Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Operations Practice Exam Questions
with correct Answers (A+ GRADED
100% VERIFIED) 2025/2026
After completing a patient care encounter, the highest priority should be placed on:
a. Documenting the call
b. Preparing your unit for the next call
c. Returning to your station
d. Contacting the station for your next assignment - ANSWER: b. Preparing your
unit for the next call
Although not entirely possible at all MVA incidents, the EMS responders should exit
the emergency vehicles to what side?
a. With oncoming traffic
b. Against oncoming traffic
c. Toward the curb side of the road
d. Toward the centerline of the road - ANSWER: c. Toward the curb side of the road
An adult patient is suing an EMS provider for not properly immobilizing his leg,
leading to a permanent neurologic injury. In a court of law, what legal tenet must the
patient's attorney prove in order to show that the EMTs were at fault?
a. Guilt
b. Assault
c. Battery
d. Negligence - ANSWER: d. Negligence
During an MCI where there are multiple people injured due to a large industrial
building collapse, what type of communication technology may become easily
overwhelmed by the sudden usage?
a. Repeaters
b. Mobile phones
c. Mobile radios
d. Base stations - ANSWER: b. Mobile phones
Equipment that should be brought to every patient's side includes personal protective
equipment (PPE) and:
, a. Oxygen, AED, and long spine board
b. Suction, airway adjuncts, and the ambulance stretcher
c. Oxygen, suction, airway adjuncts, bandages, and the AED
d. Suction, oxygen, and an OB kit - ANSWER: c. Oxygen, suction, airway adjuncts,
bandages, and the AED
In most states, the operator of an ambulance may disobey certain specific traffic
laws only when responding to an emergency and when:
a. At least one emergency light is flashing or illuminated
b. At least two emergency lights are illuminated and the siren sounded
c. All emergency lights and scene lighting are flashing or illuminated
d. All emergency lights are flashing or illuminated and the siren is sounding -
ANSWER: d. All emergency lights are flashing or illuminated and the siren is
sounding
Most collisions involving EMS units responding to emergency calls happen:
a. At night
b. In poor weather conditions
c. At intersections
d. In heavy traffic - ANSWER: c. At intersections
On most extrication scenes, the role of the EMT assigned to the ambulance is to
provide:
a. Initial treatment and life-saving care only
b. Advanced extrication tools and techniques
c. Leadership and scene management
d. None of the above - ANSWER: a. Initial treatment and life-saving care only
Organisms that can cause diseases in humans when in contact with the infected
patient's blood, such as the HIV virus, are known by what name to the EMT?
a. Cross contamination
b. Airborne pathogens
c. Bloodborne pathogens
d. Parasite-host relationship - ANSWER: c. Bloodborne pathogens
The area of a hazardous material scene where contamination is actually present and
treatment is limited to life-threatening conditions is known as the:
a. Hot zone
Operations Practice Exam Questions
with correct Answers (A+ GRADED
100% VERIFIED) 2025/2026
After completing a patient care encounter, the highest priority should be placed on:
a. Documenting the call
b. Preparing your unit for the next call
c. Returning to your station
d. Contacting the station for your next assignment - ANSWER: b. Preparing your
unit for the next call
Although not entirely possible at all MVA incidents, the EMS responders should exit
the emergency vehicles to what side?
a. With oncoming traffic
b. Against oncoming traffic
c. Toward the curb side of the road
d. Toward the centerline of the road - ANSWER: c. Toward the curb side of the road
An adult patient is suing an EMS provider for not properly immobilizing his leg,
leading to a permanent neurologic injury. In a court of law, what legal tenet must the
patient's attorney prove in order to show that the EMTs were at fault?
a. Guilt
b. Assault
c. Battery
d. Negligence - ANSWER: d. Negligence
During an MCI where there are multiple people injured due to a large industrial
building collapse, what type of communication technology may become easily
overwhelmed by the sudden usage?
a. Repeaters
b. Mobile phones
c. Mobile radios
d. Base stations - ANSWER: b. Mobile phones
Equipment that should be brought to every patient's side includes personal protective
equipment (PPE) and:
, a. Oxygen, AED, and long spine board
b. Suction, airway adjuncts, and the ambulance stretcher
c. Oxygen, suction, airway adjuncts, bandages, and the AED
d. Suction, oxygen, and an OB kit - ANSWER: c. Oxygen, suction, airway adjuncts,
bandages, and the AED
In most states, the operator of an ambulance may disobey certain specific traffic
laws only when responding to an emergency and when:
a. At least one emergency light is flashing or illuminated
b. At least two emergency lights are illuminated and the siren sounded
c. All emergency lights and scene lighting are flashing or illuminated
d. All emergency lights are flashing or illuminated and the siren is sounding -
ANSWER: d. All emergency lights are flashing or illuminated and the siren is
sounding
Most collisions involving EMS units responding to emergency calls happen:
a. At night
b. In poor weather conditions
c. At intersections
d. In heavy traffic - ANSWER: c. At intersections
On most extrication scenes, the role of the EMT assigned to the ambulance is to
provide:
a. Initial treatment and life-saving care only
b. Advanced extrication tools and techniques
c. Leadership and scene management
d. None of the above - ANSWER: a. Initial treatment and life-saving care only
Organisms that can cause diseases in humans when in contact with the infected
patient's blood, such as the HIV virus, are known by what name to the EMT?
a. Cross contamination
b. Airborne pathogens
c. Bloodborne pathogens
d. Parasite-host relationship - ANSWER: c. Bloodborne pathogens
The area of a hazardous material scene where contamination is actually present and
treatment is limited to life-threatening conditions is known as the:
a. Hot zone
