NYS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

NYS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Does a PCR/E-PCR have to be Completed when no patient contact is made - Correct Answer Yes even for standbys calls were no patients are located cancellations and events For a patient who has ingested a poison you should contact - Correct Answer Medical Direction (Poison Control can not give treatment orders to EMS providers.) According to NYS BLS protocol, a maximum of ____ total doses of nitroglycerin can be given without medical direction to adult chest pain patients. - Correct Answer 3 Chemical burns to the eyes must be irrigated for a minimum of_________ minutes - Correct Answer 20 minutes What form of abuse are EMS providers mandated to report - Correct Answer Child, Spouse, and elder abuse must be reported on the PCR /EPCR and verbally at transfer of care child abuse must also be reported according to NYS bureau of EMS policy For a hypoglycemic patient, when is it appropriate to give oral glucose, juice, or non-diet soda? - Correct Answer If the patient is alert enough to sit unsupported, follow commands, and drink without assistance. When is aspirin contraindicted for an MI patient? - Correct Answer Recent GI bleed and known allergy. Signs of impending cardiac arrest in a pediatric patient are - Correct Answer Altered mental status bradycardia and cyanosis An open fracture is - Correct Answer any open wound near a suspected bone injury. You can assume the patient is hypoperfusion with a BP less than 90mmHG if what clinical signs are Present - Correct Answer Loss of peripheral pulses and altered mental status According to NYS protocol PASG is indication when - Correct Answer The systolic BP is less than 50 MMHG or the patient has an unstable pelvis with a BP less 90mmHG If a newborn infants respiratory rate is depressed and central cyanosis is present you should - Correct Answer Position and stimulate the baby, suction the mouth and nose as needed, and begin ventilations if there is no clinical improvement. What is the abandon infant protection act - Correct Answer It grants immunity to anyone abandoning an infant five days older or