I just recently passed the emt basic course that was taught a the local community college, passed the practical and writtens exams, all on the first try. Your right the written test will really make you question yourself and like my instructor said, "Alot of those answers seem wrong, you just have to pick the one that seems the least wrong." I used the online study guide from my textbook (Emergency Care 11th Ed.) to study and pass the actual course itself. Then I used the "Emt Achieve" software that came with my book and a study guide from a publisher called barrons to pass my written test. I picked it up at books a million for like 18 dollars.