MEDICAL TECHNICIANS FULL SOLUTION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ EMT. Answer: Basic life training support, AED, airway adjuncts,
and some meds
◉ AEMT. Answer: Some advanced life support, IVs, some meds.
◉ Paramedic. Answer: Extensive ALS training, intubation, cardiac
monitoring, and meds.
◉ DOT and NHTSA. Answer: Establish EMS curriculum at federal
level
◉ Medical director. Answer: Physician who authorizes EMTs to
provide medical care; offline (indirect) includes standing orders
(performing certain life-saving interventions before contacting a
physician for further instruction) and online (direct) med direction
is given over the phone/radio
◉ human resources. Answer: Deals with EMS well being
,◉ Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). Answer: responsibility of
med director, goal is to minimize errors, identifies areas of
improvement and continues appropriate education
◉ rule-based failure. Answer: administering med without legal right
to do so or without permission from med director
◉ knowledge-based failure. Answer: not knowing all the info about a
medicine-administering the wrong med
◉ skills-based failure. Answer: not operating and properly using
equipment.
◉ communicable disease. Answer: Spread from person to person or
animal to person
◉ infectious disease. Answer: Transmitted by contact (direct or
indirect), or they are airborne, foodborne, or vector-borne
(animals/insects)
◉ most effective way to control disease transmission. Answer: hand
washing
,◉ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Answer: Gloves (wear
puncture-proof leather gloves over latex gloves when handling
glass). And gowns, eyewear, mask, and a HEPA respirator with TB.
◉ Hepatitis A. Answer: liver; Virus comes from fecal matter and
spread by personal contact, is not life threatening. Vaccination not
required
◉ Hepatitis B. Answer: liver; Virus spread by sexual or blood-to-
blood contact, is life threatening. Vaccination required.
◉ general adaption syndrome. Answer: Body's response to stress.
Alarm response ->reaction and resistance -> recovery or exhaustion.
◉ acute stress reactions. Answer: Occur during stressful reactions.
◉ delayed stress reactions. Answer: occur after stressful reactions
◉ cumulative stress reactions. Answer: prolonged/extensive stress
◉ stress symptoms. Answer: -Increased resp/heart rate
-Tense muscles
-Dilated vessels-cool clammy skin
, -Dilated pupils
-Perspiration
-Increased BP
◉ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Answer: Re-experiencing
the event and over responding to stimuli that recall the event
◉ defusing sessions. Answer: during/immediately after the event
◉ Debreifing session. Answer: occur within 24-72 hours of incident;
workers express emotion and relieve stress
◉ quid pro quo. Answer: request for sexual favors
◉ hostile work enviroment. Answer: jokes/touching/etc
◉ stages of grieving. Answer: 1)Denial
2)Anger/Hostility- projection of bad news into environment
3)Bargaining- secure prize for good behavior (ex: be nice if I love
until X date)
4)Depression- Internalized anger, hopelessness
5)Acceptance