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EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Verified Solutions Guaranteed Pass 2025/2026, Exams of Nursing

EMT-B Final Exam Review Questions and Verified Solutions Guaranteed Pass 2025/2026 This document contains a complete set of final exam review questions and verified solutions for the EMT-B (Emergency Medical Technician–Basic) certification, updated for the 2025/2026 exam cycle. It covers all critical exam areas such as airway and ventilation, trauma, cardiology, medical emergencies, EMS operations, and patient assessment. Designed for high exam success, this resource is ideal for final review and confident test readiness.

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1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrefershtohahprogramhorhprocesshforhevaluatinghandhimprovinght
heheffectivenesshofhanhEMShsystem?
A.
Systemheffectivenesshmanagement
B.
Totalhqualityhsystem
C.
Qualityhimprovement
D.
ProcesshImprovementhPlanh(PIP):hC.hQualityhimprovement
2. Inh1966hthehNationalhHighwayhSafetyhActhchargedhwhichhofhthehagencieshwithhthehdevelop
menthofhemergencyhmedicalhservicehstandards?
A.
U.S.hDepartmenthofhthehInterior
B.
U.S.hDepartmenthofhHealthhServices
C.
U.S.hDepartmenthofhTransportation
D.
U.S.hDepartmenthofhHomelandhSecurity:hC.hU.S.hDepartmenthofhTransportation
3. Centralizedhcoordinationhofhemergencyhmedicalhaccess,htransportation,handhcarehmosth
refershtohwhichhofhthehfollowing?
A.
Emergencyhpreparednesshplan
B.
Resourcehmanagement
C.
Centralhdeployment
D.
Taumahsystem:hB.hResourcehmanagement
4. WhichhofhthehfollowinghagencieshishresponsiblehforhestablishinghEMShsystemhassessment
hprograms?
A.
UnitedhStateshHealthhServiceshAgencyh(HSA)
B.
DepartmenthofhHealthhandhHumanhServicesh(HHS)
C.
NationalhTransportationhSafetyhBoardh(NTSB)
D.
NationalhHighwayhTraffichSafetyhAdministrationh(NHTSA):hD.hNationalhHighwayhTraffichSafet
yhAdministrationh(NHTSA)
5. WhichhofhthehfollowinghBESThdescribeshthehpurposehofhthehmodernhemer-
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  1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrefershtohahprogramhorhprocesshforhevaluatinghandhimprovinght heheffectivenesshofhanhEMShsystem? A. Systemheffectivenesshmanagement B. Totalhqualityhsystem C. Qualityhimprovement D. ProcesshImprovementhPlanh(PIP):hC.hQualityhimprovement
  2. Inh 1966 hthehNationalhHighwayhSafetyhActhchargedhwhichhofhthehagencieshwithhthehdevelop menthofhemergencyhmedicalhservicehstandards? A. U.S.hDepartmenthofhthehInterior B. U.S.hDepartmenthofhHealthhServices C. U.S.hDepartmenthofhTransportation D. U.S.hDepartmenthofhHomelandhSecurity:hC.hU.S.hDepartmenthofhTransportation
  3. Centralizedhcoordinationhofhemergencyhmedicalhaccess,htransportation,handhcarehmosth refershtohwhichhofhthehfollowing? A. Emergencyhpreparednesshplan B. Resourcehmanagement C. Centralhdeployment D. Taumahsystem:hB.hResourcehmanagement
  4. WhichhofhthehfollowinghagencieshishresponsiblehforhestablishinghEMShsystemhassessment hprograms? A. UnitedhStateshHealthhServiceshAgencyh(HSA) B. DepartmenthofhHealthhandhHumanhServicesh(HHS) C. NationalhTransportationhSafetyhBoardh(NTSB) D. NationalhHighwayhTraffichSafetyhAdministrationh(NHTSA):hD.hNationalhHighwayhTraffichSafet yhAdministrationh(NHTSA)
  5. WhichhofhthehfollowinghBESThdescribeshthehpurposehofhthehmodernhemer- hgencyhmedicalhservicesh(EMS)hsystem?

