NYS EMT STATE WRITTEN EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
Which of the following arteries is the MOST RELIABLE for detecting an adult's pulse?
- Correct Answer->> Carotid
Difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and inability to concentrate are all warning signs of:
- Correct Answer->> Stress
A special kind of stress encountered by emergency responders that results from exposure to
incidents of a critical nature is:
- Correct Answer->> Critical incident stress
Which of the following is a warning sign of stress?
- Correct Answer->> All of the above
During the Initial Assessment, after ensuring adequate respiration, what is the NEST step in
caring for a patient?
- Correct Answer->> Ensure adequate circulation
As you lift a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognizes the patient as a
state senator. Immediately, the press demands to be told what has happened to the
Senator. You should:
- Correct Answer->> Advise the press that you are unable to comment
If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS Provider's responsibility to:
- ANSWER Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar
with the new protocols
You arrive at the scene of an automobile accident where several bystanders are trying to
remove an unconscious patient from one of the vehicles. What should you do?
- Correct Answer->> Have the crowd stop the extrication process immediately
A single EMT finds a non-breathing pulseless victim of a motor vehicle accident lying prone
in the road he/she suspects a spinal injury, the EMT should:
- Correct Answer->> Turn the patient's body as a unit and begin CPR
, During the Initial Assessment, you are assessing a conscious trauma patient complaining
loudly of pain in the leg. You should:
- Correct Answer->> Continue with your initial assessment
If a EMT is transporting a patient to the hospital and the patient suddenly stops talking, the
next step should be to:
- Correct Answer->> Repeat the Initial Assessment
The overall purpose of the Initial Assessment is to:
- Correct Answer->> Identify and correct life-threatening problems and set priorities
In what order is the Detailed Physical Exam usually conducted on an adult patient?
- Correct Answer->> Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities
A driver has crashed into a tree. In what order should you check for the signs of life-
threatening problems in this accident victim?
- Correct Answer->> Respirations, pulse, hemorrhage
If a life-threatening problem is discovered during the Initial Assessment, you should:
- ANSWER Correct the problem before continuing with the Initial Assessment
In assessing a pediatric trauma patient's capillary refill time, a normal finding would be a
refill time of:
- Correct Answer->> Less than 2 seconds
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT:
- Correct Answer->> Weak Pulse
Which of the following is an example of a sign?
- Correct Answer->> Cyanosis
You are assessing an unconscious patient who responds to a sternal rub by moaning. Using
AVPU how would this patient be described:
- Correct Answer->> Painful stimulus
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+.
Which of the following arteries is the MOST RELIABLE for detecting an adult's pulse?
- Correct Answer->> Carotid
Difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and inability to concentrate are all warning signs of:
- Correct Answer->> Stress
A special kind of stress encountered by emergency responders that results from exposure to
incidents of a critical nature is:
- Correct Answer->> Critical incident stress
Which of the following is a warning sign of stress?
- Correct Answer->> All of the above
During the Initial Assessment, after ensuring adequate respiration, what is the NEST step in
caring for a patient?
- Correct Answer->> Ensure adequate circulation
As you lift a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognizes the patient as a
state senator. Immediately, the press demands to be told what has happened to the
Senator. You should:
- Correct Answer->> Advise the press that you are unable to comment
If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS Provider's responsibility to:
- ANSWER Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar
with the new protocols
You arrive at the scene of an automobile accident where several bystanders are trying to
remove an unconscious patient from one of the vehicles. What should you do?
- Correct Answer->> Have the crowd stop the extrication process immediately
A single EMT finds a non-breathing pulseless victim of a motor vehicle accident lying prone
in the road he/she suspects a spinal injury, the EMT should:
- Correct Answer->> Turn the patient's body as a unit and begin CPR
, During the Initial Assessment, you are assessing a conscious trauma patient complaining
loudly of pain in the leg. You should:
- Correct Answer->> Continue with your initial assessment
If a EMT is transporting a patient to the hospital and the patient suddenly stops talking, the
next step should be to:
- Correct Answer->> Repeat the Initial Assessment
The overall purpose of the Initial Assessment is to:
- Correct Answer->> Identify and correct life-threatening problems and set priorities
In what order is the Detailed Physical Exam usually conducted on an adult patient?
- Correct Answer->> Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities
A driver has crashed into a tree. In what order should you check for the signs of life-
threatening problems in this accident victim?
- Correct Answer->> Respirations, pulse, hemorrhage
If a life-threatening problem is discovered during the Initial Assessment, you should:
- ANSWER Correct the problem before continuing with the Initial Assessment
In assessing a pediatric trauma patient's capillary refill time, a normal finding would be a
refill time of:
- Correct Answer->> Less than 2 seconds
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT:
- Correct Answer->> Weak Pulse
Which of the following is an example of a sign?
- Correct Answer->> Cyanosis
You are assessing an unconscious patient who responds to a sternal rub by moaning. Using
AVPU how would this patient be described:
- Correct Answer->> Painful stimulus
