PRACTICE EXAMS FOR EMTS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED CORRECT

The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: - Provide definitive diagnosis In what position should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to the hospital? - at his/her side Which of the following pieces of equipment is especially designed and useful for removing patients from heights or for carrying them over rough terrain or rubble? - Stokes basket The pre-hospital care report (PCR) is considered to be? - A part of patient's hospital chart EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The New York State law that establishes this level is the? - Public Health Law If consent is refused by a consclous and mentally competent adult, that person CANNOT be treated without? - Orders from medical control You are called to a rural home by the mother of a 4-year-old girl. Upon arrival, you begin to treat a dog-bite wound on the girl's arm when the girt's father comes into the house and tells you to leave her alone. The mother asks you to continue your care of the child. Faced with the situation above, you should? - Continue care of the girl in her mothers presence and notify police Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be an accordance with? - State law An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting from the brachial artery. The parents are not present. Which one of the following actions should the EMS provider take? - Presume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment You are called to the residence of a 74-year-old female who has fallen and has a large area of ecchymosis on her left hip. You are met by a neighbor, Who was caring for the patient while her daughter was out of town. The neighbor explains that the patient has a history of Alzheimer's and presents a NYS Department of Health Non-Hospital Order Not to Resuscitate (DNR) form. This patient is unable to communicate, so you should. - Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture Approximately how many liters of blood does an adult male 150 lbs. have in his body? - 6 liters An EMS provider responds to a call and finds an 80-year-old female with no pulse or respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states that the last time she was seen alive was just 5 minutes prior calling EMS. They also state that the patient has a DR order. In New York State, EMS personnel may accept which of the following DR instruments as valid? - Written nonhospital DNR The opposite of distal is? - proximal The alveoli of the lungs are in close contact with the? - pulmonary capillaries The tube-like anatomical structure that carries air from the throat to the lungs is the: - trachea The smooth glistening membranous sac in the body that surrounds each lung is called the: - pleura The oropharyngeal airway is MOST APPROPRIATELY used in alan: - Unconscious patient being ventilated by a bag-valve-mask. You are suctioning a trauma patient who has large blood clots present in the mouth. You should: - Sweep the clots out of the mouth before suctioning Which liter flow is INAPPRORIATE for oxygen administration via a nasal cannula? - 7-8 liters/minute Food and liquids are prevented from entering the trachea by the: - epiglottis In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheotomy tube, the EMS Provider must: - Ventilate through the neck opening When you arrive at a scene of a motor vehicle accident, your FIRST concern must be: - Ensure your own safety While assessing the mechanism of injury at the motor vehicle crash, an EMS Provider notice that the airbag has been deployed. The EMS Provider should: - Lift the airbag and check underneath for damage In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing: - mucosal membranes A 65-year-old male was involved in a two-car motor vehicle crash. Upon examination, he complains of chest pain when breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your INITIAL care should include: - Administering high-concentration oxygen In assessing a pediatric trauma patients capillary refill time, an abnormal finding would be a refill time of: - Greater than 2 seconds A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST likely to exhibit. - slow pulse rate In an unstable patient, the primary assessment should be repeated at least every. - 5 minutes When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really? - counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery A patient is found lying supine along a roadside. There are no witnesses to describe what happened. Which of the following steps should be done FIRST? - Assesses for unresponsiveness For a trauma victim with respiratory rate of 40/min, shallow and irregular, who is pale and has a history of emphysema, the MOST APPROPRIATE treatment would be to? - Use a bag-valve-mask with supplement oxygen