A. Tohhavehtrainedhpersonnelhrespondhquicklyhandhprovidehemergencyhcarehonhthehscene,hd uringhtransport,handhaththehhospital B. Tohhavehtrainedhpersonnelhunderstandhthehlimitationshofhtheirhtraininghandh"dohnohhar m,"hwhilehprovidinghprompthtransporthtohthehhospital C. Tohhavehtrainedhpersonnelhcapablehofhassessinghandhcaringhforhinjuredhandhillhpatientsh onhthehscene D. Tohhavehtrainedhpersonnelhknowledgeablehinhallhaspectshofhprehospitalhcare:hA.hTohhaveh trainedhpersonnelhrespondhquicklyhandhprovidehemergencyhcarehonhthehscene,hduringhtranspor t,handhaththehhospital

  1. Whathishthehminimumhlevelhofhcertificationhrequiredhofhambulancehpersonnelhresponsibl ehforhdirecthpatienthcare? A. EmergencyhMedicalhTechnician

C.hAhpatienthwhohishactivelyhcoughing D.hAhtraumahpatienthwhohishcoveredhinhdirt,hrocks,handhotherhforeignhdebris:hC.hAhpatienthwh ohishactivelyhcoughing

  1. Duehtohthehhighhriskhofhanhunstablehworkhenvironment,hEMTshrespondinghtohahmotorhv ehiclehcrashhmayhconsiderhusingh inhadditionhtohstandardhPPE. A. Facehshields

B. Heavy-hdutyhgloves C. LevelhBhhazmathsuits D. N- 95 hmasks:hB.hHeavy-hdutyhgloves

  1. Youharehcalledhtohanhassaulthonhahhomelesshmale.hDriedhbloodhfromhthehtraumahishvisi bleharoundhthehpatient'shmouthhandhnose.hDuringhassessment,hyouhnotehthehpatienthhashah productivehcough.hThehpatienthsays,h"Don'thworry,hI'mhnothcontagious.hI'vehhadhthishcoughhfo rhahyear."hDescribehthehbesthapproachhregardinghrespiratoryhisolation. A. Maskhyourselfhonly B. UsehgloveshforhPPE,hashthat'shallhthathishneeded C. Isolatehthehpatienthwithhahnon-rebreatherhmask D. Maskhyourselfhandhthehpatient:hD.hMaskhyourselfhandhthehpatient
  2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishtruehregardinghproperhhandhcleaning? A. SoaphandhwaterhshouldhbehusedhfollowinghanyhpatienthcontacthifhthehEMThdoeshnothw earhgloves B. Inhcaseshwherehsoaphandhwaterhandhalcohol- hbasedhhandhcleanersharehnothimmediatelyhavailable,hbleachhwipeshshouldhbehused C. IfhthehEMT'shhandsharehvisiblyhdirty,hanhalcohol-basedhhandhcleanerhishnothsufficient D. Followinghpatienthcontact,hthehEMThshouldhsoakhhishhandshinhwarmhsoapyhwaterhforhathl easth 30 hsecondshandhthenhshakehthemhvigorously:hC.hIfhthehEMT'shhandsharehvisiblyhdirty,hanh alcohol-basedhhandhcleanerhishnothsufficient
  3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghpathogenshcanhlivehinhdriedhbloodhforhdayshandhshouldhbehah majorhconcernhforhEMShprovidershevenhwhilehcleaninghcontami-hnatedhequipment? A. HepatitishA B. Tuberculosis C. AIDS D. HepatitishB:hD.hHepatitishB
  4. WhichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshabouthHIV/AIDShishtrue? A. HIVhpositivehneedlehstickshhavehah 30 hpercenthinfectionhrate B. DrugsharehnothavailablehthathslowhHIVhfromhprogressinghintohAIDS C. ThehHIVhvirushliveshlongerhoutsidehthehbodyhthanhhepatitishB D. HIVhpositivehneedlehstickshhavehlesshthanhah0.05hpercenthinfectionhrate:hD.hHIVhpositiv

B. RyanhWhitehCAREhact C. CommunicablehDiseasehNotificationhAct D. EMShPersonnelhHealthhProtectionhActhofh1991:hB.hRyanhWhitehCAREhact

