2024-2025 NYS EMT Practice Exam with Answers (98 Solved Questions)

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NYSEMTEXAMPRACTICETEST#1100% VERIFIEDANSWERS 2024/2025CORRECTThe role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following except:a) perform primary assessmentb) provide initial resuscitationc) provide definite diagnosisd) package patients for transportationc) provide definitive diagnosisIn what position should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to ahospital?a) on their side, with feet elevatedb) on their sidec) seated, withhead tilted back and legs elevatedd) face down, with head elevatedb) on their sideWhich of the following pieces of equipment is especially designed and useful forremoving patients from heights or for carrying them over rough terrain or rubble?a) splint fram stretcherb) full spine boardc) stokes basketd) D-ring stretcher

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c) stokes basketThe prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be:a) a part of the patient's hospital chartb) a matter of public recordc) inadmissible in a court of lawd) aresearch document onlya) a part of the patient's hospital chartEMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. theNYS law that establishes this level is the:a) good samaritan lawb) general municipal lawc) medical license lawd) public health lawd) public health lawIf consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult, that personCANNOT be treated without:a) consent from the immediate familyb) a court of orderc) consent from the policed) orders from medical controld) orders from medical controlYou are called to a rural home by the mother of a 4 year old girl. Upon arrival, youbegin to treat a dog-bite wound on the girl's arm when the girl's father comes intothe house and tells you to leave her alone. The mother asks you to continue yourcare of the child. Faced with the situation above, you should:a) separate both parents from the child and sort our the consent issuesb) continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police

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c) call the children services division of the state for permission to continue cared) immediately cease care of the child according to her father's wishesb) continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify policeProviding care within the scope practice would be considered to be anaccordance with:a) the sovereign immunity doctrineb) state lawc) professional conductd) institutional standardsB) state lawAn accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting from the brachial artery.The parents arenot present. Which one of the following actions should the EMSprovider take?a) contact the receiving hospital by radio for permission to proceed withtreatmentb) get permission from the police to process with treatmentc) take the child to the hospitalbut provide no treatmentd) presume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatmentd) presume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatmentYou are called to the residence of a 74-year-old female who has fallen and has alarge area of ecchymosis on her left hip. You are met by a neighbor, who wascaring for the patient while her daughter was out of town. The neighbor explainsthat the patient has a history of Alzheimer's and presents a NYS Department ofHealth Non-Hospital Order Not to Resuscitate (DNR) form. This patient is unableto communicate, so you should:a) contact medical control to have the DNR overriddenb) treat the patient for a potential hip fracturec) explain to the neighbor that the patient cannot be treated sincethere is no one

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present to give informed consentd) explain to the neighbor that a DNR prevents the patient from being treated andsuggest that the neighbor contact the issuing physician to have the ordercanceledb) treat the patient for a potential hip fractureapproximately how many liters of blood does an adult male weighing 150 lbs havein his body?a) 3 litersb) 4 litersc) 6 litersd) 7 litersc) 6 litersAn EMS provider responds to a call and finds an 80-year-old female with no pulseor respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The familystates that the last time she was seen alive was just 5 minutes prior calling EMS.They also state that the patient has a DNR order. In New York State, EMSpersonnel may accept which of thefollowing DNR instruments as valid?a) Verbal request from the familyb) Written nonhospital DNRc) Written healthcare proxyd) Written living willb) written nonhospital DNRthe opposite of distal is:a) superiorb) medialc) laterald) proximal

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d) proximalThe alveoli of the lungs are in close contact with the:a)Diaphragmb) Main-stem bronchusc) Pulmonary capillariesd) Pulmonary arteriesc) pulmonary capillariesThe tubelike anatomical structure that carries air from the throat to the lungs isthe:a) Pharynxb) Larynxc) Trachead) Esophagusc) tracheaThe smooth glistening membranous sac in the body that surrounds each lung iscalled the: a) Pleurab) Diaphragmc) Mesenteryd) Peritoneuma) pleuraThe oropharyngeal airway is MOST APPROPRIATELY usedin a/an:a) Conscious patient who is breathing spontaneouslyb) Unconscious patient with and upper airway obstructionc) Unconscious patient being ventilated by a bag-valve-maskd) Patient with trauma to the mouthc) unconscious patient being ventilated by a bag-value-mask

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You are suctioning a trauma patient who has large blood clots present in themouth. You should:a) Use alcohol to clear blood clots from the suction tipb) Insert the suction tip with the vacuum onc) Sweep the clots out of the mouth before suctioningd) Ensure that your suction unit does not exceed 200 mm Hg of negative pressurec) Sweep the clots out of the mouth before suctioningWhich liter flow is INAPPROPRIATE for oxygen administration via a nasalcannula?a) 1-2 liters/minuteb) 3-1 liters/minutec) 5-6 liters/minuted) 7-8 liters/minuted) 7-8 liters/minuteFood and liquids are prevented from entering the trachea by the:a) Epiglottisb) Diaphragmc) Pharynxd) Larynxa) epiglottisIn caring for a non-breathing patient with a stomaor tracheotomy tube, the EMSProvider must:a) Use a nasopharyngeal airwayb) Use extra force with each ventilationc) Cover the neck openingd) Ventilate through the neck openingd) Ventilate through the neck opening

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When you arrive at a scene of a motorvehicle accident, your FIRST concern mustbe:a) Protect the scene from oncoming trafficb) Ensure your own safetyc) Gain access to victimsd) Secure and stabilize the vehicle or vehicles involvedb) Ensure your own safetyWhile assessing the mechanism of injury at the motor vehicle crash, an EMSProvider notice that the airbag has been deployed. The EMS Provider should:a) Decontaminate the patientb) Remove airbagc) Disconnect the batteryd) Lift the airbag and check underneath for damaged) Lift the airbag and check underneath for damageIn people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing:a) Mucosal membranesb) Earlobesc) Scalpd) Facea) Mucosal membranesA 65-year-old male was involved in a two-car motor vehicle crash. Uponexamination, he complains of chest pain when breathing and tenderness of thesternum. Your INITIAL care should include:a) Stabilizing the sternumb) Positioning the patient on his sidec) Administering high-concentration oxygend) Administering the patients prescribed nitroglycerin

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c) Administering high-concentration oxygenIn assessing a pediatric trauma patients capillary refill time, an abnormal findingwould be a refill time, an abnormal finding would be a refill time of:a) Greater than 5 secondsb)Less than 2 secondsc) Greater than 2 secondsd) Greater than 4 secondsc) Greater than 2 secondsA patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST likelyto exhibit:a) A slow pulse rateb) Anxietyc) Nasal flaringd) Intercostal muscle retractionsa) A slow pulse rateIn an unstable patient, the primary assessment should be repeated at least every:a) 2 minutesb) 5 minutesc) 10 minutesd) 15 minutesb) 5 minutesWhen you take a pulse of a patient, you are really:a) Counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an arteryb) Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes back to the heartc) Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large veind) Feeling the vibration of the heart as they push the blood through the bloodvessels

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