NYS EMT-B PRACTICE EXAM 1
Questions and Answers
1.The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT
Perform Primary Assessment
Provide initial resuscitation
Provide definitive diagnosis
Package patients for transportation
Answer Provide definitive diagnosis
2.In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported
to a hospital?
On his/her, with feet elevated
On his/her side
Seated, with head tilted back and legs elevated
Face down, with head elevated
Answer On his/her side
3.Which of the following pieces of equipment is especially designed and
useful for removing patients from heights or for carrying them over
rough terrain or rubble?
Splint frame stretcher
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,Full spine board
Stokes basket
D-ring stretcher
Answer Strokes basket
4.The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be
A part of the patients hospital chart
A matter of public record
Inadmissible in a court of law
A research document only
Answer A part of the patients hospital chart
5.EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of
training. The New York State law that establishes this level is the
Good Samaritan Law
General Municipal Law
Medical License Law
Public Health Law
Answer Public Health Law
6.If consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult,
that person CANNOT be treated without
Consent from the immediate family
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,A court of order
Consent from the police
Orders from Medical Control
Answer Orders from medical control
7.You are called to a rural home by the mother of a 4-year-old girl. Upon
arrival, you begin to treat a dog-bite wound on the girls arm when the girl's
father comes into the house and tells you to leave her alone. The mother
asks you to continue your care of the child. Faced with the situation above,
you should
Separate both patents from the child and sort out consent issue
Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police
Call the children services division of the state for permission to continue
care Immediately cease care of the child according to her father's wishes
Answer Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify
police
8.Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be
an accordance with
The sovereign immunity doctrine
State law
Professional conduct
Institutional Standards
Answer State law
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, 9.An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting from the brachial
artery. The parents are not present. Which one of the following actions
should the EMS provider take?
Contact the receiving hospital by radio for permission to proceed with treat-
ment
Get permission from the police to proceed with treatment
Take the child to the hospital but provide no treatment
Presume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment
Answer Pre-asume that parental consent is implied and proceed with
treatment
10.You are called to the residence of a 74-year-old female who has fallen
and has a large area of ecchymosis on her left hip. You are met by a
neighbor, who was caring for the patient while her daughter was out of
town. The neighbor explains that the patient has a history of Alzheimer's
and presents a NYS Department of Health Non-Hospital Order Not to
Resuscitate (DNR) form. This patient is unable to communicate, so you
should
Contact Medical control to have the DNR order overridden
Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture
Explain to the neighbor that the patient cannot be treated
since there is no one present to give informed consent
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Questions and Answers
1.The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT
Perform Primary Assessment
Provide initial resuscitation
Provide definitive diagnosis
Package patients for transportation
Answer Provide definitive diagnosis
2.In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported
to a hospital?
On his/her, with feet elevated
On his/her side
Seated, with head tilted back and legs elevated
Face down, with head elevated
Answer On his/her side
3.Which of the following pieces of equipment is especially designed and
useful for removing patients from heights or for carrying them over
rough terrain or rubble?
Splint frame stretcher
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,Full spine board
Stokes basket
D-ring stretcher
Answer Strokes basket
4.The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be
A part of the patients hospital chart
A matter of public record
Inadmissible in a court of law
A research document only
Answer A part of the patients hospital chart
5.EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of
training. The New York State law that establishes this level is the
Good Samaritan Law
General Municipal Law
Medical License Law
Public Health Law
Answer Public Health Law
6.If consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult,
that person CANNOT be treated without
Consent from the immediate family
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,A court of order
Consent from the police
Orders from Medical Control
Answer Orders from medical control
7.You are called to a rural home by the mother of a 4-year-old girl. Upon
arrival, you begin to treat a dog-bite wound on the girls arm when the girl's
father comes into the house and tells you to leave her alone. The mother
asks you to continue your care of the child. Faced with the situation above,
you should
Separate both patents from the child and sort out consent issue
Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police
Call the children services division of the state for permission to continue
care Immediately cease care of the child according to her father's wishes
Answer Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify
police
8.Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be
an accordance with
The sovereign immunity doctrine
State law
Professional conduct
Institutional Standards
Answer State law
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, 9.An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting from the brachial
artery. The parents are not present. Which one of the following actions
should the EMS provider take?
Contact the receiving hospital by radio for permission to proceed with treat-
ment
Get permission from the police to proceed with treatment
Take the child to the hospital but provide no treatment
Presume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment
Answer Pre-asume that parental consent is implied and proceed with
treatment
10.You are called to the residence of a 74-year-old female who has fallen
and has a large area of ecchymosis on her left hip. You are met by a
neighbor, who was caring for the patient while her daughter was out of
town. The neighbor explains that the patient has a history of Alzheimer's
and presents a NYS Department of Health Non-Hospital Order Not to
Resuscitate (DNR) form. This patient is unable to communicate, so you
should
Contact Medical control to have the DNR order overridden
Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture
Explain to the neighbor that the patient cannot be treated
since there is no one present to give informed consent
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