NYS EMT PRACTICE TEST 2026: COMPLETE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS NEW YORK STATE EMT
CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE
The smaller vessels that carry blood away from the heart and connect the
arteries to the capillaries are called the:
A) venules
B) arterioles
C) vena cavae
D) capillary arteries - CORRECT ANSWER -B) arterioles
Hypoperfusion is another name for:
A) shock
B) cyanosis
C) hypoxemia
D) cellular death - CORRECT ANSWER -A) shock
Perfusion is MOST accurately defined as the:
A) effective transfer of oxygen from the venules across the systemic
capillary membrane walls
B) ability of the systemic arteries to constrict as needed to maintain an
adequate blood pressure
,C) effective removal of carbon dioxide and other metabolic waste products
from the body's cells
D) circulation of blood within an organ in adequate amounts to meet the
body's metabolic needs - CORRECT ANSWER -D) circulation of blood within
an organ in adequate amounts to meet the body's metabolic needs
A 67-year-old male presents with weakness, dizziness, and melena that
began approximately 2 days ago. He denies a history of trauma. His blood
pressure is 90/50 mm Hg and his pulse is 120 beats/min and thready. You
should be MOST suspicious that this patient is experiencing:
A) an aortic aneurysm
B) acute appendicitis
C) gastrointestinal bleeding
D) intrathoracic hemorrhaging - CORRECT ANSWER -C) gastrointestinal
bleeding
If direct pressure with a sterile dressing fails to immediately stop severe
bleeding from an extremity, you should apply:
A) additional sterile dressings
B) a splint and elevate the extremity
C) a tourniquet proximal to the injury
D) digital pressure to a proximal artery - CORRECT ANSWER -C) a
tourniquet proximal to the injury
When using a stick and square knot as a tourniquet to control severe
bleeding from an amputated arm, the EMT should:
A) cover the tourniquet with a sterile dressing
,B) stop twisting the stick when the bleeding stops
C) twist the stick until the radial pulse disappears
D) remove the tourniquet if the bleeding has stopped - CORRECT ANSWER -
B) stop twisting the stick when the bleeding stops
Which of the following areas of the body has the thinnest skin?
A) scalp
B) back
C) ears
D) soles of the feet - CORRECT ANSWER -C) ears
A laceration:
A) is an injury that separates various layers of soft tissue
B) is a sharp, smooth cut that is made by a surgical scalpel
C) is a jagged cut caused by a sharp object or blunt force trauma
D) rarely penetrates through the subcutaneous tissue to the muscle -
CORRECT ANSWER -C) is a jagged cut caused by a sharp object or blunt
force trauma
A 56-year-old male has an incomplete avulsion to his right forearm. After
controlling any bleeding from the wound, you should:
A) carefully probe the wound to determine if the bleeding is venous or
arterial
B) carefully remove the avulsed flap and wrap it in a moist, sterile trauma
dressing
, C) replace the avulsed flap to its original position and cover it with a sterile
dressing
D) thoroughly irrigate the wound with sterile water and cover it with a
sterile dressing - CORRECT ANSWER -C) replace the avulsed flap to its
original position and cover it with a sterile dressing
A 17-year-old male was shot in the right anterior chest during an altercation
with a gang member. As your partner is applying 100% oxygen, you
perform a rapid secondary assessment and find an open chest wound with a
small amount of blood bubbling from it. You should:
A) place a sterile dressing over the wound and apply direct pressure
B) control the bleeding from the wound and prepare to transport at once
C) apply an occlusive dressing to the wound and continue your assessment
D) direct your partner to assist the patient's ventilations with a bag-mask
device - CORRECT ANSWER -C) apply an occlusive dressing to the wound
and continue your assessment
The upper jawbones are called the:
A) mandible
B) mastoid
C) zygoma
D) maxillae - CORRECT ANSWER -D) maxillae
The lower jawbone is called the:
A) zygoma
