NYS EMT Practice Test 2026 Newest Updated
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EMT training in nearly every state D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
meets or exceeds the guidelines (NHTSA)
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)
While providing care to a patient, B) indirect contact
blood got onto the ambulance
stretcher. 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
,What type of stress reaction occurs B) cumulative stress reaction
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
To minimize the risk of litigation, the B) provide competent care that meets current
EMT should always: standards
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
Which of the following is NOT C) location of the call
considered to be protected health
information (PHI)?
A) patient history
B) treatment rendered
C) location of the call
D) assessment findings
,The manner in which the EMT must C) standard of care
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
Which of the following MOST B) deviation from the standard of care that may
accurately defines negligence? result in further injury
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
Ethnocentrism is defined as: D) considering your own cultural values as more
A) understanding that people from important when interacting with people of a
different cultural backgrounds different culture
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
, The patient care report (PCR) D) continuity of care
ensures:
A) research data
B) legal protection
C) quality assurance
D) continuity of care
Immediately after being dispatched A) confirm with dispatch that you received the
to a residence for an elderly patient call information
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
Medical control gives you an order B) advise the physician that the order is unclear
that seems inappropriate for the and ask for clarification
patient'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
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EMT training in nearly every state D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
meets or exceeds the guidelines (NHTSA)
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)
While providing care to a patient, B) indirect contact
blood got onto the ambulance
stretcher. 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
,What type of stress reaction occurs B) cumulative stress reaction
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
To minimize the risk of litigation, the B) provide competent care that meets current
EMT should always: standards
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
Which of the following is NOT C) location of the call
considered to be protected health
information (PHI)?
A) patient history
B) treatment rendered
C) location of the call
D) assessment findings
,The manner in which the EMT must C) standard of care
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
Which of the following MOST B) deviation from the standard of care that may
accurately defines negligence? result in further injury
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
Ethnocentrism is defined as: D) considering your own cultural values as more
A) understanding that people from important when interacting with people of a
different cultural backgrounds different culture
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
, The patient care report (PCR) D) continuity of care
ensures:
A) research data
B) legal protection
C) quality assurance
D) continuity of care
Immediately after being dispatched A) confirm with dispatch that you received the
to a residence for an elderly patient call information
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
Medical control gives you an order B) advise the physician that the order is unclear
that seems inappropriate for the and ask for clarification
patient'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
