NYS EMT Written Exam
2024 Update
A 62 year-old male is complaining of difficulty breathing and left arm pain
radiating to the right jaw. Vital signs are: P = 120, R= 24. The patient should be
administered:
-Low-concentration O2, and placed lying down.
-High-concentration 02, position with leg raised.
-High-concentration oxygen, placed in position of comfort for ease of breathing.
-Low-concentration 02, placed in position of comfort for ease of breathing. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-High-concentration oxygen, placed in position of comfort for ease
of breathing.
A 65 year-old male was involved in a two-car vehicle crash. Upon examination, he
complains of chest pain upon breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your initial
care would be to:
,-Stabilize to sternum.
-Position the patient on his side.
-Administer high concentration oxygen.
-Administer the patient's prescribed nitroglycerin. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Administer
high concentration oxygen.
A car has crashed into a utility pole. The pole has cracked in half and an electrical
wire has fallen across the top of the car. Upon arrival, the EMT sees three
apparently uninjured people in the car. The EMT's first action should be to:
-Set up flares around the area.
-Direct the car's occupants not to touch any metal in the car and do not attempt to
get out.
-Remove the downed electrical wire with wooden implements.
-Notify the utility company of the downed electrical wire and request that the
electrical current to the area be turned off immediately. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Direct
the car's occupants not to touch any metal in the car and do not attempt to get out.
A characteristic of arterial bleeding is that it:
-Is dark maroon in color
-Is the easiest of all types of bleeding to control
-Flows from the wound in distinct spurts
-Clots very easily - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Flows from the wound in distinct spurts
A closed bone or joint injury is BEST defined as an injury:
,-With associated muscle spasms or swelling around a joint
-In which there is no break in the continuity of the skin
-Of a long bone with skin discoloration over the affected area
-With associated ligament involvement - ✔✔✔ANSWER-In which there is no
break in the continuity of the skin
A correct statement about skeletal muscles is that they:
-Relax quickly and are voluntary
-Line the walls of the abdominal organs
-Contract quickly and are involuntary
-Contract slowly and are involuntary - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Relax quickly and are
voluntary
A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a
suspected spinal cord injury is that:
-The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated
only if this can be done without moving the cord
-The airway takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened
regardless of the damage it might do to the cord
-There is no difference in management; in the presence of a cord injury, the airway
is still opened in the usual way
-Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord
- ✔✔✔ANSWER-Special techniques must be employed to open the airway
without moving the cord
, A driver has crashed into a tree. In what order should you check for the signs of
life-threatening problems in this accident victim?
-Pulse, respirations, hemorrhage
-Respirations, hemorrhage, pulse
-Hemorrhage, pulse, respirations
-Respirations, pulse, hemorrhage - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Respirations, pulse,
hemorrhage
A high school football player has received a hard direct blow to the abdomen.
Which of the following may indicate internal bleeding?
-Profuse bleeding from the bowels, deep slow breathing, slow pulse.
-Weak rapid pulse, tenderness, guarding, or pain in the abdomen.
-Deep slow breathing, normal pulse, warm, dry skin.
-Warm dry skin, rapid pulse, nausea, deep regular breathing. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
Weak rapid pulse, tenderness, guarding, or pain in the abdomen.
A motor vehicle collision victim has a piece of glass that penetrated both sides of
the cheek and is hemorrhaging severely. The EMT should:
-Leave the glass in place and apply a dressing over the wound.
-Leave the glass in place and apply a dressing on both sides of the wound.
-Remove the glass from the cheek and apply a dressing on both sides of the wound.
-Remove the glass from the cheek and apply a dressing on the outside of the
wound only. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Remove the glass from the cheek and apply a
dressing on both sides of the wound.
2024 Update
A 62 year-old male is complaining of difficulty breathing and left arm pain
radiating to the right jaw. Vital signs are: P = 120, R= 24. The patient should be
administered:
-Low-concentration O2, and placed lying down.
-High-concentration 02, position with leg raised.
-High-concentration oxygen, placed in position of comfort for ease of breathing.
-Low-concentration 02, placed in position of comfort for ease of breathing. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-High-concentration oxygen, placed in position of comfort for ease
of breathing.
A 65 year-old male was involved in a two-car vehicle crash. Upon examination, he
complains of chest pain upon breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your initial
care would be to:
,-Stabilize to sternum.
-Position the patient on his side.
-Administer high concentration oxygen.
-Administer the patient's prescribed nitroglycerin. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Administer
high concentration oxygen.
A car has crashed into a utility pole. The pole has cracked in half and an electrical
wire has fallen across the top of the car. Upon arrival, the EMT sees three
apparently uninjured people in the car. The EMT's first action should be to:
-Set up flares around the area.
-Direct the car's occupants not to touch any metal in the car and do not attempt to
get out.
-Remove the downed electrical wire with wooden implements.
-Notify the utility company of the downed electrical wire and request that the
electrical current to the area be turned off immediately. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Direct
the car's occupants not to touch any metal in the car and do not attempt to get out.
A characteristic of arterial bleeding is that it:
-Is dark maroon in color
-Is the easiest of all types of bleeding to control
-Flows from the wound in distinct spurts
-Clots very easily - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Flows from the wound in distinct spurts
A closed bone or joint injury is BEST defined as an injury:
,-With associated muscle spasms or swelling around a joint
-In which there is no break in the continuity of the skin
-Of a long bone with skin discoloration over the affected area
-With associated ligament involvement - ✔✔✔ANSWER-In which there is no
break in the continuity of the skin
A correct statement about skeletal muscles is that they:
-Relax quickly and are voluntary
-Line the walls of the abdominal organs
-Contract quickly and are involuntary
-Contract slowly and are involuntary - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Relax quickly and are
voluntary
A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a
suspected spinal cord injury is that:
-The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated
only if this can be done without moving the cord
-The airway takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened
regardless of the damage it might do to the cord
-There is no difference in management; in the presence of a cord injury, the airway
is still opened in the usual way
-Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord
- ✔✔✔ANSWER-Special techniques must be employed to open the airway
without moving the cord
, A driver has crashed into a tree. In what order should you check for the signs of
life-threatening problems in this accident victim?
-Pulse, respirations, hemorrhage
-Respirations, hemorrhage, pulse
-Hemorrhage, pulse, respirations
-Respirations, pulse, hemorrhage - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Respirations, pulse,
hemorrhage
A high school football player has received a hard direct blow to the abdomen.
Which of the following may indicate internal bleeding?
-Profuse bleeding from the bowels, deep slow breathing, slow pulse.
-Weak rapid pulse, tenderness, guarding, or pain in the abdomen.
-Deep slow breathing, normal pulse, warm, dry skin.
-Warm dry skin, rapid pulse, nausea, deep regular breathing. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
Weak rapid pulse, tenderness, guarding, or pain in the abdomen.
A motor vehicle collision victim has a piece of glass that penetrated both sides of
the cheek and is hemorrhaging severely. The EMT should:
-Leave the glass in place and apply a dressing over the wound.
-Leave the glass in place and apply a dressing on both sides of the wound.
-Remove the glass from the cheek and apply a dressing on both sides of the wound.
-Remove the glass from the cheek and apply a dressing on the outside of the
wound only. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Remove the glass from the cheek and apply a
dressing on both sides of the wound.
