BASIC PRACTICAL EXAM CANDIDATE INFORMATION

You will probably be nervous before starting this exam, but that feeling usually passes once you begin the skills.  All of these stations are designed following the Basic EMT State Objectives which were used in your EMT class.  If you mastered these skills during class you should have no trouble with this exam.

Professional behavior is expected at this state exam.  Inappropriate language or behavior is unacceptable.  Any candidate behaving unprofessionally will be asked to leave the exam site and will not be allowed to complete the exam.

You can expect to be tested on the following:

Airway Station:          You will be tested on your ability to insert an ETDLA(Combitube).  You will also be tested on one of the following four skills listed for airway/oxygenation:  airway adjuncts, patient ventilation, oxygen, or suction.  The second skill will be randomly assigned.

CPR/BLS Station:     At this station you will be randomly assigned one of the six skills to demonstrate:  adult or infant obstruction, 1 or 2 rescuer CPR, infant CPR, or AED.   You should use protective barriers.

Trauma Skills:           You will be randomly assigned one splinting skill and one backboarding skill at this station.  You will work with a partner and will also have two first responders when you are moving the patient to the long backboard.  You should use protective barriers.  The time frames for these skills are:  splinting 5 minutes, long backboarding 5 minutes, short backboarding 10 minutes.

Patient Management:           At this station you will be evaluating a simulated victim.  You will have five minutes to access the patient, find the injuries, and verbalize the treatment which would be done.  When you are finished with your assessment the evaluator will ask how serious the patient's condition is and the order of treatment of the injuries found.  You will then be asked a set of vital signs to determine your accuracy.  You must pass both the assessment and treatment phases of this station.  Prior to this station you will be given a handout providing more details.

The evaluators will not tell you whether you passed or failed a station.  When you have completed all of the stations, your exam will be scored.  The Regional Coordinator will inform you of your results, and you will be allowed to review them.

If you fail four or more skills, you will not be allowed to retest on that same day.  You will need to retest the entire practical exam on another date.

More Information on the Exam Process

Candidate Checklist for Completing the Application and Exam Process

National Registry Felony Conviction Policy

Disability Accommodations Policy

Basic Practical Exam Test Sheets

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