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MT Section 1 – Exam Review Questions and Answers | 100% Correct and Verified 2025/2026, Exams of Nursing

MT Section 1 – Exam Review Questions and Answers | 100% Correct and Verified This document features a complete set of exam review questions and 100% correct answers for Section 1 of the EMT curriculum. It covers foundational topics such as the EMS system, roles and responsibilities of the EMT, safety and wellness, and medical/legal and ethical issues. Designed to help students master the basics and build a strong foundation for the rest of the course and certification exam.

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EMT Section 1 Exam Review Questions and Answers 100% Correct
1. advancedlEMTl(AEMT):lAnlindividuallwholhasltraininglinlspecificlaspectslofladvancedllifelsup
port,lsuchlaslintravenousltherapy,landltheladministrationloflcertainlemergencylmedications.
2. advancedllifelsupportl(ALS):lAdvancedllifesavinglprocedures.
3. AmericanlwithlDisabilitieslActl(ADA):lComprehensivellegislationlthatlislde-
lsignedltolprotectlindividualslwithldisabilitieslagainstldiscrimination.
4. automatedlexternalldefibrillatorl(AED):lAldevicelthatldetectsltreatable
life-
threateninglcardiaclarrhythmialandldeliverslthelappropriatelelectricallshockltolthelpatient.
5. certification:lAlprocesslinlwhichlalperson,lanlinstitution,lorlalprogramlisleval-
luatedlandlrecognizedlaslmeetinglcertainlpredeterminedlstandardsltolprovidelsafelandlethicall
care.
6. continuouslqualitylimprovementl(CQI):lAlsystemloflinternallandlexternallre-
lviewslandlauditsloflalllaspectsloflanlEMSlsystem.
7. emergencylmedicalldispatchl(EMD):lAlsystemlthatlassistsldispatcherslinlse-
llectinglappropriatelunitsltolrespondltolalparticularlcalllforlassistancelandlinlprovidinglcallerslwithlv
itallinstructionsluntillthelarrivalloflEMSlcrews.
8. emergencylmedicallresponderl(EMR):lThelfirstltrainedlindividual,lsuchlaslalpolicelofficer,
lfirelfighter,llifeguard,lorlotherlrescuer,ltolarrivelatlthelsceneloflanlemergencyltolprovidelinitiall
medicallassistance.
9. emergencylmedicallservicesl(EMS):lAlmultidisciplinarylsystemlthatlrepresentslthelcombine
dleffortsloflseverallprofessionalslandlagenciesltolprovidelprehosptiallemergencylcareltolthelsic
klandlinjured.
10. emergencylmedicalltechnicianl(EMT):lAnlindividuallwholhasltraininglinlbasicllifelsupport,li
ncludinglautomatedlexternalldefibrillation,luseloflaldefinitivelairwayladjunct,landlassistinglpati
entslwithlcertainlmedications.
11. HealthlInsurancelPortabilitylandlAccountabilitylActl(HIPAA):lFederalllegis-
llationlpassedlinl1996.lItslmainleffectlinlEMSlislinllimitinglavailabilityloflpatients'lhealthlcarelinfo
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  1. advancedlEMTl(AEMT):l Anlindividuallwholhasltraininglinlspecificlaspectslofladvancedllifelsup port,lsuchlaslintravenousltherapy,landltheladministrationloflcertainlemergencylmedications.
  2. advancedllifelsupportl(ALS):l Advancedllifesavinglprocedures.
  3. AmericanlwithlDisabilitieslActl(ADA):l Comprehensivellegislationlthatlislde- lsignedltolprotectlindividualslwithldisabilitieslagainstldiscrimination.
  4. automatedlexternalldefibrillatorl(AED):l Aldevicelthatldetectsltreatable life- threateninglcardiaclarrhythmialandldeliverslthelappropriatelelectricallshockltolthelpatient.
  5. certification:l Alprocesslinlwhichlalperson,lanlinstitution,lorlalprogramlisleval- luatedlandlrecognizedlaslmeetinglcertainlpredeterminedlstandardsltolprovidelsafelandlethicall care.
