TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE EMT EXAM 2023-
2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly practices as, attempts to practice as, or represents
himself to be an EMT-P, AEMT, EMT, ECA, or licensed paramedic and the person does not hold an
appropriate certification issued by the department under this chapter. An offense under this subsection
is a:
A) felony criminal offense
B) class B misdemeanor offense
C) class A misdemeanor offense
D) level III felony criminal offense - ANSWER-C) class A misdemeanor offense
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly uses or permits to be used a vehicle that the
person owns, operates or controls to transport a sick or injured person unless the person is licensed as
an emergency medical services provider by the department. An offense under this subsection is:
A) a civil penalty
B) a speeding ticket
C) class A misdemeanor criminal offense
D) level III felony criminal offense - ANSWER-C) class A misdemeanor criminal offense
Prosecution of a criminal offense under TAC Chapter 773 must be prosecuted at which of the following
locations?
A) in the designated EMS court of Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council of Texas
B) in the county where the offense occurred
C) the nearest local justice of the peace office where the offense occurred
D) in the county where the offense did not occur - ANSWER-B) in the county where the offense occurred
A continuing education credit unit awarded for successful completion of a unit of learning activity is a:
A) current
B) candidate
,C) distance learning
D) credit hour - ANSWER-D) credit hour
A hospital that has successfully completed the designation process, is capable of stabilization and/or
definitive treatment of critically injured persons, and actively participates in a regional EMS/trauma
system is a:
A) trauma facility
B) designated trauma facility
C) major trauma facility
D) lead trauma facility - ANSWER-A) trauma facility
A unit specially organized to provide coordinated emergency medical response operation systems
during large scale EMS incidents is a:
A) trauma regional advisory council
B) emergency militia task force
C) governor's emergency trauma advisory council
D) emergency medical task force - ANSWER-D) emergency medical task force
A(n) ______ is an EMS personnel with current certification from the TDSHS.
A) candidate
B) certificant
C) applicant
D) employee - ANSWER-B) certificant
An AEMT is an individual who is certified by the department and is minimally proficient in performing
which of the following skills?
A) IV therapy
B) esophageal intubation
C) endotracheal intubation
D) all of the above - ANSWER-D) all of the above
,An individual who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees who have been or believe they
have been exposed to potential life-threatening disease, through a person who was treated and/or
transported by the EMS provider is the:
A) medical director
B) administrator of record
C) infection control officer
D) state EMS director - ANSWER-C) infection control officer
An organized geographical area of at least 3 counties administered by a regional advisory council for the
purpose of providing prompt and efficient transportation and/or treatment of sick and injured patients
is a:
A) primary EMS provider response area
B) regional EMS/trauma system
C) primary EMS provider response area
D) trauma service area - ANSWER-D) trauma service area
Care provided while transporting a patient between medical facilities is:
A) emergency care
B) health care
C) facility care
D) interfacility care - ANSWER-D) interfacility care
In definition, "Department" is referred to as the:
A) Texas Department of Health
B) Texas Department of Public Safety
C) Texas Department of State Health Services
D) Texas Medical Board - ANSWER-C) Texas Department of State Health Services
, The assistance and management given to healthcare providers and/or entities involved in regional
EMS/trauma systems planning by a physician or group of physicians designated to provide technical
assistance is:
A) medical control
B) medical supervision
C) medical oversight
D) offline medical direction - ANSWER-C) medical oversight
The principal executive manager of an EMS organization who is responsible for non-medical operations,
staffing, policies and procedures, and overall management of the service is:
A) emergency medical operations supervisor
B) emergency medical services owner
C) emergency medical services administrator
D) emergency medical services director - ANSWER-C) emergency medical services administrator
The procedure for renewal of EMS certification is called:
A) re-licensure
B) quality management
C) recertification
D) practical exam - ANSWER-C) recertification
The supervision of prehospital EMS providers by a licensed physician, which encompasses online "direct
voice contact" and offline "written protocol and procedural review" is known as:
A) medical control
B) medical director
C) medical oversight
D) medical supervision - ANSWER-A) medical control
A certificant is an EMS personnel with current certification from the TDSHS.
