EMT JBL OPERATIONS FINAL PAPER 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Upon returning to quarters after working a major car accident
involving an entire family, a member of the press calls and requests
information regarding the call. What should you do?
A) Disclose the general extent of the patient's injuries, but avoid
disclosing to which facility they were transported
B) Disclose the ages of the patients and the facility to which they
were transported, but avoid discussing their injuries
C) Provide information requested on the patients who are not
minors, but avoid disclosing your name or badge number
D) Inform him that the patients were transported to the hospital, but
that you cannot disclose the extent of their injuries
Answer: D
◉ In which of the following situations would negligence likely be
established?
A) medication error was made but corrective action was taken
B) The paramedic misses a subtle myocardial infarction on the ECG
,C) When carrying a patient, the paramedic slips and drops the
patient
D) The paramedic intubates a patient's esophagus and does not
recognize it
Answer: D
◉ Which of the following situations would require involvement of a
technical rescue team?
A) Woman who was ejected when her car struck a large tree
B) Man who fell from atop a mountain and landed on a ledge
C) Obese woman in cardiac arrest who is in a small bedroom
D) Child who was found floating face-down in a swimming pool
Answer: B
◉ Your EMS supervisor arrives at the scene of a motor vehicle crash,
assesses the patient, and requests air-medical transport. You and
your partner are 6 minutes away from the scene. What should you
do?
A) Cancel the air-medical response until you arrive at the scene
B) Contact the on-scene supervisor to inquire about the extent of
injuries
C) Cancel your response and allow the air-medical unit to transport
,D) Contact dispatch and inquire about the current weather
conditions
Answer: B
◉ A 33-year-old man with generalized weakness and nausea has a
blood glucose level of 39 mg/dL. He is conscious and alert and
answers all questions appropriately. As you are preparing the IV
equipment and dextrose, the patient tells you that he will not allow
you to start an IV on him or give him any drugs; he will only allow
you to transport him to the hospital. What should you do?
A) Recognize that he does not have decision-making capacity
because of his low blood glucose level
B) Follow the patient's wishes, initiate transport, and closely
monitor his condition en route to the hospital
C) Advise him that if you do not give him glucose, his condition could
potentially deteriorate and he could die
D) Refrain from starting the IV line, but give him oral glucose in
order to increase his blood glucose level
Answer: C
◉ Which of the following statements regarding to the proper
disposal or handling of sharps is correct?
, A) You should detach the needle from a prefilled syringe prior to
disposal.
B) Dispose of the needle in an appropriate container immediately
after use.
C) Drop the needle on the floor immediately after starting an IV line.
D) Wait to retrieve and dispose of all sharps until the call is
complete.
Answer: B
◉ After delivering a man to the emergency department, you give
your verbal report to the attending physician. As you are completing
your patient care report, you hear the patient give the physician
information that is vastly different from what he told you. What
should you do?
A) Advise the physician of the information that the patient gave to
you and consider the possibility that he is confused due to a
significant underlying problem
B) Ask him why he gave you different information during your
prehospital assessment and revise your patient care report to reflect
what he told the physician
C) Repeat the entire patient history after the patient has spoken to
the physician to ensure that you obtain the most reliable
information for your patient care report
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Upon returning to quarters after working a major car accident
involving an entire family, a member of the press calls and requests
information regarding the call. What should you do?
A) Disclose the general extent of the patient's injuries, but avoid
disclosing to which facility they were transported
B) Disclose the ages of the patients and the facility to which they
were transported, but avoid discussing their injuries
C) Provide information requested on the patients who are not
minors, but avoid disclosing your name or badge number
D) Inform him that the patients were transported to the hospital, but
that you cannot disclose the extent of their injuries
Answer: D
◉ In which of the following situations would negligence likely be
established?
A) medication error was made but corrective action was taken
B) The paramedic misses a subtle myocardial infarction on the ECG
,C) When carrying a patient, the paramedic slips and drops the
patient
D) The paramedic intubates a patient's esophagus and does not
recognize it
Answer: D
◉ Which of the following situations would require involvement of a
technical rescue team?
A) Woman who was ejected when her car struck a large tree
B) Man who fell from atop a mountain and landed on a ledge
C) Obese woman in cardiac arrest who is in a small bedroom
D) Child who was found floating face-down in a swimming pool
Answer: B
◉ Your EMS supervisor arrives at the scene of a motor vehicle crash,
assesses the patient, and requests air-medical transport. You and
your partner are 6 minutes away from the scene. What should you
do?
A) Cancel the air-medical response until you arrive at the scene
B) Contact the on-scene supervisor to inquire about the extent of
injuries
C) Cancel your response and allow the air-medical unit to transport
,D) Contact dispatch and inquire about the current weather
conditions
Answer: B
◉ A 33-year-old man with generalized weakness and nausea has a
blood glucose level of 39 mg/dL. He is conscious and alert and
answers all questions appropriately. As you are preparing the IV
equipment and dextrose, the patient tells you that he will not allow
you to start an IV on him or give him any drugs; he will only allow
you to transport him to the hospital. What should you do?
A) Recognize that he does not have decision-making capacity
because of his low blood glucose level
B) Follow the patient's wishes, initiate transport, and closely
monitor his condition en route to the hospital
C) Advise him that if you do not give him glucose, his condition could
potentially deteriorate and he could die
D) Refrain from starting the IV line, but give him oral glucose in
order to increase his blood glucose level
Answer: C
◉ Which of the following statements regarding to the proper
disposal or handling of sharps is correct?
, A) You should detach the needle from a prefilled syringe prior to
disposal.
B) Dispose of the needle in an appropriate container immediately
after use.
C) Drop the needle on the floor immediately after starting an IV line.
D) Wait to retrieve and dispose of all sharps until the call is
complete.
Answer: B
◉ After delivering a man to the emergency department, you give
your verbal report to the attending physician. As you are completing
your patient care report, you hear the patient give the physician
information that is vastly different from what he told you. What
should you do?
A) Advise the physician of the information that the patient gave to
you and consider the possibility that he is confused due to a
significant underlying problem
B) Ask him why he gave you different information during your
prehospital assessment and revise your patient care report to reflect
what he told the physician
C) Repeat the entire patient history after the patient has spoken to
the physician to ensure that you obtain the most reliable
information for your patient care report
