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***EMT WRITTEN STATE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
(PSI)*** QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED
AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD
AND PASS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
1. Which of the following is NOT true of medical control?
A) It is determined by the dispatcher.
B) It may be written or "standing orders."
C) It may require online radio or phone consultation.
D) It describes the care authorized by the medical director
❖It is determined by the dispatcher.
2. The major goal of quality improvement is to ensure
that:
A) quarterly audits of the EMS system are performed.
B) EMTs have received BLS/CPR training.
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C) the public receives the highest standard of care.
D) the proper information is received in the billing
department.
❖C) the public receives the highest standard of care.
3. Federal legislation concerning patient confidentiality is
known as:
A) HIPAA.
B) NAACS.
C) EMTALA.
D) FLCPC.
❖HIPAA
4. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and
your partner go out for breakfast. While entering the
restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his chest
and collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no
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pulse and is not breathing. To treat this patient, you will
follow:
A) off-line medical control.
C) protocols.
B) online medical control.
D) All of these answers are correct.
❖D) All of these answers are correct.
5. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and
your partner go out for breakfast. While entering the
restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his chest
and collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no
pulse and is not breathing. What level of training would
allow you to perform an electrocardiogram and advanced
life support on this patient?
A) EMR
B) EMT
C) AEMT
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D) Paramedic
❖D) Paramedic
6. ______________ is a circular system of continuous
internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of
an EMS system
❖Continuous quality iimprovement
7. One of the most dramatic recent developments in
prehospital emergency care is the use of a(n)__________
defibrillator
❖automated external
8. The primary ________ area is the main area in which
an EMS agency operates.
❖service
***EMT WRITTEN STATE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
(PSI)*** QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED
AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD
AND PASS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
1. Which of the following is NOT true of medical control?
A) It is determined by the dispatcher.
B) It may be written or "standing orders."
C) It may require online radio or phone consultation.
D) It describes the care authorized by the medical director
❖It is determined by the dispatcher.
2. The major goal of quality improvement is to ensure
that:
A) quarterly audits of the EMS system are performed.
B) EMTs have received BLS/CPR training.
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C) the public receives the highest standard of care.
D) the proper information is received in the billing
department.
❖C) the public receives the highest standard of care.
3. Federal legislation concerning patient confidentiality is
known as:
A) HIPAA.
B) NAACS.
C) EMTALA.
D) FLCPC.
❖HIPAA
4. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and
your partner go out for breakfast. While entering the
restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his chest
and collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no
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pulse and is not breathing. To treat this patient, you will
follow:
A) off-line medical control.
C) protocols.
B) online medical control.
D) All of these answers are correct.
❖D) All of these answers are correct.
5. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and
your partner go out for breakfast. While entering the
restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his chest
and collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no
pulse and is not breathing. What level of training would
allow you to perform an electrocardiogram and advanced
life support on this patient?
A) EMR
B) EMT
C) AEMT
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D) Paramedic
❖D) Paramedic
6. ______________ is a circular system of continuous
internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of
an EMS system
❖Continuous quality iimprovement
7. One of the most dramatic recent developments in
prehospital emergency care is the use of a(n)__________
defibrillator
❖automated external
8. The primary ________ area is the main area in which
an EMS agency operates.
❖service