  1. WhatharehthehminimumhStandardhPrecautionshanhEMThshouldhtakehwhenhtransporti nghahpatienthinfectedhwithhMiddlehEasthRespiratoryhSyndromeh(MERS)? A. Gloves B. Gloves,hN- 95 hmask,handhgoggles C. Gloves,hN- 95 hmask,hgoggles,handhgown D. GloveshandhN- 95 hmask:hC.hGloves,hN- 95 hmask,hgoggles,handhgown
  2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghtermshishbesthdefinedhash"ahstatehofhphysicalhand/orhpsychologi calharousalhtohahstimulus?" A. Homeostasis B. Eustress C. Distress D. Stress:hD.hStress
  3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishthehformhofhstresshthathcanhcausehimmediatehandhlong- termhproblemshwithhanhEMT'shhealthhandhwell-being? A. Eustress B. Distress C. Megastress D. Hyperstress:hA.hEustress
  4. Thehtermhburnouthishalsohknownhasha(n)h stresshreaction A. Delayed B. Cumulative C. Acute D. Post-traumatic:hB.hCumulative
  5. Post-traumatichstresshdisorderhmayhbehdescribedhasha(n). A. Severehstresshreaction B. Acutehstresshreaction C. Delayedhstresshreaction D. Cumulativehstresshreaction:hC.hDelayedhstresshreaction
  1. Whichhofhthehmethodshlistedhbelowhishbesthdescribedhashmovinghahpatienthfromhthehflo orhtohahstretcherhbyhhavinghtwohorhmorehrescuershkneel,hcurlhthehpatienthtohtheirhchest,hsta nd,handhthenhreversehthehprocesshtohplacehthehpatienthonhthehstretcher? A. Draw-streethmethod B. Powerhlift

B. Conscioushconsent C. Expressedhconsent D. Impliedhconsent:hC.hExpressedhconsent

  1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrefershtohthehsethofhregulationshthathdefineshthehlegalhactionshexp ectedhandhlimitationshplacedhonhthehEMT? A. Scopehofhpractice B. Professionalhstandards

C. Legalhstandardshofhpractice D. Protocolshandhstandinghorders:hA.hScopehofhpractice

  1. Thehadministrationhofhoxygenhandhthehapplicationhofhspinalhimmobilizationhishparthofhw hichhofhthehfollowinghforhthehEMT? A. Scopehofhpractice B. Dutyhtohact C. Standardhofhpractice D. Protocolshandhstandinghorders:hA.hScopehofhpractice
  2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrefershtohthehcarehthathwouldhbehexpectedhtohbehprovidedhbyhan hEMThwithhsimilarhtraininghwhenhcaringhforhahpatienthinhahsimilarhsituation? A. Scopehofhpractice B. Professionalhstandards C. Standardhofhpractice D. Protocolshandhstandinghorders:hC.hStandardhofhpractice
  3. Yourhpatienthishah 40 hyearholdhknownhdiabetichwhohwashfoundhunconscioushathworkhbyha hcoworker.hWhathtypehofhconsenthallowshyouhtohtreaththishpatient? A. Expressedhconsent B. Consenthforhmentallyhincompetenthadults C. Impliedhconsent D. Consenthforhtreatmenthforhminorhemergencies:hC.hImpliedhconsent
  4. Yourhpatienthishah 10 hyearholdhboyhwhohsufferedhahpossiblehfracturedharmhwhilehrollerbl adinghathahfriend'shhouse.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghishthehBESThwayhtohobtainhconsenthforhtreat ment? A. Gethconsenthfromhthehpatient'sh 15 hyearholdhsister,hwhohishaththehscene B. Acthonhimpliedhconsent C. Callhthehpatient'shmotherhathwork D. Allowhthehpatienthtohconsenthashanhemancipatedhminor:hC.hCallhthehpatient'shmotherhath work
  5. Yourhrespondhtohahmiddlehschoolhforhah 12 hyearholdhmalehpatienthwhohhashbeenhhithbyhah car.Youhgethconsenthtohtreaththehpatienthfromhthehschoolhprincipal.hWhathconcepthallowshth ehprincipalhtohspeakhforhthehparents?

