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NYS EMT-B State Exam Written 2025-2026
Comprehensive Q&A For Certification
Success
An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old female with no pulse or
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|respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states
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|the last time she as seen alive was 5 mins prior to EMS being called. They also
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|state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS, EMS personnel may accept which of the
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following DNR instruments as valid? | | | |
Verbal request from family
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A. Written non-hospital B. DNR or MOLST form
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C. Written healthcare proxy
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D. Written living will-correct-answer-Written out-of-hospital DNR
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OR MOLST FORM
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Implied Consent exists when a patient is suffering from a life-threatening injury or
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|illness and is: | |
a. Under police custody | |
b. A threat to himself and others
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c. Under age of 18 | | |
d. Unconscious-correct-answer-D. unconscious |
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The opposite of distal is
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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
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into the aorta is the
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a. Right atrium |
b. Left ventricle
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c. Right ventricle |
d. Left atrium-correct-answer-B. LEFT VENTRICLE
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In correct sequence
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(VERTEBRAE
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SECTIONS)
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and number in each section-correct-answer-cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12),
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sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
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The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:-correct-answer-A. establish a
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baseline for additional evaluations
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PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?-correct-answer-3 spots
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When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really
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a. Counting pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
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b. Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes back to the heart
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c. Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large vein
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d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart muscles as they push the blood through-
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correct-answer-A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart
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sends through an artery
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In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing
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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
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pulse of 100. Your partner has taken the patient's blood pressure and advised you
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that it is 68/32. You should:
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a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
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b. Accept the reading as accurate | | | |
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
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d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately-correct-answer-A. suspect the
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accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it yourself
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A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it is the pressure
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a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
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b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
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c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
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d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries-correct-answer-d.
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Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
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All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
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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)-
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something you can measure
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NYS EMT-B State Exam Written 2025-2026
Comprehensive Q&A For Certification
Success
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
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c. Under age of 18 | | |
d. Unconscious-correct-answer-D. unconscious |
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The opposite of distal is
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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),
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sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
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The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:-correct-answer-A. establish a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
baseline for additional evaluations
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PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?-correct-answer-3 spots
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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:
| | | | | |
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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
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a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
| | | | | |
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
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c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
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d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries-correct-answer-d.
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Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
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All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
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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)-
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something you can measure
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