry
Correct Answer: Related to her responsibilities as medical
director, which question is most appropriate?
EMT wages determination
Correct Answer: How do you determine the wages that the
EMTs are paid?
Ambulance system logistics
Correct Answer: How do you determine the number and
location of ambulances within the system?
Emergency care protocols update frequency
Correct Answer: How often are the emergency care
protocols updated?
Daily chores assignment
Correct Answer: Do you assign the daily chores that must
be completed around the stations?
Medical director requirements
Correct Answer: To be a medical director of an ambulance
service, which requirement must the interested individual
satisfy?
3
, Licensed physician requirement
Correct Answer: Licensed physician
Emergency physician with surgical experience
Correct Answer: Emergency physician with surgical
experience
Paramedic physician requirement
Correct Answer: Physician who was a paramedic
EMS college degree requirement
Correct Answer: Physician with a college degree in
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
EMT medical care authority
Correct Answer: As an EMT, which requirement must be
met so that you can provide routine and emergency
medical care to the sick and injured, as an extension of
the medical director's authority?
Service medical director requirement
Correct Answer: A service medical director
Knowledgeable partner requirement
Correct Answer: A knowledgeable partner
Safe driving record requirement
Correct Answer: A safe driving record
Pediatric patient review resource
Correct Answer: To review this information, which
resource should you consult first?
Service protocols
Correct Answer: Service protocols
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