NYS EMT Written Exam| Test Bank| All Questions with Correct Answers/ Latest 2023

NYS EMT Written Exam| Test Bank| All Questions with Correct Answers/ Latest 2023 In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheostomy tube; the EMS Provider must: -Use a nasopharyngeal airway -Use extra force with each ventilation -Cover the neck opening -Ventilate through the neck opening (Correct Ans: - Ventilate through the neck opening A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a suspected spinal cord injury is that: -The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated only if this can be done without moving the cord -The airway takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened regardless of the damage it might do to the cord -There is no difference in management; in the presence of a cord injury, the airway is still opened in the usual way -Special techniq (Correct Ans: - Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord The ratio of compression to ventilations when one or two rescuers apply CPR to an adult is: -15:1 -15:2 -30:1 -30:2 (Correct Ans: - 30:2 Child and infant one rescuer - 30:2 Child and infant two rescuer 15:2 When CPR is being performed on a child, the rate of chest compression is: -60/min -70/min -100/min -120/min (Correct Ans: - 100/min How far down must you compress the sternum when you are giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation to an adult: -1 to 1 1/2 inches -1 1/2 to 2 inches -2 to 2 1/2 inches -2 1/2 to 3 inches (Correct Ans: - 1 1/2 to 2 inches Child and infant 1/3 to 1/2 chest depth How many breaths per minute should you provide a non-breathing adult when you are ventilating by the mouth-to-mask procedure: -8 to 10 -10 to 12 -13 to 15 -18 to 20 (Correct Ans: - 10 to 12 5-6 seconds if intubated 8-10 breaths per minute. If compressions are needed they are continuous with no breaks for breaths In placing the hands on the patient's sternum to perform CPR, the EMS Provider should: -Hold the fingers of the bottom hand in a fist formation and the fingers on the top hand curved up -Fold the fingers under and make a firm fist -Hold the fingers outward and slightly away from the chest wall -Allow the fingers to curve and conform to the patients chest (Correct Ans: - Hold the fingers outward and slightly away from the chest wall You are performing two-rescuer CPR on a child. The rescuer who has been ventilating informs you that the patient is now breathing spontaneously. What should you do? -Continue to provide ventilations and compressions, since you should not stop CPR once you have begun -Stop compressions and place the child in recovery position -Keep both hands on the sternum in order to be ready to resume compressions -Stop the ventilations but continue with the compressions (Correct Ans: - Stop compressions and place the child in recovery position When performing two-rescuer CPR; how often should the rescuer palpate the carotid artery to check for the return of a spontaneous pulse: -Every 2 minutes -Every 5 minutes -Every 10 cycles -Every minute (Correct Ans: - Every 2 minutes