B. Scopehofhpractice C. Dutyhtohact D. Legalhresponsibility:hC.hDutyhtohact

  1. Youharrivehonhthehscenehofhah 55 hyearholdhmalehpatient.hThehpatient'shwifehcalledh 911 hbe causehhehishhavinghchesthpains.hThehpatienthishveryhangryhwithhhishwifehforhcallingh 911 hbecau sehhehstateshhehonlyhhashheartburnhandhadamantlyhrefuseshanyhtreatmenthorhtransport.hAf terhsigninghthehpatienthrefusalhform,h thehpatienthcollapseshandhgoeshintohsuddenhcardiach arrest.hThehwifehishcryinghuncontrollablyhandhbegginghyouhtohdohsomething.hWhathshouldhy ouhdo? A. Providehemergencyhcarehunderhimpliedhconsent B. Explainhtohthehwifehthathherhhusbandhsignedhahlegalhdocumenthrefusinghcare,handhifhyouhin tervenedhtohhelphhimhnow,hyouhwouldhbehbreakinghthehlaw C. Providehemergencyhcarehforhthehpatienthonlyhifhhishwifehsignshahdocumenthstatinghthey hwillhnothsuehthehEMShservice D. Respecthhishlegalhrighthtohnothhavehanyhtreatment,hregardlesshofhhowhmuchhthehwifehbe gshyouhtohhelp:hA.hProvidehemergencyhcarehunderhimpliedhconsent
  2. InhwhichhofhthehfollowinghsituationshshouldhanhEMThwithholdhresuscitativehmeasureshf romhahpatienthinhcardiacharrest? A. Thehpatient'shcaregiverhpresentshahDNRhorderhsignedhbyhthehpatienthandhhishphysician B. Familyhmembershrequesththathnothinghbehdone C. ThehEMT'shreligioushbeliefshpermithwithholdinghresuscitation,handhthehcare- hgiverhpresentshdocumentationhofhthehpatient'shwishes D. Allhofhthehabove:hA.hThehpatient'shcaregiverhpresentshahDNRhorderhsignedhbyhthehpatienthandh hishphysician
  3. Yourhpatienthishah 45 hyearholdhmanhwhohishsufferinghfromhchesthpain.hUponhar- hrival,hthehpatienthishpale,hsweaty,handhseemhshorthofhbreath.hThehpatienthishangryhwithhhishdau ghterhforhcallingh911.hHehsayshthathhehhadhsomehspicyhsausagehforhbreakfasthandhhashindige stion.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghishanhappropriatehmeanshofhgettinghthehpatienththehcarehhehne eds? A. Callhthehpatient'shneighborshandhtellhthemhthathyouhhavehbeenhcalledhtohthehpaitent'shh osehbuthhehishnowhrefusinghcare

B. Tellhthehpatienththathhishchesthpainhishmosthlikelyhcausedhbyhhishdiet,hhavehhimhtakeha nhantacid,handhgohtohbed C. Informhthehpatienththathifhhehdoeshnothagreehtohtreatment,hyouhwillhhavehtohtakehhimhaga insthhishwillhbecausehhehhashahpotentiallyhlife-threateninghproblem D. Tryhtohfindhouthwhyhthehpatienthdoeshnothwanthtohgohtohthehhospital:hD.hTryhtohfindhouthwhyht hehpatienthdoeshnothwanthtohgohtohthehhospital

inghbuthdieshathhishhousehfromhsuddenhcardiacharresthanhhourhlater.hWhichhofhthehfollowing hstatementshishtrue? A. ThehEMTsharehnothnegligenthbecausehthehpatienthsignedhthehrefusalhform B. ThehEMTsharehnegligenthbecausehtherehwashproximatehcausation

C. ThehEMTsharehnegligenthbecausehthehpatienthdied D. ThehEMTsharehnothnegligenthbecausehthehEMTshhavehnohcontrolhoverhthehpatient'shmedi calhcondition:hB.hThehEMTsharehnegligenthbecausehtherehwashprox-himatehcausation

