NYS EMT Practice Test
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,EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
guidelines recommended by the:
A) National Registry of EMTs
B) individual state's EMS protocols
C) National Association of EMTs
D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the B) indirect contact
ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was not
properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to
another emergency medical technician (EMT) several
days later. What route of transmission does this scenario
describe?
A) direct contact
B) indirect contact
C) airborne transmission
D) vector-borne transmission
What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is B) cumulative stress reaction
exposed to many insignificant stressors over a period of
several months or years?
A) acute stress reaction
B) cumulative stress reaction
C) posttraumatic stress reaction
D) critical incident stress reaction
To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should always: B) provide competent care that meets current standards
A) transport patients to the hospital of their choice
B) provide competent care that meets current standards
C) use universal precautions with every patient
encounter
D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a patient
Which of the following is NOT considered to be protected C) location of the call
health information (PHI)?
A) patient history
B) treatment rendered
C) location of the call
D) assessment findings
The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when C) standard of care
caring for a patient is called the:
A) EMT oath
B) code of ethics
C) standard of care
D) scope of practice
Which of the following MOST accurately defines B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury
negligence?
A) transport of a mentally incompetent patient against his
or her will
B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in
further injury
C) transferring patient care to a provider with a lower
level of training
D) providing care that is consistent with care provided by
other EMTs
Ethnocentrism is defined as: D) considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting with
A) understanding that people from different cultural people of a different culture
backgrounds respond to pain and stress differently
B) suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based
on the tone of his or her voice when answering a
question
C) subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a
patient because you feel that yours are more acceptable
D) considering your own cultural values as more
important when interacting with people of a different
culture
, The patient care report (PCR) ensures: D) continuity of care
A) research data
B) legal protection
C) quality assurance
D) continuity of care
Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
elderly patient with diabetic complications, you should:
A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call
information
B) ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from the
caller
C) ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or
unconscious
D) request that law enforcement secure the scene before
you arrive
Medical control gives you an order that seems B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
inappropriate for the patient's condition. After confirming
that you heard the physician correctly, you should:
A) carry out the order and then carefully document it on
the run form
B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask
for clarification
C) state that you will not carry out the order because it is
inappropriate
D) obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the
order as usual
Which of the following statements regarding standing D) Standing orders should be followed when physician contact is not possible
orders is MOST correct?
A) Standing orders have less legal authority than orders
given via radio
B) Standing orders require you to contact medical control
first
C) Standing orders only highlight the care that you may
provide
D) Standing orders should be followed when physician
contact is not possible
The nose, chin, umbilicus (navel), and spine are A) midline
examples of _____ anatomic structures.
A) midline
B) proximal
C) superior
D) midaxillary
A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of D) distal forearm
the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sustained a
fracture of the:
A) proximal forearm
B) superior forearm
C) dorsal forearm
D) distal forearm
The topographic term used to describe the location of B) medial
body parts that are closer toward the midline or center of
the body is:
A) lateral
B) medial
C) midaxillary
D) midclavicular
The topographic term used to describe the part of the B) inferior
body that is nearer to the feet is:
A) dorsal
B) inferior
C) internal
D) superior
Movement or motion away from the body's midline is D) abduction
called:
A) flexion
B) extension
C) adduction
D) abduction
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,EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
guidelines recommended by the:
A) National Registry of EMTs
B) individual state's EMS protocols
C) National Association of EMTs
D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the B) indirect contact
ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was not
properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to
another emergency medical technician (EMT) several
days later. What route of transmission does this scenario
describe?
A) direct contact
B) indirect contact
C) airborne transmission
D) vector-borne transmission
What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is B) cumulative stress reaction
exposed to many insignificant stressors over a period of
several months or years?
A) acute stress reaction
B) cumulative stress reaction
C) posttraumatic stress reaction
D) critical incident stress reaction
To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should always: B) provide competent care that meets current standards
A) transport patients to the hospital of their choice
B) provide competent care that meets current standards
C) use universal precautions with every patient
encounter
D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a patient
Which of the following is NOT considered to be protected C) location of the call
health information (PHI)?
A) patient history
B) treatment rendered
C) location of the call
D) assessment findings
The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when C) standard of care
caring for a patient is called the:
A) EMT oath
B) code of ethics
C) standard of care
D) scope of practice
Which of the following MOST accurately defines B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury
negligence?
A) transport of a mentally incompetent patient against his
or her will
B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in
further injury
C) transferring patient care to a provider with a lower
level of training
D) providing care that is consistent with care provided by
other EMTs
Ethnocentrism is defined as: D) considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting with
A) understanding that people from different cultural people of a different culture
backgrounds respond to pain and stress differently
B) suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based
on the tone of his or her voice when answering a
question
C) subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a
patient because you feel that yours are more acceptable
D) considering your own cultural values as more
important when interacting with people of a different
culture
, The patient care report (PCR) ensures: D) continuity of care
A) research data
B) legal protection
C) quality assurance
D) continuity of care
Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
elderly patient with diabetic complications, you should:
A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call
information
B) ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from the
caller
C) ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or
unconscious
D) request that law enforcement secure the scene before
you arrive
Medical control gives you an order that seems B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
inappropriate for the patient's condition. After confirming
that you heard the physician correctly, you should:
A) carry out the order and then carefully document it on
the run form
B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask
for clarification
C) state that you will not carry out the order because it is
inappropriate
D) obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the
order as usual
Which of the following statements regarding standing D) Standing orders should be followed when physician contact is not possible
orders is MOST correct?
A) Standing orders have less legal authority than orders
given via radio
B) Standing orders require you to contact medical control
first
C) Standing orders only highlight the care that you may
provide
D) Standing orders should be followed when physician
contact is not possible
The nose, chin, umbilicus (navel), and spine are A) midline
examples of _____ anatomic structures.
A) midline
B) proximal
C) superior
D) midaxillary
A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of D) distal forearm
the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sustained a
fracture of the:
A) proximal forearm
B) superior forearm
C) dorsal forearm
D) distal forearm
The topographic term used to describe the location of B) medial
body parts that are closer toward the midline or center of
the body is:
A) lateral
B) medial
C) midaxillary
D) midclavicular
The topographic term used to describe the part of the B) inferior
body that is nearer to the feet is:
A) dorsal
B) inferior
C) internal
D) superior
Movement or motion away from the body's midline is D) abduction
called:
A) flexion
B) extension
C) adduction
D) abduction
