NYS EMT Exam Questions And Answers Well Illustrated.
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NYS EMT Exam Questions And Answers Well Illustrated.
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.
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NYS EMT Exam Questions And Answers
Well Illustrated.
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
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