NYS EMT PRACTICE FINAL EXAMINATION
(Multiple Choice) Questions and Answers
1.Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by
A. suctioning the oropharynx
B. initiating assisted ventilations
C. correctly positioning the head
D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway
Answer correctly positioning the head
2.Which of the following patients would be most in need of a rapid
trauma assessment?
A. an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound
to the abdomen
B. A conscious 25-year-old woman who fell 12' from a roof and landed on
her side
C. A 43-year-old woman with a unilaterally swollen, painful deformity of
the femur
D. a 60-year old man who fell from a standing position and has an abrasion
on his check
Answer an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber
gunshot wound to the abdomen
,3.Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, painful
deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm?
A. Ulna
B. Radius
C. Clavicle
D. Humerus
Answer Radius
4.During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a gunshot wound to
the chest, you note that his skin is pale. This finding is most likely caused
by
A. a critically low blood pressure
B. increased blood flow to the skin
C. decreased blood flow to the skin
D. peripheral dilation of the vasculature
Answer decreased blood flow to the skin
5.An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper quadrant of her
abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her skin. You should suspect dysfunction
of the
A. liver
B. spleen
C. pancreas
,D. gallbladder
Answer liver
6.Which of the following situations is an example of abandonment?
A. An EMT--Paramedic givers a verbal report to any emergency nurse.
B. An EMT--Intermediate assumes patient care from an EMT-Basic
C. An EMT--Basic transfers care of a patient to patient to an EMT-Paramedic
D. A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-Intermediate
Answer A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-
Intermediate
7.Which artery should you palpate when assessing for a pulse in an
unre- sponsive 6-month old patient?
A. Radial
B. Carotid
C. Femoral
D. Brachial
Answer Brachial
8.During the initial assessment of a trauma patient, you note massive
facial injuries, weak radial pulses, and clammy skin. What should be your
most immediate concern?
A. Potential obstruction of the airway
, B. Internal bleeding and severe shock
C. Applying 100% supplemental oxygen
D. Providing rapid transport to a trauma center
Answer Potential obstruction of the airway
9.You are called to treat a male patient who overdosed on heroin and is
unconscious with shallow breathing and cyanosis to the face. The
patient suddenly begins to vomit. What should you do first?
A. Suction the oropharynx
B. Turn the patient onto his side.
C. Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D. Assist ventilations with 100% oxygen.
Answer Turn the patient onto his side.
10.The scene size up includes all of the following components, EXCEPT
A. determining scene safety
B. applying personal protective gear
C. assessing the need for assistance
D. evaluating the mechanism of injury
Answer applying personal protective gear
11.In which of the following patients would an oropharyngeal airway
be indicated?
(Multiple Choice) Questions and Answers
1.Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by
A. suctioning the oropharynx
B. initiating assisted ventilations
C. correctly positioning the head
D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway
Answer correctly positioning the head
2.Which of the following patients would be most in need of a rapid
trauma assessment?
A. an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound
to the abdomen
B. A conscious 25-year-old woman who fell 12' from a roof and landed on
her side
C. A 43-year-old woman with a unilaterally swollen, painful deformity of
the femur
D. a 60-year old man who fell from a standing position and has an abrasion
on his check
Answer an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber
gunshot wound to the abdomen
,3.Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, painful
deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm?
A. Ulna
B. Radius
C. Clavicle
D. Humerus
Answer Radius
4.During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a gunshot wound to
the chest, you note that his skin is pale. This finding is most likely caused
by
A. a critically low blood pressure
B. increased blood flow to the skin
C. decreased blood flow to the skin
D. peripheral dilation of the vasculature
Answer decreased blood flow to the skin
5.An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper quadrant of her
abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her skin. You should suspect dysfunction
of the
A. liver
B. spleen
C. pancreas
,D. gallbladder
Answer liver
6.Which of the following situations is an example of abandonment?
A. An EMT--Paramedic givers a verbal report to any emergency nurse.
B. An EMT--Intermediate assumes patient care from an EMT-Basic
C. An EMT--Basic transfers care of a patient to patient to an EMT-Paramedic
D. A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-Intermediate
Answer A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-
Intermediate
7.Which artery should you palpate when assessing for a pulse in an
unre- sponsive 6-month old patient?
A. Radial
B. Carotid
C. Femoral
D. Brachial
Answer Brachial
8.During the initial assessment of a trauma patient, you note massive
facial injuries, weak radial pulses, and clammy skin. What should be your
most immediate concern?
A. Potential obstruction of the airway
, B. Internal bleeding and severe shock
C. Applying 100% supplemental oxygen
D. Providing rapid transport to a trauma center
Answer Potential obstruction of the airway
9.You are called to treat a male patient who overdosed on heroin and is
unconscious with shallow breathing and cyanosis to the face. The
patient suddenly begins to vomit. What should you do first?
A. Suction the oropharynx
B. Turn the patient onto his side.
C. Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D. Assist ventilations with 100% oxygen.
Answer Turn the patient onto his side.
10.The scene size up includes all of the following components, EXCEPT
A. determining scene safety
B. applying personal protective gear
C. assessing the need for assistance
D. evaluating the mechanism of injury
Answer applying personal protective gear
11.In which of the following patients would an oropharyngeal airway
be indicated?
