NY S EMT-B Pr actice Exam 1 Questions and
Answ ers
1.EMS pr ovider s m ust be cer tifi ed to per for m legally at their level of
tr aining. The New Y or k State law that establishes this level is the
Good Sam ar itan Law
Gener al Municipal
Law Medical License
Law
Public Health Law
ANS Public Health Law
2.The r ole of the EMS Pr ovider is to do all of the follow ing EXCEPT
Per for m Pr im ar y
Assessm ent Pr ovide initial
r esuscitation Pr ovide
defi nitive diagnosis
Package patients for tr anspor tation
ANS Provide definitive diagnosis
3.In w hat por tion should an unconscious over dose patient be
tr anspor ted to a hospital?
On his/her , w ith feet
elevated On his/her side
Seated, w ith head tilted back and legs elevated
Face dow n, w ith head elevated
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,ANS On his/her side
4.W hich of the follow ing pieces of equipm ent is especially designed
and useful for r em oving patients fr om heights or for car r ying them
over r ough ter r ain or r ubble?
Splint fr am e
str etcher Full spine
boar d Stokes basket
D-r ing str etcher
ANS Strokes basket
5.The pr ehospital car e r epor t (PCR) is consider ed to be
A par t of the patients hospital
char t A m atter of public r ecor d
Inadm issible in a cour t of law
A r esear ch docum ent only
ANS A part of the patients hospital chart
6.If consent is r efused by a conscious and m entally com petent
adult, that per son CANNOT be tr eated w ithout
Consent fr om the im m ediate
fam ily A cour t of or der
Consent fr om the police
Or der s fr om Medical Contr ol
ANS Orders from medical control
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,7.Y ou ar e called to a r ur al hom e by the m other of a 4-year -old gir l.
Upon ar r ival, you begin to tr eat a dog-bite w ound on the gir ls ar m
w hen the gir l's father com es into the house and tells you to leave her
alone. The m other asks you to continue your car e of the child. Faced
w ith the situation above, you should
Separ ate both patents fr om the child and sor t out consent
issue Continue car e of the gir l in her m other 's pr esence and
notify police
Call the childr en ser vices division of the state for per m ission to
continue car e Im m ediately cease car e of the child accor ding to her
father 's w ishes
ANS Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police
8.Pr oviding car e w ithin the scope pr actice w ould be consider ed to
be an accor dance w ith
The sover eign im m unity doctr ine
State law
Pr ofessional conduct
Institutional Standar ds
ANS State law
9.An accident victim w ho is a m inor has blood spur ting fr om the
br achial ar ter y. The par ents ar e not pr esent. W hich one of the
follow ing actions should the EMS pr ovider take?
Contact the r eceiving hospital by r adio for per m ission to pr oceed w ith
tr eat- m ent
Get per m ission fr om the police to pr oceed w ith
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, tr eatm ent Take the child to the hospital but pr ovide no
tr eatm ent
Pr esum e that par ental consent is im plied and pr oceed w ith tr eatm ent
ANS Pre- sume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment
10.Y ou ar e called to the r esidence of a 74-year -old fem ale w ho has
fallen and has a lar ge ar ea of ecchym osis on her left hip. Y ou ar e m et
by a neighbor , w ho w as car ing for the patient w hile her daughter w as
out of tow n. The neighbor explains that the patient has a histor y of
Alzheim er 's and pr esents a NY S Depar tm ent of Health Non-Hospital
Or der Not to Resuscitate (DNR) for m . This patient is unable to
com m unicate, so you should
Contact Medical contr ol to have the DNR or der
over r idden Tr eat the patient for a potential hip fr actur e
Explain to the neighbor that the patient cannot be
tr eated since ther e is no one pr esent to give infor m ed
consent
Explain to the neighbor that a DNR pr events the patient fr om being
tr eated and suggest that the neighbor contact the issuing physician to
have the or der canceled
ANS Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture
11.Appr oxim ately how m any liter s of blood does an adult m ale
w eighing 150 lb have in his body?
