NYS EMT-B State WRITTEN ACTUAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026 LATEST
TEST
OVERVIEW
These questions review key principles used by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers
when assessing and treating patients in emergency situations. They cover legal considerations,
patient assessment procedures, anatomy, and emergency treatment priorities. EMS personnel
must recognize valid Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) documents, understand implied consent for
unconscious patients, and follow proper primary assessment steps such as evaluating
responsiveness, airway, breathing, circulation, and life-threatening bleeding. The material also
highlights important medical knowledge, including heart anatomy (with the left ventricle as the
strongest pumping chamber) and recognizing signs of respiratory distress or cardiac
emergencies. Overall, these questions emphasize rapid assessment, prioritizing life-saving
interventions, proper documentation, and following established EMS protocols to provide safe
and effective pre-hospital care.
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 answer -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 answer -D. unconscious
The opposite of distal is
,a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal - correct answer -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
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium - correct answer -B. LEFT VENTRICLE
In conducting the Primary Assessment of a conscious patient, the EMS provider must attend to the
patient's emergency needs in the order of:
A. Respiration, Pulse, Bleeding
B. Pulse, Bleeding, Respiration
C. Pulse, Respiration, Bleeding - correct answer -A. Respiration, Pulse, Bleeding
A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST likely to exhibit:
A. a slow pulse rate
B. anxiety
C. nasal flaring
D. intercostal muscle retractions - correct answer -A. slow pulse rate
After you have determined that the scene is safe, the FIRST step in caring for a patient is to:
A. check for a carotid pulse
B. open the airway
C. determine unresponsiveness
D. check for breathing - correct answer -C. Determine unresponsiveness
(GEN IMP, LOC, CC)
,During the Prim. Assessment, you are assessing a conscious trauma patient complaining loudly of pain in
the leg, you should:
A. begin to obtain the history
B. assess the leg immediately
C. discontinue the Primary Assessment and start the Detailed Physical Examination
D. continue with your Primary Assessment - correct answer -D. Continue with Primary Assessment
Which of the following measures is NOT part of the Primary Assessment of an accident victim?
A. assessing the pulse quality
B. manual stabilization of the cervical spine
C. suctioning of the airway
D. taking patient history - correct answer -D. Taking patient history
Any physical exam of a patient should begin with
A inspection
B manipulation
C stabilization
D palpation - correct answer -A inspection
the "A" in the mnemonic AVPU stands for for - correct answer -ALERT
A 65-yr old male was involve in a two motor vehicle crash. Upon examination, he complains of chest
pain when breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your INITIAL care should include:
A stabilizing the sternum
B positioning the patient on his side
C administering high-concentration oxygen
D administering the patient's prescribed nitroglycerin - correct answer -C Administering high-conc
oxygen
, When spinal injuries are suspected, the EMS provider should FIRST
A hyperextend the neck to secure the airway
B determine the extent of the paralysis
C apply an extrication collar
D apply manual stabilization and secure the airway - correct answer -D apply manual stabilization
and secure the airway
For a trauma victim w/ a respiratory rate of 40/min, shallow and irregular, who is pale and has a history
of emphysema, the MOST APPROPRIATE treatment would be to:
a. use of a bvm w/ supp oxygen
b. administer low-conc oxygen b/c of emphysema history
c. administer supp oxygen w/ a high-conc mask
d. transport the patient sitting up to ease the patient's dyspnea - correct answer -A. Use of a BVM
w/ supp. oxygen
If the EMS provider is unable to find a patient's peripheral pulse during a Primary Assessment, next step
should be to:
a. turn on the AED
b. palpate the carotid pulse
c. open the airway and insert an OPA
d. check breathing and begin CPR - correct answer -b. palpate the carotid pulse
While assessing the MOI of a motor vehicle crash, an EMS provider finds that the airbag has been
deployed: The EMS provider should:
a. decontaminate the patient
b. remove the airbag
c. disconnect the battery
d. lift the airbag and check underneath for damage - correct answer -d. lift the airbag and check
underneath for damage
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026 LATEST
TEST
OVERVIEW
These questions review key principles used by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers
when assessing and treating patients in emergency situations. They cover legal considerations,
patient assessment procedures, anatomy, and emergency treatment priorities. EMS personnel
must recognize valid Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) documents, understand implied consent for
unconscious patients, and follow proper primary assessment steps such as evaluating
responsiveness, airway, breathing, circulation, and life-threatening bleeding. The material also
highlights important medical knowledge, including heart anatomy (with the left ventricle as the
strongest pumping chamber) and recognizing signs of respiratory distress or cardiac
emergencies. Overall, these questions emphasize rapid assessment, prioritizing life-saving
interventions, proper documentation, and following established EMS protocols to provide safe
and effective pre-hospital care.
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 answer -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 answer -D. unconscious
The opposite of distal is
,a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal - correct answer -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
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium - correct answer -B. LEFT VENTRICLE
In conducting the Primary Assessment of a conscious patient, the EMS provider must attend to the
patient's emergency needs in the order of:
A. Respiration, Pulse, Bleeding
B. Pulse, Bleeding, Respiration
C. Pulse, Respiration, Bleeding - correct answer -A. Respiration, Pulse, Bleeding
A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST likely to exhibit:
A. a slow pulse rate
B. anxiety
C. nasal flaring
D. intercostal muscle retractions - correct answer -A. slow pulse rate
After you have determined that the scene is safe, the FIRST step in caring for a patient is to:
A. check for a carotid pulse
B. open the airway
C. determine unresponsiveness
D. check for breathing - correct answer -C. Determine unresponsiveness
(GEN IMP, LOC, CC)
,During the Prim. Assessment, you are assessing a conscious trauma patient complaining loudly of pain in
the leg, you should:
A. begin to obtain the history
B. assess the leg immediately
C. discontinue the Primary Assessment and start the Detailed Physical Examination
D. continue with your Primary Assessment - correct answer -D. Continue with Primary Assessment
Which of the following measures is NOT part of the Primary Assessment of an accident victim?
A. assessing the pulse quality
B. manual stabilization of the cervical spine
C. suctioning of the airway
D. taking patient history - correct answer -D. Taking patient history
Any physical exam of a patient should begin with
A inspection
B manipulation
C stabilization
D palpation - correct answer -A inspection
the "A" in the mnemonic AVPU stands for for - correct answer -ALERT
A 65-yr old male was involve in a two motor vehicle crash. Upon examination, he complains of chest
pain when breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your INITIAL care should include:
A stabilizing the sternum
B positioning the patient on his side
C administering high-concentration oxygen
D administering the patient's prescribed nitroglycerin - correct answer -C Administering high-conc
oxygen
, When spinal injuries are suspected, the EMS provider should FIRST
A hyperextend the neck to secure the airway
B determine the extent of the paralysis
C apply an extrication collar
D apply manual stabilization and secure the airway - correct answer -D apply manual stabilization
and secure the airway
For a trauma victim w/ a respiratory rate of 40/min, shallow and irregular, who is pale and has a history
of emphysema, the MOST APPROPRIATE treatment would be to:
a. use of a bvm w/ supp oxygen
b. administer low-conc oxygen b/c of emphysema history
c. administer supp oxygen w/ a high-conc mask
d. transport the patient sitting up to ease the patient's dyspnea - correct answer -A. Use of a BVM
w/ supp. oxygen
If the EMS provider is unable to find a patient's peripheral pulse during a Primary Assessment, next step
should be to:
a. turn on the AED
b. palpate the carotid pulse
c. open the airway and insert an OPA
d. check breathing and begin CPR - correct answer -b. palpate the carotid pulse
While assessing the MOI of a motor vehicle crash, an EMS provider finds that the airbag has been
deployed: The EMS provider should:
a. decontaminate the patient
b. remove the airbag
c. disconnect the battery
d. lift the airbag and check underneath for damage - correct answer -d. lift the airbag and check
underneath for damage
