EMT JBL OPERATIONS FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 |
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS 1-300 COMPLETE
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SECTION 1: EMS SYSTEMS & WORKFORCE SAFETY (Questions 1-30)
1. Which of the following is the primary responsibility of an EMT?
A. To provide emergency care to the sick and injured
B. To transport patients to the hospital
C. To ensure personal and scene safety
D. To document all patient encounters
Correct Answer: C. To ensure personal and scene safety
2. The four components of the EMS system are:
A. Public access, communication, clinical care, and transport
B. Emergency dispatch, ambulance response, hospital care, and
rehabilitation
C. Fire, police, EMS, and hospital
D. Assessment, treatment, transport, and transfer of care
Correct Answer: A. Public access, communication, clinical care, and
transport
,3. Which of the following best describes the role of the EMT in the
EMS system?
A. To provide definitive medical care in the prehospital setting
B. To provide basic life support and transport to definitive care
C. To make medical diagnoses in the field
D. To prescribe medications to patients
Correct Answer: B. To provide basic life support and transport to
definitive care
4. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines
recommended by the:
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
B. National Registry of EMTs
C. Individual state's EMS protocols
D. National Association of EMTs
Correct Answer: A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
5. As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
A. The transport time to the hospital
B. Medical director approval
C. An order from a paramedic
D. The patient's condition
Correct Answer: B. Medical director approval
,6. Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical
director and an EMT's scope of practice is correct?
A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but
cannot limit it without state approval
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's
scope of practice without state approval
C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director
after proper training and state approval
D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS
office, not the EMS medical director
Correct Answer: C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by
the medical director after proper training and state approval
7. Determination of exposure is an important component of an
infection control plan because it:
A. Determines which type of communicable disease might be present in
the workplace
B. Defines who is most likely to transmit communicable diseases in the
workplace
C. Defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and
which tasks pose a risk of exposure
D. Identifies which patients are infected with communicable diseases
Correct Answer: C. Defines who is at risk for contact with blood and
body fluids and which tasks pose a risk of exposure
, 8. If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is
important to:
A. Wait at least five minutes before touching another patient
B. Avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10 minutes
C. Wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital
D. Immediately dry your hands with a paper towel
Correct Answer: C. Wash your hands with soap and water at the
hospital
9. Physiologic manifestations of stress include:
A. Increased blood pressure, decreased blood glucose levels, and chest
pain
B. Perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils
C. Flushed skin, decreased muscle control, and vomiting
D. Slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe headaches
Correct Answer: B. Perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and
dilated pupils
10. Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction?
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic
at the scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash
involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with
her coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS 1-300 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | GET IT
RIGHT
SECTION 1: EMS SYSTEMS & WORKFORCE SAFETY (Questions 1-30)
1. Which of the following is the primary responsibility of an EMT?
A. To provide emergency care to the sick and injured
B. To transport patients to the hospital
C. To ensure personal and scene safety
D. To document all patient encounters
Correct Answer: C. To ensure personal and scene safety
2. The four components of the EMS system are:
A. Public access, communication, clinical care, and transport
B. Emergency dispatch, ambulance response, hospital care, and
rehabilitation
C. Fire, police, EMS, and hospital
D. Assessment, treatment, transport, and transfer of care
Correct Answer: A. Public access, communication, clinical care, and
transport
,3. Which of the following best describes the role of the EMT in the
EMS system?
A. To provide definitive medical care in the prehospital setting
B. To provide basic life support and transport to definitive care
C. To make medical diagnoses in the field
D. To prescribe medications to patients
Correct Answer: B. To provide basic life support and transport to
definitive care
4. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines
recommended by the:
A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
B. National Registry of EMTs
C. Individual state's EMS protocols
D. National Association of EMTs
Correct Answer: A. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
5. As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient
with chest pain based on:
A. The transport time to the hospital
B. Medical director approval
C. An order from a paramedic
D. The patient's condition
Correct Answer: B. Medical director approval
,6. Which of the following statements regarding the EMS medical
director and an EMT's scope of practice is correct?
A. The EMS medical director can expand the EMT's scope of practice but
cannot limit it without state approval
B. The EMS medical director can expand or limit an individual EMT's
scope of practice without state approval
C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by the medical director
after proper training and state approval
D. An EMT's scope of practice is exclusively regulated by the state EMS
office, not the EMS medical director
Correct Answer: C. An EMT's scope of practice may be expanded by
the medical director after proper training and state approval
7. Determination of exposure is an important component of an
infection control plan because it:
A. Determines which type of communicable disease might be present in
the workplace
B. Defines who is most likely to transmit communicable diseases in the
workplace
C. Defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and
which tasks pose a risk of exposure
D. Identifies which patients are infected with communicable diseases
Correct Answer: C. Defines who is at risk for contact with blood and
body fluids and which tasks pose a risk of exposure
, 8. If you use a waterless handwashing substitute in the field, it is
important to:
A. Wait at least five minutes before touching another patient
B. Avoid donning another pair of gloves for at least 10 minutes
C. Wash your hands with soap and water at the hospital
D. Immediately dry your hands with a paper towel
Correct Answer: C. Wash your hands with soap and water at the
hospital
9. Physiologic manifestations of stress include:
A. Increased blood pressure, decreased blood glucose levels, and chest
pain
B. Perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and dilated pupils
C. Flushed skin, decreased muscle control, and vomiting
D. Slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe headaches
Correct Answer: B. Perspiration, increased blood glucose levels, and
dilated pupils
10. Which of the following scenarios most accurately depicts a
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction?
A. A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and diaphoretic
at the scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries
B. An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle crash
involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed
C. An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable with
her coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia
