EMT-B FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUrefersUtoUaUprogramUorUprocessUforUevaluatingUandUimprovingUtheUeffectiv
enessUofUanUEMSUsystem?
A.USystemUeffectivenessUmanagement
B.UTotalUqualityUsystem
C.UQualityUimprovementU
D.UProcessUImprovementUPlanU(PIP)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-C.UQualityUimprovement
InU1966UtheUNationalUHighwayUSafetyUActUchargedUwhichUofUtheUagenciesUwithUtheUdevelopmentU
ofUemergencyUmedicalUserviceUstandards?
A.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUtheUInteriorU
B.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUHealthUServicesU
C.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUTransportation
D.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUHomelandUSecurityU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
C.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUTransportation
CentralizedUcoordinationUofUemergencyUmedicalUaccess,Utransportation,UandUcareUmostUrefersUtoU
whichUofUtheUfollowing?
A.UEmergencyUpreparednessUplan
B.UResourceUmanagementU
C.UCentralUdeploymentU
D.UTaumaUsystemU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-B.UResourceUmanagement
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUagenciesUisUresponsibleUforUestablishingUEMSUsystemUassessmentUprogra
ms?
A.UUnitedUStatesUHealthUServicesUAgencyU(HSA)
,B.UDepartmentUofUHealthUandUHumanUServicesU(HHS)
C.UNationalUTransportationUSafetyUBoardU(NTSB)
D.UNationalUHighwayUTrafficUSafetyUAdministrationU(NHTSA)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
D.UNationalUHighwayUTrafficUSafetyUAdministrationU(NHTSA)
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUBESTUdescribesUtheUpurposeUofUtheUmodernUemergencyUmedicalUservices
U(EMS)Usystem?
A.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUrespondUquicklyUandUprovideUemergencyUcareUonUtheUscene,Udurin
gUtransport,UandUatUtheUhospital
B.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUunderstandUtheUlimitationsUofUtheirUtrainingUandU"doUnoUharm,"Uwh
ileUprovidingUpromptUtransportUtoUtheUhospitalU
C.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUcapableUofUassessingUandUcaringUforUinjuredUandUillUpatientsUonUtheU
scene
D.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUknowledgeableUinUallUaspectsUofUprehospitalUcareU-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-
A.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUrespondUquicklyUandUprovideUemergencyUcareUonUtheUscene,Udurin
gUtransport,UandUatUtheUhospital
WhatUisUtheUminimumUlevelUofUcertificationUrequiredUofUambulanceUpersonnelUresponsibleUforUdir
ectUpatientUcare?
A.UEmergencyUMedicalUTechnicianU
B.UEmergencyUAmbulanceUDriver
C.UAdvancedUEMT
D.UEmergencyUMedicalUResponderU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-A.UEmergencyUMedicalUTechnician
WhatUBESTUdescribesUtheUlevelUofUEMSUtrainingUthatUemphasizesUactivationUofUtheUEMSUsystemUa
ndUprovidesUimmediateUcareUforUlife-threateningUproblems?
A.UCardiacUcareUresponder
B.UEmergencyUMedicalUResponderU
,C.UEMTU
D.UEmergencyUMedicalUDispatcherU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-B.UEmergencyUMedicalUResponder
WhatUlevelUofUemergencyUmedicalUtrainingUprovidesUtheUmostUadvancedUpre-hospitalUcare?
A.UEmergencyUMedicalUResponder
B.UParamedicU
C.UEmergencyUMedicalUTechnicianU
D.UAdvancedUEMTU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-B.UParamedic
WhatUisUaUcommonUtermUusedUtoUdescribeUtheUitemsUneededUforUStandardUPrecautionsUorUbodyUs
ubstanceUisolationUprecautions?
A.UExposure-controlUplanU
B.UHarm-reductionUstrategy
C.UPersonalUprotectiveUequipmentU
D.UInfection-controlUplanU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-C.UPersonalUprotectiveUequipment
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUdescriptionsUBESTUdefinesUtheUtermUpathogen?
A.UAUstudyUofUtheUoriginsUofUinfectionUandUdiseaseU
B.UAnUorganismUthatUcausesUinfectionUandUdiseaseU
C.UAUmedicationUwithUaUharmfulUeffectU
D.UAnUimmunityUdevelopedUafterUanUexposureU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
B.UAnUorganismUthatUcausesUinfectionUandUdisease
AnUEMTUshouldUconsiderUwearingUprotectiveUeyewearUwhenUcaringUforUwhichUofUtheseUpatients?
A.UAUpatientUwithUaUdifficult-to-visualizeUscalpUlacerationU
B.UAUpatientUwhoUwasUsprayedUwithUmaceUbyUpoliceUduringUarrest
C.UAUpatientUwhoUisUactivelyUcoughingU
, D.UAUtraumaUpatientUwhoUisUcoveredUinUdirt,Urocks,UandUotherUforeignUdebrisU-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-C.UAUpatientUwhoUisUactivelyUcoughing
DueUtoUtheUhighUriskUofUanUunstableUworkUenvironment,UEMTsUrespondingUtoUaUmotorUvehicleUcra
shUmayUconsiderUusingU____________UinUadditionUtoUstandardUPPE.
A.UFaceUshieldsU
B.UHeavy-UdutyUgloves
C.ULevelUBUhazmatUsuits
D.UN-95UmasksU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-B.UHeavy-UdutyUgloves
YouUareUcalledUtoUanUassaultUonUaUhomelessUmale.UDriedUbloodUfromUtheUtraumaUisUvisibleUaround
UtheUpatient'sUmouthUandUnose.UDuringUassessment,UyouUnoteUtheUpatientUhasUaUproductiveUcoug
h.UTheUpatientUsays,U"Don'tUworry,UI'mUnotUcontagious.UI'veUhadUthisUcoughUforUaUyear."UDescribeUt
heUbestUapproachUregardingUrespiratoryUisolation.
A.UMaskUyourselfUonly
B.UUseUglovesUforUPPE,UasUthat'sUallUthatUisUneeded
C.UIsolateUtheUpatientUwithUaUnon-rebreatherUmaskU
D.UMaskUyourselfUandUtheUpatientU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-D.UMaskUyourselfUandUtheUpatient
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUtrueUregardingUproperUhandUcleaning?
A.USoapUandUwaterUshouldUbeUusedUfollowingUanyUpatientUcontactUifUtheUEMTUdoesUnotUwearUglov
es
B.UInUcasesUwhereUsoapUandUwaterUandUalcohol-
UbasedUhandUcleanersUareUnotUimmediatelyUavailable,UbleachUwipesUshouldUbeUused
C.UIfUtheUEMT'sUhandsUareUvisiblyUdirty,UanUalcohol-basedUhandUcleanerUisUnotUsufficientU
D.UFollowingUpatientUcontact,UtheUEMTUshouldUsoakUhisUhandsUinUwarmUsoapyUwaterUforUatUleastU
30UsecondsUandUthenUshakeUthemUvigorouslyU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
C.UIfUtheUEMT'sUhandsUareUvisiblyUdirty,UanUalcohol-basedUhandUcleanerUisUnotUsufficient
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUrefersUtoUaUprogramUorUprocessUforUevaluatingUandUimprovingUtheUeffectiv
enessUofUanUEMSUsystem?
A.USystemUeffectivenessUmanagement
B.UTotalUqualityUsystem
C.UQualityUimprovementU
D.UProcessUImprovementUPlanU(PIP)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-C.UQualityUimprovement
InU1966UtheUNationalUHighwayUSafetyUActUchargedUwhichUofUtheUagenciesUwithUtheUdevelopmentU
ofUemergencyUmedicalUserviceUstandards?
A.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUtheUInteriorU
B.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUHealthUServicesU
C.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUTransportation
D.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUHomelandUSecurityU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
C.UU.S.UDepartmentUofUTransportation
CentralizedUcoordinationUofUemergencyUmedicalUaccess,Utransportation,UandUcareUmostUrefersUtoU
whichUofUtheUfollowing?
A.UEmergencyUpreparednessUplan
B.UResourceUmanagementU
C.UCentralUdeploymentU
D.UTaumaUsystemU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-B.UResourceUmanagement
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUagenciesUisUresponsibleUforUestablishingUEMSUsystemUassessmentUprogra
ms?
A.UUnitedUStatesUHealthUServicesUAgencyU(HSA)
,B.UDepartmentUofUHealthUandUHumanUServicesU(HHS)
C.UNationalUTransportationUSafetyUBoardU(NTSB)
D.UNationalUHighwayUTrafficUSafetyUAdministrationU(NHTSA)U-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
D.UNationalUHighwayUTrafficUSafetyUAdministrationU(NHTSA)
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUBESTUdescribesUtheUpurposeUofUtheUmodernUemergencyUmedicalUservices
U(EMS)Usystem?
A.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUrespondUquicklyUandUprovideUemergencyUcareUonUtheUscene,Udurin
gUtransport,UandUatUtheUhospital
B.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUunderstandUtheUlimitationsUofUtheirUtrainingUandU"doUnoUharm,"Uwh
ileUprovidingUpromptUtransportUtoUtheUhospitalU
C.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUcapableUofUassessingUandUcaringUforUinjuredUandUillUpatientsUonUtheU
scene
D.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUknowledgeableUinUallUaspectsUofUprehospitalUcareU-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-
A.UToUhaveUtrainedUpersonnelUrespondUquicklyUandUprovideUemergencyUcareUonUtheUscene,Udurin
gUtransport,UandUatUtheUhospital
WhatUisUtheUminimumUlevelUofUcertificationUrequiredUofUambulanceUpersonnelUresponsibleUforUdir
ectUpatientUcare?
