NYS EMT Practice Test exam 2024 with 100% correct answers
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NYS EMT
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NYS EMT
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...
NYS EMT Practice Test exam 2024 with 100% correct answers
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?
A) direct contact
B) indirect contact
C) airborne transmission
D) vector-borne transmission - correct answer B) indirect contact
What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is exposed to many insignificant stressors over a period of several months or years?
A) acute stress reaction
B) cumulative stress reaction
C) posttraumatic stress reaction
D) critical incident stress reaction - correct answer B) cumulative stress reaction
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
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
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
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 - correct 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 - correct 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) midline
B) proximal
C) superior
D) midaxillary - correct answer A) midline
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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer B) inferior
Movement or motion away from the body's midline is called:
A) flexion
B) extension
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