B) maxillae
C) mandible
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS NEW YORK STATE EMT
CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE
The smaller vessels that carry blood away from the heart and connect the
arteries to the capillaries are called the:
A) venules
B) arterioles
C) vena cavae
D) capillary arteries - CORRECT ANSWER -B) arterioles
Hypoperfusion is another name for:
A) shock
B) cyanosis
C) hypoxemia
D) cellular death - CORRECT ANSWER -A) shock
Perfusion is MOST accurately defined as the:
A) effective transfer of oxygen from the venules across the systemic
capillary membrane walls
B) ability of the systemic arteries to constrict as needed to maintain an
adequate blood pressure
,C) effective removal of carbon dioxide and other metabolic waste products
from the body's cells
D) circulation of blood within an organ in adequate amounts to meet the
body's metabolic needs - CORRECT ANSWER -D) circulation of blood within
an organ in adequate amounts to meet the body's metabolic needs
A 67-year-old male presents with weakness, dizziness, and melena that
began approximately 2 days ago. He denies a history of trauma. His blood
pressure is 90/50 mm Hg and his pulse is 120 beats/min and thready. You
should be MOST suspicious that this patient is experiencing:
A) an aortic aneurysm
B) acute appendicitis
C) gastrointestinal bleeding
D) intrathoracic hemorrhaging - CORRECT ANSWER -C) gastrointestinal
bleeding
If direct pressure with a sterile dressing fails to immediately stop severe
bleeding from an extremity, you should apply:
A) additional sterile dressings
B) a splint and elevate the extremity
C) a tourniquet proximal to the injury
D) digital pressure to a proximal artery - CORRECT ANSWER -C) a
tourniquet proximal to the injury
When using a stick and square knot as a tourniquet to control severe
bleeding from an amputated arm, the EMT should:
A) cover the tourniquet with a sterile dressing
,B) stop twisting the stick when the bleeding stops
C) twist the stick until the radial pulse disappears
D) remove the tourniquet if the bleeding has stopped - CORRECT ANSWER -
B) stop twisting the stick when the bleeding stops
Which of the following areas of the body has the thinnest skin?
A) scalp
B) back
C) ears
D) soles of the feet - CORRECT ANSWER -C) ears
A laceration:
A) is an injury that separates various layers of soft tissue
B) is a sharp, smooth cut that is made by a surgical scalpel
C) is a jagged cut caused by a sharp object or blunt force trauma
D) rarely penetrates through the subcutaneous tissue to the muscle -
CORRECT ANSWER -C) is a jagged cut caused by a sharp object or blunt
force trauma
A 56-year-old male has an incomplete avulsion to his right forearm. After
controlling any bleeding from the wound, you should:
A) carefully probe the wound to determine if the bleeding is venous or
arterial
B) carefully remove the avulsed flap and wrap it in a moist, sterile trauma
dressing
, C) replace the avulsed flap to its original position and cover it with a sterile
dressing
D) thoroughly irrigate the wound with sterile water and cover it with a
sterile dressing - CORRECT ANSWER -C) replace the avulsed flap to its
original position and cover it with a sterile dressing
A 17-year-old male was shot in the right anterior chest during an altercation
with a gang member. As your partner is applying 100% oxygen, you
perform a rapid secondary assessment and find an open chest wound with a
small amount of blood bubbling from it. You should:
A) place a sterile dressing over the wound and apply direct pressure
B) control the bleeding from the wound and prepare to transport at once
C) apply an occlusive dressing to the wound and continue your assessment
D) direct your partner to assist the patient's ventilations with a bag-mask
device - CORRECT ANSWER -C) apply an occlusive dressing to the wound
and continue your assessment
The upper jawbones are called the:
A) mandible
B) mastoid
C) zygoma
D) maxillae - CORRECT ANSWER -D) maxillae
The lower jawbone is called the:
A) zygoma
B) maxillae
C) mandible
