EMT STATE EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (UPDATED 2026 )
The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: - AnswerProvide definitive diagnosis
In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital? - AnswerOn
his/her side
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? - AnswerStokes basket
The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be: - AnswerA part of the patients hospital chart
EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The New York State law
that establishes this level is the: - AnswerPublic Health Law
In consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult, that person CANNOT be treated
without: - AnswerOrders from Medical Control
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: - AnswerContinue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police
Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be an accordance with: -
AnswerState law
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? - AnswerPresume that
parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment
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: - AnswerTreat the patient for a potential hip fracture
,Approximately how many liters of blood does an adult male weighing 150 lb have in his body? -
Answer6 liters
An EMS provider responds to a call and finds an 80-year-old female with no pulse or respirations. The
patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states 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, EMS personnel may accept which of the following DNR instruments as valid? - AnswerWritten
nonhospital DNR
The OPPOSITE of distal is: - AnswerProximal
The alveoli of the lungs are in close contact with the: - AnswerPulmonary capillaries
The tubelike anatomical structure that carries air from the throat to the lungs is the: - AnswerTrachea
The smooth glistening membranous sac in the body that surrounds each lung is called the: -
AnswerPleura
The oropharyngeal airway is MOST APPROPRIATELY used in a/an: - AnswerUnconscious patient being
ventilated by a bag-valve-mask
You are suctioning a trauma patient who has large blood clots present in the mouth. You should: -
AnswerSweet the clots out of the mouth before suctioning
Which liter flow is INAPPRORIATE for oxygen administration via a nasal cannula? - Answer7-8
liters/minute
Food and liquids are prevented from entering the trachea by the: - AnswerEpiglottis
In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheotomy tube, the EMS Provider must: -
AnswerVentilate through the neck opening
When you arrive at a scene of a motor vehicle accident, your FIRST concern must be: - AnswerEnsure
your own safety
, While assessing the mechanism of injury at the motor vehicle crash, an EMS Provider notice that the
airbag has been deployed. The EMS Provider should: - AnswerLift the airbag and check underneath
for damage
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing: - AnswerMucosal
membranes
A 65-year-old male was involved in a two-car motor vehicle crash. Upon examination, he complains
of chest pain when breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your INITIAL care should include: -
AnswerAdministering high-concentration oxygen
In assessing a pediatric trauma patients capillary refill time, an abnormal finding would be a refill
time, an abnormal finding would be a refill time of: - AnswerGreater than 2 seconds
A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST likely to exhibit: -
AnswerA slow pulse rate
In an unstable patient, the primary assessment should be repeated at least every: - Answerb. 5
minutes
When you take a pulse of a patient, you are really: - AnswerCounting the pressure waves of blood
that the heart sends through an artery
A patient is found lying supine along a roadside. There are no witnesses to describe what happened.
Which of the following steps should be done FIRST? - AnswerAsset for unresponsiveness
For a trauma victim with a respiratory rate of 40/min, shallow and irregular, who is pale and has a
history of emphysema, the MOST APPROPRIATE treatment would be to: - AnswerUse a bag-valve-
mask with supplemental oxygen
The most reliable early indicator used to assess a patients overall condition is the patients -
AnswerMental status
In assessing a trauma patient, an EMS Provider should consider the patients past: - AnswerMedical
history
ANSWERS (UPDATED 2026 )
The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: - AnswerProvide definitive diagnosis
In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital? - AnswerOn
his/her side
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? - AnswerStokes basket
The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be: - AnswerA part of the patients hospital chart
EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The New York State law
that establishes this level is the: - AnswerPublic Health Law
In consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult, that person CANNOT be treated
without: - AnswerOrders from Medical Control
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: - AnswerContinue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police
Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be an accordance with: -
AnswerState law
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? - AnswerPresume that
parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment
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: - AnswerTreat the patient for a potential hip fracture
,Approximately how many liters of blood does an adult male weighing 150 lb have in his body? -
Answer6 liters
An EMS provider responds to a call and finds an 80-year-old female with no pulse or respirations. The
patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states 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, EMS personnel may accept which of the following DNR instruments as valid? - AnswerWritten
nonhospital DNR
The OPPOSITE of distal is: - AnswerProximal
The alveoli of the lungs are in close contact with the: - AnswerPulmonary capillaries
The tubelike anatomical structure that carries air from the throat to the lungs is the: - AnswerTrachea
The smooth glistening membranous sac in the body that surrounds each lung is called the: -
AnswerPleura
The oropharyngeal airway is MOST APPROPRIATELY used in a/an: - AnswerUnconscious patient being
ventilated by a bag-valve-mask
You are suctioning a trauma patient who has large blood clots present in the mouth. You should: -
AnswerSweet the clots out of the mouth before suctioning
Which liter flow is INAPPRORIATE for oxygen administration via a nasal cannula? - Answer7-8
liters/minute
Food and liquids are prevented from entering the trachea by the: - AnswerEpiglottis
In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheotomy tube, the EMS Provider must: -
AnswerVentilate through the neck opening
When you arrive at a scene of a motor vehicle accident, your FIRST concern must be: - AnswerEnsure
your own safety
, While assessing the mechanism of injury at the motor vehicle crash, an EMS Provider notice that the
airbag has been deployed. The EMS Provider should: - AnswerLift the airbag and check underneath
for damage
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing: - AnswerMucosal
membranes
A 65-year-old male was involved in a two-car motor vehicle crash. Upon examination, he complains
of chest pain when breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your INITIAL care should include: -
AnswerAdministering high-concentration oxygen
In assessing a pediatric trauma patients capillary refill time, an abnormal finding would be a refill
time, an abnormal finding would be a refill time of: - AnswerGreater than 2 seconds
A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST likely to exhibit: -
AnswerA slow pulse rate
In an unstable patient, the primary assessment should be repeated at least every: - Answerb. 5
minutes
When you take a pulse of a patient, you are really: - AnswerCounting the pressure waves of blood
that the heart sends through an artery
A patient is found lying supine along a roadside. There are no witnesses to describe what happened.
Which of the following steps should be done FIRST? - AnswerAsset for unresponsiveness
For a trauma victim with a respiratory rate of 40/min, shallow and irregular, who is pale and has a
history of emphysema, the MOST APPROPRIATE treatment would be to: - AnswerUse a bag-valve-
mask with supplemental oxygen
The most reliable early indicator used to assess a patients overall condition is the patients -
AnswerMental status
In assessing a trauma patient, an EMS Provider should consider the patients past: - AnswerMedical
history
