NYS EMT STATE TEST 1 LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|A GRADED|
After an EMS call, some crew members begin discussing a recent case with some non-
EMS personnel. This is unacceptable behavior because it is:
a) A breach of the patient's right to know
b) A breach of the patient's privacy and is unethical
c) Against the New York State Good Samaritan Law
d) Against the principles of patient consent - Correct answer-b) A breach of the patient's
privacy and is unethical
Which form of consent allows you to treat an unconscious patient?
a) Actual consent
b) Implied consent
c) Informed consent
d) Legislated consent - Correct answer-b) Implied consent
• Another name for the left lateral position
is: a) Semi-Fowler's
b) Trendelenburg
c) Recovery position
d) dorsal recumbent - Correct answer-c) Recovery position
• In anatomic terms, an injury midway down the left forearm would be
considered:
a) Distal to the left elbow
b) Proximal to the left elbow
c) Superior to the left elbow
d) Lateral to the left elbow - Correct answer-a) Distal to the left elbow
If a life-threatening problem is discovered during the Initial Assessment, you should:
a) Finish the Initial Assessment and then go back to correct the problem
b) Complete both the Initial Assessment and the Detailed Physical Examination
c) Transport the patient to the hospital immediately
d) Correct the problem before continuing with the Initial Assessment - Correct answer-d)
Correct the problem before continuing with the Initial Assessment
Which of the following is the BEST definition of the term "auscultation"?
a) The reaction of a normal pupil to light
b) Evaluating the blood pressure in the sitting and supine positions
c) Listening
,d) Testing of reflexes - Correct answer-c) Listening
The "A" in the mnemonic AVPU as it relates to patient assessment, stands for:
a) Allergy
b) Airway
c) Alert
d) Auscultate - Correct answer-c) Alert
An unconscious trauma victim responds to painful stimuli in both extremities. The EMS
Provider should presume that:
a) There is no spinal injury
b) Circulation to the extremities is defective
c) There is proper circulation to the extremities
d) There may still be a spinal injury - Correct answer-d) There may still be a spinal injury
The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:
a) Establish a baseline for additional evaluations
b) Determine all that is necessary for the prehospital care report (PCR)
c) Accurately measure the patient's status
d) Fully assess the patient's condition - Correct answer-a) Establish a baseline for
additional evaluations
The alveoli of the lungs are in close contact with the:
a) Diaphragm
b) main-stem bronchus
c) Pulmonary capillaries
d) Pulmonary arteries - Correct answer-c) Pulmonary capillaries
The tubelike anatomical structure that carries air from the throat to the lungs is the:
a) Pharynx
b) Larynx
c) Trachea
d) Esophagus - Correct answer-c) Trachea
An unconscious patient with suspected spinal trauma has an obstruction caused by his
tongue. Which of the following procedures is an accepted method for correcting this
type of obstruction?
a) Slightly lifting the patient's neck
b) Slightly tilting the patient's head back
c) Tilting the patient's head forward
c) Thrusting the patient's jaw forward - Correct answer-d) Thrusting the patient's jaw
forward
, The patient who makes a crowing noise (strider) while attempting to inhale has a:
a) Severe airway obstruction with poor air exchange
b) Mild airway obstruction with good air exchange
c) Mild airway obstruction with poor air exchange
d) Severe airway obstruction with no air exchange - Correct answer-c) Mild airway
obstruction with poor air exchange
When performing abdominal thrusts on a conscious adult patient with a severe airway
obstruction, the EMS Provider should place the thumb side of his/her hand against the
patient's abdomen:
a) Between the midportion of the sternum and the xiphoid process
b) Directly on the umbilicus
c) Directly on the xiphoid process
d) Between the navel and the xiphoid process in the midline - Correct answer-d)
Between the navel and the xiphoid process in the midline
You are attempting to ventilate a patient through a stoma and you notice that the
patient's chest does not rise completely. You feel an escaping from the patient's mouth
and nose. Your next step should be to:
a) Perform abdominal thrusts
b) Reposition the head and attempt to reventilate
c) manually seal the patient's mouth and nose
d) Blow more forcefully - Correct answer-c) manually seal the patient's mouth and nose
A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a suspected
spinal cord injury is that:
a) The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated only if
this can be done without moving the cord
b) The airway always takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened
regardless of the damage it might do to the cord
c) There is no difference in management; in the presence of cord injury, the airway is
still opened in the usual way
d) Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord -
Correct answer-b) The airway always takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway
must be opened regardless of the damage it might do to the cord
When ventilating an infant with inadequate breathing, rescue breaths should be given at
a rate of 1 breath every:
a) 2 seconds
b) 4 seconds
c) 6 seconds
d) 8 seconds - Correct answer-b) 4 seconds
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|A GRADED|
After an EMS call, some crew members begin discussing a recent case with some non-
EMS personnel. This is unacceptable behavior because it is:
a) A breach of the patient's right to know
b) A breach of the patient's privacy and is unethical
c) Against the New York State Good Samaritan Law
d) Against the principles of patient consent - Correct answer-b) A breach of the patient's
privacy and is unethical
Which form of consent allows you to treat an unconscious patient?