A.UEmergencyUMedicalUTechnicianU
B.UEmergencyUAmbulanceUDriver
C.UAdvancedUEMT
D.UEmergencyUMedicalUResponderU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-A.UEmergencyUMedicalUTechnician
WhatUBESTUdescribesUtheUlevelUofUEMSUtrainingUthatUemphasizesUactivationUofUtheUEMSUsystemUa
ndUprovidesUimmediateUcareUforUlife-threateningUproblems?
A.UCardiacUcareUresponder
B.UEmergencyUMedicalUResponderU
,C.UEMTU
D.UEmergencyUMedicalUDispatcherU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-B.UEmergencyUMedicalUResponder
WhatUlevelUofUemergencyUmedicalUtrainingUprovidesUtheUmostUadvancedUpre-hospitalUcare?
A.UEmergencyUMedicalUResponder
B.UParamedicU
C.UEmergencyUMedicalUTechnicianU
D.UAdvancedUEMTU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-B.UParamedic
WhatUisUaUcommonUtermUusedUtoUdescribeUtheUitemsUneededUforUStandardUPrecautionsUorUbodyUs
ubstanceUisolationUprecautions?
A.UExposure-controlUplanU
B.UHarm-reductionUstrategy
C.UPersonalUprotectiveUequipmentU
D.UInfection-controlUplanU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-C.UPersonalUprotectiveUequipment
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUdescriptionsUBESTUdefinesUtheUtermUpathogen?
A.UAUstudyUofUtheUoriginsUofUinfectionUandUdiseaseU
B.UAnUorganismUthatUcausesUinfectionUandUdiseaseU
C.UAUmedicationUwithUaUharmfulUeffectU
D.UAnUimmunityUdevelopedUafterUanUexposureU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
B.UAnUorganismUthatUcausesUinfectionUandUdisease
AnUEMTUshouldUconsiderUwearingUprotectiveUeyewearUwhenUcaringUforUwhichUofUtheseUpatients?
A.UAUpatientUwithUaUdifficult-to-visualizeUscalpUlacerationU
B.UAUpatientUwhoUwasUsprayedUwithUmaceUbyUpoliceUduringUarrest
C.UAUpatientUwhoUisUactivelyUcoughingU
, D.UAUtraumaUpatientUwhoUisUcoveredUinUdirt,Urocks,UandUotherUforeignUdebrisU-
UCORRECTUANSWERU-C.UAUpatientUwhoUisUactivelyUcoughing
DueUtoUtheUhighUriskUofUanUunstableUworkUenvironment,UEMTsUrespondingUtoUaUmotorUvehicleUcra
shUmayUconsiderUusingU____________UinUadditionUtoUstandardUPPE.
A.UFaceUshieldsU
B.UHeavy-UdutyUgloves
C.ULevelUBUhazmatUsuits
D.UN-95UmasksU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-B.UHeavy-UdutyUgloves
YouUareUcalledUtoUanUassaultUonUaUhomelessUmale.UDriedUbloodUfromUtheUtraumaUisUvisibleUaround
UtheUpatient'sUmouthUandUnose.UDuringUassessment,UyouUnoteUtheUpatientUhasUaUproductiveUcoug
h.UTheUpatientUsays,U"Don'tUworry,UI'mUnotUcontagious.UI'veUhadUthisUcoughUforUaUyear."UDescribeUt
heUbestUapproachUregardingUrespiratoryUisolation.
A.UMaskUyourselfUonly
B.UUseUglovesUforUPPE,UasUthat'sUallUthatUisUneeded
C.UIsolateUtheUpatientUwithUaUnon-rebreatherUmaskU
D.UMaskUyourselfUandUtheUpatientU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-D.UMaskUyourselfUandUtheUpatient
WhichUofUtheUfollowingUisUtrueUregardingUproperUhandUcleaning?
A.USoapUandUwaterUshouldUbeUusedUfollowingUanyUpatientUcontactUifUtheUEMTUdoesUnotUwearUglov
es
B.UInUcasesUwhereUsoapUandUwaterUandUalcohol-
UbasedUhandUcleanersUareUnotUimmediatelyUavailable,UbleachUwipesUshouldUbeUused
C.UIfUtheUEMT'sUhandsUareUvisiblyUdirty,UanUalcohol-basedUhandUcleanerUisUnotUsufficientU
D.UFollowingUpatientUcontact,UtheUEMTUshouldUsoakUhisUhandsUinUwarmUsoapyUwaterUforUatUleastU
30UsecondsUandUthenUshakeUthemUvigorouslyU-UCORRECTUANSWERU-
C.UIfUtheUEMT'sUhandsUareUvisiblyUdirty,UanUalcohol-basedUhandUcleanerUisUnotUsufficient