NY State Written Final EMT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(2024 LATEST UPDATE)CORRECT 100%
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NYS EMT STATE WRITTEN 2024
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NYS EMT STATE WRITTEN 2024
What is the most effective means of reducing disease transmission? - ANSWER Hand Washing
What makes up an EMT's PPE? - ANSWER Gloves, Safety Glasses, Gowns and Masks when appropriate.
What solution would you use for blood cleanups? - ANSWER 10% Bleach Solution (lasts three weeks)
What is t...
NY State Written Final EMT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(2024 LATEST UPDATE)CORRECT
100%
What is the most effective means of reducing disease transmission? - ANSWER Hand Washing
What makes up an EMT's PPE? - ANSWER Gloves, Safety Glasses, Gowns and Masks when appropriate.
What solution would you use for blood cleanups? - ANSWER 10% Bleach Solution (lasts three weeks)
What is the power lift? - ANSWER With you and your partners limitations in mind, lift with your legs, not your
back, with your palms facing up.
What is the #1 cause of injury for EMTs? - ANSWER Improper Lifting
,What precautions must be taken before arrival at any scene? - ANSWER Ensure your own safety, ensure scene
safety, approach upwind, and do what you are trained to do.
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) - ANSWER a session usually held within 24 to 72 hours of a critical
incident, where a team of peer counselors and mental health professionals help emergency service personnel
work through emotions that normally follow a critical incident
Public Health Law Article 30, Part 800 - ANSWER Contains the rules & regulations in reference to EMS &
immunities. An EMT cannot be held liable unless gross negligence can be proven.
Good Samaritan Act - ANSWER Protects private non-certified citizens who assist in emergency
Negligence - ANSWER Deviation from the Standard of Care; Includes the Duty to Act, Breech of Duty, Injury
Occurred, and Proximate Cause
Duty to Act - ANSWER an obligation to provide care to a patient
Breech of Duty - ANSWER Failure to provide reasonable care to prevent harm or injury
, Injury Occurred - ANSWER There is an effect from the breach of duty
What is the main thing to remember when writing a PCR? - ANSWER If you didnt do it, dont say that you did
When may an EMT pronounce death? - ANSWER Rigor Mortis, Dependent Lividity, Decapitation, Decomposition,
Valid NYS Prehospital DNR form with Patient
Emergency Medical Dispatch - ANSWER First aid instructions given by specially trained dispatchers to callers over
the telephone while an ambulance is en route to the call.
Green Triage Tag - ANSWER Minor Injuries
Yellow Triage Tag - ANSWER Delayed Priority
Red Triage Tag - ANSWER High Priority
Black Triage Tag - ANSWER Dead
, Brady- - ANSWER slow
Contra- or Anti- - ANSWER against
des-/dys-/dis- - ANSWER Disorder / difficult
Tachy- - ANSWER fast
Cardio- - ANSWER heart
Cerebro- - ANSWER brain
Cephalo- - ANSWER head
hemi- - ANSWER half
hypo- - ANSWER deficient, below
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