NYS EMT-Basic State Exam Written Actual
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1. An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old female with no
pulse or respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The
family states the last time she as seen alive was 5 mins prior to EMS being
called. They also state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS, EMS personnel may
accept which of the following DNR instruments as valid?
Verbal request from family
A. Written non-hospital B. DNR or MOLST form
C. Written healthcare proxy
D. Written living will:
Answer> Written out-of-hospital DNR OR MOLST
FORM
2. Implied Consent exists when a patient is suffering from a life-threatening
injury or illness and is
a. Under police custody
b. A threat to himself and others
,c. Under age of 18
d. Unconscious
Answer> unconscious
3. The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
Answer> Proximal
4. The chamber of the heart that is most muscular and that pumps the most
blood into the aorta is the
a. Right atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium
Answer> LEFT VENTRICLE
5. In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS)
and number in each section:
,Answer> cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
6. The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to
Answer> A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
7. PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?:
Answer> 3 spots
8. When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really
a. Counting pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
b. Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes back to the
heart
c. Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large vein
d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart muscles as they push the blood through-
Answer> counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an arter
9. In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by ob-
serving
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
, Answer> mucosal membranes
10. You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You palpate a strong
radial pulse of 100. Your partner has taken the patient's blood pressure and
advised you that it is 68/32. You should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
Answer> suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it yourself
11. A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it is the pres-
sure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
Answer> Caused by relax- ation of the walls of the major arteries
12. All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
Questions with Verified Answers
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1. An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old female with no
pulse or respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The
family states the last time she as seen alive was 5 mins prior to EMS being
called. They also state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS, EMS personnel may
accept which of the following DNR instruments as valid?
Verbal request from family
A. Written non-hospital B. DNR or MOLST form
C. Written healthcare proxy
D. Written living will:
Answer> Written out-of-hospital DNR OR MOLST
FORM
2. Implied Consent exists when a patient is suffering from a life-threatening
injury or illness and is
a. Under police custody
b. A threat to himself and others
,c. Under age of 18
d. Unconscious
Answer> unconscious
3. The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
Answer> Proximal
4. The chamber of the heart that is most muscular and that pumps the most
blood into the aorta is the
a. Right atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium
Answer> LEFT VENTRICLE
5. In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS)
and number in each section:
,Answer> cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
6. The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to
Answer> A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
7. PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?:
Answer> 3 spots
8. When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really
a. Counting pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
b. Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes back to the
heart
c. Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large vein
d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart muscles as they push the blood through-
Answer> counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an arter
9. In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by ob-
serving
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
, Answer> mucosal membranes
10. You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You palpate a strong
radial pulse of 100. Your partner has taken the patient's blood pressure and
advised you that it is 68/32. You should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
Answer> suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it yourself
11. A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it is the pres-
sure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
Answer> Caused by relax- ation of the walls of the major arteries
12. All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
