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QUESTION 45--Do EMTs only respond to emergency calls?

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Correct Incorrect The reality is that, although EMTs may receive a true emergency once or twice a day on average, the greater majority of their calls are for less urgent matters. They frequently get calls from diabetics, pregnant women and even people just wanting a ride somewhere.

QUESTION 45--Do EMTs only respond to emergency calls?

• They respond only to those they can reach within a 10-minute drive.
• They only respond to calls where a patient is bleeding or unconscious.
• Most calls they respond to are non-emergencies.
• They only go to those calls where the patient's life is actually threatened.