  6. continuouslqualitylimprovementl(CQI):l Alsystemloflinternallandlexternallre- lviewslandlauditsloflalllaspectsloflanlEMSlsystem.
  7. emergencylmedicalldispatchl(EMD):l Alsystemlthatlassistsldispatcherslinlse- llectinglappropriatelunitsltolrespondltolalparticularlcalllforlassistancelandlinlprovidinglcallerslwithlv itallinstructionsluntillthelarrivalloflEMSlcrews.
  8. emergencylmedicallresponderl(EMR):l Thelfirstltrainedlindividual,lsuchlaslalpolicelofficer, lfirelfighter,llifeguard,lorlotherlrescuer,ltolarrivelatlthelsceneloflanlemergencyltolprovidelinitiall medicallassistance.
  9. emergencylmedicallservicesl(EMS):l Almultidisciplinarylsystemlthatlrepresentslthelcombine dleffortsloflseverallprofessionalslandlagenciesltolprovidelprehosptiallemergencylcareltolthelsic klandlinjured.
  10. emergencylmedicalltechnicianl(EMT):l Anlindividuallwholhasltraininglinlbasicllifelsupport,li ncludinglautomatedlexternalldefibrillation,luseloflaldefinitivelairwayladjunct,landlassistinglpati entslwithlcertainlmedications.
  11. HealthlInsurancelPortabilitylandlAccountabilitylActl(HIPAA):l Federalllegis- llationlpassedlinl1996.lItslmainleffectlinlEMSlislinllimitinglavailabilityloflpatients'lhealthlcarelinfo

rmationlandlpenalizinglviolationsloflpatientlprivacy.

  1. intravenousl(IV)ltherapy:l Theldeliveryloflmedicationldirectlylintolalvein.
  2. licensure:l Thelprocesslwherebylalstatelallowslindividualsltolperformlalregulat-ledlact.
  3. medicallcontrol:l Physicianlinstructionslthatlarelgivenldirectlylbylradiolorlcelllphonel(onlin e/direct)lorlindirectlylbylprotocol/guidelinesl(off-lines/indirect),laslau- lthorizedlbylthelmedicalldirectorloflthelservicelprogram.
  4. medicalldirector:l ThelphysicianlwholauthorizeslorldelegatesltolthelEMTlthelauthorityltolpr ovidelmedicallcarelinlthelfield.

other.

  1. Concealment:l Theluseloflobjectsltollimitlalperson'slvisibilityloflyou.
  1. Contamination:l Thelpresenceloflinfectiouslorganismslonlorlinlobjectslsuchlasldressings,lw ater,lfood,lneedles,lwounds,lorlalpatient'slbody.
  2. Cover:l Theltacticalluseloflanlimpenetrablelbarrierlforlprotection.
  3. CriticallIncidentlStresslManagementl(lCISM):l Alprocesslthatlconfrontslthelresponsesltolc riticallincidentslandldiffuseslthem,ldirectinglthelemergencylserviceslpersonnelltowardslphysic allandlemotionallequilibrium.
  4. CumulativelStresslReactions:l Prolongedlorlexcessivelstress.
  5. DelayedlStresslReactions:l Reactionsltolstresslthatloccurlafterlalstressfullsituation
  6. DesignatedlOfficer:l Thelindividuallinltheldepartmentlwholislchargedlwithlthelresponsibilit yloflmanaginglexposureslandlinfectionlcontrollissues.
  7. DirectlContact:l Exposurelorltransmissionloflalcommunicableldiseaselfromlonelpersonltolan otherlbylphysicallcontact.
  8. Exposure:l Alsituationlinlwhichlalpersonlhaslhadlcontactlwithlblood,lbodylfluids,tissues,lorl airbornelparticleslinlalmannerlthatlsuggestsldiseaseltransmissionlmightloccur.
