EMT BASIC REVIEW FOR NREMT CBT
EXAMINATIONS REVIEW STUDY SHEET 2026
ACCURATE RESPONSES FULL SOLUTION
◉ In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
agencies with the development of emergency medical service
standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Health Services
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Answer: C. U.S.
Department of Transportation
◉ Centralized coordination of emergency medical access,
transportation, and care most refers to which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system. Answer: B. Resource management
◉ Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing
EMS system assessment programs?
,A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Answer:
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
◉ Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern
emergency medical services (EMS) system?
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide
emergency care on the scene, during transport, and at the hospital
B. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their
training and "do no harm," while providing prompt transport to the
hospital
C. To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for
injured and ill patients on the scene
D. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of
prehospital care. Answer: A. To have trained personnel respond
quickly and provide emergency care on the scene, during transport,
and at the hospital
◉ What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance
personnel responsible for direct patient care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
,C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder. Answer: A. Emergency Medical
Technician
◉ What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes
activation of the EMS system and provides immediate care for life-
threatening problems?
A. Cardiac care responder
B. Emergency Medical Responder
C. EMT
D. Emergency Medical Dispatcher. Answer: B. Emergency Medical
Responder
◉ What level of emergency medical training provides the most
advanced pre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT. Answer: B. Paramedic
◉ What is a common term used to describe the items needed for
Standard Precautions or body substance isolation precautions?
A. Exposure-control plan
, B. Harm-reduction strategy
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Infection-control plan. Answer: C. Personal protective equipment
◉ Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the term
pathogen?
A. A study of the origins of infection and disease
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
C. A medication with a harmful effect
D. An immunity developed after an exposure. Answer: B. An
organism that causes infection and disease
◉ An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring
for which of these patients?
A. A patient with a difficult-to-visualize scalp laceration
B. A patient who was sprayed with mace by police during arrest
C. A patient who is actively coughing
D. A trauma patient who is covered in dirt, rocks, and other foreign
debris. Answer: C. A patient who is actively coughing
◉ Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, EMTs
responding to a motor vehicle crash may consider using ____________
in addition to standard PPE.
EXAMINATIONS REVIEW STUDY SHEET 2026
ACCURATE RESPONSES FULL SOLUTION
◉ In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
agencies with the development of emergency medical service
standards?
A. U.S. Department of the Interior
B. U.S. Department of Health Services
C. U.S. Department of Transportation
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Answer: C. U.S.
Department of Transportation
◉ Centralized coordination of emergency medical access,
transportation, and care most refers to which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system. Answer: B. Resource management
◉ Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing
EMS system assessment programs?
,A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Answer:
D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
◉ Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern
emergency medical services (EMS) system?
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide
emergency care on the scene, during transport, and at the hospital
B. To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their
training and "do no harm," while providing prompt transport to the
hospital
C. To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for
injured and ill patients on the scene
D. To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of
prehospital care. Answer: A. To have trained personnel respond
quickly and provide emergency care on the scene, during transport,
and at the hospital
◉ What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance
personnel responsible for direct patient care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
,C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder. Answer: A. Emergency Medical
Technician
◉ What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes
activation of the EMS system and provides immediate care for life-
threatening problems?
A. Cardiac care responder
B. Emergency Medical Responder
C. EMT
D. Emergency Medical Dispatcher. Answer: B. Emergency Medical
Responder
◉ What level of emergency medical training provides the most
advanced pre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT. Answer: B. Paramedic
◉ What is a common term used to describe the items needed for
Standard Precautions or body substance isolation precautions?
A. Exposure-control plan
, B. Harm-reduction strategy
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Infection-control plan. Answer: C. Personal protective equipment
◉ Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the term
pathogen?
A. A study of the origins of infection and disease
B. An organism that causes infection and disease
C. A medication with a harmful effect
D. An immunity developed after an exposure. Answer: B. An
organism that causes infection and disease
◉ An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring
for which of these patients?
A. A patient with a difficult-to-visualize scalp laceration
B. A patient who was sprayed with mace by police during arrest
C. A patient who is actively coughing
D. A trauma patient who is covered in dirt, rocks, and other foreign
debris. Answer: C. A patient who is actively coughing
◉ Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, EMTs
responding to a motor vehicle crash may consider using ____________
in addition to standard PPE.