3 liter s
4 liter s
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Answ ers
1.EMS pr ovider s m ust be cer tifi ed to per for m legally at their level of
tr aining. The New Y or k State law that establishes this level is the
Good Sam ar itan Law
Gener al Municipal
Law Medical License
Law
Public Health Law
ANS Public Health Law
2.The r ole of the EMS Pr ovider is to do all of the follow ing EXCEPT
Per for m Pr im ar y
Assessm ent Pr ovide initial
r esuscitation Pr ovide
defi nitive diagnosis
Package patients for tr anspor tation
ANS Provide definitive diagnosis
3.In w hat por tion should an unconscious over dose patient be
tr anspor ted to a hospital?
On his/her , w ith feet
elevated On his/her side
Seated, w ith head tilted back and legs elevated
Face dow n, w ith head elevated
1/
38
,ANS On his/her side
4.W hich of the follow ing pieces of equipm ent is especially designed
and useful for r em oving patients fr om heights or for car r ying them
over r ough ter r ain or r ubble?
Splint fr am e
str etcher Full spine
boar d Stokes basket
D-r ing str etcher
ANS Strokes basket
5.The pr ehospital car e r epor t (PCR) is consider ed to be
A par t of the patients hospital
char t A m atter of public r ecor d
Inadm issible in a cour t of law
A r esear ch docum ent only
ANS A part of the patients hospital chart
6.If consent is r efused by a conscious and m entally com petent
adult, that per son CANNOT be tr eated w ithout
Consent fr om the im m ediate
fam ily A cour t of or der
Consent fr om the police
Or der s fr om Medical Contr ol
ANS Orders from medical control
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,7.Y ou ar e called to a r ur al hom e by the m other of a 4-year -old gir l.
Upon ar r ival, you begin to tr eat a dog-bite w ound on the gir ls ar m
w hen the gir l's father com es into the house and tells you to leave her
alone. The m other asks you to continue your car e of the child. Faced
w ith the situation above, you should
Separ ate both patents fr om the child and sor t out consent
issue Continue car e of the gir l in her m other 's pr esence and
notify police
Call the childr en ser vices division of the state for per m ission to
continue car e Im m ediately cease car e of the child accor ding to her
father 's w ishes
ANS Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police
8.Pr oviding car e w ithin the scope pr actice w ould be consider ed to
be an accor dance w ith
The sover eign im m unity doctr ine
State law
Pr ofessional conduct
Institutional Standar ds
ANS State law
9.An accident victim w ho is a m inor has blood spur ting fr om the
br achial ar ter y. The par ents ar e not pr esent. W hich one of the
follow ing actions should the EMS pr ovider take?
Contact the r eceiving hospital by r adio for per m ission to pr oceed w ith
tr eat- m ent
Get per m ission fr om the police to pr oceed w ith
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38
, tr eatm ent Take the child to the hospital but pr ovide no
tr eatm ent
Pr esum e that par ental consent is im plied and pr oceed w ith tr eatm ent
ANS Pre- sume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment
10.Y ou ar e called to the r esidence of a 74-year -old fem ale w ho has
fallen and has a lar ge ar ea of ecchym osis on her left hip. Y ou ar e m et
by a neighbor , w ho w as car ing for the patient w hile her daughter w as
out of tow n. The neighbor explains that the patient has a histor y of
Alzheim er 's and pr esents a NY S Depar tm ent of Health Non-Hospital
Or der Not to Resuscitate (DNR) for m . This patient is unable to
com m unicate, so you should
Contact Medical contr ol to have the DNR or der
over r idden Tr eat the patient for a potential hip fr actur e
Explain to the neighbor that the patient cannot be
tr eated since ther e is no one pr esent to give infor m ed
consent
Explain to the neighbor that a DNR pr events the patient fr om being
tr eated and suggest that the neighbor contact the issuing physician to
have the or der canceled
ANS Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture
11.Appr oxim ately how m any liter s of blood does an adult m ale
w eighing 150 lb have in his body?
3 liter s
4 liter s
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38