  9. FoodbornelTransmission:l Thelcontaminationloflfoodlorlwaterlwithlanlorgan- lismlthatlcanlcauseldisease.
  10. GenerallAdaptationlSyndrome:l Thelbody'slresponseltolstresslthatlbeginslwithlanlalarmlresp onse,lfollowedlbylalstageloflreactionlandlresistancelandlthenlrecoverylor,liflthelstresslislprolonged ,lexhaustion.
  11. Hepatitis:l Inflammationloflthelliver,lusuallylcausedlbylalvirallinfection,lthatlcauseslfev er,llossloflappetite,jaundice,lfatigue,landlalteredlliverlfunction.
  12. Host:l Thelorganismlorlindividuallthatlislattackedlbylthelinfectinglagent.
  13. HumanlImmunodeficiencylVirusl(HIV):l Acquiredlimmunodeficiencylsyndromel(lAIDS)lislca usedlbylHIV,lwhichldamageslthelcellslinlthelbody'slimmunelsystemlsolthatlthelbodylislunableltolfi ghtlinfectionlorlcertainlcancers.
  14. Immune:l Thelbody'slabilityltolprotectlitselflfromlacquiringlaldisease.
  15. IndirectlContact:l Exposurelorltransmissionlofldiseaselfromlonelpersonltolanotherlbylc ontactlwithlalcontaminatedlobject.
  16. Infection:l Thelabnormallinvasionloflalhostlorlhostltissueslbylorganismslsuchlaslbacteria,lvi ruses,lorlparasites,lwithlorlwithoutlsignslorlsymptomslofldisease.
  17. Infectionlcontrol:l Proceduresltolreduceltransmissionsloflinfectionlamonglpa-
  1. Pathogen:l Almicroorganismlthatlislcapableloflcausingldiseaselinlalsusceptiblelhost.
  2. PersonallProtectivelEquipmentl(PPE):l Protectivelequipmentlthatlblockslexpo- lsureltolalpathogenlorlalhazardouslmaterial.
  3. PosttraumaticlStresslDisorderl(PTSD):l Aldelayedlstresslreactionltolalpriorlincident.lOftenl thelresultloflonelorlmorelunresolvedlissueslconcerninglthelincidentlthatlinvolvedlphysicallharml orlthelthreatloflphysicallharm.
  4. Transmission:l Thelwaylinlwhichlanlinfectiousldiseaselislspread:lcontact,lair- lborne,lbylvehicles,lorlbylvectors.
  5. StandardlPrecautions:l ProtectivelMeasureslthatlhaveltraditionallylbeenlde- lvelopedlbylthelCDClforluselinldealinglwithlobjects,lblood,lbodylfluids,landlotherlpotentiallexp osurelrisksloflcommunicableldisease.
  6. Vector- lborneltransmission:l Theluseloflanlanimalltolspreadlanlorganismlfromlonelpersonlorlplaceltolanot her.
  7. Abandonment:l UnilaterallterminationloflcarelbylthelEMTlwithoutlthelpatient'slconsentlandl withoutlmakinglprovisionslforltransferringlcareltolanotherlmedicallprofessionallwithlthelskillsla ndltraininglnecessaryltolmeetlthelneedsloflthelpatient.
  8. AdvancelDirective:l Writtenldocumentationlthatlspecifieslmedicalltreatmentlforlalcompete ntlpatientlshouldlthelpatientlbecomelunableltolmakeldecisions;lalsolcalledlallivinglwilllorlhealthca reldirective.
  9. AppliedlEthics:l Thelmannerlinlwhichlprinciplesloflethicslarelincorporatedlintolprofessionall conduct.
  10. Assault:l Unlawfullylplacinglalpatientlinlfearloflbodilylharm.
  11. Battery:l Unlawfullyltouchinglalpatientlorlprovidinglemergencylcarelwithoutlconsent.
  12. Bioethics:l Thelstudyloflethicslrelatedltolissueslthatlariselinlhealthlcare.
  13. BreachloflConfidentiality:l Disclosureloflinformationlwithoutlproperlauthoriza-ltion.
  14. Certification:l Alprocesslinlwhichlalperson,lanlinstitution,lorlalprogramlislevaluatedlandlre cognizedlaslmeetinglcertainlpredeterminedlstandardsltolprovidelsafelandlethicallpatientlcare.
