EMT NYS EXAM PRACTICE
Questions and Answers
1.Providing care within the scope of practice would be
considered behavior in accordance with:
A. The sovereign immunity doctrine.
B. Approved protocols.
C. Professional Standards.
D. Institutional Standards
Answer C. Professional Standards.
2.2. The extent of medical procedures an EMT is authorized
to perform is called the:
A. Medical release.
B. Scope of practice / care.
C. Duty to act.
D. Physician relationship.
E. Skill set
Answer B. Scope of practice / care.
3.3. Which of the following is the EMT's best defense in a lawsuit?
A. Excellent documentation of patient care.
B. Current certification.
C. Knowledge of all legal aspects of emergency care.
,D. Being proficient
Answer A. Excellent documentation of patient care.
4.4. EMS Providers must be certified to perform legally at their
level of training. The New York State law that establishes this
level is the:
A. Good Samaritan Law.
B. General Municipal Law.
C. Medical License Law.
D. Public Health Law
Answer D. Public Health Law.
5.5. The first action taken by the EMS provider at the scene of
an emergency should be:
A. Triage of all victims.
B. Completion of the initial scene size-up.
C. Notification to the electric and gas companies.
D. Requesting additional ambulances
Answer B. Completion of the initial scene size-up.
6.6. What is the legal basis for treating a patient whose
judgment is impaired because he/she is unconscious, AMS,
severely ill, or badly injured?
A. Applied consent.
B. Implied consent.
,C. Informed consent.
D. Good Samaritan Act (covers non-certified responders)
Answer B. Implied consent.
7.7. Which of the following arteries is the most reliable for
detecting an adult's pulse?
A. Brachial
B. Femoral
C. Carotid
D. Radial
Answer C. Carotid
8.8. Difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and inability to
concentrate are all warning signs of:
A. Type A Personality.
B. Job burn-out.
C. Diabetes.
D. Stress
Answer D. Stress.
9.9. A special kind of stress encountered by emergency
responders that results from exposure to incidents of a
critical nature is:
A. Pre-incident stress.
B. Personal stress.
, C. Workplace stress.
D. Critical incident stress
Answer D. Critical incident stress.
10.10. Which of the following is a warning sign
of stress? Isolation.
A. Loss of appetite.
B. Problems sleeping.
C. Anxiety.
D. All of the above
Answer D. All of the above.
11.11. As you lifted a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a
reporter recognized the patient as a State Senator.
Immediately, the press demands to be told what has happened
to the Senator. You should:
A. Advise the press that you are unable to comment.
B. Deny the patient is the Senator.
C. Tell the press your diagnosis.
D. Advise the press to contact the Senator's family
Answer A. Advise the press that you are unable to comment.
12.12. If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the
EMS Provider's responsibility to:
A. Attend in-service training with the agency medical
Questions and Answers
1.Providing care within the scope of practice would be
considered behavior in accordance with:
A. The sovereign immunity doctrine.
B. Approved protocols.
C. Professional Standards.
D. Institutional Standards
Answer C. Professional Standards.
2.2. The extent of medical procedures an EMT is authorized
to perform is called the:
A. Medical release.
B. Scope of practice / care.
C. Duty to act.
D. Physician relationship.
E. Skill set
Answer B. Scope of practice / care.
3.3. Which of the following is the EMT's best defense in a lawsuit?
A. Excellent documentation of patient care.
B. Current certification.
C. Knowledge of all legal aspects of emergency care.
,D. Being proficient
Answer A. Excellent documentation of patient care.
4.4. EMS Providers must be certified to perform legally at their
level of training. The New York State law that establishes this
level is the:
A. Good Samaritan Law.
B. General Municipal Law.
C. Medical License Law.
D. Public Health Law
Answer D. Public Health Law.
5.5. The first action taken by the EMS provider at the scene of
an emergency should be:
A. Triage of all victims.
B. Completion of the initial scene size-up.
C. Notification to the electric and gas companies.
D. Requesting additional ambulances
Answer B. Completion of the initial scene size-up.
6.6. What is the legal basis for treating a patient whose
judgment is impaired because he/she is unconscious, AMS,
severely ill, or badly injured?
A. Applied consent.
B. Implied consent.
,C. Informed consent.
D. Good Samaritan Act (covers non-certified responders)
Answer B. Implied consent.
7.7. Which of the following arteries is the most reliable for
detecting an adult's pulse?
A. Brachial
B. Femoral
C. Carotid
D. Radial
Answer C. Carotid
8.8. Difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and inability to
concentrate are all warning signs of:
A. Type A Personality.
B. Job burn-out.
C. Diabetes.
D. Stress
Answer D. Stress.
9.9. A special kind of stress encountered by emergency
responders that results from exposure to incidents of a
critical nature is:
A. Pre-incident stress.
B. Personal stress.
, C. Workplace stress.
D. Critical incident stress
Answer D. Critical incident stress.
10.10. Which of the following is a warning sign
of stress? Isolation.
A. Loss of appetite.
B. Problems sleeping.
C. Anxiety.
D. All of the above
Answer D. All of the above.
11.11. As you lifted a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a
reporter recognized the patient as a State Senator.
Immediately, the press demands to be told what has happened
to the Senator. You should:
A. Advise the press that you are unable to comment.
B. Deny the patient is the Senator.
C. Tell the press your diagnosis.
D. Advise the press to contact the Senator's family
Answer A. Advise the press that you are unable to comment.
12.12. If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the
EMS Provider's responsibility to:
A. Attend in-service training with the agency medical
