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NYS EMT-B State Exam Written
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NYS EMT-B State Exam Written (+200
Questions with Complete Solution)
An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old female with no pulse or
respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states
the last time she as seen alive was 5 mins prior to EMS being called. They also state
patient has a DNR oder. In NYS, EMS personnel may accept which of the following
DNR instruments as valid?
Verbal request from family
A. Written non-hospital B. DNR or MOLST form
C. Written healthcare proxy
D. Written living will
[Correct Ans: – Written out-of-hospital DNR OR MOLST FORM
Implied Consent exists when a patient is suffering from a life-threatening injury or
illness and is:
a. Under police custody
b. A threat to himself and others
c. Under age of 18
d. Unconscious
[Correct Ans: – D. unconscious
The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
[Correct Ans: – D. Proximal
The chamber of the heart that is most muscular and that pumps the most blood
into the aorta is the
a. Right atrium
b. Left ventricle
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d. Left atrium
[Correct Ans: – B. LEFT VENTRICLE
In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS)
and number in each section [Correct Ans: – cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12),
sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:
[Correct Ans: – A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?
[Correct Ans: – 3 spots
When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really
a. Counting pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an artery
b. Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes back to the heart
c. Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large vein
d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart muscles as they push the blood through
[Correct Ans: – A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends
through an artery
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST seen by observing
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
[Correct Ans: – A. mucosal membranes
You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You palpate a strong radial
pulse of 100. Your partner has taken the patient’s blood pressure and advised you
that it is 68\/32. You should:
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b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
[Correct Ans: – A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
yourself
A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it is the pressure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
[Correct Ans: – d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea
[Correct Ans: – B. weak pulse
sign vs symptom [Correct Ans: – a sign is a physical manifestation (objective)-
something you can measure
symptom is what the patient tells you about the disease (subjective)
For a patient with a suspected lumbar spinal injury, the BEST device for moving the
patient as a single unit over uneven terrain is the:
A. wheeled stretcher
B. long spine board
C. flexible stretcher
D. short spine board
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Which of the following is the best indicator of the quality of ventilations
A. chest expansion
B. pupil size
C. blood pressure
D. skin color
[Correct Ans: – A. CHEST EXPANSION
What is the best measure of respiration? [Correct Ans: – skin color
ventilation vs respiration [Correct Ans: – ventilation- the simple movement of air
into and out of the lungs
respiration- the exchange of gases between the lungs, the blood, and the tissues of
the body
Unless additional suctioning time is necessary to clear the airway, an adult patient
should be suctioned for NO LONGER THAN
A. 5 sec
B. 10 sec
C. 15 sec
D. 20 sec
[Correct Ans: – 15 seconds
During single-rescuer CPR, which of the following ventilation devices would be
MOST effective for ventilating a patient
A. NRB
B. Pocket mask w\/ oxygen
C. Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD)
D. BVM w\/o oxygen
[Correct Ans: – B. Pocket mask with Oxygen
because you can maintain a better seal
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