NYS EMT-B State Exam With
Complete Questions And Correct
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Version! Grade A+
A child drank some unknown fluid. You arrive at the scene and note the following
signs: Child's mouth and lips are burned, child is coughing and gagging. What
should you do?
a) administer syrup of ipecac
,b) administer activated charcoal and induce vomiting
c) call the medical or poison control centre for advice
d) administer syrup of ipecac and activated charcoal - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-c-
call the medical or poison control centre for advice
- wouldn't use ipecac bc of corrosiveness-burned lips
A 28-yr old patient presents supine on the floor, unconscious, unresponsive, and
with snoring respirations at a rate of 6 per minute. Bystanders report that the
patient is diabetic, taken no medications, and may have ingested heroin half an
hour prior to the EMS Provider's arrival. After opening the patient's airway, the
EMS provider should: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-insert an airway adjunct and
ventilate w/ 100% oxygen using a BVM
The treatment for an unconscious patient w/ generalized hypothermia would be
to: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-prevent further heat loss & transport gently
why gently? VFIB can happen
A severe heat emergency is characterized by - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-hot, dry
skin
severe heat emergency
- heat stroke- hot, dry
,For a patient who has been bitten on the arm by a rattlesnake, which of the
following actions should be taken while the patient is being transported to the
hospital?
a. Place an ice pack over site of bite
b. Place site of bite below patients heart
c. Apply heat
d. Excercise the patients arm - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-B. place the site of the bite
below the level of the patient's heart
The appropriate action to take when you MUST apply restraints to an emotionally
disturbed patient who is a danger to himself and others is to remove the straps
a. When directed by physician at hospital
b. When patient is rational
c. When patient is in discomfort
d. When patient calms down - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-A. when directed by a
physician at the hospital
Which of the following statements regarding the basic anatomy of the developing
fetus is correct?
a. Umbilical cord connects the fetus directly to the uterus
b. The after birth is another name for amniotic sac
c. Fetus receives O2 and nutrients from the placenta
d. The fetus develops inside placenta - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-C. the fetus
receives oxygen and nutrients from the placenta
, If the baby's head has been delivered and the amniotic sac is still intact, the EMS
provider should - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-puncture the sac and remove the
membrane from the baby's mouth and nose
Treatment for excessive vaginal bleeding following delivery is to
a) massage the mother's uterus
b) apply direct pressure to the vagina
c) hold the mother's legs together in order to stop the bleeding
d) pack the vagina with gauze pads - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-A. massage the
mother's uterus
The EMS provider has clamped and cut the umbilical cord following the delivery of
a baby, then notices that the end of the cord attached to the baby is bleeding. In
this situation, the MOST APPROPRIATE course of action would be to: -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-apply another clamp as close to the original as possible
You are assisting in an emergency childbirth/ The baby's head has completely
emerged and you are supporting it with one hand. At this point you should
a. Gently pull on baby's head to ensure delivery
b. Apply pressure to babys head to avoid explosive delivery
c. Turn baby's head to one side
d. Remove cord if it is wrapped around the neck - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-D.
remove the cord if it is wrapped around the infant's neck
A 25-yr old woman is in active labor. The umbilical cord is presenting through the
vagina. You would:
a. Gently pull on cord
Complete Questions And Correct
Detailed Answers| Brand New
Version! Grade A+
A child drank some unknown fluid. You arrive at the scene and note the following
signs: Child's mouth and lips are burned, child is coughing and gagging. What
should you do?
a) administer syrup of ipecac
,b) administer activated charcoal and induce vomiting
c) call the medical or poison control centre for advice
d) administer syrup of ipecac and activated charcoal - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-c-
call the medical or poison control centre for advice
- wouldn't use ipecac bc of corrosiveness-burned lips
A 28-yr old patient presents supine on the floor, unconscious, unresponsive, and
with snoring respirations at a rate of 6 per minute. Bystanders report that the
patient is diabetic, taken no medications, and may have ingested heroin half an
hour prior to the EMS Provider's arrival. After opening the patient's airway, the
EMS provider should: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-insert an airway adjunct and
ventilate w/ 100% oxygen using a BVM
The treatment for an unconscious patient w/ generalized hypothermia would be
to: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-prevent further heat loss & transport gently
why gently? VFIB can happen
A severe heat emergency is characterized by - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-hot, dry
skin
severe heat emergency
- heat stroke- hot, dry
,For a patient who has been bitten on the arm by a rattlesnake, which of the
following actions should be taken while the patient is being transported to the
hospital?
a. Place an ice pack over site of bite
b. Place site of bite below patients heart
c. Apply heat
d. Excercise the patients arm - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-B. place the site of the bite
below the level of the patient's heart
The appropriate action to take when you MUST apply restraints to an emotionally
disturbed patient who is a danger to himself and others is to remove the straps
a. When directed by physician at hospital
b. When patient is rational
c. When patient is in discomfort
d. When patient calms down - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-A. when directed by a
physician at the hospital
Which of the following statements regarding the basic anatomy of the developing
fetus is correct?
a. Umbilical cord connects the fetus directly to the uterus
b. The after birth is another name for amniotic sac
c. Fetus receives O2 and nutrients from the placenta
d. The fetus develops inside placenta - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-C. the fetus
receives oxygen and nutrients from the placenta
, If the baby's head has been delivered and the amniotic sac is still intact, the EMS
provider should - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-puncture the sac and remove the
membrane from the baby's mouth and nose
Treatment for excessive vaginal bleeding following delivery is to
a) massage the mother's uterus
b) apply direct pressure to the vagina
c) hold the mother's legs together in order to stop the bleeding
d) pack the vagina with gauze pads - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-A. massage the
mother's uterus
The EMS provider has clamped and cut the umbilical cord following the delivery of
a baby, then notices that the end of the cord attached to the baby is bleeding. In
this situation, the MOST APPROPRIATE course of action would be to: -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-apply another clamp as close to the original as possible
You are assisting in an emergency childbirth/ The baby's head has completely
emerged and you are supporting it with one hand. At this point you should
a. Gently pull on baby's head to ensure delivery
b. Apply pressure to babys head to avoid explosive delivery
c. Turn baby's head to one side
d. Remove cord if it is wrapped around the neck - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-D.
remove the cord if it is wrapped around the infant's neck
A 25-yr old woman is in active labor. The umbilical cord is presenting through the
vagina. You would:
a. Gently pull on cord
