EMT EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-8) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

EMT EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-8) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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oldWfemaleWpatientWisWreportedWbyWherWparentsWtoWbeW"actingWstrangely"WandWpossiblyW"onWsom
ething."WUponWyourWarrival,WtheWpatientWisWlockedWinWherWbedroomWrefusingWtoWopenWtheWdoor.
WTheWpatientWrefusesWtoWspeakWtoWyouWandWwillWonlyWcomeWoutWifWherWbestWfriendWisWpresent.WY


ourWknowledgeWofWlife-
WspanWdevelopmentWindicatesWthatWtheWfollowingWcharacteristicsWareWcommonWwithWaWpatientWo


fWthisWage.W



Answers:W

-Self-destructiveWbehaviorsWsuchWasWtobacco,Walcohol,WandWdrugWuse

-DepressionWandWsuicide

-PreoccupationWwithWbodyWimage

-AllWofWtheWaboveW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AllWofWtheWabove



AnWoff-
WdutyWEMTWisWdrivingWdownWtheWroadWwhenWsheWseesWaWmajorWvehicleWaccident.WThereWareWnoW


EmergencyWMedicalWRespondersWonWtheWsceneWyet.WThereWareWonlyWGoodWSamaritans.WTheWEM
TWisWlateWforWaWdoctor'sWappointmentWsoWsheWdecidesWthatWsheWwillWnotWstopWandWhelp.WTheWdri
verWofWtheWvehicleWdiesWbeforeWhelpWarrives.WOneWofWtheWGoodWSamaritansWnoticesWherWEMTWlic
enseWplatesWandWwritesWthemWdownWasWsheWpassesWby.WTheWGoodWSamaritanWisWangryWthatWthe
WEMTWdidWnotWstopWandWhelpWandWtriesWtoWgetWtheWEMTWfiredWforWnotWhelping.WWhichWofWtheWfo


llowingWstatementsWisWtrue?



Answers:W

-TheWEMTWisWnotWnegligentWbecauseWsheWdidWnotWhaveWaWdutyWtoWact.

-TheWEMTWisWnegligentWbecauseWtheWpatientWdied.

-TheWEMTWisWnotWnegligentWbecauseWsheWhadWaWdoctor'sWappointment.

,-TheWEMTWisWnegligentWforWnotWstoppingWandWhelping.W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWEMTWisWnotWnegligentWbecauseWsheWdidWnotWhaveWaWdutyWtoWact.



WhyWisWitWimportantWforWEMTsWtoWparticipateWinWqualityWimprovementWprograms?



Answers:W

-ToWensureWadequateWpersonnelWareWavailableWforWemergencies

-ToWidentifyWproblemWemployeesWandWcreateWaWcorrectiveWactionWplan

-ToWidentifyWproblemsWandWdevelopWaWplanWtoWpreventWtheirWrecurrence

-ToWensureWthatWindividualsWmakingWfalseWcallsWforWEMSWareWprosecutedW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ToWidentifyWproblemsWandWdevelopWaWplanWtoWpreventWtheirWrecurrence



TheWCDCWrecommendsWusingWanWalcohol-
WbasedWhandWsanitizerWinWallWexceptWwhichWofWtheWfollowingWsituation(s)?




Answers:W

TheWprovider'sWhandsWcomeWintoWcontactWwithWfecalWmatter.

TheWproviderWisWnotWvaccinatedWagainstWhepatitisWB.

TheWpatientWhasWaWbloodborneWcommunicableWdisease.

TheWpatientWhasWaWrespiratoryWillness.W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWprovider'sWhandsWcomeWintoWcontactWwithWfecalWmatter.



MiddleWadulthoodWisWtheWstageWofWlifeWfromW________WtoW________Wyears.



Answers:W

-35;W65

-35;W55

, -31;W60

-41;W60W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-41;W60



TheWEMT'sWobligationWtoWprovideWcareWtoWaWpatientWeitherWasWaWformalWorWethicalWresponsibility
WisWknownWasWwhichWofWtheWfollowing?




Answers:W

-LegalWresponsibility

-ScopeWofWpractice

-DutyWtoWact

-StandardWofWcareW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-DutyWtoWact



TheWNationalWRegistryWofWEmergencyWMedicalWTechniciansW(NREMT)WwasWfoundedWtoWestablishW
whichWofWtheWfollowing?



Answers:W

-QualityWoversightWofWemergencyWmedicalWservicesWpractices

-NationalWstandardsWforWemergencyWmedicalWservicesWpersonnel

-QualityWimprovementWandWqualityWassuranceWprogramsWforWemergencyWmedicalWservices

-AnWeducationWcurriculumWforWEMTWcoursesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
NationalWstandardsWforWemergencyWmedicalWservicesWpersonnel



WhichWofWtheWfollowingWrequiresWtraining,Wpolicies,WandWproceduresWrelatedWtoWstoring,Waccessi
ng,WandWsharingWpatientWinformation?



Answers:W

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