AEMT Exam Questions & Answers 2026 (11–20)

Question 1

You should not attempt to reach a patient inside a vehicle before the fire department stabilizes it if it is in which position?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

On side.. Vehicles on their sides are more unstable than upright or upside down. The fire department will have the tools to stabilize the vehicle. Only reach a patient if there is immediate danger by crawling through the back to prevent moving the vehicle.

Question 2

Which of the following would be considered a medium-velocity weapon?

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a handgun. A handgun and some smaller caliber rifles are considered medium-velocity weapons because they produce enough energy to cause injury beyond the immediate pathway of the projectile.

High-velocity injuries are caused by high-velocity rifles, such as hunting and assault rifles, which often use large caliber ammunition.

Question 3

There are four items that demonstrate negligence; which of the below items is not one of them?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Each is one of the four items. Each item is one of that demonstrates negligence. The “duty to perform” is the legal obligation to provide are for the patient and is referred to as a duty to act. The “breach of duty” is the inappropriate standard of care. “Damages” refers to the patient being injured by the “breach of duty.”

Finally, “proximate cause” refers to a direct relationship between the damages sustained and the “breach of duty.”.

Question 4

Chemical agents are considered weapons of mass destruction.

Which of the following agents is known as a “blood agent?”

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

cyanide. Cyanide interferes with the body’s ability to deliver oxygen to the cells, leading to severe hypoxia and death.

Cyanide is also known as a “blood agent.” The other three choices are nerve agents.

Question 5

When transferring a patient, you are given orders that the patient is to NPO.

You understand that this means what?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

That they are not to have anything by mouth. NPO means that a patient is not to have anything by mouth. This could be for a number of reasons; they might have to have surgery or tests that require the patient not to have anything in their stomach.

Question 6

What does Boyle’s law refer to?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Diving. Boyle’s law refers to diving. This law states that the amount of gas dissolved in a given volume of fluid is proportional to the pressure of the gas with which it is in equilibrium. In other words, for every 33 feet below the surface you dive, the pressure of gas in your lungs doubles, while the volume decreases by one-half.

Question 7

Brandy, an 8-year-old girl, has unfortunately been involved in a car accident and is currently unconscious. Surprisingly, there is no adult accompanying her at the scene.

How would you proceed in this situation?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Provide emergency care.. All unconscious patients, regardless of age, are assumed to wish to be treated under the doctrine of implied consent. The EMT-Intermediate is responsible for treating the patient when there is a threat to life. Furthermore, the patient's inability to sign a refusal of care implies a wish to be treated. Contacting the parents of underage patients should be coordinated by law enforcement at the scene or by the emergency department staff.

Question 8

This valve is located between the left ventricle and left atrium:

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Mitral Valve. The mitral valve is located between the left ventricle and left atrium. The mitral valve is also known as the bicuspid valve. It is under the greatest amount of strain caused by pressures generated during left-ventricular contraction.

In some patients, this valve progressively fails, allowing regurgitation of blood into the left atrium, increasing hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary veins, and eventually leading to pulmonary edema.

Question 9

Which of the following has the smoothest surface?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

Endocardium. The Endocardium has the smoothest surface. The Endocardium is the innermost layer that lines the chambers of the heart.

Question 10

How many minutes does it take for normal clotting to take place?

TheoryPractice · Accepted Answer

7 to 10 minutes. Clotting generally takes 7 to 10 minutes. The exact time that blood clots depends on the size of the wound and how well the body’s systems respond.

AEMT Exam Questions & Answers 2026 (11–20)

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