EMT STATE EXAM Questions And Answers
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The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer.
Provide definitive diagnosis
In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital? -
correct answer. On his/her side
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? -
correct answer. Stokes basket
The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be: - correct answer. A part of the
patients hospital chart
EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The New
York State law that establishes this level is the: - correct answer. Public Health Law
In consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult, that person
CANNOT be treated without: - correct answer. Orders from Medical Control
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 girls 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: - correct answer. Continue care of the girl
in her mother's presence and notify police
Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be an accordance with:
- correct answer. State law
An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting from the brachial artery. The
parents are not present. Which one of the following actions should the EMS provider
,take? - correct answer. 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: -
correct answer. Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture
Approximately how many liters of blood does an adult male weighing 150 lb have in his
body? - correct answer. 6 liters
An EMS provider responds to a call and finds an 80-year-old female with no pulse or
respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states that
the last time she was seen alive was just 5 minutes prior calling EMS. They also state
that the patient has a DNR order. In New York State, EMS personnel may accept which
of the following DNR instruments as valid? - correct answer. Written nonhospital DNR
The OPPOSITE of distal is: - correct answer. Proximal
The alveoli of the lungs are in close contact with the: - correct answer. Pulmonary
capillaries
The tubelike anatomical structure that carries air from the throat to the lungs is the: -
correct answer. Trachea
The smooth glistening membranous sac in the body that surrounds each lung is called
the: - correct answer. Pleura
The oropharyngeal airway is MOST APPROPRIATELY used in a/an: - correct answer.
Unconscious patient being ventilated by a bag-valve-mask
You are suctioning a trauma patient who has large blood clots present in the mouth.
You should: - correct answer. Sweet the clots out of the mouth before suctioning
Which liter flow is INAPPRORIATE for oxygen administration via a nasal cannula? -
correct answer. 7-8 liters/minute
Food and liquids are prevented from entering the trachea by the: - correct answer.
Epiglottis
In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheotomy tube, the EMS
Provider must: - correct answer. Ventilate through the neck opening
, When you arrive at a scene of a motor vehicle accident, your FIRST concern must be: -
correct answer. Ensure your own safety
While assessing the mechanism of injury at the motor vehicle crash, an EMS Provider
notice that the airbag has been deployed. The EMS Provider should: - correct answer.
Lift the airbag and check underneath for damage
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing: -
correct answer. Mucosal membranes
A 65-year-old male was involved in a two-car motor vehicle crash. Upon examination,
he complains of chest pain when breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your
INITIAL care should include: - correct answer. Administering high-concentration
oxygen
In assessing a pediatric trauma patients capillary refill time, an abnormal finding would
be a refill time, an abnormal finding would be a refill time of: - correct answer. Greater
than 2 seconds
A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST likely to
exhibit: - correct answer. A slow pulse rate
In an unstable patient, the primary assessment should be repeated at least every: -
correct answer. b. 5 minutes
When you take a pulse of a patient, you are really: - correct answer. Counting the
pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
A patient is found lying supine along a roadside. There are no witnesses to describe
what happened. Which of the following steps should be done FIRST? - correct answer.
Asset for unresponsiveness
For a trauma victim with a respiratory rate of 40/min, shallow and irregular, who is pale
and has a history of emphysema, the MOST APPROPRIATE treatment would be to: -
correct answer. Use a bag-valve-mask with supplemental oxygen
The most reliable early indicator used to assess a patients overall condition is the
patients - correct answer. Mental status
In assessing a trauma patient, an EMS Provider should consider the patients past: -
correct answer. Medical history
All of the following are considered signs EXCEPT: - correct answer. Nausea
The diastolic blood pressure is the level of pressure present during: - correct answer.
Relaxation of the heart
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The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer.
Provide definitive diagnosis
In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital? -
correct answer. On his/her side
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? -
correct answer. Stokes basket
The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be: - correct answer. A part of the
patients hospital chart
EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The New
York State law that establishes this level is the: - correct answer. Public Health Law
In consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult, that person
CANNOT be treated without: - correct answer. Orders from Medical Control
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 girls 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: - correct answer. Continue care of the girl
in her mother's presence and notify police
Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be an accordance with:
- correct answer. State law
An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting from the brachial artery. The
parents are not present. Which one of the following actions should the EMS provider
,take? - correct answer. 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: -
correct answer. Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture
Approximately how many liters of blood does an adult male weighing 150 lb have in his
body? - correct answer. 6 liters
An EMS provider responds to a call and finds an 80-year-old female with no pulse or
respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states that
the last time she was seen alive was just 5 minutes prior calling EMS. They also state
that the patient has a DNR order. In New York State, EMS personnel may accept which
of the following DNR instruments as valid? - correct answer. Written nonhospital DNR
The OPPOSITE of distal is: - correct answer. Proximal
The alveoli of the lungs are in close contact with the: - correct answer. Pulmonary
capillaries
The tubelike anatomical structure that carries air from the throat to the lungs is the: -
correct answer. Trachea
The smooth glistening membranous sac in the body that surrounds each lung is called
the: - correct answer. Pleura
The oropharyngeal airway is MOST APPROPRIATELY used in a/an: - correct answer.
Unconscious patient being ventilated by a bag-valve-mask
You are suctioning a trauma patient who has large blood clots present in the mouth.
You should: - correct answer. Sweet the clots out of the mouth before suctioning
Which liter flow is INAPPRORIATE for oxygen administration via a nasal cannula? -
correct answer. 7-8 liters/minute
Food and liquids are prevented from entering the trachea by the: - correct answer.
Epiglottis
In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheotomy tube, the EMS
Provider must: - correct answer. Ventilate through the neck opening
, When you arrive at a scene of a motor vehicle accident, your FIRST concern must be: -
correct answer. Ensure your own safety
While assessing the mechanism of injury at the motor vehicle crash, an EMS Provider
notice that the airbag has been deployed. The EMS Provider should: - correct answer.
Lift the airbag and check underneath for damage
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing: -
correct answer. Mucosal membranes
A 65-year-old male was involved in a two-car motor vehicle crash. Upon examination,
he complains of chest pain when breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your
INITIAL care should include: - correct answer. Administering high-concentration
oxygen
In assessing a pediatric trauma patients capillary refill time, an abnormal finding would
be a refill time, an abnormal finding would be a refill time of: - correct answer. Greater
than 2 seconds
A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST likely to
exhibit: - correct answer. A slow pulse rate
In an unstable patient, the primary assessment should be repeated at least every: -
correct answer. b. 5 minutes
When you take a pulse of a patient, you are really: - correct answer. Counting the
pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
A patient is found lying supine along a roadside. There are no witnesses to describe
what happened. Which of the following steps should be done FIRST? - correct answer.
Asset for unresponsiveness
For a trauma victim with a respiratory rate of 40/min, shallow and irregular, who is pale
and has a history of emphysema, the MOST APPROPRIATE treatment would be to: -
correct answer. Use a bag-valve-mask with supplemental oxygen
The most reliable early indicator used to assess a patients overall condition is the
patients - correct answer. Mental status
In assessing a trauma patient, an EMS Provider should consider the patients past: -
correct answer. Medical history
All of the following are considered signs EXCEPT: - correct answer. Nausea
The diastolic blood pressure is the level of pressure present during: - correct answer.
Relaxation of the heart
