NYS EMT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.Which of the following definitions best describes an EMS
system?
ANS A system of resources and personnel necessary to provide
immediate medical care to patients with sudden or unexpected illness
or injury.
2.The first use of ambulances in the United States occurred
during the
ANS Civil War
3.Motorized ambulances were first used by which hospital?
ANS Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago
4.Which landmark paper did the National Academy of Sciences
publish in 1966?
ANS "Accidental Death and Disability The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society"
5.The is the "central nervous system" of EMS resources.
ANS Dispatch center
6.Which component of an EMS system is the "intersection of
care" for the critical patient?
,ANS The hospital emergency department
7.Who of the following EMS system personnel often provides
the first help to the patient?
ANS The lay rescuer
8.Which of the following are the best ways to maintain
competence?
ANS Employing a serious effort to apply and perfect the skills taught
during the initial training program, as well as taking measures to
prevent deterioration of knowledge
9.Which of the following is not a primary role for the EMT?
ANS Online medical director
10.Which of the following treatments would require wearing
only gloves (no goggles) as your personal protective
equipment?
ANS Bandaging a minor wound
11.Which of the following best describes offline medical
direction?
ANS Standing orders and written protocols to advise rescuers on how to
deal with certain situations
,12.The EMT's first priority when dealing with a dangerous
patient is
ANS Personal safety
13.You and your partner have completed treating and
transporting a patient who sustained a slash injury to her right
arm. During the treatment of this patient you wore disposable
medical gloves that are now visibly contaminated with blood.
Once you move your patient to the emergency department
stretch- er, you should
ANS Take off your gloves, properly dispose of them, and immediately
wash your hands
14.When confronted with an open wound oozing blood, the EMT
should
ANS Put on disposable medical gloves before assessing and treating
the patient
15.When confronted with a patient who has a 2-week history of
persistent cough and night sweats, the proper personal
protective equipment for the EMT includes
ANS Disposable medical gloves and a HEPA respirator
16.Diseases capable of being spread from one person to another
are called
, ANS-
Communicable diseases
17.The simplest and most effective way to block the spread
of infection is
ANS Hand washing after every patient contact
18.Which of the following is not a source of information at
a hazardous materials transportation accident site?
ANS The color of the vehicle
19.Which of the following best describes the term "standard of
care"?
ANS The body of knowledge, laws, policies, standards, and guidelines
set forth by various standard-setting organizations that provides the
basis of prehospital and medical care
20.You respond to the call of an attempted murder. You witness
a person removing a knife from the scene. What should you do?
ANS Report it to police and document the event.
21.The Spinal column consists of______ertebrae.
ANS 33
1.Which of the following definitions best describes an EMS
system?
ANS A system of resources and personnel necessary to provide
immediate medical care to patients with sudden or unexpected illness
or injury.
2.The first use of ambulances in the United States occurred
during the
ANS Civil War
3.Motorized ambulances were first used by which hospital?
ANS Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago
4.Which landmark paper did the National Academy of Sciences
publish in 1966?
ANS "Accidental Death and Disability The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society"
5.The is the "central nervous system" of EMS resources.
ANS Dispatch center
6.Which component of an EMS system is the "intersection of
care" for the critical patient?
,ANS The hospital emergency department
7.Who of the following EMS system personnel often provides
the first help to the patient?
ANS The lay rescuer
8.Which of the following are the best ways to maintain
competence?
ANS Employing a serious effort to apply and perfect the skills taught
during the initial training program, as well as taking measures to
prevent deterioration of knowledge
9.Which of the following is not a primary role for the EMT?
ANS Online medical director
10.Which of the following treatments would require wearing
only gloves (no goggles) as your personal protective
equipment?
ANS Bandaging a minor wound
11.Which of the following best describes offline medical
direction?
ANS Standing orders and written protocols to advise rescuers on how to
deal with certain situations
,12.The EMT's first priority when dealing with a dangerous
patient is
ANS Personal safety
13.You and your partner have completed treating and
transporting a patient who sustained a slash injury to her right
arm. During the treatment of this patient you wore disposable
medical gloves that are now visibly contaminated with blood.
Once you move your patient to the emergency department
stretch- er, you should
ANS Take off your gloves, properly dispose of them, and immediately
wash your hands
14.When confronted with an open wound oozing blood, the EMT
should
ANS Put on disposable medical gloves before assessing and treating
the patient
15.When confronted with a patient who has a 2-week history of
persistent cough and night sweats, the proper personal
protective equipment for the EMT includes
ANS Disposable medical gloves and a HEPA respirator
16.Diseases capable of being spread from one person to another
are called
, ANS-
Communicable diseases
17.The simplest and most effective way to block the spread
of infection is
ANS Hand washing after every patient contact
18.Which of the following is not a source of information at
a hazardous materials transportation accident site?
ANS The color of the vehicle
19.Which of the following best describes the term "standard of
care"?
ANS The body of knowledge, laws, policies, standards, and guidelines
set forth by various standard-setting organizations that provides the
basis of prehospital and medical care
20.You respond to the call of an attempted murder. You witness
a person removing a knife from the scene. What should you do?
ANS Report it to police and document the event.
21.The Spinal column consists of______ertebrae.
ANS 33