A) agree
2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly practices as, attempts to practice as, or represents
himself to be an EMT-P, AEMT, EMT, ECA, or licensed paramedic and the person does not hold an
appropriate certification issued by the department under this chapter. An offense under this subsection
is a:
A) felony criminal offense
B) class B misdemeanor offense
C) class A misdemeanor offense
D) level III felony criminal offense - ANSWER-C) class A misdemeanor offense
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly uses or permits to be used a vehicle that the
person owns, operates or controls to transport a sick or injured person unless the person is licensed as
an emergency medical services provider by the department. An offense under this subsection is:
A) a civil penalty
B) a speeding ticket
C) class A misdemeanor criminal offense
D) level III felony criminal offense - ANSWER-C) class A misdemeanor criminal offense
Prosecution of a criminal offense under TAC Chapter 773 must be prosecuted at which of the following
locations?
A) in the designated EMS court of Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council of Texas
B) in the county where the offense occurred
C) the nearest local justice of the peace office where the offense occurred
D) in the county where the offense did not occur - ANSWER-B) in the county where the offense occurred
A continuing education credit unit awarded for successful completion of a unit of learning activity is a:
A) current
B) candidate
,C) distance learning
D) credit hour - ANSWER-D) credit hour
A hospital that has successfully completed the designation process, is capable of stabilization and/or
definitive treatment of critically injured persons, and actively participates in a regional EMS/trauma
system is a:
A) trauma facility
B) designated trauma facility
C) major trauma facility
D) lead trauma facility - ANSWER-A) trauma facility
A unit specially organized to provide coordinated emergency medical response operation systems
during large scale EMS incidents is a:
A) trauma regional advisory council
B) emergency militia task force
C) governor's emergency trauma advisory council
D) emergency medical task force - ANSWER-D) emergency medical task force
A(n) ______ is an EMS personnel with current certification from the TDSHS.
A) candidate
B) certificant
C) applicant
D) employee - ANSWER-B) certificant
An AEMT is an individual who is certified by the department and is minimally proficient in performing
which of the following skills?
A) IV therapy
B) esophageal intubation
C) endotracheal intubation
D) all of the above - ANSWER-D) all of the above
,An individual who serves as a liaison between the employer's employees who have been or believe they
have been exposed to potential life-threatening disease, through a person who was treated and/or
transported by the EMS provider is the:
A) medical director
B) administrator of record
C) infection control officer
D) state EMS director - ANSWER-C) infection control officer
An organized geographical area of at least 3 counties administered by a regional advisory council for the
purpose of providing prompt and efficient transportation and/or treatment of sick and injured patients
is a:
A) primary EMS provider response area
B) regional EMS/trauma system
C) primary EMS provider response area
D) trauma service area - ANSWER-D) trauma service area
Care provided while transporting a patient between medical facilities is:
A) emergency care
B) health care
C) facility care
D) interfacility care - ANSWER-D) interfacility care
In definition, "Department" is referred to as the:
A) Texas Department of Health
B) Texas Department of Public Safety
C) Texas Department of State Health Services
D) Texas Medical Board - ANSWER-C) Texas Department of State Health Services
, The assistance and management given to healthcare providers and/or entities involved in regional
EMS/trauma systems planning by a physician or group of physicians designated to provide technical
assistance is:
A) medical control
B) medical supervision
C) medical oversight
D) offline medical direction - ANSWER-C) medical oversight
The principal executive manager of an EMS organization who is responsible for non-medical operations,
staffing, policies and procedures, and overall management of the service is:
A) emergency medical operations supervisor
B) emergency medical services owner
C) emergency medical services administrator
D) emergency medical services director - ANSWER-C) emergency medical services administrator
The procedure for renewal of EMS certification is called:
A) re-licensure
B) quality management
C) recertification
D) practical exam - ANSWER-C) recertification
The supervision of prehospital EMS providers by a licensed physician, which encompasses online "direct
voice contact" and offline "written protocol and procedural review" is known as:
A) medical control
B) medical director
C) medical oversight
D) medical supervision - ANSWER-A) medical control
A certificant is an EMS personnel with current certification from the TDSHS.
A) agree