  15. CompensatorylDamages:l Damageslawardedlinlalcivilllawsuitlthatlarelintendedltolrestorelthel plaintiffltolthelsamelconditionlthatlhelorlshelwaslinlpriorltolthelincident.
  16. Competent:l Ableltolmakelrationalldecisionslaboutlpersonallwell-being.
  1. Consent:l Permissionltolrenderlcare.
  2. ContributorylNegligence:l Allegalldefenselthatlmaylbelraisedlwhenltheldefen- ldantlfeelslthatlthelconductloflthelplaintifflsomehowlcontributedltolanylinjurieslorldamageslthatl werelsustainedlbylthelplaintiff.
  1. Ethics:l Thelphilosophyloflrightlandlwrong,loflmorallduties,landloflideallprofes- lsionallbehavior.
  2. ExpressedlConsent:l Altypeloflconsentlinlwhichlalpatientlgiveslalverballorlnonverballaut horizationlforlprovisionloflcarelorltransport.
  3. FalselImprisonment:l Thelconfinementloflalpersonlwithoutllegallauthoritylorlthelperson'slcon sent.
  1. ForciblelRestraint:l Thelactloflphysicallylpreventinglanlindividuallfromlinitiatinglanylphysicall action.
  2. GoodlSamaritanlLaws:l Statutorylprovisionslenactedlbylmanylstatesltolprotectlcitizenslfromll iabilitylforlerrorslandlomissionslinlgivinglgoodlfaithlemergencylmedicallcare,lunlessltherelislalwant on,lgross,lorlwillfullnegligence.
  3. GovernmentallImmunity:l LegalldoctrinelthatlcanlprotectlanlEMSlproviderlfromlbeinglsuedlorl whichlmayllimitlthelamountloflthelmonetaryljudgementlthatlthelplaintifflmaylrecover;lgenerallyl applieslonlyltolEMSlsystemslthatlareloperatedlbylmunicipalitieslorlotherlgovernmentallentities.
  4. GrosslNegligence:l Conductlthatlconstituteslalwillfullorlrecklessldisregardlforlaldutylorlstand ardloflcare.
  5. HealthlcarelDirective:l Alwrittenldocumentlthatlspecifieslmedicalltreatmentlforlalcompetentl patient,lshouldlhelorlshelbecomelunableltolmakeldecisions.lAlsolknownlaslanladvancedldirectiv elorllivinglwill.
  6. HealthlcarelProxies:l Altypelofladvanceldirectivelexecutedlbylalcompetentladultlthatlappointsl anotherlindividualltolmakelmedicalltreatmentldecisionslonlhislorlherlbehalflinltheleventlthatlthel personlmakinglthelappointmentllosesldecisionlmakinglcapacity.lAlsolknownlaslaldurablelpowe rloflattorneylforlhealthcare.
  7. Impliedlconsent:l Typeloflconsentlinlwhichlalpatientlwholislunableltolgivelconsentlislgivenl treatmentlunderlthellegallassumptionlthatlhelorlshelwouldlwantltreatment.
  8. InformedlConsent:l Permissionlforltreatmentlgivenlbylalcompetentlpatientlafterlthelpotential lrisks,lbenefits,landlalternativesltoltreatmentlhavelbeenlexplained.
  9. InlLocolParentis:l Refersltolthellegallresponsibilityloflalpersonlorlorganizationltoltakelonlso meloflthelfunctionslandlresponsibilitiesloflalparent.
  10. Interrogatories:l Writtenlquestionslthatltheldefenselandlplaintifflsendltolonelanother.
  11. Kidnapping:l Thelseizing,lconfining,labducting,lorlcarryinglawayloflalpersonlbylforce,lincludin gltransportinglalcompetentladultlforlmedicalltreatmentlwithoutlhislorlherlconsent.
  12. Libel:l Falselandldamaginglinformationlaboutlalpersonlthatlislcommunicatedlinlwriting.
  13. Licensure:l Thelprocesslwherebylalcompetentlauthority,lusuallylthelstate,lal- llowslpeopleltolperformlalregulatedlact.
