NYS EMT-B PRACTICE QUESTIONS 3 VERIFIED A+

NYS EMT-B PRACTICE QUESTIONS 3 The role of the ems provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: a. Perform primary assessment b. Provide initial resuscitation c. Provide definitive diagnosis d. Package patients for transportation - C As a part of infection control procedures, it is ESSENTIAL that the EMS provider: a. Dispose of all equipment used after each call b. Wash his/her hands after treating each patient c. Wash his/her clothes after each patient contact d. Avoid casual contact with any patients - B Another name for the left lateral position is a. Semi-fowlers b. Trendelenburg c. Recovery position d. Dorsal recumbent - C In what position should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital? a. On his/her back, with feet elevated b. On his/her side c. Seated, with head tilted back and legs elevated d. Facedown, with head elevated - B A single EMS provider finds a non-breathing and pulseless victim of a motor vehicle accident lying face down in the road, and suspects that the victim has a spinal injury. The EMS provider should: a. Do nothing until help arrives b. Leave the victim in place and attempt to apply the principles of CPR c. Turn the victim's body as a unit and begin CPR d. Apply an extrication collar and attempt to ventilate - C The pre-hospital care report (PCR) is considered to be a. A part of the patients hospital chart b. A matter of public records c. Inadmissible in a court of law d. A research document only - A When communicating with an elderly patient an EMS provider should a. Yell in the patients ear b. Speak only to the family c. Use written notes d. Speak to the patient in a normal voice - D An EMS provider is called to the scene of an accident and notices conditions, which suggest that the patient has been involved in a crime. The EMS Provider should: a. Continue patient care and report the incident to the police at the earliest convenient time b. Stop patient care and call the police c. Continue patient care and maintain patient confidentiality by not reporting the suspicions d. Place the patient in restraints and then summon the police to the scene - A An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting from the brachial artery. The parents are not present. Which one of the following actions should the EMS provider take? a. Contact the receiving hospital by radio for permission to proceed with treatment b. Get permission from the police to proceed with treatment c. Take the child to the hospital but provide no treatment d. Presume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment - D An EMS provider responds to a call and finds an 80- year-old female with no pulse or respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states that the last time she was seen alive was just 5 minutes prior to calling EMS. They also state that the patient has a DNR order in New York State, EMS personnel may accept which of the following DNR instruments as valid? a. Verbal request from family b. Written nonhospital DNR c. Written healthcare proxy d. Written living will - B At the scene of a crime, the EMS provider should remember to: a. Remove the patient from the crime scene before beginning treatment b. Refrain from touching anything not associated with the care of the patient c. Wait until the police arrive before transporting the patient d. Document statements of bystanders regarding the nature of the crime - B Which of the following is the term used to designate an agreement by a conscious, mentally competent adult patient to accept emergency care? a. Standard of care b. Informed consent c. Duty to act d. Implied consent - B Providing care within the scope of practice would be considered to be in accordance with a. The sovereign immunity doctrine b. State law c. Professional conduct d. Institutional standards - B The exchange of oxygen and nutrients from blood cell to tissue cells takes place in the a. Arteries b. Capillaries c. Venules d. Arterioles - B The OPPOSITE of distal is: a. Superior b. Medial c. Lateral d. Proximal - D Anatomically, the term "superior", in relation to other human body structure, is defined as: a. Toward the head b. Bigger than c. In front of d. Better than - A The alveoli of the lungs are in close contact with: a. Diaphragm b. Main-stem bronchus c. Pulmonary capillaries d. Pulmonary arteries - C All of the following are part of the respiratory system EXCEPT the: a. Alveoli b. Esophagus c. Epiglottis d. Bronchi - B The smooth glistening membranous in the body that surrounds each lung is called the? a. Pleura b. Diaphragm c. Mesentery d. Peritoneum - A A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a suspected spinal injury is that: a. The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated only if done without moving the cord b. The airway always takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened regardless of the damage it might do to the cord c. There is no difference in management; in the presence of cord injury, the airway is opened in the usual way d. Advanced life support techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord - B If a supine patient has secretions or emesis that cannot be removed or easily suctioned the patient should be a. Decompressed using gentle pressure on the abdomen b. Log-rolled and the oropharynx should be cleared c. Continually suctioned until the airway is cleared d. Log-rolled and suctioned again - B You are to the home of a patient who is on physician- prescribed low-concentration oxygen and who is not in acute respiratory distress. Which type of oxygen delivery device should you use? a. Non-rebreather mask b. Nasal cannula c. Simple face mask d. Flow-restricted oxygen-delivery device - B When the diaphragm and rib muscles contract, the diaphragm moves downward and the ribs are raised, this phase of breathing is known as: a. Inhalation b. Respiration c. Expiration d. Ventilation - A A "stoma" can be defined as a. An opening that carries air from the pharynx into the nasopharynx b. An opening from the front of the throat directly into the esophagus c. An opening from the front of the throat directly into the trachea d. The tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach - C The first ems unit arrives at the scene of a reported two- car motor vehicle crash. The driver of one vehicle is slumped over the steering wheel. The first step the unit should take in sizing up the scene is to; a. Use the jaw-thrust maneuver to open the airway of the person slumped over the steering wheel b. Check the scene and the second vehicle for other persons c. Ask a bystander what caused the accident d. Assess the level of consciousness of the person slumped over the steering wheel - B In a HEALTHY person, respiration is controlled by the level of: a. Carbon dioxide b. Blood sugar c. Oxygen d. Carbon monoxide - A Any physical examination of a patient should begin with: a. Inspection b. Manipulation c. Stabilization d. Palpation - A In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing: a. Mucosal membranes b. Earlobes c. Scalp d. Face - A After you have determined that the scene is safe. The FIRST step in caring for a patient is to: a. Check for a carotid pulse b. Open the airway c. Determine unresponsiveness d. Check for breathing - C Which of the following arteries is the MOST RELIABLE for detecting a pulse in an unconscious adult a. Brachial b. Femoral c. Carotid d. Radial - C