NYS EMT PRACTICE TEST
Questions and Answers
1.EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines
recommended by the
A) National Registry of EMTs
B) individual state's EMS protocols
C) National Association of EMTs
D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Answer D) National High- way Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
2.While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretch-
er. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was
transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days
later. What route of transmission does this scenario describe?
A) direct contact
B) indirect contact
C) airborne transmission
D) vector-borne transmission
Answer B) indirect contact
3.What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is exposed to
many insignificant stressors over a period of several months or years?
A) acute stress reaction
,B) cumulative stress reaction
C) posttraumatic stress reaction
D) critical incident stress reaction
Answer B) cumulative stress reaction
4.To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should always
A) transport patients to the hospital of their choice
B) provide competent care that meets current standards
C) use universal precautions with every patient encounter
D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a patient
Answer B) provide competent care that meets current standards
5.Which of the following is NOT considered to be protected health
information (PHI)?
A) patient history
B) treatment rendered
C) location of the call
D) assessment findings
Answer C) location of the call
6.The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a
patient is called the
A) EMT oath
B) code of ethics
,C) standard of care
D) scope of practice
Answer C) standard of care
7.Which of the following MOST accurately defines negligence?
A) transport of a mentally incompetent patient against his or her will
B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury
C) transferring patient care to a provider with a lower level of training
D) providing care that is consistent with care provided by other EMTs
Answer B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in
further injury
8.Ethnocentrism is defined as
A) understanding that people from different cultural backgrounds respond
to pain and stress differently
B) suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based on the tone of his
or her voice when answering a question
C) subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a patient because you
feel that yours are more acceptable
D) considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting
with people of a different culture
Answer D) considering your own cultural values as more important when
interacting with people of a different culture
9.The patient care report (PCR) ensures
, A) research data
B) legal protection
C) quality assurance
D) continuity of care
Answer D) continuity of care
10.Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an elderly
patient with diabetic complications, you should
A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
B) ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from the caller
C) ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or unconscious
D) request that law enforcement secure the scene before you arrive
Answer A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
11.Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the pa-
tient's condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly,
you should
A) carry out the order and then carefully document it on the run form
B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
C) state that you will not carry out the order because it is inappropriate
D) obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the order as usual
Answer B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for
clarification
Questions and Answers
1.EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines
recommended by the
A) National Registry of EMTs
B) individual state's EMS protocols
C) National Association of EMTs
D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Answer D) National High- way Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
2.While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretch-
er. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was
transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days
later. What route of transmission does this scenario describe?
A) direct contact
B) indirect contact
C) airborne transmission
D) vector-borne transmission
Answer B) indirect contact
3.What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is exposed to
many insignificant stressors over a period of several months or years?
A) acute stress reaction
,B) cumulative stress reaction
C) posttraumatic stress reaction
D) critical incident stress reaction
Answer B) cumulative stress reaction
4.To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should always
A) transport patients to the hospital of their choice
B) provide competent care that meets current standards
C) use universal precautions with every patient encounter
D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a patient
Answer B) provide competent care that meets current standards
5.Which of the following is NOT considered to be protected health
information (PHI)?
A) patient history
B) treatment rendered
C) location of the call
D) assessment findings
Answer C) location of the call
6.The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a
patient is called the
A) EMT oath
B) code of ethics
,C) standard of care
D) scope of practice
Answer C) standard of care
7.Which of the following MOST accurately defines negligence?
A) transport of a mentally incompetent patient against his or her will
B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury
C) transferring patient care to a provider with a lower level of training
D) providing care that is consistent with care provided by other EMTs
Answer B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in
further injury
8.Ethnocentrism is defined as
A) understanding that people from different cultural backgrounds respond
to pain and stress differently
B) suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based on the tone of his
or her voice when answering a question
C) subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a patient because you
feel that yours are more acceptable
D) considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting
with people of a different culture
Answer D) considering your own cultural values as more important when
interacting with people of a different culture
9.The patient care report (PCR) ensures
, A) research data
B) legal protection
C) quality assurance
D) continuity of care
Answer D) continuity of care
10.Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an elderly
patient with diabetic complications, you should
A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
B) ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from the caller
C) ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or unconscious
D) request that law enforcement secure the scene before you arrive
Answer A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
11.Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the pa-
tient's condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly,
you should
A) carry out the order and then carefully document it on the run form
B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
C) state that you will not carry out the order because it is inappropriate
D) obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the order as usual
Answer B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for
clarification
