EMT JBL EXAM PREP GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ During your assessment of a patient with a chest injury, you note
that only one side of his chest moves when he breathes. How should
you describe his chest movement?
Select one:
A. Paradoxical
B. Medial
C. Bidirectional
D. Unilateral
Answer: D. Unilateral
◉ Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a product of:
Select one:
A. stroke volume and systemic vascular resistance.
B. heart rate and systemic vascular resistance.
C. heart rate and stroke volume.
D. cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance.
Answer: D. cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance.
,◉ While transporting a stable patient with chest pain to the hospital,
you come across a major motor vehicle crash involving several
critically injured patients. You should:
Select one:
A. remain at the scene until law enforcement and another ambulance
arrive.
B. continue transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of
the crash.
C. ask a bystander to remain with your patient as you treat the crash
victims.
D. stop and triage the patients while your partner remains in the
ambulance.
Answer: B. continue transporting your patient and notify the
dispatcher of the crash.
◉ After assuming care of a cardiac arrest patient from an EMT, the
paramedic should remember that:
Select one:
A. ALS interventions are fundamentally more critical than BLS
interventions.
B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care continuum.
C. the BLS care provided by the EMT is the "first steps" of ALS care.
,D. ALS interventions are the core interventions around which BLS
care is provided.
Answer: B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care
continuum.
◉ Your EMS system uses a computerized PCR in which you fill in the
information electronically and then send it to the emergency
department via a secure Internet server. The PCR has a
comprehensive series of drop-down boxes, which are used to
identify your assessment findings and specify the treatment that you
provided; it also has a section for your narrative. When completing
your PCR after a call, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid documenting personally identifiable information, such as
the patient's name, because the PCR could be intercepted during
transmission.
B. complete a thorough and accurate narrative because drop-down
boxes cannot provide all of the information that needs to be
documented.
C. enter all of the pertinent information of the electronic PCR, but
then print it out and provide a copy to the emergency department
staff.
D. defer the narrative only if the information in the drop-down boxes
accurately ref
, Answer: B. complete a thorough and accurate narrative because
drop-down boxes cannot provide all of the information that needs to
be documented.
◉ A critical aspect of the rapid extrication technique is to:
Select one:
A. extricate the patient with one coordinated move.
B. apply a vest-style device before moving the patient.
C. maintain stabilization of the spine at all times.
D. move the patient as quickly as you possibly can.
Answer: C. maintain stabilization of the spine at all times.
◉ Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):
Select one:
A. decrease in oxygen, which increases the pH of the cerebrospinal
fluid.
B. increase in oxygen, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal
fluid.
C. decrease in carbon dioxide, which increases the pH of the
cerebrospinal fluid.
D. increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the
cerebrospinal fluid.
Answer: D. increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the
cerebrospinal fluid.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ During your assessment of a patient with a chest injury, you note
that only one side of his chest moves when he breathes. How should
you describe his chest movement?
Select one:
A. Paradoxical
B. Medial
C. Bidirectional
D. Unilateral
Answer: D. Unilateral
◉ Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a product of:
Select one:
A. stroke volume and systemic vascular resistance.
B. heart rate and systemic vascular resistance.
C. heart rate and stroke volume.
D. cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance.
Answer: D. cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance.
,◉ While transporting a stable patient with chest pain to the hospital,
you come across a major motor vehicle crash involving several
critically injured patients. You should:
Select one:
A. remain at the scene until law enforcement and another ambulance
arrive.
B. continue transporting your patient and notify the dispatcher of
the crash.
C. ask a bystander to remain with your patient as you treat the crash
victims.
D. stop and triage the patients while your partner remains in the
ambulance.
Answer: B. continue transporting your patient and notify the
dispatcher of the crash.
◉ After assuming care of a cardiac arrest patient from an EMT, the
paramedic should remember that:
Select one:
A. ALS interventions are fundamentally more critical than BLS
interventions.
B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care continuum.
C. the BLS care provided by the EMT is the "first steps" of ALS care.
,D. ALS interventions are the core interventions around which BLS
care is provided.
Answer: B. BLS efforts must continue throughout the patient care
continuum.
◉ Your EMS system uses a computerized PCR in which you fill in the
information electronically and then send it to the emergency
department via a secure Internet server. The PCR has a
comprehensive series of drop-down boxes, which are used to
identify your assessment findings and specify the treatment that you
provided; it also has a section for your narrative. When completing
your PCR after a call, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid documenting personally identifiable information, such as
the patient's name, because the PCR could be intercepted during
transmission.
B. complete a thorough and accurate narrative because drop-down
boxes cannot provide all of the information that needs to be
documented.
C. enter all of the pertinent information of the electronic PCR, but
then print it out and provide a copy to the emergency department
staff.
D. defer the narrative only if the information in the drop-down boxes
accurately ref
, Answer: B. complete a thorough and accurate narrative because
drop-down boxes cannot provide all of the information that needs to
be documented.
◉ A critical aspect of the rapid extrication technique is to:
Select one:
A. extricate the patient with one coordinated move.
B. apply a vest-style device before moving the patient.
C. maintain stabilization of the spine at all times.
D. move the patient as quickly as you possibly can.
Answer: C. maintain stabilization of the spine at all times.
◉ Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):
Select one:
A. decrease in oxygen, which increases the pH of the cerebrospinal
fluid.
B. increase in oxygen, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal
fluid.
C. decrease in carbon dioxide, which increases the pH of the
cerebrospinal fluid.
D. increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the
cerebrospinal fluid.
Answer: D. increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the
cerebrospinal fluid.