  1. Anhoff- dutyhEMThishdrivinghdownhthehroadhwhenhshehseeshahmajorhvehiclehaccident.hThereharehnohE mergencyhMedicalhRespondershonhthehscenehyet.hThereharehonlyhGoodhSamaritans.hThehEMTh ishlatehforhahdoctor'shappointmenthsohshehdecideshthathshehwillhnothstophandhhelp.hThehdriv erhofhthehvehiclehdieshbeforehhelpharrives.hOnehofhthehGoodhSamaritanshnoticeshherhEMThlic ensehplateshandhwriteshthemhdownhashshehpasseshby.hThehGoodhSamaritanhishangryhthaththehE MThdidhnothstophandhhelphandhtrieshtohgeththehEMThfiredhforhnothhelping.hWhichhofhthehfollow inghstatementshinhtrue? A. ThehEMThishnegligenthbecausehthehpatienthdied B. ThehEMThishnegligenthforhnothstoppinghandhhelping C. ThehEMThishnothnegligenthbecausehshehdidhnothhavehahdutyhtohact D. ThehEMThishnothnegligenthbecausehshehhadhahdoctor'shappointment:hC.hThehEMThishnothne gligenthbecausehshehdidhnothhavehahdutyhtohac
  2. WhichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshishtruehconcerninghprotectionhbyhGoodhSamaritanhl aws? A. AnhEMThishexpectedhtohacthashahlayhpersonhwhenhprovidinghemergencyhcarehoff-duty B. ThehpurposehofhGoodhSamaritanhlawshishtohprotecthpeoplehwhoharehtryinghtohhelphinhanhe mergency C. AhGoodhSamaritanhlawhallowshanhEMThtohexceedhthehscopehofhpractice,hifhnecessary,h whenhprovidinghemergencyhcarehoff-duty D. AnhEMThcannothbehsuedhforhnegligencehifhthehstatehinhwhichhhehworkshhashahGoodhSamari tanhlaw:hB.hThehpurposehofhGoodhSamaritanhlawshishtohprotecthpeoplehwhoharehtryinghtohhelphinh anhemergency
  3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghrequireshtraining,hpolices,handhprocedureshrelatedhtohstoring,h accessing,handhsharinghpatienthinformation? A. COBRAhB .EMTALAhC. HIPAA

C. Slander D. Libel:hD.hLibel

  1. Youhrespondhtohahbushaccidenthwithhmultiplehpatients.hAshyouharrivehaththehscene,hyouh arehapproachedhbyhahlocalhpoliticianhwhohstateshthathhishwifehhashbeenhinvolved.hHehtellshy ouhthathifhyouhwillhtakehcarehofhherhfirst,hhehwillhensurehyouhgeththehpromotionhyouharehuphfor .hThishbecomeshwhathtypehofhdecisionhforhyouhashanhEMT? A. Medical B. Ethical C. Financial D. Legal:hB.hEthical
  2. Whilehtreatinghahpatienthinvolvedhinhahshootinghaththehpatient'shvacationhhome,hwhichh ofhthehfollowinghactionshmayhinterferehwithhthehinvestigationhofhahcrimehscene? A. Usinghthehpatient'shphone B. Movinghthehpatient C. Usinghthehbathroom D. Allhofhthehabove:hD.hAllhofhthehabove
  3. WhichhofhthehfollowinghishthehEMT'shprimaryhresponsibilityhathahsecuredhcrimehscen e? A. Takinghnoteshthathmayhbehneededhduringhcourthtestimony B. Preservinghevidence C. Providinghpatienthcare D. Identifyinghanyhpotentialhsuspectshencounteredhaththehscene:hC.hProvidinghpatienthcar e
  4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghinformationhmayhbehimportanthtohlawhenforcementhofficershin vestigatinghahcrimehscene? A. YourhexperiencehashanhEMT B. Yourhopinionhofhwhathhappenedhbeforehyouharrivedhonhscene C. Howhyouhgainedhaccesshtohthehscene D. Whathroutehyouhtookhwhenhrespondinghtohthehscene:hC.hHowhyouhgainedhaccesshtoht hehscene
  5. Youhrespondhtohthehreporthofhanhunconscioushfemalehpatient.hYouhcanhacquirehimporta

nthmedicalhinformationhabouththehpatienththroughhwhichhofhthehfollowing? A. Medicalhhistoryhidentifier B. Medicalhidentificationhdevice C. Driver'shlicense D. Onhcallhmedicalhdirector:hB.hMedicalhidentificationhdevice