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NYS EMT CERTIFYING EXAM Latest Update 2024-2025
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A 62 year-old male is complaining of difficulty breathing and left arm pain radiating to
the right jaw. Vital signs are: BP= 90/60, P= 120, R= 24. The patient should be
administered:


1. Low-concentration O2, and Placed lying down
2. High-concentration O2, and positioned with legs raised
3. High-concentration O2, placed in position of comfort for ease of breathing
4. Low-concentration O2, Placed in position of comfort for ease of breathing -
CORRECT ANSWER: High-concentration O2, 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


1. Stabilize to sternum
2. Position the patient on his side
3. Administer high-concentration oxygen
4. Administer the patients prescribed nitroglycerin - CORRECT 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:


1. Set up flares around the area

,2. Direct the car's occupants not to touch any metal in the car and do not attempt to get
out
3. Remove the downed electrical wire with wooden implements
4. Notify the utility company of the downed electrical wires and request that the
electrical current to the area be turned off immediately - CORRECT ANSWER: Direct
the cars occupants not to touch any metal in the car


A characteristic of arterial bleeding is that it


1. Is dark maroon in color
2. Is the easiest of all types pf bleeding to control
3. Flows from the wound in distinct spurts
4. Clots very easily - CORRECT ANSWER: Flows from the wound in distinct spurts


A closed bone or joint injury is best defined as an injury


1. With associated muscle spasms or swelling around a joint
2. In which there is no break in the continuity of the skin
3. Of a long bone with skin discoloration over the affected area
4. With associated ligament involvement - CORRECT ANSWER: In which there is no
break in the continuity of the skin


A correct statement about skeletal muscles is that they


1. Relax quickly and are voluntary
2. Line the walls of the abdominal organs
3. Contract quickly and are involuntary
4. Contract slowly and are involuntary - CORRECT ANSWER: Relax quickly and are
voluntary

,A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a suspected
spinal cord injury is that


1. The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated only if
this be done without moving the cord


2. The airway takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened
regardless of the damage it might do to the cord


3. There is no difference in management; in the presence of a cord injury, the airway is
still opened in the usual way.


4. Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord -
CORRECT 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?


1. Pulse, respirations, Hemorrhage
2. Respirations, Hemorrhage, and pulse
3. Hemorrhage, Pulse, and Respirations
4. Respirations, Pulse, And hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER: Respirations, Pulse,
And hemorrhage


A high school football player has received a hard direct blow to the abdomen. Which of
the following may indicate internal bleeding?
1. Profuse bleeding from the bowels, deep slow breathing, slow pulse
2. Weak rapid pulse, tenderness, guarding, or pain in the abdomen
3. Deep slow breathing, normal pulse, warm, dry skin
4. Warm dry skin, rapid pulse, nausea, deep regular breathing - CORRECT ANSWER:
weak rapid pulse, tenderness, guarding, or pain in the abdomen

, A painful, swollen, deformed extremity is considered to be a high-priority injury when


A. The injury involves the hip
B. There is a loss of distal pulse
C. There is severe angulations of the joint
D. The patient is unconscious - CORRECT ANSWER: There is a loss of distal pulse


A patient tells you that he was thrown against the dashboard of the car and complains of
chest pain and shortness of breath. Vital Signs: BP: 96/60, P= 120, R= 22. He is
cyanotic and has great difficulty talking to you. The immediate treatment for this patient t
should be to


1. Immobilize the injured area with sandbags
2. Administered oxygen via nasal cannula
3. Administer high-concentration oxygen
4. Assist him in taking his nitroglycerin pill - CORRECT ANSWER: Administer High-
Concentration Oxygen


A patient was pulled from a house fire, and has burns involving arms, chest, and back.
You should FIRST:


A. Determine the percentage of burn area and apply moist dressing


B. Remove burned clothes that adhere to the skin


C. Assess for airway and respiratory distress


D. Cover the burn area with a sterile sheet and treat for shock - CORRECT ANSWER:
Assess for airway and respiratory distress

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