NYS EMT CERTIFYING EXAM 2026-2027
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
|GRADED A+
In what order is the Detailed Physical Exam usually conducted on an adult patient?
1. Head, Neck, extremities, chest, pelvis, abdomen
2. Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities
3. Head, neck, abdomen, chest, pelvis, extremities
4. Head, chest, abdomen, neck, pelvis, and extremities
Head, Neck, Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis, And Extremities
A driver has crashed into a tree. In what order should you check for the signs of
life-threatening problems in this accident victim?
1. Pulse, respirations, Hemorrhage
2. Respirations, Hemorrhage, and pulse
3. Hemorrhage, Pulse, and Respirations
4. Respirations, Pulse, And hemorrhage
Respirations, Pulse, And hemorrhage
In assessing a pediatric trauma patient's capillary refill time, an abnormal finding
would be a refill time of
,1. Greater than 5 seconds
2. Less than 2 seconds
3. Greater than 2 seconds
4. Greater than 4 seconds
Greater than 2 seconds
If a life-threatening problem is discovered during the initial assessment, you should
1. Finish the initial Assessment and then go back to correct the problem
2. Complete both the initial Assessment and the secondary survey
3. Transport the patient to the hospital immediately
4. Correct the problem before continuing with the initial Assessment
Correct the problem before continuing with the initial Assessment
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT
1. Headache
2. Weak Pulse
3. Chest Pain
4. Nausea
Weak Pulse
,Which one of the following is an example of a sign?
1. Cyanosis
2. Nausea
3. Dizziness
4. Chest Pain
Cyanosis
The "A" in the Mnemonic "AVPU" as it relates to patient assessment stands for
1. Agitated
2. Airway
3. Alert
4. Auscultate
Alert
Providing care within the scope of practice would be considered behavior in
accordance with:
1. The sovereign immunity doctrine
2. Approved protocols
3. Professional Standards
4. Institutional Standards
, Professional Standards
As you lift a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognizes the
patient as a State Senator. Immediately the press demands to be told what has
happened to the senator. You Should:
1. Advise the press that you are unable to comment
2. Deny the patient is the Senator
3. Tell the press your diagnosis
4. Advise the press to contact the Senator's family
Advise the press that you are unable to comment
If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS providers
responsibility to
1. Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar
with the new protocols
2. Continue to use the old protocols because they are already familiar
3. Begin to use the new protocols as soon as the agency receives them
4. Operate only when in direct communication with the physician
Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar
with new protocols
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
|GRADED A+
In what order is the Detailed Physical Exam usually conducted on an adult patient?
1. Head, Neck, extremities, chest, pelvis, abdomen
2. Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities
3. Head, neck, abdomen, chest, pelvis, extremities
4. Head, chest, abdomen, neck, pelvis, and extremities
Head, Neck, Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis, And Extremities
A driver has crashed into a tree. In what order should you check for the signs of
life-threatening problems in this accident victim?
1. Pulse, respirations, Hemorrhage
2. Respirations, Hemorrhage, and pulse
3. Hemorrhage, Pulse, and Respirations
4. Respirations, Pulse, And hemorrhage
Respirations, Pulse, And hemorrhage
In assessing a pediatric trauma patient's capillary refill time, an abnormal finding
would be a refill time of
,1. Greater than 5 seconds
2. Less than 2 seconds
3. Greater than 2 seconds
4. Greater than 4 seconds
Greater than 2 seconds
If a life-threatening problem is discovered during the initial assessment, you should
1. Finish the initial Assessment and then go back to correct the problem
2. Complete both the initial Assessment and the secondary survey
3. Transport the patient to the hospital immediately
4. Correct the problem before continuing with the initial Assessment
Correct the problem before continuing with the initial Assessment
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT
1. Headache
2. Weak Pulse
3. Chest Pain
4. Nausea
Weak Pulse
,Which one of the following is an example of a sign?
1. Cyanosis
2. Nausea
3. Dizziness
4. Chest Pain
Cyanosis
The "A" in the Mnemonic "AVPU" as it relates to patient assessment stands for
1. Agitated
2. Airway
3. Alert
4. Auscultate
Alert
Providing care within the scope of practice would be considered behavior in
accordance with:
1. The sovereign immunity doctrine
2. Approved protocols
3. Professional Standards
4. Institutional Standards
, Professional Standards
As you lift a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognizes the
patient as a State Senator. Immediately the press demands to be told what has
happened to the senator. You Should:
1. Advise the press that you are unable to comment
2. Deny the patient is the Senator
3. Tell the press your diagnosis
4. Advise the press to contact the Senator's family
Advise the press that you are unable to comment
If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS providers
responsibility to
1. Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar
with the new protocols
2. Continue to use the old protocols because they are already familiar
3. Begin to use the new protocols as soon as the agency receives them
4. Operate only when in direct communication with the physician
Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar
with new protocols