  14. Medicolegal:l Altermlrelatingltolmedicalljurisprudencel(llaw)lorlforensiclmedi-lcine.
  15. Morality:l Alcodeloflconductlthatlcanlbeldefinedlbylsocietyl,lreligion,lorlalperson,laffectinglchar
  1. Negligence:l Failureltolprovidelthelsamelcarelthatlalpersonlwithlsimilarltraininglwouldlprovid e
  2. Negligencelperlse:l Altheorylthatlmaylbelusedlwhenlthelconductloflthelpersonlbeinglsuedlisla llegedltolhaveloccurredlinlclearlviolationloflalstatute.
  3. PatientlAutonomy:l Thelrightloflalpatientltolmakelinformedlchoiceslregardinglhislorlherlheal thlcare.
  4. ProtectedlHealthlInformationl(PHI):l Anylinformationlaboutlhealthlstatus,lprovisionloflhe althlcare,lorlpaymentlforlhealthlcarelthatlcanlbellinkedltolanlindividual.lThislislinterpretedlratherlbro adlylandlincludeslanylpartloflalpatient'slmedicallrecordlorlpaymentlhistory.
  5. ProximatelCausation:l Whenlalpersonlwholhaslaldutylabuseslit,landlcauseslharmltolanoth erlindividuall,lthelEMT,lthelagency,land/lorlthelmedicalldirectorlmaylbelsuedlforlnegligence.
  6. PunitivelDamages:l Damageslthatlarelsometimeslawardedlinlalcivilllawsuitlwhenlthelcon ductlofltheldefendantlwaslintentionallorlconstitutedlalrecklessldisre- lgardlforlthelsafetyloflthelpublic.
  7. Putrefaction:l Decompositionloflbodyltissuesl;laldefinitivelsignlofldeath.
  8. ReslIpsalloquitor:l WhenlthelEMTlorlanlEMSlsystemlislheldlliablelevenlwhenlthelplaintifflislu nableltolclearlyldemonstratelhowlanlinjuryloccurred.
  9. RigorlMortis:l Stiffeningloflthelbodylmuscles;laldefinitivelsignlofldeath.
  10. ScopeloflPractice:l Mostlcommonlyldefinedlbylstatellaw;loutlineslthelcarelthatlthelEMTlislab leltolprovidelforlthelpatient.
  11. Slander:l Falselandldamaginglinformationlaboutlalpersonlthatlislcommunicat- ledlbylthelspokenlword.
  12. StandardloflCare:l Written,lacceptedllevelsloflemergencylcarelexpectedlbylreasonlofltrai ninglandlprofession;lwrittenlbyllegallorlprofessionallorganizationslsolthatlpatientslarelnotlexpo sedltolunreasonablelrisklorlharm.
