EMT NYS Exam Practice Questions Latest

EMT NYS Exam Practice Questions Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam 270 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+

1) The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT:

• Perform Primary Assessment
• Provide initial resuscitation
• Provide definitive diagnosis

d. Package patients for transportation - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Provide definitive

diagnosis

• Which of the following is a warning sign of stress?

Isolation.

• Loss of appetite.
• Problems sleeping.
• Anxiety.

D. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. All of the above.

10) You arecalled to the residence of a 74-year-old female who has fallen and has a large area of ecchymosis on her left hip. You are met by a neighbor, who was caring for the patient while her daughter was out of town. The neighbor explains that the patient has a history of Alzheimer's and presents a NYS Department of Health Non-Hospital Order Not to Resuscitate (DNR) form. This patient is unable to communicate, so you

should:

• Contact Medical control to have the DNR order overridden
• Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture
• Explain to the neighbor that the patient cannot be treated since there is no one

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• Explain to the neighbor that a DNR prevents the patient from being treated and

suggest that the neighbor contact the issuing physician to have the order canceled -

CORRECT ANSWER: b. Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture

100. All of the following are part of the respiratory system EXCEPT the:

• Alveoli
• Esophagus
• Epiglottis

D. Bronchi - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Esophagus

• According to the CPR guidelines, when ventilating a non-breathing child how many

times per minute should ventilations be performed?

A. 10-15

B. 10-20

C. 15-20

• 20-30 (1 breath every 2-3 seconds) - CORRECT ANSWER: D. 20-30 (1 breath every

2-3 seconds)

102. The management of airway obstruction in the unconscious infant includes:

• Back slaps and chest thrusts
• Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
• Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle

D. Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts - CORRECT ANSWER: C.

Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle

• In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheostomy tube; the EMS

Provider must

• Use a nasopharyngeal airway
• Use extra force with each ventilation
• Cover the neck opening 2 / 4

• Ventilate through the neck opening - CORRECT ANSWER: D. Ventilate through the

neck opening

• A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a

suspected spinal cord injury is that:

• The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated only

if this can be done without moving the cord.

• The airway takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened

regardless of the damage it might do to the cord.

• There is no difference in management, in the presence of a cord injury, the airway is

still opened in the usual way.

• Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord. -

CORRECT ANSWER: D. Special techniques must be employed to open the airway

without moving the cord.

• The ratio of compressions to ventilations when one or two rescuers apply CPR to

an adult is:

A. 15:1

B. 15:2

C. 30:1

D. 30:2 - CORRECT ANSWER: D. 30:2

106. When CPR is being performed on a child, the rate of chest compression is:

• 60/min
• 70/min
• 100/min

D. 120/min - CORRECT ANSWER: C. 100/min

• How many breaths per minute should you provide a non-breathing adult when you

are ventilating by the mouth-to-mask procedure:

A. 8-10 3 / 4

B. 10-12

C. 13-15

D. 18-20 - CORRECT ANSWER: B. 10-12

• When performing two-rescuer CPR, how often should the rescuer palpate the

carotid artery to check for the return of a spontaneous pulse:

• Every 2 minutes
• Every 5 minutes
• Every 10 cycles

D. Every minute - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Every 2 minutes

• You are called to the home of a patient who is on physician-prescribed low-

concentration oxygen, and who is NOT in acute respiratory distress. According to the NYS BLS Treatment Protocols, which type of oxygen delivery device should you use during transport?

• Non-rebreathing mask
• Demand valve
• Simple face mask

D. Nasal cannula - CORRECT ANSWER: D. Nasal cannula

• As you lifted a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognized the

patient as a State Senator. Immediately, the press demands to be told what has

happened to the Senator. You should:

• Advise the press that you are unable to comment.
• Deny the patient is the Senator.
• Tell the press your diagnosis.
• Advise the press to contact the Senator's family. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Advise

the press that you are unable to comment.

11) Approximately how many liters of blood does an adult male weighing 150 lb have in his body?

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