NYS EMT CERTIFYING EXAM LATEST 2026/2027
QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
You arrive at the scene of a call and find an unconscious adult victim. The initial
attempt to ventilate proves unsuccessful. The NEXT step should be
A. Deliver 5 abdominal thrusts
B. Check carotid pulse
C. Reposition the head and attempt to ventilate again
D. Reposition the head and perform a finger sweep - CORRECT ANSWER-
Reposition the head and attempt to ventilate again
When taking vital signs on an unstable patient it is important to take them every
1. 2-3 mins
2. 5 mins
3. 10 mins
4. 15 mins - CORRECT ANSWER-5 mins
,-Vital signs for a stable patient is every 15 mins
When you are administering mouth-to-mask ventilations without supplemental
oxygen, approximately how much oxygen are you providing for the
nonrebreathing patient
1. 16%
2. 18%
3. 20%
4. 21% - CORRECT ANSWER-16% with supplemental oxygen- 50%
According to the CPR guidelines, when ventilating a non-rebreathing child (1-8
years old), how many times per minute should ventilations be performed
1. 10-15
2. 10-20
3. 15-20
4. 12-20 - CORRECT ANSWER-12-20
,When ventilations are being performed on a victim who is suspected of having a
spinal injury, the victims neck should be kept in a
1. Prone Position
2. Hyperextended position
3. Neutral position
4. Flexed position - CORRECT ANSWER-Neutral position
The management of airway obstruction in the conscious infant includes
1. Back slaps and chest thrusts
2. Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
3. Abdominal thrusts and chest thrusts
4. Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts - CORRECT ANSWER-Back
slaps and chest thrusts
The management of airway obstruction in the unconscious infant includes
1. Back slaps and chest thrusts
2. Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
, 3. Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle
4. Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts - CORRECT ANSWER-
Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle
-Infant, Child and Adult unconscious airway obstruction check mouth then
perform CPR and check mouth again after each cycle
In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheotomy tube; the EMS
provider must
1. Use a nasopharyngeal airway
2. Use extra force with each ventilation
3. Cover the neck opening
4. Ventilate through the neck opening - CORRECT ANSWER-Ventilate through
the neck opening
A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a
suspected spinal cord injury is that
1. The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated
only if this be done without moving the cord
QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
You arrive at the scene of a call and find an unconscious adult victim. The initial
attempt to ventilate proves unsuccessful. The NEXT step should be
A. Deliver 5 abdominal thrusts
B. Check carotid pulse
C. Reposition the head and attempt to ventilate again
D. Reposition the head and perform a finger sweep - CORRECT ANSWER-
Reposition the head and attempt to ventilate again
When taking vital signs on an unstable patient it is important to take them every
1. 2-3 mins
2. 5 mins
3. 10 mins
4. 15 mins - CORRECT ANSWER-5 mins
,-Vital signs for a stable patient is every 15 mins
When you are administering mouth-to-mask ventilations without supplemental
oxygen, approximately how much oxygen are you providing for the
nonrebreathing patient
1. 16%
2. 18%
3. 20%
4. 21% - CORRECT ANSWER-16% with supplemental oxygen- 50%
According to the CPR guidelines, when ventilating a non-rebreathing child (1-8
years old), how many times per minute should ventilations be performed
1. 10-15
2. 10-20
3. 15-20
4. 12-20 - CORRECT ANSWER-12-20
,When ventilations are being performed on a victim who is suspected of having a
spinal injury, the victims neck should be kept in a
1. Prone Position
2. Hyperextended position
3. Neutral position
4. Flexed position - CORRECT ANSWER-Neutral position
The management of airway obstruction in the conscious infant includes
1. Back slaps and chest thrusts
2. Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
3. Abdominal thrusts and chest thrusts
4. Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts - CORRECT ANSWER-Back
slaps and chest thrusts
The management of airway obstruction in the unconscious infant includes
1. Back slaps and chest thrusts
2. Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
, 3. Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle
4. Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts - CORRECT ANSWER-
Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle
-Infant, Child and Adult unconscious airway obstruction check mouth then
perform CPR and check mouth again after each cycle
In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheotomy tube; the EMS
provider must
1. Use a nasopharyngeal airway
2. Use extra force with each ventilation
3. Cover the neck opening
4. Ventilate through the neck opening - CORRECT ANSWER-Ventilate through
the neck opening
A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a
suspected spinal cord injury is that
1. The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated
only if this be done without moving the cord
