Loyola EMS System Entry Review Questions
and Answers Latest 2026/2027 Version
1. Which action best ensures personal safety when arriving at an emergency
scene?
A) Begin patient care immediately
B) Park as close to the patient as possible
C) Survey the scene for hazards before entry
D) Ask bystanders what happened
Answer C: Survey the scene for hazards before entry
Rationale: Scene size-up and hazard identification are the first priorities to protect
EMS providers and others. Safety always comes before patient care.
2. The primary responsibility of an EMT at an emergency scene is to:
A) Diagnose medical conditions
B) Transport the patient rapidly
C) Ensure safety and provide appropriate prehospital care
D) Obtain a detailed medical history
Answer C: Ensure safety and provide appropriate prehospital care
Rationale: EMTs focus on safety, basic life support, and stabilization rather than
diagnosis or rapid transport without proper assessment.
,3. Which personal protective equipment (PPE) is MOST appropriate when
there is a risk of blood exposure?
A) Surgical mask only
B) Gloves, gown, eye protection, and mask
C) Gloves only
D) Eye protection only
Answer B: Gloves, gown, eye protection, and mask
Rationale: Standard precautions require appropriate PPE based on the anticipated
exposure risk. Blood exposure requires gloves, gown, eye protection, and mask.
4. The first step in patient assessment according to Loyola EMS protocols is:
A) Take vital signs
B) Obtain patient history
C) Scene safety/BSI/PPE
D) Perform a head-to-toe exam
Answer C: Scene safety/BSI/PPE
Rationale: Loyola EMS protocols require scene safety, BSI, and PPE as the first
step before any patient contact.
5. Scene safety is best described as:
A) Providing care as quickly as possible
B) Securing patient consent
,C) Ensuring the environment is safe before patient contact
D) Wearing gloves during patient care
Answer C: Ensuring the environment is safe before patient contact
Rationale: EMS providers must ensure the scene is safe to prevent injury to
themselves, partners, and patients.
6. Which of the following is the primary purpose of an airway adjunct?
A) To suction the airway
B) To maintain an open airway
C) To administer oxygen
D) To intubate the patient
Answer B: To maintain an open airway
Rationale: Airway adjuncts like oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal devices
maintain a patent airway when a patient cannot do so on their own.
7. The normal respiratory rate for an adult is:
A) 6-10 breaths per minute
B) 8-12 breaths per minute
C) 12-20 breaths per minute
D) 20-30 breaths per minute
Answer C: 12-20 breaths per minute
Rationale: Normal adult respirations fall between 12 and 20 per minute.
, 8. Which sign indicates inadequate breathing?
A) Symmetrical chest rise
B) Regular respiratory rhythm
C) Use of accessory muscles
D) Normal skin color
Answer C: Use of accessory muscles
Rationale: Accessory muscle use suggests increased work of breathing and
possible respiratory distress.
9. Pulse oximetry measures:
A) Carbon dioxide levels
B) Blood pressure
C) Oxygen saturation of hemoglobin
D) Heart rhythm
Answer C: Oxygen saturation of hemoglobin
Rationale: Pulse oximetry estimates the percentage of hemoglobin saturated with
oxygen.
10. The target oxygen saturation for most patients according to Loyola
protocols is:
A) 88-92%
B) 94-98%
and Answers Latest 2026/2027 Version
1. Which action best ensures personal safety when arriving at an emergency
scene?
A) Begin patient care immediately
B) Park as close to the patient as possible
C) Survey the scene for hazards before entry
D) Ask bystanders what happened
Answer C: Survey the scene for hazards before entry
Rationale: Scene size-up and hazard identification are the first priorities to protect
EMS providers and others. Safety always comes before patient care.
2. The primary responsibility of an EMT at an emergency scene is to:
A) Diagnose medical conditions
B) Transport the patient rapidly
C) Ensure safety and provide appropriate prehospital care
D) Obtain a detailed medical history
Answer C: Ensure safety and provide appropriate prehospital care
Rationale: EMTs focus on safety, basic life support, and stabilization rather than
diagnosis or rapid transport without proper assessment.
,3. Which personal protective equipment (PPE) is MOST appropriate when
there is a risk of blood exposure?
A) Surgical mask only
B) Gloves, gown, eye protection, and mask
C) Gloves only
D) Eye protection only
Answer B: Gloves, gown, eye protection, and mask
Rationale: Standard precautions require appropriate PPE based on the anticipated
exposure risk. Blood exposure requires gloves, gown, eye protection, and mask.
4. The first step in patient assessment according to Loyola EMS protocols is:
A) Take vital signs
B) Obtain patient history
C) Scene safety/BSI/PPE
D) Perform a head-to-toe exam
Answer C: Scene safety/BSI/PPE
Rationale: Loyola EMS protocols require scene safety, BSI, and PPE as the first
step before any patient contact.
5. Scene safety is best described as:
A) Providing care as quickly as possible
B) Securing patient consent
,C) Ensuring the environment is safe before patient contact
D) Wearing gloves during patient care
Answer C: Ensuring the environment is safe before patient contact
Rationale: EMS providers must ensure the scene is safe to prevent injury to
themselves, partners, and patients.
6. Which of the following is the primary purpose of an airway adjunct?
A) To suction the airway
B) To maintain an open airway
C) To administer oxygen
D) To intubate the patient
Answer B: To maintain an open airway
Rationale: Airway adjuncts like oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal devices
maintain a patent airway when a patient cannot do so on their own.
7. The normal respiratory rate for an adult is:
A) 6-10 breaths per minute
B) 8-12 breaths per minute
C) 12-20 breaths per minute
D) 20-30 breaths per minute
Answer C: 12-20 breaths per minute
Rationale: Normal adult respirations fall between 12 and 20 per minute.
, 8. Which sign indicates inadequate breathing?
A) Symmetrical chest rise
B) Regular respiratory rhythm
C) Use of accessory muscles
D) Normal skin color
Answer C: Use of accessory muscles
Rationale: Accessory muscle use suggests increased work of breathing and
possible respiratory distress.
9. Pulse oximetry measures:
A) Carbon dioxide levels
B) Blood pressure
C) Oxygen saturation of hemoglobin
D) Heart rhythm
Answer C: Oxygen saturation of hemoglobin
Rationale: Pulse oximetry estimates the percentage of hemoglobin saturated with
oxygen.
10. The target oxygen saturation for most patients according to Loyola
protocols is:
A) 88-92%
B) 94-98%
