EMT-B Basic Final Exam Review
Questions and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which of the following is true concerning the procedure for inserting a
nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)?
A. If a water-soluble lubricant is not available, a silicon spray can be
substituted.
B. The length of the device is not as important as it is with
oropharyngeal airways.
C. It can only be placed in the right nostril.
D. The bevel should be turned toward the nasal septum or the base of
the nostril.
D. The bevel should be turned toward the nasal septum or the base of the
nostril.
Not all inspired air reaches the alveoli 150 mL is stopped in the airway
leading to the alveoli. This is called:
A. dead air space.
B. vital capacity.
C. tidal volume.
D. bronchial air.
A. dead air space.
Which of the following patients should not be transported in a stair
chair?
A. Patient found lying in bed
B. Patient with difficulty breathing
C. Patient with a suspected spinal injury
D. Patient who is nauseated
C. Patient with a suspected spinal injury
,Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A. Total quality system
B. System effectiveness management
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
C. Quality improvement
In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
agencies with the development of emergency medical service
standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Transportation
C. U.S. Department of Health Services
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
B. U.S. department of transportation
Why is research published in a medical journal more authoritative than
the information in a typical article published in an EMS magazine?
A. Medical journals don't rely on advertising revenue as EMS magazines
do.
B. Research in medical journals is original and peer reviewed.
C. EMS articles are generally opinion pieces
D. EMS magazine articles tend to be poorly researched.
B. Research in medical journals is original and peer reviewed
What has the modern emergency medical services (EMS) system been
developed to provide?
A. Safe emergency transportation that postpones care to arrival
B. Hospital-quality care at the emergency scene and during transport
C. Trained medical personnel who can manage emergencies entirely at
the scene
D. Prompt emergency response to the scene regardless of risk
B. Hospital-quality care at the emergency scene and during transport
Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the EMT?
A. Provide emergency care.
,B. Protect and stabilize the patient.
C. Communicate with other responders on the scene.
D. Maintain personal health and safety.
D. Maintain personal health and safety
During the new employee orientation, the training officer meets with
the new EMTs and explains to them the monthly training schedule and
the classes they must attend for EMT recertification. One of the new
EMTs asks the training officer why they have to keep taking EMT
courses if they already passed the EMT examination. What is the best
answer?
A. It looks good to a jury should the service be sued.
B. The state requires the training.
C. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evidence-based research.
D. EMTs forget everything once they pass the EMT exam.
C. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evidence-based research.
The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) was
founded to establish which of the following?
A. Quality oversight of emergency medical services practices
B. National standards for emergency medical services personnel
C. An education curriculum for EMT courses
D. Quality improvement and quality assurance programs for emergency
medical services
B. National standards for emergency medical services personnel
You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous shift complains to
you that the QI manager was giving him grief because he did not
document three sets of vital signs on the patient record. The EMT is
angry and does not understand why documenting three sets of vital
signs is so important. What is the best answer you could give him?
A. The recording of three sets of vital signs demonstrates that you were
trending the patient's condition.
B. Vital signs are something you have to fill out because the state
requires it.
C. It is important you show the QI manager that you are a team player.
, D. The report looks better when all the boxes are filled out.
A. The recording of three sets of vital signs demonstrates that you were
trending the patient's condition
Which of the following best describes a list of steps the EMT should
perform while assessing and managing emergency medical situations?
A. Protocols
B. On-line medical direction
C. Standing orders
D. Standard operating procedures
A. Protocols
A fellow EMT is talking with the Medical Director at a staff meeting. The
EMT states that the neighboring ambulance service is carrying special
clotting bandages for serious bleeding wounds. The special bandages
cost five times as much as the regular bandages, but the EMT claims
they work ten times better. The EMT wants the Medical Director to
approve the bandages for use in their ambulances. The Medical
Director responds to the EMT by saying he will not approve the
bandages until he can prove they are worth the additional cost. How
can the EMT best prove the worth of the special bandages?
A. Have a member of the other ambulance service call the Medical
Director to provide firsthand information on how the special bandages
are much better.
B. Perform a literature search to see what studies have been done on
the special bandages and report the findings to the Medical Director.
C. Order a small number of the special ban
B. Perform a literature search to see what studies have been done on the
special bandages and report the findings to the Medical Director.
Which of the following descriptions best defines the term pathogen?
A. A medication with a harmful effect
B. An immunity developed after an exposure
C. A study of the origins of infection and disease
D. An organism that causes infection and disease
D. An organism that causes infection and disease
Questions and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which of the following is true concerning the procedure for inserting a
nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)?
