NYS EMT Practice Test Questions And Answers 100% Pass
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NYS EMT Practice Test Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
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 (NHTS...
NYS EMT Practice Test Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
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) - 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?
C) use universal precautions with every patient encounter
D) utilize at least four personnel when moving a patient - 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 - answer✔C) location of the call
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 - 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 - 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
D) considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting with people of a different
culture - answer✔D) considering your own cultural values as more important when interacting with
people of a different culture
D) continuity of care - 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 - 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
B) advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
C) state that you will not carry out the order because it is inappropriate
D) obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the order as usual - answer✔B) advise the
physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification
Which of the following statements regarding standing orders is MOST correct?
A) Standing orders have less legal authority than orders given via radio
B) Standing orders require you to contact medical control first
C) Standing orders only highlight the care that you may provide
D) Standing orders should be followed when physician contact is not possible - answer✔D) Standing
orders should be followed when physician contact is not possible
The nose, chin, umbilicus (navel), and spine are examples of _____ anatomic structures.
A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly
sustained a fracture of the:
A) proximal forearm
B) superior forearm
C) dorsal forearm
D) distal forearm - answer✔D) distal forearm
The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer toward the midline or
center of the body is:
A) lateral
B) medial
C) midaxillary
D) midclavicular - answer✔B) medial
The topographic term used to describe the part of the body that is nearer to the feet is:
A) dorsal
B) inferior
C) internal
D) superior - answer✔B) inferior
Movement or motion away from the body's midline is called:
A) flexion
B) extension
C) adduction
D) abduction - answer✔D) abduction
A patient has fractured both femurs. Anatomically, these injuries would be described as being:
A) medial
B) proximal
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