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EMT-B FINAL ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 2026
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH EXPERT
FEEDBACK |NEW AND REVISED
Your patient is a medical patient with a suspected drug overdose. He is lying
supine on your stretcher, and you have been maintaining his airway. When moving
him from the ambulance stretcher to the hospital stretcher, you will probably use
the:
A. crade carry.
B. modified draw-sheet method.
C. direct ground lift.
D. extremity lift. - ANSWER- B. modified draw-sheet method.
To load the wheeled ambulance stretcher into the ambulance, the two EMTs should
position themselves on _____ of the stretcher.
A. opposite sides
B. opposide ends
C. the same side
D. one end and one side - ANSWER- A. opposite sides
You are treating a 28-year-old conscious diabetic who has an altered level of
consciousness. She is lying on the floor at the moment. To move her from the floor
to a stair chair, use the:
A. indirect carry.
B. extremity lift.
C. slide transfer.
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D. chair lift. - ANSWER- B. extremity lift.
Drags are used only in emergencies because they:
A. do not protect the patient's neck and spine.
B. require excessive energy from the EMT.
C. may injure the EMT's back.
D. provide full immobilization. - ANSWER- A. do not protect the patient's neck
and spine.
To maintain balance when lifting a patient-carrying device, it is best to use _____
rescuers to carry the device.
A. three
B. an even number of
C. an odd number of
D. bystanders and - ANSWER- B. an even number of
You are treating the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision. He is a 22-year-old
male who requires immediate airway and bleeding control. You are unable to
provide this treatment in the vehicle. You should:
A. check the patient's vital signs.
B. make an urgent move.
C. remove the patient on a short backboard.
D. do all of these. - ANSWER- B. make an urgent move.
Your patient is an unconscious adult female stroke patient. Which carry is
considered very difficult to use with an unconscious person?
A. Cradle
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B. Three-rescuer
C. Shoulder
D. Piggyback - ANSWER- D. Piggyback
The _____ carry must be performed in one unbroken sweep.
A. pack strap
B. front piggyback
C. firefighter's
D. four-rescue - ANSWER- C. firefighter's
A canvas or rubberized stretcher that can be used to move a patient through a
narrow hallway or restricted are is called a _____ stretcher.
A. basket
B. portable
C. flexible
D. wheeled-ambulance - ANSWER- C. flexible
A patient with obvious spinal injuries is found on the floor of a burning building.
The EMT rates the situation hazardous but not yet dire. Alone and without special
equipment, the EMT should use the:
A. cradle carry.
B. clothes drag.
C. firefighter's carry.
D. pack-strap method. - ANSWER- B. clothes drag.
The patient-carrying device of choice for the 20-year-old male who is dizzy by not
injured is the _____ stretcher.
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A. portable ambulance
B. wire basket
C. wheeled ambulance
D. slat - ANSWER- C. wheeled ambulance
If you are an EMT with a service that does not provide the appropriate personal
protective equipment, why should you serve as an advocate for this equipment?
A. Your crew members could be injured unneccessarily.
B. You could be seriously injured.
C. An injured EMT is of little help to the patient.
D. All of these are reasons to serve as an advocate. - ANSWER- D. All of these are
reasons to serve as an advocate.
During an EMT call, a lethal threat is made by the 24-year-old intoxicated male.
The EMT should first:
A. retreat to a safe area.
B. radio for assistance.
C. reevaluate the situation.
D. remedy the situation. - ANSWER- A. retreat to a safe area.
Of the different types of stress, which is a positive form that helps the EMT work
under pressure and respond effectively?
A. Eumulative stress
B. Eustress
C. Distress
D. Critical incident stress - ANSWER- B. Eustress
EMT-B FINAL ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 2026
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH EXPERT
FEEDBACK |NEW AND REVISED
Your patient is a medical patient with a suspected drug overdose. He is lying
supine on your stretcher, and you have been maintaining his airway. When moving
him from the ambulance stretcher to the hospital stretcher, you will probably use
the:
A. crade carry.
B. modified draw-sheet method.
C. direct ground lift.
D. extremity lift. - ANSWER- B. modified draw-sheet method.
To load the wheeled ambulance stretcher into the ambulance, the two EMTs should
position themselves on _____ of the stretcher.
A. opposite sides
B. opposide ends
C. the same side
D. one end and one side - ANSWER- A. opposite sides
You are treating a 28-year-old conscious diabetic who has an altered level of
consciousness. She is lying on the floor at the moment. To move her from the floor
to a stair chair, use the:
A. indirect carry.
B. extremity lift.
C. slide transfer.
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D. chair lift. - ANSWER- B. extremity lift.
Drags are used only in emergencies because they:
A. do not protect the patient's neck and spine.
B. require excessive energy from the EMT.
C. may injure the EMT's back.
D. provide full immobilization. - ANSWER- A. do not protect the patient's neck
and spine.
To maintain balance when lifting a patient-carrying device, it is best to use _____
rescuers to carry the device.
A. three
B. an even number of
C. an odd number of
D. bystanders and - ANSWER- B. an even number of
You are treating the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision. He is a 22-year-old
male who requires immediate airway and bleeding control. You are unable to
provide this treatment in the vehicle. You should:
A. check the patient's vital signs.
B. make an urgent move.
C. remove the patient on a short backboard.
D. do all of these. - ANSWER- B. make an urgent move.
Your patient is an unconscious adult female stroke patient. Which carry is
considered very difficult to use with an unconscious person?
A. Cradle
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B. Three-rescuer
C. Shoulder
D. Piggyback - ANSWER- D. Piggyback
The _____ carry must be performed in one unbroken sweep.
A. pack strap
B. front piggyback
C. firefighter's
D. four-rescue - ANSWER- C. firefighter's
A canvas or rubberized stretcher that can be used to move a patient through a
narrow hallway or restricted are is called a _____ stretcher.
A. basket
B. portable
C. flexible
D. wheeled-ambulance - ANSWER- C. flexible
A patient with obvious spinal injuries is found on the floor of a burning building.
The EMT rates the situation hazardous but not yet dire. Alone and without special
equipment, the EMT should use the:
A. cradle carry.
B. clothes drag.
C. firefighter's carry.
D. pack-strap method. - ANSWER- B. clothes drag.
The patient-carrying device of choice for the 20-year-old male who is dizzy by not
injured is the _____ stretcher.
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A. portable ambulance
B. wire basket
C. wheeled ambulance
D. slat - ANSWER- C. wheeled ambulance
If you are an EMT with a service that does not provide the appropriate personal
protective equipment, why should you serve as an advocate for this equipment?
A. Your crew members could be injured unneccessarily.
B. You could be seriously injured.
C. An injured EMT is of little help to the patient.
D. All of these are reasons to serve as an advocate. - ANSWER- D. All of these are
reasons to serve as an advocate.
During an EMT call, a lethal threat is made by the 24-year-old intoxicated male.
The EMT should first:
A. retreat to a safe area.
B. radio for assistance.
C. reevaluate the situation.
D. remedy the situation. - ANSWER- A. retreat to a safe area.
Of the different types of stress, which is a positive form that helps the EMT work
under pressure and respond effectively?
A. Eumulative stress
B. Eustress
C. Distress
D. Critical incident stress - ANSWER- B. Eustress
