NYS EMT-B STATE EXAM WRITTEN
Questions and Answers
1.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
ANS Written out-of-hospital DNR OR MOLST
FORM
2.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
ANS D. unconscious
,3.The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
ANS D. Proximal
4.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
ANS B. LEFT VENTRICLE
5.In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE
SECTIONS)
and number in each section
ANS cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
6.The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to
ANS A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
7.PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?
, ANS 3 spots
8.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-
ANS A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends
through an artery
9.In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST
seen by ob- serving
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
ANS A. mucosal membranes
10.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
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
ANS A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate
it yourself
11.A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that
it is the pres- sure
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
ANS d. Caused by relax- ation of the walls of the major arteries
12.All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea
ANS B. weak pulse
13.sign vs symptom
Questions and Answers
1.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
ANS Written out-of-hospital DNR OR MOLST
FORM
2.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
ANS D. unconscious
,3.The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
ANS D. Proximal
4.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
ANS B. LEFT VENTRICLE
5.In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE
SECTIONS)
and number in each section
ANS cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
6.The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to
ANS A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
7.PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?
, ANS 3 spots
8.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-
ANS A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends
through an artery
9.In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST
seen by ob- serving
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
ANS A. mucosal membranes
10.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
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
ANS A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate
it yourself
11.A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that
it is the pres- sure
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
ANS d. Caused by relax- ation of the walls of the major arteries
12.All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea
ANS B. weak pulse
13.sign vs symptom
