NYS EMT STATE EXAM WRITTEN LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS providers responsibility
to - ANSWER: Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become
familiar with the new protocols
You arrive at the scene of a car accident or people are trying to move an unconscious
patient on the car. You should - ANSWER: Have the crowd stop the extrication
process ASAP
A single EMT finds a non-breathing, pulseless victim of a car accident laying prone in
the road, they suspect a spinal injury. They should - ANSWER: Turn patient's body as
a unit and begin CPR
During initial assessment, you are assessing a contest on a patient complaining of leg
pain. You should - ANSWER: Continue with your initial assessment
If an EMT is transporting a patient to the hospital and the patient suddenly stops
talking, you should - ANSWER: Repeat initial assessment
The overall purpose of the initial assessment is to - ANSWER: Identify and correct
life-threatening problems and set priorities
What order is the detailed physical exam - ANSWER: Head, Neck, Chest, Abdomen,
Pelvis, Extremities
Pediatric trauma patients capillary refill time should be - ANSWER: Less than two
seconds
All of the following are symptoms except - ANSWER: Weak pulse
A sign would be - ANSWER: Cyanosis- what you can see
You are assessing an unconscious patient responds to a sternal rub by moaning,
using AVPU, how would this patient be described - ANSWER: Painfully responsive
After determining scene is safe, the first step in caring for a patient is to - ANSWER:
Determine unresponsiveness
During a physical exam, the EMT must inspect and palpate for a deformities,
tenderness, swelling and - ANSWER: Open injuries
Main tube which carries air to the lungs is called - ANSWER: Trachea
, Which is not part of the respiratory system - ANSWER: esophagus
Foreign matter is kept from entering the trachea by the - ANSWER: Epiglottis
A stoma can be defined as - ANSWER: An opening from the front of the throat into
the trachea
Recognizable sign of a fine body partial airway obstruction - ANSWER: High-pitched
noise while inhaling
Previously conscious patient with a partial area obstruction starts to become
unconscious and patient crowing noises stop, you should - ANSWER: Treat the
patient as a complete every obstruction patient and begin CPR
Signs and symptoms of inadequate breathing are - ANSWER: Sudden shortness of
breath, unequal chest expansion and diminished breath sounds
Only artery that carries an oxygenated blood away from the heart is - ANSWER:
Pulmonary artery
You arrive at the scene of a call and find an unconscious adult victim. The initial
attempt eventually proved unsuccessful. Next step should be - ANSWER: Reposition
head and attempt to ventilate again
When taking vital signs on an unstable patient, it is important to take them every -
ANSWER: Five minutes
Administering mouth mask ventilations without oxygen, you are giving how much
oxygen - ANSWER: 16%
Standard oxygen cylinders are fully pressurized to approximately - ANSWER: 2000 psi
Which description is correct for the correct placement of an AED - ANSWER: Under
the right clavicle is the white lead and base of lower left rib is the red lead
True statement of using an AED - ANSWER: CPR must be stopped for the entire cycle
of analysis for the AED to accurately assess patient's heart rhythm
Where can an AED be used - ANSWER: Patient in cardiac arrest
One ventilating a non breathing child how many times per minute should
ventilations should be performed - ANSWER: 12 to 20
According to CPR guidelines, a child is defined as - ANSWER: One year to puberty
When ventilations are performed on a patient who is suspected of having a spinal
injury the next should be kept in - ANSWER: Neutral position
250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS providers responsibility
to - ANSWER: Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become
familiar with the new protocols
You arrive at the scene of a car accident or people are trying to move an unconscious
patient on the car. You should - ANSWER: Have the crowd stop the extrication
process ASAP
A single EMT finds a non-breathing, pulseless victim of a car accident laying prone in
the road, they suspect a spinal injury. They should - ANSWER: Turn patient's body as
a unit and begin CPR
During initial assessment, you are assessing a contest on a patient complaining of leg
pain. You should - ANSWER: Continue with your initial assessment
If an EMT is transporting a patient to the hospital and the patient suddenly stops
talking, you should - ANSWER: Repeat initial assessment
The overall purpose of the initial assessment is to - ANSWER: Identify and correct
life-threatening problems and set priorities
What order is the detailed physical exam - ANSWER: Head, Neck, Chest, Abdomen,
Pelvis, Extremities
Pediatric trauma patients capillary refill time should be - ANSWER: Less than two
seconds
All of the following are symptoms except - ANSWER: Weak pulse
A sign would be - ANSWER: Cyanosis- what you can see
You are assessing an unconscious patient responds to a sternal rub by moaning,
using AVPU, how would this patient be described - ANSWER: Painfully responsive
After determining scene is safe, the first step in caring for a patient is to - ANSWER:
Determine unresponsiveness
During a physical exam, the EMT must inspect and palpate for a deformities,
tenderness, swelling and - ANSWER: Open injuries
Main tube which carries air to the lungs is called - ANSWER: Trachea
, Which is not part of the respiratory system - ANSWER: esophagus
Foreign matter is kept from entering the trachea by the - ANSWER: Epiglottis
A stoma can be defined as - ANSWER: An opening from the front of the throat into
the trachea
Recognizable sign of a fine body partial airway obstruction - ANSWER: High-pitched
noise while inhaling
Previously conscious patient with a partial area obstruction starts to become
unconscious and patient crowing noises stop, you should - ANSWER: Treat the
patient as a complete every obstruction patient and begin CPR
Signs and symptoms of inadequate breathing are - ANSWER: Sudden shortness of
breath, unequal chest expansion and diminished breath sounds
Only artery that carries an oxygenated blood away from the heart is - ANSWER:
Pulmonary artery
You arrive at the scene of a call and find an unconscious adult victim. The initial
attempt eventually proved unsuccessful. Next step should be - ANSWER: Reposition
head and attempt to ventilate again
When taking vital signs on an unstable patient, it is important to take them every -
ANSWER: Five minutes
Administering mouth mask ventilations without oxygen, you are giving how much
oxygen - ANSWER: 16%
Standard oxygen cylinders are fully pressurized to approximately - ANSWER: 2000 psi
Which description is correct for the correct placement of an AED - ANSWER: Under
the right clavicle is the white lead and base of lower left rib is the red lead
True statement of using an AED - ANSWER: CPR must be stopped for the entire cycle
of analysis for the AED to accurately assess patient's heart rhythm
Where can an AED be used - ANSWER: Patient in cardiac arrest
One ventilating a non breathing child how many times per minute should
ventilations should be performed - ANSWER: 12 to 20
According to CPR guidelines, a child is defined as - ANSWER: One year to puberty
When ventilations are performed on a patient who is suspected of having a spinal
injury the next should be kept in - ANSWER: Neutral position
