NYS EMT-B State Exam Written
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A conscious adult is found sitting on the curb after a vehicle collision. They report neck pain but
want to stand and walk. What should you do?
A. Assist them to their feet
✔✔ B. Ask them to remain still and apply spinal motion restriction
C. Allow them to walk if they feel fine
D. Have them sign a refusal form immediately
What is the first step in using an automated external defibrillator (AED)?
✔✔ A. Turn on the AED
B. Apply chest compressions
C. Check for a carotid pulse
D. Deliver a shock
A patient is having a seizure when you arrive. What is your priority?
✔✔ A. Protect the patient from injury during the seizure
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,B. Begin chest compressions
C. Insert an oropharyngeal airway
D. Restrain the patient
Which of the following is the best indicator of adequate artificial ventilations in an apneic adult?
A. Loud gurgling sounds
✔✔ B. Visible chest rise and fall
C. High oxygen saturation
D. Dilated pupils
Your patient is a 4-year-old with noisy breathing and intercostal retractions. What should you do
first?
✔✔ A. Administer high-flow oxygen
B. Offer juice
C. Check blood sugar
D. Place the child supine
You arrive to find a diabetic patient confused and sweaty. Bystanders say he missed breakfast
after taking insulin. What should you suspect?
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,A. Diabetic ketoacidosis
✔✔ B. Hypoglycemia
C. Stroke
D. Hyperthermia
A patient was stung by a bee and now has difficulty breathing and widespread hives. What is the
most likely condition?
A. Hypovolemic shock
✔✔ B. Anaphylaxis
C. Heat stroke
D. Asthma
Which of the following patients needs immediate transport?
A. Alert child with minor bleeding
✔✔ B. Adult with chest pain and low blood pressure
C. Elderly person with a mild headache
D. Teen with scraped knee
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, What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio for one-rescuer CPR on a child?
A. 30:2
✔✔ B. 30:2
C. 15:2
D. 5:1
Which of the following is a contraindication to using a nasopharyngeal airway?
✔✔ A. Suspected skull fracture
B. Snoring
C. Unconsciousness
D. Gag reflex
What is the first action when arriving at a scene involving multiple vehicles and injuries?
✔✔ A. Perform a scene size-up
B. Call medical control
C. Apply cervical collars
D. Begin triage immediately
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A conscious adult is found sitting on the curb after a vehicle collision. They report neck pain but
want to stand and walk. What should you do?
A. Assist them to their feet
✔✔ B. Ask them to remain still and apply spinal motion restriction
C. Allow them to walk if they feel fine
D. Have them sign a refusal form immediately
What is the first step in using an automated external defibrillator (AED)?
✔✔ A. Turn on the AED
B. Apply chest compressions
C. Check for a carotid pulse
D. Deliver a shock
A patient is having a seizure when you arrive. What is your priority?
✔✔ A. Protect the patient from injury during the seizure
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,B. Begin chest compressions
C. Insert an oropharyngeal airway
D. Restrain the patient
Which of the following is the best indicator of adequate artificial ventilations in an apneic adult?
A. Loud gurgling sounds
✔✔ B. Visible chest rise and fall
C. High oxygen saturation
D. Dilated pupils
Your patient is a 4-year-old with noisy breathing and intercostal retractions. What should you do
first?
✔✔ A. Administer high-flow oxygen
B. Offer juice
C. Check blood sugar
D. Place the child supine
You arrive to find a diabetic patient confused and sweaty. Bystanders say he missed breakfast
after taking insulin. What should you suspect?
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,A. Diabetic ketoacidosis
✔✔ B. Hypoglycemia
C. Stroke
D. Hyperthermia
A patient was stung by a bee and now has difficulty breathing and widespread hives. What is the
most likely condition?
A. Hypovolemic shock
✔✔ B. Anaphylaxis
C. Heat stroke
D. Asthma
Which of the following patients needs immediate transport?
A. Alert child with minor bleeding
✔✔ B. Adult with chest pain and low blood pressure
C. Elderly person with a mild headache
D. Teen with scraped knee
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, What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio for one-rescuer CPR on a child?
A. 30:2
✔✔ B. 30:2
C. 15:2
D. 5:1
Which of the following is a contraindication to using a nasopharyngeal airway?
✔✔ A. Suspected skull fracture
B. Snoring
C. Unconsciousness
D. Gag reflex
What is the first action when arriving at a scene involving multiple vehicles and injuries?
✔✔ A. Perform a scene size-up
B. Call medical control
C. Apply cervical collars
D. Begin triage immediately
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