EMT 1 LATEST STUDY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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1. You are dispatched to an apartment complex for a shooting. Law enforcement personnel are
present and have the suspect in custody. You find the patient lying in a narrow space between the
couch and coffee table of his small apartment. He is semiconscious and has a large gunshot
wound to his chest. You should: - Answer>>> quickly move the coffee table so you can access
and treat the patient
2. Which of the following medication routes would be the MOST appropriate to use in an
unconscious patient when intravenous access cannot be obtained? - Answer>>> intraossueos
3. In ___________ administration, you are administering medication to yourself or your partner.
- Answer>>> peer-assisted
4. You are dispatched to a movie theater for a 39-year-old female with signs and symptoms of an
allergic reaction. As you are assessing her, she pulls an epinephrine auto-injector out of her purse
and hands it to you. After administering 100% oxygen, you should: - Answer>>> contact
medical control
5. you are summoned to a center for an 88 y/o female with an altered mental status. a staff nurse
advises you that the patient has terminal cancer and is going to die within the next few hours, a
valid DNR form is presented to you. when caring for the patient you should... - Answer>>>
make her comfortable and provide emotional support
6. The human body should be functioning at its optimal level between the ages of: - Answer>>>
19 -25
7. Shortly after assisting a 65-year-old female with her prescribed nitroglycerin, she begins
complaining of dizziness and experiences a drop of 30 mm Hg in her systolic blood pressure.
The patient remains conscious and her breathing is adequate. You should: - Answer>>> place
her supine and elevate her legs
8. Which of the following statements regarding age-related changes in the nervous system is
correct? - Answer>>> Interconnections between brain cells often prevent a loss of knowledge or
skill, despite a loss of neurons.
,9. The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to... - Answer>>> identify
ares of improvement and provide remedial training if needed
10. The criteria to be licensed and employed as an EMT include: - Answer>>> proof of
immunization against certain communicable diseases
11. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the... -
Answer>>> National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
12. The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency medical care in
the field is the... - Answer>>> medical director
13. Why are prehospital emergency care guidelines updated on a regular basis? - Answer>>>
additional information and evidence indicate that the effectiveness of certain interventions has
changed
14. obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the: - Answer>>> individual
EMT
15. if an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she should... -
Answer>>> contact the state EMS office and provide them with the required documentation
16. an appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding
or unpleasant is to: - Answer>>> continue to be nonjudgemental, compassionate, and respectful
17. cardiac monitoring, pharmacological interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are
the function of a... - Answer>>> paramedic
18. the standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically
regulated by the: - Answer>>> state office of EMS
19. laypeople are often trained to perform all of the following skills, EXCEPT:
a) splinting of possible fracture
b) insertion of an OPA
c) control of life-threatening bleeding
d) one- or two-rescuer CPR - Answer>>> B
, 20. as an EMT you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based
on... - Answer>>> local EMS protocols
21. which of the following errors is an example of knowledge-based failure? - Answer>>> an
EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient bc she did not know the pertinent information
about the drug
22. which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?? - Answer>>>
community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
23. which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training?
a) AED
b) oral glucose for hypoglycemia
c) intranasal medication administration
d) use of a manually triggered ventilator - Answer>>> A) AED
24. the _____ deals with well-being of the EMT, career progression, and EMT compensation. -
Answer>>> human resources department
25. an EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of ALS is called a... -
Answer>>> paramedic
26. If a defibrillator manufacturer calims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the
first shock 95% of the time, you should.. - Answer>>> recognize that this does mean it will save
more lives
27. The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than
performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY
on - Answer>>> EMS research
28. Which of the following statements regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is
correct? - Answer>>> ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal
employment to the disabled
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1. You are dispatched to an apartment complex for a shooting. Law enforcement personnel are
present and have the suspect in custody. You find the patient lying in a narrow space between the
couch and coffee table of his small apartment. He is semiconscious and has a large gunshot
wound to his chest. You should: - Answer>>> quickly move the coffee table so you can access
and treat the patient
2. Which of the following medication routes would be the MOST appropriate to use in an
unconscious patient when intravenous access cannot be obtained? - Answer>>> intraossueos
3. In ___________ administration, you are administering medication to yourself or your partner.
- Answer>>> peer-assisted
4. You are dispatched to a movie theater for a 39-year-old female with signs and symptoms of an
allergic reaction. As you are assessing her, she pulls an epinephrine auto-injector out of her purse
and hands it to you. After administering 100% oxygen, you should: - Answer>>> contact
medical control
5. you are summoned to a center for an 88 y/o female with an altered mental status. a staff nurse
advises you that the patient has terminal cancer and is going to die within the next few hours, a
valid DNR form is presented to you. when caring for the patient you should... - Answer>>>
make her comfortable and provide emotional support
6. The human body should be functioning at its optimal level between the ages of: - Answer>>>
19 -25
7. Shortly after assisting a 65-year-old female with her prescribed nitroglycerin, she begins
complaining of dizziness and experiences a drop of 30 mm Hg in her systolic blood pressure.
The patient remains conscious and her breathing is adequate. You should: - Answer>>> place
her supine and elevate her legs
8. Which of the following statements regarding age-related changes in the nervous system is
correct? - Answer>>> Interconnections between brain cells often prevent a loss of knowledge or
skill, despite a loss of neurons.
,9. The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to... - Answer>>> identify
ares of improvement and provide remedial training if needed
10. The criteria to be licensed and employed as an EMT include: - Answer>>> proof of
immunization against certain communicable diseases
11. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the... -
Answer>>> National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
12. The person who is responsible for authorizing EMTs to perform emergency medical care in
the field is the... - Answer>>> medical director
13. Why are prehospital emergency care guidelines updated on a regular basis? - Answer>>>
additional information and evidence indicate that the effectiveness of certain interventions has
changed
14. obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the: - Answer>>> individual
EMT
15. if an EMT candidate has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, he or she should... -
Answer>>> contact the state EMS office and provide them with the required documentation
16. an appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding
or unpleasant is to: - Answer>>> continue to be nonjudgemental, compassionate, and respectful
17. cardiac monitoring, pharmacological interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are
the function of a... - Answer>>> paramedic
18. the standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically
regulated by the: - Answer>>> state office of EMS
19. laypeople are often trained to perform all of the following skills, EXCEPT:
a) splinting of possible fracture
b) insertion of an OPA
c) control of life-threatening bleeding
d) one- or two-rescuer CPR - Answer>>> B
, 20. as an EMT you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based
on... - Answer>>> local EMS protocols
21. which of the following errors is an example of knowledge-based failure? - Answer>>> an
EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient bc she did not know the pertinent information
about the drug
22. which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?? - Answer>>>
community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving
23. which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital
emergency training?
a) AED
b) oral glucose for hypoglycemia
c) intranasal medication administration
d) use of a manually triggered ventilator - Answer>>> A) AED
24. the _____ deals with well-being of the EMT, career progression, and EMT compensation. -
Answer>>> human resources department
25. an EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of ALS is called a... -
Answer>>> paramedic
26. If a defibrillator manufacturer calims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the
first shock 95% of the time, you should.. - Answer>>> recognize that this does mean it will save
more lives
27. The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than
performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY
on - Answer>>> EMS research
28. Which of the following statements regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is
correct? - Answer>>> ADA prohibits employers from failing to provide full and equal
employment to the disabled
