NYS EMT Exam NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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Which of the following definitions best describes an EMS system? - correct answer A system of
resources and personnel necessary to provide immediate medical care to patients with sudden
or unexpected illness or injury.
The first use of ambulances in the United States occurred during the: - correct answer Civil War
Motorized ambulances were first used by which hospital? - correct answer Michael Reese
Hospital in Chicago
Which landmark paper did the National Academy of Sciences publish in 1966? - correct answer
"Accidental Death and Disability The Neglected Disease of Modern Society"
The ______ is the "central nervous system" of EMS resources. - correct answer Dispatch center
Which component of an EMS system is the "intersection of care" for the critical patient? -
correct answer The hospital emergency department
Who of the following EMS system personnel often provides the first help to the patient? -
correct answer The lay rescuer
Which of the following are the best ways to maintain competence? - correct answer Employing
a serious effort to apply and perfect the skills taught during the initial training program, as well
as taking measures to prevent deterioration of knowledge
Which of the following is not a primary role for the EMT? - correct answer Online medical
director
Which of the following treatments would require wearing only gloves (no goggles) as your
personal protective equipment? - correct answer Bandaging a minor wound
Which of the following best describes offline medical direction? - correct answer Standing
orders and written protocols to advise rescuers on how to deal with certain situations
The EMT's first priority when dealing with a dangerous patient is: - correct answer Personal
safety
You and your partner have completed treating and transporting a patient who sustained a slash
injury to her right arm. During the treatment of this patient you wore disposable medical gloves
that are now visibly contaminated with blood. Once you move your patient to the emergency
department stretcher, you should: - correct answer Take off your gloves, properly dispose of
them, and immediately wash your hands
When confronted with an open wound oozing blood, the EMT should: - correct answer Put on
disposable medical gloves before assessing and treating the patient
,When confronted with a patient who has a 2-week history of persistent cough and night
sweats, the proper personal protective equipment for the EMT includes: - correct answer
Disposable medical gloves and a HEPA respirator
Diseases capable of being spread from one person to another are called: - correct answer
Communicable diseases
The simplest and most effective way to block the spread of infection is: - correct answer Hand
washing after every patient contact
Which of the following is not a source of information at a hazardous materials transportation
accident site? - correct answer The color of the vehicle
Which of the following best describes the term "standard of care"? - correct answer The body
of knowledge, laws, policies, standards, and guidelines set forth by various standard-setting
organizations that provides the basis of prehospital and medical care
You respond to the call of an attempted murder. You witness a person removing a knife from
the scene. What should you do? - correct answer Report it to police and document the event.
The Spinal column consists of _______ vertebrae. - correct answer 33
Two imaginary lines that intersect at the umbilicus form the: - correct answer Abdominal
quadrants
Which of the following actions is produced by voluntary or skeletal muscles? - correct answer
Movement of the arms
Cardiac muscle is responsible for: - correct answer Pumping of blood
The air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen from the lungs to the blood occurs are
called: - correct answer Alveoli
The capillary level is where: - correct answer Oxygen is transferred from blood to the cells
The part of the urinary system that filters the blood and reabsorbs essential ingredients while
excreting waste products is called the: - correct answer Kidney
Which of the following best explains why a patient experiences cardiac arrest after prolonged
respiratory arrest? - correct answer Cardiac hypoxia
You observe a child with labored breathing leaning forward with the head and neck thrust
forward, seated and perched on both hands. This is the: - correct answer Tripod position
The groove formed by the larynx and muscles of the neck is the correct location for finding the:
- correct answer Carotid pulse
, The chief complaint is best described as: - correct answer Expression of the patient's main
complaint in his or her own words
A respiratory rate of 12 to 20 per minute is considered normal for which of the following
patients? - correct answer Adult
Obstruction of the airway by the tongue is most likely to result in which of the following
sounds? - correct answer Snoring
Narrowing of the upper airway at the level of the vocal cords is most likely to result in which of
the following sounds? - correct answer Stridor
The pulse palpated to establish the presence or absence of a pulse in an infant is the: - correct
answer Brachial pulse
Determining a blood pressure by feeling a distal pulse rather than listening through a
stethoscope is called: - correct answer Palpation
Which component of blood pressure is obtained when using the palpation technique? - correct
answer Systolic
When capillary refill is 1 second in a child, it is considered: - correct answer Normal
Which of the following is not a vital sign? - correct answer Nausea
Normal skin temperature is: - correct answer Warm
You are transporting a 32-year-old man, who was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle
accident, to the hospital. His initial vital signs were blood pressure 124/72; pulse 104, strong
and regular; and respiratory rate 14 and normal. Five minutes after you obtain this set of vital
signs, you repeat the vital signs and determine that the blood pressure is now 104/70; pulse is
120, weak and regular; and his respiratory rate is 18 and normal. The change in vital signs is
probably due to: - correct answer A worsening in the patient's condition
When lifting a patient, you should use the muscles in your: - correct answer Legs
An effective method for lifting a very heavy device such as a stretcher is called a: - correct
answer Power lift
The length of the scoop stretcher should be adjusted to a length longer than the patient: -
correct answer Before sliding the stretcher under the patient
The method of quickly removing a patient who is in respiratory arrest or is extremely unstable
from a car is called: - correct answer Rapid extrication
Pregnant trauma patients showing signs of hypovolemic shock (without suspected spinal injury)
should be placed in what position? - correct answer Left lateral recumbent
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