This free AEMT cheat sheet distills the NREMT's Advanced EMT Examination Specifications into a printable rundown of the facts examiners test most. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free AEMT toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
AEMT exam at a glance
- Questions: 135 items (100 scored + 35 unscored pilot)
- Time: 3 hours
- Format: Fixed-length linear computer-based test (not adaptive)
- Passing standard: Pass/Fail vs a criterion-referenced cut score (no fixed %)
- Cost: About $159 application fee (dated anchor — verify at nremt.org)
What’s on the AEMT cheat sheet
- Clinical Judgment (31-35%) — the largest domain — recognizing cues, forming a hypothesis, taking the highest-priority action within scope, and reassessing.
- Medical, Obstetrics & Gynecology (25-29%) — diabetic and allergic emergencies, stroke and seizure, toxicology, behavioral, and childbirth — the second-largest domain.
- Cardiology & Resuscitation (11-15%) — acute coronary syndromes, high-quality CPR, the AED, and the chain of survival.
- Airway, Respiration & Ventilation (9-13%) — oxygen delivery, BVM and basic airways, supraglottic airways, CPAP, and capnography.
- Trauma (7-11%) — bleeding control and tourniquets, shock recognition, chest and head injury, and burns.
- EMS Operations (6-10%) — scene safety, START triage, hazmat, ambulance operations, and legal/ethical basics.
How to use it in your final week
- Front-load Clinical Judgment and Medical/OB-GYN — together they are over half the exam, so mastering those two sections of the sheet earns the most points.
- Memorize the scope line cold: the AEMT adds IV/IO access, IV fluids, supraglottic airways, and a short drug list to the EMT — but never intubates, reads rhythms, or manually defibrillates.
- Read the sheet the morning of the exam for a final pass on the numbers — CPR 100-120/min and at least 2 inches deep, EtCO2 35-45 mmHg, SpO2 target 94%, and the AEMT drug doses.
- Don't cram in isolation — pair each review pass with timed scenario questions so the recognize-cue-to-action flow the exam rewards stays automatic.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your AEMT practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
AEMT cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the AEMT cheat sheet is 100% free to download as a PDF, with no sign-up required. It's part of Career Employer's free Advanced EMT toolkit alongside the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
It condenses the highest-yield Advanced EMT facts into a fast reference: the AEMT scope of practice versus the EMT and Paramedic, the AEMT drug formulary, high-quality CPR numbers, oxygen and airway escalation, shock recognition, and the six NREMT content domains with their weights.
It's built from the NREMT's current Advanced EMT Examination Specifications effective July 1, 2024, which made the cognitive exam a fixed-length linear test with Clinical Judgment as the largest domain. We review it against the NREMT's published specifications regularly.
No — the AEMT cognitive exam is scenario-heavy and rewards applying assessment findings to an evolving patient, not memorized facts. Use the cheat sheet to lock in the scope, drug list, and numbers, then drill NREMT-style questions to build the clinical reasoning the exam scores.
Click the download button (or the preview card) at the top of this page to open the PDF instantly. Bookmark this page so you can find it again in your final week before test day.
References
- 1.NREMT. “Advanced EMT Examination Specifications (effective July 1, 2024).” nremt.org, 2026. ↑
- 2.NREMT. “AEMT Candidate Handbook — Cognitive Examination.” nremt.org, 2026. ↑
- 3.NHTSA, Office of EMS. “National EMS Scope of Practice Model.” ems.gov, 2026. ↑
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