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EMT NYS Exam Practice QuestionsProviding care within the scope of practice would be considered behavior in
accordance with:
A. The sovereign immunity doctrine.
B. Approved protocols.
C. Professional Standards.
D. Institutional Standards. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Professional Standards.
2. The extent of medical procedures an EMT is authorized to perform is called
the:
A. Medical release.
B. Scope of practice / care.
C. Duty to act.
D. Physician relationship.
E. Skill set. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Scope of practice / care.
3. Which of the following is the EMT's best defense in a lawsuit?
A. Excellent documentation of patient care.
B. Current certification.
C. Knowledge of all legal aspects of emergency care.
D. Being proficient. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Excellent documentation of patient
care.
4. EMS Providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The
New York State law that establishes this level is the:
A. Good Samaritan Law.
B. General Municipal Law.
C. Medical License Law.
D. Public Health Law. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Public Health Law.
5. The first action taken by the EMS provider at the scene of an emergency
should be:
A. Triage of all victims.
B. Completion of the initial scene size-up.
C. Notification to the electric and gas companies.
,D. Requesting additional ambulances. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Completion of
the initial scene size-up.
6. What is the legal basis for treating a patient whose judgment is impaired
because he/she is unconscious, AMS, severely ill, or badly injured?
A. Applied consent.
B. Implied consent.
C. Informed consent.
D. Good Samaritan Act (covers non-certified responders). - CORRECT
ANSWER-B. Implied consent.
7. Which of the following arteries is the most reliable for detecting an adult's
pulse?
A. Brachial
B. Femoral
C. Carotid
D. Radial - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Carotid
8. Difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and inability to concentrate are all warning
signs of:
A. Type A Personality.
B. Job burn-out.
C. Diabetes.
D. Stress. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Stress.
9. A special kind of stress encountered by emergency responders that results
from exposure to incidents of a critical nature is:
A. Pre-incident stress.
B. Personal stress.
C. Workplace stress.
D. Critical incident stress. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Critical incident stress.
10. Which of the following is a warning sign of stress?
Isolation.
A. Loss of appetite.
B. Problems sleeping.
C. Anxiety.
,D. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. All of the above.
11. As you lifted a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognized
the patient as a State Senator. Immediately, the press demands to be told what
has happened to the Senator. You should:
A. Advise the press that you are unable to comment.
B. Deny the patient is the Senator.
C. Tell the press your diagnosis.
D. Advise the press to contact the Senator's family. - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Advise the press that you are unable to comment.
12. If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS Provider's
responsibility to:
A. Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar
with the new protocols.
B. Continue to use the old protocols because they are already familiar.
C. Begin to use the new protocols as soon as the agency receives them.
D. Operate only when in direct communication with the physician. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to
become familiar with the new protocols.
13.You arrive at the scene of an automobile accident where several bystanders
are trying to remove an unconscious patient from one of the vehicles. What
should you do?
A. Have police respond to control the crowd.
B. Apply a cervical collar and help extricate the patient.
C. Have the crowd stop the extrication process immediately.
D. Tell the crowd to continue their extrication effort - CORRECT ANSWER-C.
Have the crowd stop the extrication process immediately.
14. A single EMT finds a non breathing pulseless victim of a motor vehicle
accident lying prone in the road he/she suspects a spinal injury, the EMT should:
A. Apply a cervical collar and attempt to ventilate.
B. Turn the patient's body as a unit & begin CPR.
C. Leave the patient in place and attempt to apply the principles of CPR.
D. Do nothing until help arrives. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Turn the patient's
body as a unit & begin CPR.
, 15. During the Initial Assessment, you are assessing a conscious trauma patient
complaining loudly of pain in the leg. You should:
A. Begin to obtain the history.
B. Assess the leg immediately.
C. Discontinue the Initial Assessment, start the Detailed Physical Exam.
D. Continue with your initial assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Continue
with your initial assessment.
16. If a EMT is transporting a patient to the hospital and the patient suddenly
stops talking, the next step should be to:
A. Consult with an advanced EMS provider.
B. Repeat the Initial assessment.
C. Initiate priority transport.
D. Stop the ambulance. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Repeat the Initial assessment.
17. The overall purpose of the Initial Assessment is to:
A. Identify and correct life threatening problems and set priorities.
B. Ensure that the airway is open and locale breathing problems.
C. Identify and treat major extremity injuries.
D. Identify minor problems and provide treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Identify and correct life threatening problems and set priorities.
18. In what order is the Detailed Physical Exam usually conducted on an adult
patient?
A. Head, neck, extremities, chest, pelvis, abdomen.
B. Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities.
C. Head, neck, abdomen, chest, pelvis, extremities.
D. Head, chest, abdomen, neck, pelvis, extremities. - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities.
19. A driver has crashed into a tree. In what order should you check for the signs
of life-threatening problems in this accident victim?
A. Pulse, respirations, hemorrhage.
B. Respirations, pulse, hemorrhage
C. Hemorrhage, pulse, respirations.
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