  13. StatuteloflLimitations:l Theltimelwithinlwhichlalcaselmustlbelcommenced.
  14. Tort:l Alwrongfullactlthatlgiveslriseltolalcivilllawsuit.
  15. BaselStation:l anylradiolhardwarelcontaininglaltransmitterlandlreceiverlthatlisllocatedlinlalfi xedlplace
  16. CellularlTelephone:l allowlpowerlportablelradiolthatlcommunicateslthroughlanlinterconne ctedlseriesloflrepeaterlstationslcalledlcells
  1. Channel:l anlassignelfrequencylorlfrequencieslthatlarelusedltolcarrylvoiceland/orldatal communications
  2. Closed- endedlquestions:l questionslthatlcanlbelansweredlinlshortlorlsinglelwordlresponses
  3. Communication:l theltransmissionloflinformationltolanotherlpersonlverballylorlthroughlbo dyllanguage

cylandlthenlautomaticallylretransmitslthemlonlalsecondlfrequency

  1. scanner:l alradiolreceiverlthatlsearcheslorlscanslacrosslseverallfrequenciesluntillthelmes sagelislcompletedlthelprocesslislthenlrepeated
  2. Simplex:l singlelfrequencylradio,ltransmissionslcanloccurlinleitherldirectionlbutlnotlsimulta neouslylinlboth;lonelpartyltransmitslthelotherlcanlonlylreceivelandlthelpartyltransmittinglislunab leltolreceive
  1. standinglorders:l writtenldocumentslsignedlbylthelEMSlsystem'slmedicalldirectorlthatlo utlinelspecificldirectionsl,lpermissions,landlsometimeslprohibitionslregardinglpatientlcare...l alsolcalledlprotocols
  2. telemetry:l alprocesslinlwhichlelectroniclsignalslarelconvertedlintolcodedlaudiblelsignals, ltheselsignalslcanlbeltransmittedlbylradiolorltelephoneltolalreceiverlwithlaldecoderlatlthelhospital
  3. therapeuticlcommunication:l verballandlnonverballcommunicationltech- lniqueslthatlencouragelpatientsltolexpressltheirlfeelingslandltolachievelalpositivelrelationship
  4. trunking:l telecomunnicationlsystemslthatlallowlalcomputerltolmaximizeluti- llizationloflalgrouploflfrequencies
  5. UHFl(ultralhighlfrequency):l radiolfrequencieslbetweenl 300 landl3,000lMHz
  6. VHFl(verylhighlfrequency):l radiolfrequencieslbetweenl 30 landl 300 lMHz;lVHFlspectrumlislfu rtherldividedlintolhighlandllowlfrequencies
  7. Abduction:l Motionlofllimblawaylfromlthelmidline.
  8. Adduction:l Motionlofllimbltowardlthelmidline.
  9. Anterior:l Thelfrontlsurfaceloflthelbody;lthelsidelfacinglyoulinlthelstandardlanatomiclpos ition.
  10. Apexl(plurallapices):l Thelpointedlextremityloflalconicallstructure.
  11. Bilateral:l Albodylpartlorlconditionlthatlappearslonlbothlsidesloflthelmidline
  12. CombininglVowel:l Thelvowellusedltolcombineltwolwordlrootslorlalwordlrootlandlsuffix.
  13. Deep:l Fartherlinsidelthelbodylandlawaylfromlthelskin.
  14. Distal:l Furtherlfromltheltrunklorlnearerltolthelfreelendloflthelextremity.
  15. Dorsal:l Thelposteriorlsurfaceloflthelbody,lincludinglthelbackloflthelhand.
  16. Extension:l Thelstraighteningloflaljoint
  17. Flexion:l Thelbendingloflaljoint
  18. FowlerlPosition:l Anlinclinedlpositionlinlwhichlthelheadloflthelbedlislraised.
  19. Inferior:l Belowlalbodylpartlorlnearerltolthelfeet.
  20. Lateral:l Partsloflthelbodylthatllielfurtherlfromlthelmidline;lalsolcalledlouterlstructures.
  21. Medial:l Partsloflthelbodylthatllielcloserltolthelmidline;lalsolcalledlinnerlstructures.
  22. Palmar:l ThelforwardlFacinglpartloflthelhandlinlthelanatomiclposition.
  23. Plantar:l Thelbottomlsurfaceloflthelfoot.
  24. Posterior:l Thelbacklsurfaceloflthelbody;lthelsidelawaylfromlyoulinlthelstandardlanatomiclposi
  1. Prone:l Lyinglfaceldown
  2. Proximal:l Closerltoltrunk
  3. Quadrants:l Describeslthelsectionsloflthelabdominallcavity,linlwhichltwolimag- linaryllineslintersectlatlthelumbilicus,dividinglthelabdomenlintolfourlequallareas.
  4. Suffix:l Thelpartloflaltermlthatlcomeslafterlthelrootlword,latlthelendloflalterm.
  5. Superficial:l Closerltolorlonlthelskin
  6. Superior:l Abovelalbodylpartlorlnearerltolthelhead.
  7. Supine:l Lyinglfacelup.
  8. Ventral:l Thelanteriorlsurfaceloflthelbody.
  9. WordlRoot:l Thelmainlpartloflaltermlthatlcontainslthelprimarylmeaning.