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NYS EMT Exam Question With Verified
Answers
Which of the following definitions best describes an EMS system? - answer✔A system of
resources and personnel necessary to provide immediate medical care to patients with sudden or
unexpected illness or injury.
The first use of ambulances in the United States occurred during the: - answer✔Civil War
Motorized ambulances were first used by which hospital? - answer✔Michael Reese Hospital in
Chicago
Which landmark paper did the National Academy of Sciences publish in 1966? -
answer✔"Accidental Death and Disability The Neglected Disease of Modern Society"
The ______ is the "central nervous system" of EMS resources. - answer✔Dispatch center
Which component of an EMS system is the "intersection of care" for the critical patient? -
answer✔The hospital emergency department
Who of the following EMS system personnel often provides the first help to the patient? -
answer✔The lay rescuer
Which of the following are the best ways to maintain competence? - answer✔Employing a
serious effort to apply and perfect the skills taught during the initial training program, as well as
taking measures to prevent deterioration of knowledge
Which of the following is not a primary role for the EMT? - answer✔Online medical director
Which of the following treatments would require wearing only gloves (no goggles) as your
personal protective equipment? - answer✔Bandaging a minor wound
Which of the following best describes offline medical direction? - answer✔Standing orders and
written protocols to advise rescuers on how to deal with certain situations
The EMT's first priority when dealing with a dangerous patient is: - answer✔Personal safety
You and your partner have completed treating and transporting a patient who sustained a slash
injury to her right arm. During the treatment of this patient you wore disposable medical gloves
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that are now visibly contaminated with blood. Once you move your patient to the emergency
department stretcher, you should: - answer✔Take off your gloves, properly dispose of them, and
immediately wash your hands
When confronted with an open wound oozing blood, the EMT should: - answer✔Put on
disposable medical gloves before assessing and treating the patient
When confronted with a patient who has a 2-week history of persistent cough and night sweats,
the proper personal protective equipment for the EMT includes: - answer✔Disposable medical
gloves and a HEPA respirator
Diseases capable of being spread from one person to another are called: -
answer✔Communicable diseases
The simplest and most effective way to block the spread of infection is: - answer✔Hand washing
after every patient contact
Which of the following is not a source of information at a hazardous materials transportation
accident site? - answer✔The color of the vehicle
Which of the following best describes the term "standard of care"? - answer✔The body of
knowledge, laws, policies, standards, and guidelines set forth by various standard-setting
organizations that provides the basis of prehospital and medical care
You respond to the call of an attempted murder. You witness a person removing a knife from the
scene. What should you do? - answer✔Report it to police and document the event.
The Spinal column consists of _______ vertebrae. - answer✔33
Two imaginary lines that intersect at the umbilicus form the: - answer✔Abdominal quadrants
Which of the following actions is produced by voluntary or skeletal muscles? -
answer✔Movement of the arms
Cardiac muscle is responsible for: - answer✔Pumping of blood
The air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen from the lungs to the blood occurs are
called: - answer✔Alveoli
The capillary level is where: - answer✔Oxygen is transferred from blood to the cells
The part of the urinary system that filters the blood and reabsorbs essential ingredients while
excreting waste products is called the: - answer✔Kidney
Which of the following best explains why a patient experiences cardiac arrest after prolonged
respiratory arrest? - answer✔Cardiac hypoxia
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You observe a child with labored breathing leaning forward with the head and neck thrust
forward, seated and perched on both hands. This is the: - answer✔Tripod position
The groove formed by the larynx and muscles of the neck is the correct location for finding the: -
answer✔Carotid pulse
The chief complaint is best described as: - answer✔Expression of the patient's main complaint in
his or her own words
A respiratory rate of 12 to 20 per minute is considered normal for which of the following
patients? - answer✔Adult
Obstruction of the airway by the tongue is most likely to result in which of the following sounds?
- answer✔Snoring
Narrowing of the upper airway at the level of the vocal cords is most likely to result in which of
the following sounds? - answer✔Stridor
The pulse palpated to establish the presence or absence of a pulse in an infant is the: -
answer✔Brachial pulse
Determining a blood pressure by feeling a distal pulse rather than listening through a stethoscope
is called: - answer✔Palpation
Which component of blood pressure is obtained when using the palpation technique? -
answer✔Systolic
When capillary refill is 1 second in a child, it is considered: - answer✔Normal
Which of the following is not a vital sign? - answer✔Nausea
Normal skin temperature is: - answer✔Warm
You are transporting a 32-year-old man, who was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle
accident, to the hospital. His initial vital signs were blood pressure 124/72; pulse 104, strong and
regular; and respiratory rate 14 and normal. Five minutes after you obtain this set of vital signs,
you repeat the vital signs and determine that the blood pressure is now 104/70; pulse is 120,
weak and regular; and his respiratory rate is 18 and normal. The change in vital signs is probably
due to: - answer✔A worsening in the patient's condition
When lifting a patient, you should use the muscles in your: - answer✔Legs
An effective method for lifting a very heavy device such as a stretcher is called a: -
answer✔Power lift
NYS EMT Exam Question With Verified
Answers
Which of the following definitions best describes an EMS system? - answer✔A system of
resources and personnel necessary to provide immediate medical care to patients with sudden or
unexpected illness or injury.
