EMT Basic Final Exam Review
1. Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating andimproving the
effectiveness of an EMS system?
A. System effectiveness management
B. Total quality system
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP) Answer: C. Quality improvement
2. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the agencies withthe 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
3. Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, andcare most refers to
which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system Answer: B. Resource management
4. Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS systemassessment programs?
A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
,C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Answer: D. National HighwayTraffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
5. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emer-gency medical
services (EMS) system?
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care onthe 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 andill 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 onthe scene, during transport, and at the
hospital
6. What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnelresponsible for
direct patient care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
,B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder Answer: A. Emergency Medical Technician
7. What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes activationof 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
8. What level of emergency medical training provides the most advancedpre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT Answer: B. Paramedic
9. What is a common term used to describe the items needed for StandardPrecautions 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
10. 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 infec-tion and
disease
11. An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring forwhich 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
12. Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, EMTs respondingto a motor vehicle
crash may consider using in addition to
standard PPE.
A. Face shields
B. Heavy- duty gloves
1. Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating andimproving the
effectiveness of an EMS system?
A. System effectiveness management
B. Total quality system
C. Quality improvement
D. Process Improvement Plan (PIP) Answer: C. Quality improvement
2. In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the agencies withthe 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
3. Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, andcare most refers to
which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan
B. Resource management
C. Central deployment
D. Tauma system Answer: B. Resource management
4. Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS systemassessment programs?
A. United States Health Services Agency (HSA)
B. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
,C. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
D. National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Answer: D. National HighwayTraffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
5. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emer-gency medical
services (EMS) system?
A. To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care onthe 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 andill 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 onthe scene, during transport, and at the
hospital
6. What is the minimum level of certification required of ambulance personnelresponsible for
direct patient care?
A. Emergency Medical Technician
,B. Emergency Ambulance Driver
C. Advanced EMT
D. Emergency Medical Responder Answer: A. Emergency Medical Technician
7. What BEST describes the level of EMS training that emphasizes activationof 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
8. What level of emergency medical training provides the most advancedpre-hospital care?
A. Emergency Medical Responder
B. Paramedic
C. Emergency Medical Technician
D. Advanced EMT Answer: B. Paramedic
9. What is a common term used to describe the items needed for StandardPrecautions 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
10. 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 infec-tion and
disease
11. An EMT should consider wearing protective eyewear when caring forwhich 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
12. Due to the high risk of an unstable work environment, EMTs respondingto a motor vehicle
crash may consider using in addition to
standard PPE.
A. Face shields
B. Heavy- duty gloves
