EMT Mock Interview

Master 30 EMT interview questions covering patient assessment, emergency protocols, and high-pressure scenarios.

Question 28 of 30

Describe your experience working under pressure.

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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

Working as an EMT requires people who are good at working under pressure. If you have worked as an EMT, describe your experience working under pressure and how you handled it. If you have not yet worked as an EMT, use another experience such as working to meet a tight deadline or the pressures of a previous job.

Krista Wenz

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

"I work well under pressure. I have been a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the past six months and have been on many stressful calls. I had a call last week where there was a child and dog trapped in a burning motor home. There was an extreme amount of pressure from the family and bystanders to get them out safely. Everyone was screaming at us to do something. Fortunately, we were able to knock down the fire quickly and rescue the child and dog."

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30EMT Interview Questions & Answers

1.What are three qualities that make a great EMT?

2.Why do you want to work as an EMT?

3.What have you done to prepare for the EMT position?

4.Why do you want to work for this company?

5.Other than in your EMT training, have you ever assisted someone who was experiencing an emergency?

6.Where do you see yourself in five years?

7.What would you do if your paramedic partner yelled at you on a call? For example, you are setting up an IV for a patient who is having chest pain, and your partner yells at you to hurry up.

8.What would you do if you were working a shift and you realize your CPR card had expired?

9.What would you do if you were on a critical call with two patients and your paramedic partner asked you to start an IV on one of them? This is not in your scope of practice, but your partner says no one will ever know.

10.Working as an EMT is a stressful position. How do you handle stress?

11.You and your partner are stocking the ambulance when you notice them put some bandaging supplies and gloves in their personal backpack. What would you do?

12.What would you do if your partner asks you to apply a traction splint to a patient who fractured their femur, but you forgot how the device works?

13.Barring any calls, how would you spend your first hour on shift?

14.How do you stay physically fit to perform the strenuous activities involved as an EMT?

15.You and your partner are staging three blocks from a shooting until law enforcement says it is safe to enter. You have a person run up to your unit and say there is a person who is not breathing in a residence two doors down. What would you do?

16.Do you aspire to work in a leadership position?

17.What three words would your friends use to describe you?

18.Many EMTs have particular calls that affect them deeply. What would you do if you were troubled by a specific call and it was negatively affecting you?

19.What would you do if your partner seemed burned out and was increasingly rude to patients?

20.Why did you leave your last job?

21.You and your partner are on duty and go to the supermarket to buy some lunch. While shopping, a man approaches you and starts yelling at you, saying he cannot believe his tax dollars are paying for you to eat. How do you respond?

22.What would you say is your greatest accomplishment?

23.Ten years from now, where do you see yourself in your career?

24.You and your partner always seem to disagree. They constantly degrade your EMT skills, and you would like a new partner. How would you approach requesting a new partner?