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NYS EMT State Written Exam 2026/2027
| Comprehensive Study Guide | Practice
Questions & Detailed Answer
Explanations | New York State EMT
Certification Prep
An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old female with no pulse or respirations.
The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states the last time she as seen alive
was 5 mins prior to EMS being called. They also state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS, EMS
personnel may accept which of the following DNR instruments as valid?
Verbal request from family
A. Written non-hospital B. DNR or MOLST form
C. Written healthcare proxy
D. Written living will
Written out-of-hospital DNR
OR MOLST FORM
Implied Consent exists when a patient is suffering from a life-threatening injury or illness and is:
a. Under police custody
b. A threat to himself and others
c. Under age of 18
d. Unconscious
D. unconscious
The opposite of distal is
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a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
D. Proximal
The chamber of the heart that is most muscular and that pumps the most blood into the aorta is
the
a. Right atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium
B. LEFT VENTRICLE
In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS)
and number in each section
cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:
A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?
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3 spots
When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really
a. Counting pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
b. Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes back to the heart
c. Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large vein
d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart muscles as they push the blood through
A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
A. mucosal membranes
You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You palpate a strong radial pulse of 100.
Your partner has taken the patient's blood pressure and advised you that it is 68/32. You should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it yourself
NYS EMT State Written Exam 2026/2027
| Comprehensive Study Guide | Practice
Questions & Detailed Answer
Explanations | New York State EMT
Certification Prep
An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old female with no pulse or respirations.
The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states the last time she as seen alive
was 5 mins prior to EMS being called. They also state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS, EMS
personnel may accept which of the following DNR instruments as valid?
Verbal request from family
A. Written non-hospital B. DNR or MOLST form
C. Written healthcare proxy
D. Written living will
Written out-of-hospital DNR
OR MOLST FORM
Implied Consent exists when a patient is suffering from a life-threatening injury or illness and is:
a. Under police custody
b. A threat to himself and others
c. Under age of 18
d. Unconscious
D. unconscious
The opposite of distal is
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a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
D. Proximal
The chamber of the heart that is most muscular and that pumps the most blood into the aorta is
the
a. Right atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium
B. LEFT VENTRICLE
In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS)
and number in each section
cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:
A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?
, ….,,,./.,./.,./../../../…./././././.,.,./.,./.,./.,./.,./.,./.,./.,./.,./.,./.,./.,./.,.,.,.
3 spots
When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really
a. Counting pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
b. Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes back to the heart
c. Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large vein
d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart muscles as they push the blood through
A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
A. mucosal membranes
You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You palpate a strong radial pulse of 100.
Your partner has taken the patient's blood pressure and advised you that it is 68/32. You should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it yourself
