NYS EMT-Basic State Exam Written Actual Questions with Verified Answers Grade A

NYS EMT-Basic State Exam Written Actual 2025 / 2026 Questions with Verified Answers Grade A+ Guarantee EMT training in nearly every state meets or exceeds the guidelines recommended

by the:

• National Registry of EMTs
• individual state's EMS protocols
• National Association of EMTs
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - ANSWER -
• 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?

• direct contact
• indirect contact
• airborne transmission
• vector-borne transmission - ANSWER - B) indirect contact 1 / 4

What type of stress reaction occurs when an EMT is exposed to many insignificant stressors over a period of several months or years?

• acute stress reaction
• cumulative stress reaction
• posttraumatic stress reaction
• critical incident stress reaction - ANSWER - B) cumulative stress

reaction

To minimize the risk of litigation, the EMT should always:

• transport patients to the hospital of their choice
• provide competent care that meets current standards
• use universal precautions with every patient encounter
• 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)?

• patient history
• treatment rendered
• location of the call 2 / 4

• 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:

• EMT oath
• code of ethics
• standard of care
• scope of practice - ANSWER - C) standard of care

Which of the following MOST accurately defines negligence?

• transport of a mentally incompetent patient against his or her will
• deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury
• transferring patient care to a provider with a lower level of training
• providing care that is consistent with care provided by other EMTs - ANSWER
• deviation from the standard of care that may result in further injury

Ethnocentrism is defined as:

• understanding that people from different cultural backgrounds respond to pain

and stress differently 3 / 4

• suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based on the tone of his or her

voice when ANSWER -ing a question

• subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a patient because you feel that

yours are more acceptable

• 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

The patient care report (PCR) ensures:

• research data
• legal protection
• quality assurance
• continuity of care - ANSWER - D) continuity of care

Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an elderly patient with

diabetic complications, you should:

• confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
• ask the dispatcher to obtain a medical history from the caller
• ask the dispatcher if the patient is conscious or unconscious
• request that law enforcement secure the scene before you arrive - ANSWER -
• confirm with dispatch that you received the call information
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