NYS EMT STATE WRITTEN EXAM
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1. 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
Answer: Written out-of-hospital DNR OR MOLST FORM
2. 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
Answer: D. unconscious
3. The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
Answer: D. Proximal
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4. 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
Answer: B. LEFT VENTRICLE
5. In correct sequence (VERTEBRAE SECTIONS) and number
in each section
Answer: cervical (7) , thoracic (5) , lumbar (12) , sacral (5) , and coccygeal (4)
6. The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:
Answer: A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
7. PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?
Answer: 3 spots
8. 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
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Answer: A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
9. In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST
seen by observing
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
Answer: A. mucosal membranes
10. 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
Answer: A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it yourself
11. A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it
is the pressure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
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d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
Answer: D. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
12. All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea
Answer: B. weak pulse
13. sign vs symptom
Answer: a sign is a physical manifestation (objective) - something you can measure
symptom is what the patient tells you about the disease (subjective)
14. For a patient with a suspected lumbar spinal injury, the
BEST device for moving the patient as a single unit over uneven
terrain is the:
a. wheeled stretcher
b. long spine board
c. flexible stretcher
d. short spine board
Answer: B. long spine board
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1. 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
Answer: Written out-of-hospital DNR OR MOLST FORM
2. 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
Answer: D. unconscious
3. The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
Answer: D. Proximal
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4. 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
Answer: B. LEFT VENTRICLE
5. In correct sequence (VERTEBRAE SECTIONS) and number
in each section
Answer: cervical (7) , thoracic (5) , lumbar (12) , sacral (5) , and coccygeal (4)
6. The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:
Answer: A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
7. PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?
Answer: 3 spots
8. 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
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Answer: A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
9. In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST
seen by observing
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
Answer: A. mucosal membranes
10. 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
Answer: A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it yourself
11. A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it
is the pressure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
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d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
Answer: D. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
12. All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea
Answer: B. weak pulse
13. sign vs symptom
Answer: a sign is a physical manifestation (objective) - something you can measure
symptom is what the patient tells you about the disease (subjective)
14. For a patient with a suspected lumbar spinal injury, the
BEST device for moving the patient as a single unit over uneven
terrain is the:
a. wheeled stretcher
b. long spine board
c. flexible stretcher
d. short spine board
Answer: B. long spine board
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