NYS EMT-B WRITTEN REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Written |out-of-
hospital |DNR
Implied |Consent |exists |when |a |patient |is |suffering |from |a |life-threatening |injury |or |illness |and |is: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unconscious
The |opposite |of |distal |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Proximal
The |chamber |of |the |heart |that |is |most |muscular |and |that |pumps |the |most |blood |into |the |aorta |is |the
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-LEFT |VENTRICLE
In |correct |sequence
(VERTEBRAE |SECTIONS) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cervical, |thoracic, |lumbar, |sacral, |and |coccygeal
**The |purpose |of |the |first |set |of |vital |signs |is |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-establish |a |baseline |for |
additional |evaluations
When |you |take |the |pulse |of |a |patient, |you |are |really |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-counting |the |pressure |
waves |of |blood |that |the |heart |sends |through |an |artery
In |people |whose |skin |is |darkly |pigmeneted, |cyanosis |is |BEST |seen |by |observing |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-under |the |tongue
,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: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a- |suspect |the |accuracy |of |the |pressure |reading |and |reevaluate |it |yourself
**A |correct |statement |about |diastolic |blood |pressure |is |that |it |is |the |pressure |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a-exists |when |the |heart's |left |ventricle |is |refilling
(OR |heart
Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |a |symptom?
-Cyanosis
-Chest |pain
-Dilated |pupils
-Low |BP |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CHEST |PAIN
For |a |patient |with |a |suspected |lumbar |spinal |injury, |the |BEST |device |for |moving |the |patient |as |a |
single |unit |over |uneven |terrain |is |the:
-wheeled |stretcher
-long |spine |board
-flexible |stretcher
-short |spine |board |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-*fleixble |stretcher?
Which |of |the |following |is |the |best |indicator |of |the |quality |of |ventilations
-chest |expansion
-pupil |size
-blood |pressure
-skin |color |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CHEST |EXPANSION
Unless |additional |suctioning |time |is |necessary |to |clear |the |airway, |an |adult |patient |should |be |
suctioned |for |NO |LONGER |THAN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-15 |seconds
, **During |single-rescuer |CPR, |which |of |the |following |ventilation |devices |would |be |MOST |effective |for |
ventilating |a |patient
- |NRB
- |Pocket |mask |w/ |oxygen
- |Flow-restricted, |oxygen-powered |ventilation |device |(FROPVD)
- |BVM |w/o |oxygen |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-BVM |w/o |oxygen
**While |performing |ventilations |on |an |infant |or |child |in |respiratory |arrest, |you |should |ventilate |every
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3-5 |seconds
**The |oropharyngeal |airway |will |help |keep |the |tongue |away |from |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
epiglottis
You |are |called |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 |
during |transport?
- |NRB
- |Flow-restricted, |oxygen-powered |ventilation |device |(FROPVD)
- |BVM |w/ |supplemental |oxgyen
- |Nasal |cannula |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Non-rebreathing |mask
**An |EMS |provider |is |treating |a |patient |who |has |a |head |injury |resulting |from |a |blow |by |a |baseball |
bat. |What |other |problem |are |likely |to |be |present?
- |Hypothermia
- |Hypertensive |shock |due |to |blood |loss
- |Spinal |injuries
- |Lung |collapse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Spinal |injuries
In |a |HEALTHY |person, |respiration |is |controlled |by |level
- |carbon |dioxide
- |blood |sugar
CORRECT ANSWERS
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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Written |out-of-
hospital |DNR
Implied |Consent |exists |when |a |patient |is |suffering |from |a |life-threatening |injury |or |illness |and |is: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unconscious
The |opposite |of |distal |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Proximal
The |chamber |of |the |heart |that |is |most |muscular |and |that |pumps |the |most |blood |into |the |aorta |is |the
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-LEFT |VENTRICLE
In |correct |sequence
(VERTEBRAE |SECTIONS) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cervical, |thoracic, |lumbar, |sacral, |and |coccygeal
**The |purpose |of |the |first |set |of |vital |signs |is |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-establish |a |baseline |for |
additional |evaluations
When |you |take |the |pulse |of |a |patient, |you |are |really |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-counting |the |pressure |
waves |of |blood |that |the |heart |sends |through |an |artery
In |people |whose |skin |is |darkly |pigmeneted, |cyanosis |is |BEST |seen |by |observing |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-under |the |tongue
,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: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a- |suspect |the |accuracy |of |the |pressure |reading |and |reevaluate |it |yourself
**A |correct |statement |about |diastolic |blood |pressure |is |that |it |is |the |pressure |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a-exists |when |the |heart's |left |ventricle |is |refilling
(OR |heart
Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |a |symptom?
-Cyanosis
-Chest |pain
-Dilated |pupils
-Low |BP |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CHEST |PAIN
For |a |patient |with |a |suspected |lumbar |spinal |injury, |the |BEST |device |for |moving |the |patient |as |a |
single |unit |over |uneven |terrain |is |the:
-wheeled |stretcher
-long |spine |board
-flexible |stretcher
-short |spine |board |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-*fleixble |stretcher?
Which |of |the |following |is |the |best |indicator |of |the |quality |of |ventilations
-chest |expansion
-pupil |size
-blood |pressure
-skin |color |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CHEST |EXPANSION
Unless |additional |suctioning |time |is |necessary |to |clear |the |airway, |an |adult |patient |should |be |
suctioned |for |NO |LONGER |THAN |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-15 |seconds
, **During |single-rescuer |CPR, |which |of |the |following |ventilation |devices |would |be |MOST |effective |for |
ventilating |a |patient
- |NRB
- |Pocket |mask |w/ |oxygen
- |Flow-restricted, |oxygen-powered |ventilation |device |(FROPVD)
- |BVM |w/o |oxygen |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-BVM |w/o |oxygen
**While |performing |ventilations |on |an |infant |or |child |in |respiratory |arrest, |you |should |ventilate |every
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3-5 |seconds
**The |oropharyngeal |airway |will |help |keep |the |tongue |away |from |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
epiglottis
You |are |called |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 |
during |transport?
- |NRB
- |Flow-restricted, |oxygen-powered |ventilation |device |(FROPVD)
- |BVM |w/ |supplemental |oxgyen
- |Nasal |cannula |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Non-rebreathing |mask
**An |EMS |provider |is |treating |a |patient |who |has |a |head |injury |resulting |from |a |blow |by |a |baseball |
bat. |What |other |problem |are |likely |to |be |present?
- |Hypothermia
- |Hypertensive |shock |due |to |blood |loss
- |Spinal |injuries
- |Lung |collapse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Spinal |injuries
In |a |HEALTHY |person, |respiration |is |controlled |by |level
- |carbon |dioxide
- |blood |sugar
