NYS EMT EXAM PRACTICE TEST 1 Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers 2024
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NYS EMT EXAM PRACTICE TEST 1 Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers 2024
The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following except:
a) perform primary assessment
b) provide initial resuscitation
c) provide definite diagnosis
d) package patients for transportation - Answer- c) p...
NYS EMT EXAM PRACTICE TEST 1 Questio ns with 100% Correct Verified Answers 2024 The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following except: a) perform primary assessment b) provide initial resuscitation c) provide definite diagnosis d) package pat ients for transportation - Answer - c) provide definitive diagnosis In what position should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital? a) on their side, with feet elevated b) on their side c) seated, with head tilted back and legs elevat ed d) face down, with head elevated - Answer - b) on their side The respirations of a patient who is i n hypovolemic shock tend to be: -Rapid and full -Slow and full -Rapid and shallow -Slow and shallow - Answer - Rapid and shallow Which of the following are the signs of an aphylactic shock? -Pain in the chest, rapid strong pulse, pallor, sweating -Wheezing, rapid strong pulse, heavy breathing -Wheezing, itching or burning, edema, dyspnea -Rapid strong pulse, wheezing, pallor, sweating - Answer - Wheezing, itching or burning, edema, dyspnea Which of the following pieces of equipment is especially designed and useful for removing patients from heights or for carrying them over rough terrain or rubble? a) splint fram stretcher b) full spine board c) stokes basket d) D-ring stretcher - Answer - c) stokes basket The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be: a) a part of the patient's hospital chart b) a matter of public record c) inadmissible in a court of law d) a research d ocument only - Answer - a) a part of the patient's hospital chart EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. the NYS law that establishes this level is the: a) good samaritan law b) general municipal law c) medical license law d) public health law - Answer - d) public health law If consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult, that person CANNOT be treated without: a) consent from the immediate family b) a court of order c) consent from t he police d) orders from medical control - Answer - d) orders from medical control Which component of the blood is active in killing b acteria? -Hemoglobin -Gamma globulin -Platelets -White blood cells - Answer - White blood cells Which of the following is the correct seque nce for controlling hemorrhage: -Direct pressur e, pressure dressing/bandage, tourniquet -Direct pressure, pressure point and elevation -Elevation, pressure point and direct pressure -Elevation, direct pressure and pressure point - Answer - Direct pressure, pressure dressing/bandage, tourniquet You are called to a rural home by the mother of a 4 year old girl. Upon arrival, you begin to treat a dog -
bite wound on the girl's arm when the girl's father comes into the house and tells you to leave her alone. The mother asks you to continue your care of the child. Faced with the situation above, you should: a) separate both parents from the child and sort our the consent issues b) continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police c) call the children services division of the state for permission to continue care d) immediately cease care of the child according to her father's wishes - Answer - b) continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and noti fy police Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be an accordance with: a) the sovereign immunity doctrine b) state law c) professional conduct d) institutional standards - Answer - B) state law An accident victim who is a minor h as blood spurting from the brachial artery. The parents are not present. Which one of the following actions should the EMS provider take? a) contact the receiving hospital by radio for permission to proceed with treatment b) get permission from the police to process with treatment c) take the child to the hospital but provide no treatment d) presume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment - Answer - d) presume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment You are called to the residence of a 74 -year-old female who has fallen and has a large area of ecchymosis on her left hip. You are met by a neighbor, who was caring for the patient while her daughter was out of town. The neighbor explains that the patient has a history of Alzheimer's and presents a NYS Department of Health Non -Hospital Order Not to Resuscitate (DNR) form. This patient is unable to communicate, so you should:
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