a) Actual consent
b) Implied consent
c) Informed consent
d) Legislated consent - Correct answer-b) Implied consent
• Another name for the left lateral position
is: a) Semi-Fowler's
b) Trendelenburg
c) Recovery position
d) dorsal recumbent - Correct answer-c) Recovery position
• In anatomic terms, an injury midway down the left forearm would be
considered:
a) Distal to the left elbow
b) Proximal to the left elbow
c) Superior to the left elbow
d) Lateral to the left elbow - Correct answer-a) Distal to the left elbow
If a life-threatening problem is discovered during the Initial Assessment, you should:
a) Finish the Initial Assessment and then go back to correct the problem
b) Complete both the Initial Assessment and the Detailed Physical Examination
c) Transport the patient to the hospital immediately
d) Correct the problem before continuing with the Initial Assessment - Correct answer-d)
Correct the problem before continuing with the Initial Assessment
Which of the following is the BEST definition of the term "auscultation"?
a) The reaction of a normal pupil to light
b) Evaluating the blood pressure in the sitting and supine positions
c) Listening
,d) Testing of reflexes - Correct answer-c) Listening
The "A" in the mnemonic AVPU as it relates to patient assessment, stands for:
a) Allergy
b) Airway
c) Alert
d) Auscultate - Correct answer-c) Alert
An unconscious trauma victim responds to painful stimuli in both extremities. The EMS
Provider should presume that:
a) There is no spinal injury
b) Circulation to the extremities is defective
c) There is proper circulation to the extremities
d) There may still be a spinal injury - Correct answer-d) There may still be a spinal injury
The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:
a) Establish a baseline for additional evaluations
b) Determine all that is necessary for the prehospital care report (PCR)
c) Accurately measure the patient's status
d) Fully assess the patient's condition - Correct answer-a) Establish a baseline for
additional evaluations
The alveoli of the lungs are in close contact with the:
a) Diaphragm
b) main-stem bronchus
c) Pulmonary capillaries
d) Pulmonary arteries - Correct answer-c) Pulmonary capillaries
The tubelike anatomical structure that carries air from the throat to the lungs is the:
a) Pharynx
b) Larynx
c) Trachea
d) Esophagus - Correct answer-c) Trachea
An unconscious patient with suspected spinal trauma has an obstruction caused by his
tongue. Which of the following procedures is an accepted method for correcting this
type of obstruction?
a) Slightly lifting the patient's neck
b) Slightly tilting the patient's head back
c) Tilting the patient's head forward
c) Thrusting the patient's jaw forward - Correct answer-d) Thrusting the patient's jaw
forward
, The patient who makes a crowing noise (strider) while attempting to inhale has a:
a) Severe airway obstruction with poor air exchange
b) Mild airway obstruction with good air exchange
c) Mild airway obstruction with poor air exchange
d) Severe airway obstruction with no air exchange - Correct answer-c) Mild airway
obstruction with poor air exchange
When performing abdominal thrusts on a conscious adult patient with a severe airway
obstruction, the EMS Provider should place the thumb side of his/her hand against the
patient's abdomen:
a) Between the midportion of the sternum and the xiphoid process
b) Directly on the umbilicus
c) Directly on the xiphoid process
d) Between the navel and the xiphoid process in the midline - Correct answer-d)
Between the navel and the xiphoid process in the midline
You are attempting to ventilate a patient through a stoma and you notice that the
patient's chest does not rise completely. You feel an escaping from the patient's mouth
and nose. Your next step should be to:
a) Perform abdominal thrusts
b) Reposition the head and attempt to reventilate
c) manually seal the patient's mouth and nose
d) Blow more forcefully - Correct answer-c) manually seal the patient's mouth and nose
A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a suspected
spinal cord injury is that:
a) The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated only if
this can be done without moving the cord
b) The airway always takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened
regardless of the damage it might do to the cord
c) There is no difference in management; in the presence of cord injury, the airway is
still opened in the usual way
d) Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord -
Correct answer-b) The airway always takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway
must be opened regardless of the damage it might do to the cord
When ventilating an infant with inadequate breathing, rescue breaths should be given at
a rate of 1 breath every:
a) 2 seconds
b) 4 seconds
c) 6 seconds
d) 8 seconds - Correct answer-b) 4 seconds