The first use of ambulances in the United States occurred during the: - answer✔Civil War
Motorized ambulances were first used by which hospital? - answer✔Michael Reese Hospital in
Chicago
Which landmark paper did the National Academy of Sciences publish in 1966? -
answer✔"Accidental Death and Disability The Neglected Disease of Modern Society"
The ______ is the "central nervous system" of EMS resources. - answer✔Dispatch center
Which component of an EMS system is the "intersection of care" for the critical patient? -
answer✔The hospital emergency department
Who of the following EMS system personnel often provides the first help to the patient? -
answer✔The lay rescuer
Which of the following are the best ways to maintain competence? - answer✔Employing a
serious effort to apply and perfect the skills taught during the initial training program, as well as
taking measures to prevent deterioration of knowledge
Which of the following is not a primary role for the EMT? - answer✔Online medical director
Which of the following treatments would require wearing only gloves (no goggles) as your
personal protective equipment? - answer✔Bandaging a minor wound
Which of the following best describes offline medical direction? - answer✔Standing orders and
written protocols to advise rescuers on how to deal with certain situations
The EMT's first priority when dealing with a dangerous patient is: - answer✔Personal safety
You and your partner have completed treating and transporting a patient who sustained a slash
injury to her right arm. During the treatment of this patient you wore disposable medical gloves
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that are now visibly contaminated with blood. Once you move your patient to the emergency
department stretcher, you should: - answer✔Take off your gloves, properly dispose of them, and
immediately wash your hands
When confronted with an open wound oozing blood, the EMT should: - answer✔Put on
disposable medical gloves before assessing and treating the patient
When confronted with a patient who has a 2-week history of persistent cough and night sweats,
the proper personal protective equipment for the EMT includes: - answer✔Disposable medical
gloves and a HEPA respirator
Diseases capable of being spread from one person to another are called: -
answer✔Communicable diseases
The simplest and most effective way to block the spread of infection is: - answer✔Hand washing
after every patient contact
Which of the following is not a source of information at a hazardous materials transportation
accident site? - answer✔The color of the vehicle
Which of the following best describes the term "standard of care"? - answer✔The body of
knowledge, laws, policies, standards, and guidelines set forth by various standard-setting
organizations that provides the basis of prehospital and medical care
You respond to the call of an attempted murder. You witness a person removing a knife from the
scene. What should you do? - answer✔Report it to police and document the event.
The Spinal column consists of _______ vertebrae. - answer✔33
Two imaginary lines that intersect at the umbilicus form the: - answer✔Abdominal quadrants
Which of the following actions is produced by voluntary or skeletal muscles? -
answer✔Movement of the arms
Cardiac muscle is responsible for: - answer✔Pumping of blood
The air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen from the lungs to the blood occurs are
called: - answer✔Alveoli
The capillary level is where: - answer✔Oxygen is transferred from blood to the cells
The part of the urinary system that filters the blood and reabsorbs essential ingredients while
excreting waste products is called the: - answer✔Kidney
Which of the following best explains why a patient experiences cardiac arrest after prolonged
respiratory arrest? - answer✔Cardiac hypoxia
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You observe a child with labored breathing leaning forward with the head and neck thrust
forward, seated and perched on both hands. This is the: - answer✔Tripod position
The groove formed by the larynx and muscles of the neck is the correct location for finding the: -
answer✔Carotid pulse
The chief complaint is best described as: - answer✔Expression of the patient's main complaint in
his or her own words
A respiratory rate of 12 to 20 per minute is considered normal for which of the following
patients? - answer✔Adult
Obstruction of the airway by the tongue is most likely to result in which of the following sounds?
- answer✔Snoring
Narrowing of the upper airway at the level of the vocal cords is most likely to result in which of
the following sounds? - answer✔Stridor
The pulse palpated to establish the presence or absence of a pulse in an infant is the: -
answer✔Brachial pulse
Determining a blood pressure by feeling a distal pulse rather than listening through a stethoscope
is called: - answer✔Palpation
Which component of blood pressure is obtained when using the palpation technique? -
answer✔Systolic
When capillary refill is 1 second in a child, it is considered: - answer✔Normal
Which of the following is not a vital sign? - answer✔Nausea
Normal skin temperature is: - answer✔Warm
You are transporting a 32-year-old man, who was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle
accident, to the hospital. His initial vital signs were blood pressure 124/72; pulse 104, strong and
regular; and respiratory rate 14 and normal. Five minutes after you obtain this set of vital signs,
you repeat the vital signs and determine that the blood pressure is now 104/70; pulse is 120,
weak and regular; and his respiratory rate is 18 and normal. The change in vital signs is probably
due to: - answer✔A worsening in the patient's condition
When lifting a patient, you should use the muscles in your: - answer✔Legs
An effective method for lifting a very heavy device such as a stretcher is called a: -
answer✔Power lift
