2025
Ch 1: Which of the following statements regarding the NREMT is correct?
Select one:
A. The NREMT provides a na onal standard for EMS tes ng.
B. EMS training standards are regulated by the NREMT.
C. The NREMT is a governmental agency that cer fies EMTs.
D. The NREMT is the exclusive cer fying body for EMTs. - correct answers A. The NREMT
provides a na onal standard for EMS tes ng. Correct
Ch 1: As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a pa ent with chest pain based
on:
Select one:
A. the transport me to the hospital.
B. an order from a paramedic.
C. the pa ent's condi on.
D. medical director approval. - correct answers D. medical director approval.
Ch 1: Online medical control requires __________.
,Select one:
A. a physician's presence on the scene of the call
B. wri en protocols approved by medical control
C. the presence of an advanced-level provider
D. phone or radio contact with the medical director - correct answers D. phone or radio contact
with the medical director
Ch 1: The determina on that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than
performing me-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma pa ent is based MOSTLY
on:
Select one:
A. EMS research.
B. regional trauma guidelines.
C. the lead EMT's decision.
D. local protocols. - correct answers A. EMS research.
Ch 1: The ability to take appropriate ac on with li le direc on is known as __________.
Select one:
A. self-confidence
B. me management
C. diplomacy
D. self-mo va on - correct answers D. self-mo va on
Ch 1: The ability to handle mul ple tasks based on their priority is called __________.
,Select one:
A. pa ent empathy
B. integrity
C. pa ent advocacy
D. me management - correct answers D. me management
Ch 1: The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as __________.
Select one:
A. teamwork and diplomacy
B. scene leadership
C. self-confidence
D. communica on - correct answers D. communica on
Ch 1: Na onal guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________.
Select one:
A. reduce expenses at the local and state levels
B. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States
C. facilitate a na onal EMS labor group
D. unify EMS providers under a single medical director - correct answers B. provide more
consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States
American Heart Associa on protocols are based on __________.
Select one:
A. theories ready for field trial
, B. trends in the EMS community
C. opinions from a core group of cardiologists
D. evidence-based research - correct answers D. evidence-based research
Ch 1: Which of the following is a specific example of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH)
model?
Select one:
A. Paramedics pick up a pa ent from an acute care clinic
B. EMTs assess a pa ent whose lung disease is "ac ng up"
C. EMTs respond to a woman who complains of high fever
D. The paramedic administers a pa ent's flu vaccina on - correct answers D. The paramedic
administers a pa ent's flu vaccina on
Ch 1: Which of the following interven ons is used by all levels of EMS providers?
Select one:
A. Needle decompression
B. Mul lumen airways
C. Automa c transport ven lators
D. Automated external defibrillator - correct answers D. Automated external defibrillator
Ch 1: Which of the following descrip ons MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services
(EMS)?
Select one: