NYS EMT-B State Exam Written
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1. An EMS Provider responds to a call Written out-of-hospital DNR
and finds an 8- yr old female with OR MOLST FORM
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 person-
nel 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
2. Implied Consent exists when a pa- D. unconscious
tient is suffering from a life-threaten-
ing injury or illness and is:
a. Under police custody
b. A threat to himself and others
c. Under age of 18
d. Unconscious
3. The opposite of distal is D. Proximal
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
4. The chamber of the heart that is most B. LEFT VENTRICLE
muscular and that pumps the most
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blood into the aorta is the
a. Right atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium
5. In correct sequence cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS) coccygeal (4)
and number in each section
6. The purpose of the first set of vital A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
signs is to:
7. PCR has how many spots for writing 3 spots
vital signs?
8. When you take the pulse of a patient, A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the
you are really heart sends through an artery
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 col-
umn of blood in a large vein
d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart
muscles as they push the blood
through
9. In people whose skin is darkly pig- A. mucosal membranes
mented, cyanosis is BEST seen by ob-
serving
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a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
10. You are treating an alert 35-year old A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and
trauma patient. You palpate a strong reevaluate it yourself
radial pulse of 100. Your partner has
taken the patient's blood pressure
and advised you that it is 68/32. You
should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pres-
sure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP read-
ing again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension im-
mediately
11. A correct statement about diastolic d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major
blood pressure is that it is the pres- arteries
sure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is
refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ven-
tricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria
of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls
of the major arteries
12. B. weak pulse
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All of the following are symptoms EX-
CEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea
13. sign vs symptom a sign is a physical manifestation (objective)- some-
thing you can measure
symptom is what the patient tells you about the
disease (subjective)
14. For a patient with a suspected lum- B. long spine board
bar 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
15. Which of the following is the best in- A. CHEST EXPANSION
dicator of the quality of ventilations
A. chest expansion
B. pupil size
C. blood pressure
D. skin color
16. What is the best measure of respira- skin color
tion?
17. ventilation vs respiration
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1. An EMS Provider responds to a call Written out-of-hospital DNR
and finds an 8- yr old female with OR MOLST FORM
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 person-
nel 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
2. Implied Consent exists when a pa- D. unconscious
tient is suffering from a life-threaten-
ing injury or illness and is:
a. Under police custody
b. A threat to himself and others
c. Under age of 18
d. Unconscious
3. The opposite of distal is D. Proximal
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
4. The chamber of the heart that is most B. LEFT VENTRICLE
muscular and that pumps the most
, NYS EMT-B State Exam Written
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blood into the aorta is the
a. Right atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium
5. In correct sequence cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS) coccygeal (4)
and number in each section
6. The purpose of the first set of vital A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
signs is to:
7. PCR has how many spots for writing 3 spots
vital signs?
8. When you take the pulse of a patient, A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the
you are really heart sends through an artery
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 col-
umn of blood in a large vein
d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart
muscles as they push the blood
through
9. In people whose skin is darkly pig- A. mucosal membranes
mented, cyanosis is BEST seen by ob-
serving
, NYS EMT-B State Exam Written
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a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
10. You are treating an alert 35-year old A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and
trauma patient. You palpate a strong reevaluate it yourself
radial pulse of 100. Your partner has
taken the patient's blood pressure
and advised you that it is 68/32. You
should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pres-
sure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP read-
ing again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension im-
mediately
11. A correct statement about diastolic d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major
blood pressure is that it is the pres- arteries
sure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is
refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ven-
tricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria
of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls
of the major arteries
12. B. weak pulse
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All of the following are symptoms EX-
CEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea
13. sign vs symptom a sign is a physical manifestation (objective)- some-
thing you can measure
symptom is what the patient tells you about the
disease (subjective)
14. For a patient with a suspected lum- B. long spine board
bar 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
15. Which of the following is the best in- A. CHEST EXPANSION
dicator of the quality of ventilations
A. chest expansion
B. pupil size
C. blood pressure
D. skin color
16. What is the best measure of respira- skin color
tion?
17. ventilation vs respiration
