NYS EMT Exam Comprehensive Review|| 80 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)
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NYS EMT STATE WRITTEN 2024
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NYS EMT STATE WRITTEN 2024
Your patient responds to your voice with incomprehensible murmurs. Using the AVPU scale, he is classified as responsive to: - ANSWER Verbal stimuli
Do vitals signs have to be taken on-scene in every situation? - ANSWER No. Vitals should be taken enroute for patients idenitified as high priority ...
NYS EMT Exam Comprehensive Review|| 80 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
A)
Your patient responds to your voice with incomprehensible murmurs. Using the AVPU scale, he is classified as
responsive to: - ANSWER Verbal stimuli
Do vitals signs have to be taken on-scene in every situation? - ANSWER No. Vitals should be taken enroute for
patients idenitified as high priority for immediate transport for definitive care.
What does SAMPLE stand for? - ANSWER Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history, last
meal, events lead to current state.
What forms of abuse are EMS providers mandated to report? - ANSWER Child, Spouse, and Elder Abuse must be
reported on the PCR/E-PCR and verbally at transfer of care. Child abuse must also be reported according to NYS
Bureau of EMS Policy #02-01.
Does a PCR/E-PCR have to be completed when no patient contact is made? - ANSWER Yes, even for stand-bys,
calls where no patients are located, cancellations, and events.
, What does HIPAA stand for? - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
When reporting responsiveness, EMS providers should use _______________ to avoid less clear descriptors. -
ANSWER AVPU
For a hypoglycemic patient, when is it appropriate to give oral glucose, juice, or non-diet soda? - ANSWER If the
patient is alert enough to sit unsupported, follow commands, and drink without assistance.
When is aspirin contraindicted for an MI patient? - ANSWER Recent GI bleed and known allergy.
According to NYS BLS protocol, the administration of nitroglycerin for chest pain is indicated if the adult patient's
BP is greater than _____ mmHg. - ANSWER 120
According to NYS BLS protocol, a maximum of ____ total doses of nitroglycerin can be given without medical
direction to adult chest pain patients. - ANSWER 3
Your pediatric patient choked on a small toy piece. He is conscious, but has labored breathing and stridor. You
should: - ANSWER Monitor closely and transport in a position of comfort with blow-by oxygen administration as
tolerated.
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