NYS EMT-B State Exam Written Questions With Correct Answers

NYS EMT-B State Exam Written 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?

Verbal ||request ||from ||family

A. ||Written ||non-hospital ||B. ||DNR ||or ||MOLST ||form

C. ||Written ||healthcare ||proxy

D. ||Written ||living ||will ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Written ||out-of-hospital ||DNR

OR ||MOLST ||FORM



Implied ||Consent ||exists ||when ||a ||patient ||is ||suffering ||from ||a ||life-threatening ||injury ||or ||illness ||and ||
is:

a. ||Under ||police ||custody

b. ||A ||threat ||to ||himself ||and ||others

c. ||Under ||age ||of ||18

d. ||Unconscious ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-D. ||unconscious



The ||opposite ||of ||distal ||is

a. ||Superior

b. ||Medial

c. ||Lateral

d. ||Proximal ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-D. ||Proximal



The ||chamber ||of ||the ||heart ||that ||is ||most ||muscular ||and ||that ||pumps ||the ||most ||blood ||into ||the ||
aorta ||is ||the

a. ||Right ||atrium

,b. ||Left ||ventricle

c. ||Right ||ventricle

d. ||Left ||atrium ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-B. ||LEFT ||VENTRICLE



In ||correct ||sequence

(VERTEBRAE ||SECTIONS)

and ||number ||in ||each ||section ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-cervical ||(7), ||thoracic ||(5), ||lumbar ||(12), ||
sacral ||(5), ||and ||coccygeal ||(4)



The ||purpose ||of ||the ||first ||set ||of ||vital ||signs ||is ||to: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-A. ||establish ||a ||baseline
||for ||additional ||evaluations




PCR ||has ||how ||many ||spots ||for ||writing ||vital ||signs? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-3 ||spots



When ||you ||take ||the ||pulse ||of ||a ||patient, ||you ||are ||really

a. ||Counting ||pressure ||waves ||of ||blood ||that ||the ||heart ||sends ||through ||an ||artery

b. ||Feeling ||the ||swelling ||of ||the ||vein ||as ||each ||wave ||of ||blood ||passes ||back ||to ||the ||heart

c. ||Noting ||the ||heartbeats ||in ||the ||column ||of ||blood ||in ||a ||large ||vein

d. ||Feeling ||the ||vibrations ||of ||the ||heart ||muscles ||as ||they ||push ||the ||blood ||through ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-A. ||counting ||the ||pressure ||waves ||of ||blood ||that ||the ||heart ||sends ||through ||an ||artery



In ||people ||whose ||skin ||is ||darkly ||pigmented, ||cyanosis ||is ||BEST ||seen ||by ||observing

a. ||Mucosal ||membranes

b. ||Earlobes

c. ||Scalp

d. ||Face ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-A. ||mucosal ||membranes



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:

,a. ||Suspect ||the ||accuracy ||of ||the ||pressure ||reading ||and ||reevaluate ||it

b. ||Accept ||the ||reading ||as ||accurate

c. ||Ask ||you ||partner ||to ||retake ||BP ||reading ||again ||in ||15 ||min

d. ||Treat ||patient ||for ||hypertension ||immediately ||- ||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

a. ||Exists ||when ||heart ||left ||ventricle ||is ||refilling

b. ||Due ||to ||the ||contraction ||of ||the ||ventricles ||of ||the ||heart

c. ||Caused ||by ||contraction ||of ||the ||atria ||of ||heart

d. ||Caused ||by ||relaxation ||of ||the ||walls ||of ||the ||major ||arteries ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-d. ||Caused ||
by ||relaxation ||of ||the ||walls ||of ||the ||major ||arteries



All ||of ||the ||following ||are ||symptoms ||EXCEPT?

a. ||Headache

b. ||Weak ||pulse

c. ||Chest ||pain

d. ||Nausea ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-B. ||weak ||pulse



sign ||vs ||symptom ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-a ||sign ||is ||a ||physical ||manifestation ||(objective)- ||
something ||you ||can ||measure



|| symptom ||is ||what ||the ||patient ||tells ||you ||about ||the ||disease ||(subjective)



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:

A. ||wheeled ||stretcher

B. ||long ||spine ||board

C. ||flexible ||stretcher

D. ||short ||spine ||board ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-B. ||long ||spine ||board

, Which ||of ||the ||following ||is ||the ||best ||indicator ||of ||the ||quality ||of ||ventilations

A. ||chest ||expansion

B. ||pupil ||size

C. ||blood ||pressure

D. ||skin ||color ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-A. ||CHEST ||EXPANSION



What ||is ||the ||best ||measure ||of ||respiration? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-skin ||color



ventilation ||vs ||respiration ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-ventilation- ||the ||simple ||movement ||of ||air ||into ||
and ||out ||of ||the ||lungs



respiration- ||the ||exchange ||of ||gases ||between ||the ||lungs, ||the ||blood, ||and ||the ||tissues ||of ||the ||body



Unless ||additional ||suctioning ||time ||is ||necessary ||to ||clear ||the ||airway, ||an ||adult ||patient ||should ||be ||
suctioned ||for ||NO ||LONGER ||THAN

A. ||5 ||sec

B. ||10 ||sec

C. ||15 ||sec ||

D. ||20 ||sec ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-15 ||seconds



During ||single-rescuer ||CPR, ||which ||of ||the ||following ||ventilation ||devices ||would ||be ||MOST ||effective ||
for ||ventilating ||a ||patient

A. ||NRB

B. ||Pocket ||mask ||w/ ||oxygen

C. ||Flow-restricted, ||oxygen-powered ||ventilation ||device ||(FROPVD)

D. ||BVM ||w/o ||oxygen ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-B. ||Pocket ||mask ||with ||Oxygen

because ||you ||can ||maintain ||a ||better ||seal