NYS EMT Practice Test
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1. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds D) National Highway Traf-
the guidelines recommended by the: fic Safety Administration
A) National Registry of EMTs (NHTSA)
B) individual state's EMS protocols
C) National Association of EMTs
D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
2. While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the B) indirect contact
ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was not
properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to
another emergency medical technician (EMT) several
days later. What route of transmission does this sce-
nario describe?
A) direct contact
B) indirect contact
C) airborne transmission
D) vector-borne transmission
3. What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is B) cumulative stress reac-
exposed to many insignificant stressors over a period tion
of several months or years?
A) acute stress reaction
B) cumulative stress reaction
C) posttraumatic stress reaction
D) critical incident stress reaction
4. To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should al- B) provide competent care
ways: that meets current stan-
A) transport patients to the hospital of their choice dards
B) provide competent care that meets current stan-
dards
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C) use universal precautions with every patient en-
counter
D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a pa-
tient
5. Which of the following is NOT considered to be pro- C) location of the call
tected health information (PHI)?
A) patient history
B) treatment rendered
C) location of the call
D) assessment findings
6. The manner in which the EMT must act or behave C) standard of care
when caring for a patient is called the:
A) EMT oath
B) code of ethics
C) standard of care
D) scope of practice
7. Which of the following MOST accurately defines neg- B) deviation from the stan-
ligence? dard of care that may re-
A) transport of a mentally incompetent patient against sult in further injury
his or her will
B) deviation from the standard of care that may result
in further injury
C) transferring patient care to a provider with a lower
level of training
D) providing care that is consistent with care provided
by other EMTs
8. Ethnocentrism is defined as: D) considering your own
A) understanding that people from different cultural cultural values as more
backgrounds respond to pain and stress differently important when interact-
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B) suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive ing with people of a differ-
based on the tone of his or her voice when answering ent culture
a question
C) subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a
patient because you feel that yours are more accept-
able
D) considering your own cultural values as more im-
portant when interacting with people of a different
culture
9. The patient care report (PCR) ensures: D) continuity of care
A) research data
B) legal protection
C) quality assurance
D) continuity of care
10. Immediately after being dispatched to a residence A) confirm with dispatch
for an elderly patient with diabetic complications, you that you received the call
should: information
A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call
information
B) ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from
the caller
C) ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or
unconscious
D) request that law enforcement secure the scene
before you arrive
11. Medical control gives you an order that seems inap- B) advise the physician
propriate for the patient's condition. After confirming that the order is unclear
that you heard the physician correctly, you should: and ask for clarification
A) carry out the order and then carefully document it
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on the run form
B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and
ask for clarification
C) state that you will not carry out the order because
it is inappropriate
D) obtain consent from the patient and then carry out
the order as usual
12. Which of the following statements regarding standing D) Standing orders should
orders is MOST correct? be followed when physi-
A) Standing orders have less legal authority than or- cian contact is not possible
ders given via radio
B) Standing orders require you to contact medical con-
trol first
C) Standing orders only highlight the care that you
may provide
D) Standing orders should be followed when physician
contact is not possible
13. The nose, chin, umbilicus (navel), and spine are exam- A) midline
ples of _____ anatomic structures.
A) midline
B) proximal
C) superior
D) midaxillary
14. A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity D) distal forearm
of the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sus-
tained a fracture of the:
A) proximal forearm
B) superior forearm
NYS EMT Practice Test
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1. EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds D) National Highway Traf-
the guidelines recommended by the: fic Safety Administration
A) National Registry of EMTs (NHTSA)
B) individual state's EMS protocols
C) National Association of EMTs
D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
2. While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the B) indirect contact
ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was not
properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to
another emergency medical technician (EMT) several
days later. What route of transmission does this sce-
nario describe?
A) direct contact
B) indirect contact
C) airborne transmission
D) vector-borne transmission
3. What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is B) cumulative stress reac-
exposed to many insignificant stressors over a period tion
of several months or years?
A) acute stress reaction
B) cumulative stress reaction
C) posttraumatic stress reaction
D) critical incident stress reaction
4. To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should al- B) provide competent care
ways: that meets current stan-
A) transport patients to the hospital of their choice dards
B) provide competent care that meets current stan-
dards
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C) use universal precautions with every patient en-
counter
D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a pa-
tient
5. Which of the following is NOT considered to be pro- C) location of the call
tected health information (PHI)?
A) patient history
B) treatment rendered
C) location of the call
D) assessment findings
6. The manner in which the EMT must act or behave C) standard of care
when caring for a patient is called the:
A) EMT oath
B) code of ethics
C) standard of care
D) scope of practice
7. Which of the following MOST accurately defines neg- B) deviation from the stan-
ligence? dard of care that may re-
A) transport of a mentally incompetent patient against sult in further injury
his or her will
B) deviation from the standard of care that may result
in further injury
C) transferring patient care to a provider with a lower
level of training
D) providing care that is consistent with care provided
by other EMTs
8. Ethnocentrism is defined as: D) considering your own
A) understanding that people from different cultural cultural values as more
backgrounds respond to pain and stress differently important when interact-
, NYS EMT Practice Test
NYS EMT Practice Test
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B) suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive ing with people of a differ-
based on the tone of his or her voice when answering ent culture
a question
C) subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a
patient because you feel that yours are more accept-
able
D) considering your own cultural values as more im-
portant when interacting with people of a different
culture
9. The patient care report (PCR) ensures: D) continuity of care
A) research data
B) legal protection
C) quality assurance
D) continuity of care
10. Immediately after being dispatched to a residence A) confirm with dispatch
for an elderly patient with diabetic complications, you that you received the call
should: information
A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call
information
B) ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from
the caller
C) ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or
unconscious
D) request that law enforcement secure the scene
before you arrive
11. Medical control gives you an order that seems inap- B) advise the physician
propriate for the patient's condition. After confirming that the order is unclear
that you heard the physician correctly, you should: and ask for clarification
A) carry out the order and then carefully document it
, NYS EMT Practice Test
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on the run form
B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and
ask for clarification
C) state that you will not carry out the order because
it is inappropriate
D) obtain consent from the patient and then carry out
the order as usual
12. Which of the following statements regarding standing D) Standing orders should
orders is MOST correct? be followed when physi-
A) Standing orders have less legal authority than or- cian contact is not possible
ders given via radio
B) Standing orders require you to contact medical con-
trol first
C) Standing orders only highlight the care that you
may provide
D) Standing orders should be followed when physician
contact is not possible
13. The nose, chin, umbilicus (navel), and spine are exam- A) midline
ples of _____ anatomic structures.
A) midline
B) proximal
C) superior
D) midaxillary
14. A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity D) distal forearm
of the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sus-
tained a fracture of the:
A) proximal forearm
B) superior forearm