A. If a water-soluble lubricant is not available, a silicon spray can be
substituted.
B. The length of the device is not as important as it is with
oropharyngeal airways.
C. It can only be placed in the right nostril.
D. The bevel should be turned toward the nasal septum or the base of
the nostril.
D. The bevel should be turned toward the nasal septum or the base of the
nostril.
Not all inspired air reaches the alveoli 150 mL is stopped in the airway
leading to the alveoli. This is called:
A. dead air space.
B. vital capacity.
C. tidal volume.
D. bronchial air.
A. dead air space.
Which of the following patients should not be transported in a stair
chair?
A. Patient found lying in bed
B. Patient with difficulty breathing
C. Patient with a suspected spinal injury
D. Patient who is nauseated
C. Patient with a suspected spinal injury
,Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and
improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
A. Total quality system
B. System effectiveness management
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP)
C. Quality improvement
In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following
agencies with the development of emergency medical service
standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Transportation
C. U.S. Department of Health Services
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
B. U.S. department of transportation
Why is research published in a medical journal more authoritative than
the information in a typical article published in an EMS magazine?
A. Medical journals don't rely on advertising revenue as EMS magazines
do.
B. Research in medical journals is original and peer reviewed.
C. EMS articles are generally opinion pieces
D. EMS magazine articles tend to be poorly researched.
B. Research in medical journals is original and peer reviewed
What has the modern emergency medical services (EMS) system been
developed to provide?
A. Safe emergency transportation that postpones care to arrival
B. Hospital-quality care at the emergency scene and during transport
C. Trained medical personnel who can manage emergencies entirely at
the scene
D. Prompt emergency response to the scene regardless of risk
B. Hospital-quality care at the emergency scene and during transport
Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the EMT?
A. Provide emergency care.
,B. Protect and stabilize the patient.
C. Communicate with other responders on the scene.
D. Maintain personal health and safety.
D. Maintain personal health and safety
During the new employee orientation, the training officer meets with
the new EMTs and explains to them the monthly training schedule and
the classes they must attend for EMT recertification. One of the new
EMTs asks the training officer why they have to keep taking EMT
courses if they already passed the EMT examination. What is the best
answer?
A. It looks good to a jury should the service be sued.
B. The state requires the training.
C. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evidence-based research.
D. EMTs forget everything once they pass the EMT exam.
C. EMS is constantly evolving in response to evidence-based research.
The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) was
founded to establish which of the following?
A. Quality oversight of emergency medical services practices
B. National standards for emergency medical services personnel
C. An education curriculum for EMT courses
D. Quality improvement and quality assurance programs for emergency
medical services
B. National standards for emergency medical services personnel
You have just come on duty. The EMT on the previous shift complains to
you that the QI manager was giving him grief because he did not
document three sets of vital signs on the patient record. The EMT is
angry and does not understand why documenting three sets of vital
signs is so important. What is the best answer you could give him?
A. The recording of three sets of vital signs demonstrates that you were
trending the patient's condition.
B. Vital signs are something you have to fill out because the state
requires it.
C. It is important you show the QI manager that you are a team player.
, D. The report looks better when all the boxes are filled out.
A. The recording of three sets of vital signs demonstrates that you were
trending the patient's condition
Which of the following best describes a list of steps the EMT should
perform while assessing and managing emergency medical situations?
A. Protocols
B. On-line medical direction
C. Standing orders
D. Standard operating procedures
A. Protocols
A fellow EMT is talking with the Medical Director at a staff meeting. The
EMT states that the neighboring ambulance service is carrying special
clotting bandages for serious bleeding wounds. The special bandages
cost five times as much as the regular bandages, but the EMT claims
they work ten times better. The EMT wants the Medical Director to
approve the bandages for use in their ambulances. The Medical
Director responds to the EMT by saying he will not approve the
bandages until he can prove they are worth the additional cost. How
can the EMT best prove the worth of the special bandages?
A. Have a member of the other ambulance service call the Medical
Director to provide firsthand information on how the special bandages
are much better.
B. Perform a literature search to see what studies have been done on
the special bandages and report the findings to the Medical Director.
C. Order a small number of the special ban
B. Perform a literature search to see what studies have been done on the
special bandages and report the findings to the Medical Director.
Which of the following descriptions best defines the term pathogen?
A. A medication with a harmful effect
B. An immunity developed after an exposure
C. A study of the origins of infection and disease
D. An organism that causes infection and disease
D. An organism that causes infection and disease
