NYS EMT EXAM VERSION A,B & C LATEST UPDATE 2024-
2025 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
VERSION A
EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended by the:
A) National Registry of EMTs
B) individual state's EMS protocols
C) National Association of EMTs
D) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D) National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the
stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another emergency
medical technician (EMT) several days later. What route of transmission does this scenario
describe?
To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should always:
A) transport patients to the hospital of their choice
B) provide competent care that meets current standards
C) use universal precautions with every patient encounter
D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a patient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B) provide
competent care that meets current standards
Which of the following is NOT considered to be protected health information (PHI)?
A) patient history
B) treatment rendered
C) location of the call
D) assessment findings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C) location of the call
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The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a patient is called the:
A) EMT oath
B) code of ethics
C) standard of care
D) scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C) standard of care
Which of the following MOST accurately defines negligence?
A) transport of a mentally incompetent patient against his or her will
B) deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury
C) transferring patient care to a provider with a lower level of training
D) providing care that is consistent with care provided by other EMTs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B)
deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury
Ethnocentrism is defined as:
A) understanding that people from different cultural backgrounds respond to pain and stress
differently
B) suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based on the tone of his or her voice when
answering a question
C) subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a patient because you feel that yours are
more acceptable
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D) considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting with people of a
different culture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D) considering your own cultural values as more
important when interacting with people of a different culture
The patient care report (PCR) ensures:
A) research data
B) legal protection
C) quality assurance
D) continuity of care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D) continuity of care
Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an elderly patient with diabetic
complications, you should:
A) confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
B) ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from the caller
C) ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or unconscious
D) request that law enforcement secure the scene before you arrive - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A)
confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's condition. After
confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should:
A) carry out the order and then carefully document it on the run form
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