NYS EMT CERTIFICATION EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
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A previously conscious patient with a partial airway
obstruction starts to become unconscious, and the
patient's "crowing" noises have stopped. The EMT should
1. Continue to treat the patient as a partial airway
obstruction patient
2. Treat the patient as a complete airway obstruction
patient
3. Administer oxygen by a non-rebreather mask
4. Suction the patient's pharynx Correct Answer Treat the
patient as a complete airway obstruction patient
You arrive at the scene of a call and find an unconscious
adult victim. The initial attempt to ventilate proves
unsuccessful. The NEXT step should be
A. Deliver 5 abdominal thrusts
B. Check carotid pulse
C. Reposition the head and attempt to ventilate again
,D. Reposition the head and perform a finger sweep
Correct Answer Reposition the head and attempt to
ventilate again
When taking vital signs on an unstable patient it is
important to take them every
1. 2-3 mins
2. 5 mins
3. 10 mins
4. 15 mins Correct Answer 5 mins
-Vital signs for a stable patient is every 15 mins
When you are administering mouth-to-mask ventilations
without supplemental oxygen, approximately how much
oxygen are you providing for the nonrebreathing patient
1. 16%
2. 18%
3. 20%
4. 21% Correct Answer 16% with supplemental oxygen-
50%
According to the CPR guidelines, when ventilating a non-
rebreathing child (1-8 years old), how many times per
minute should ventilations be performed
1. 10-15
2. 10-20
3. 15-20
,4. 12-20 Correct Answer 12-20
When ventilations are being performed on a victim who is
suspected of having a spinal injury, the victims neck
should be kept in a
1. Prone Position
2. Hyperextended position
3. Neutral position
4. Flexed position Correct Answer Neutral position
The management of airway obstruction in the conscious
infant includes
1. Back slaps and chest thrusts
2. Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
3. Abdominal thrusts and chest thrusts
4. Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts
Correct Answer Back slaps and chest thrusts
The management of airway obstruction in the unconscious
infant includes
1. Back slaps and chest thrusts
2. Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
3. Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle
4. Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts
Correct Answer Perform CPR and check mouth after each
cycle
, -Infant, Child and Adult unconscious airway obstruction
check mouth then perform CPR and check mouth again
after each cycle
In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or
tracheotomy tube; the EMS provider must
1. Use a nasopharyngeal airway
2. Use extra force with each ventilation
3. Cover the neck opening
4. Ventilate through the neck opening Correct Answer
Ventilate through the neck opening
A correct statement concerning airway management of a
patient who has a suspected spinal cord injury is that
1. The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the
patient can be ventilated only if this be done without
moving the cord
2. The airway takes precedence over the cord injury; the
airway must be opened regardless of the damage it might
do to the cord
3. There is no difference in management; in the presence
of a cord injury, the airway is still opened in the usual way.
4. Special techniques must be employed to open the
airway without moving the cord Correct Answer Special
techniques must be employed to open the airway without
moving the cord
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | GET CERTIFIED
A previously conscious patient with a partial airway
obstruction starts to become unconscious, and the
patient's "crowing" noises have stopped. The EMT should
1. Continue to treat the patient as a partial airway
obstruction patient
2. Treat the patient as a complete airway obstruction
patient
3. Administer oxygen by a non-rebreather mask
4. Suction the patient's pharynx Correct Answer Treat the
patient as a complete airway obstruction patient
You arrive at the scene of a call and find an unconscious
adult victim. The initial attempt to ventilate proves
unsuccessful. The NEXT step should be
A. Deliver 5 abdominal thrusts
B. Check carotid pulse
C. Reposition the head and attempt to ventilate again
,D. Reposition the head and perform a finger sweep
Correct Answer Reposition the head and attempt to
ventilate again
When taking vital signs on an unstable patient it is
important to take them every
1. 2-3 mins
2. 5 mins
3. 10 mins
4. 15 mins Correct Answer 5 mins
-Vital signs for a stable patient is every 15 mins
When you are administering mouth-to-mask ventilations
without supplemental oxygen, approximately how much
oxygen are you providing for the nonrebreathing patient
1. 16%
2. 18%
3. 20%
4. 21% Correct Answer 16% with supplemental oxygen-
50%
According to the CPR guidelines, when ventilating a non-
rebreathing child (1-8 years old), how many times per
minute should ventilations be performed
1. 10-15
2. 10-20
3. 15-20
,4. 12-20 Correct Answer 12-20
When ventilations are being performed on a victim who is
suspected of having a spinal injury, the victims neck
should be kept in a
1. Prone Position
2. Hyperextended position
3. Neutral position
4. Flexed position Correct Answer Neutral position
The management of airway obstruction in the conscious
infant includes
1. Back slaps and chest thrusts
2. Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
3. Abdominal thrusts and chest thrusts
4. Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts
Correct Answer Back slaps and chest thrusts
The management of airway obstruction in the unconscious
infant includes
1. Back slaps and chest thrusts
2. Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
3. Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle
4. Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts
Correct Answer Perform CPR and check mouth after each
cycle
, -Infant, Child and Adult unconscious airway obstruction
check mouth then perform CPR and check mouth again
after each cycle
In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or
tracheotomy tube; the EMS provider must
1. Use a nasopharyngeal airway
2. Use extra force with each ventilation
3. Cover the neck opening
4. Ventilate through the neck opening Correct Answer
Ventilate through the neck opening
A correct statement concerning airway management of a
patient who has a suspected spinal cord injury is that
1. The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the
patient can be ventilated only if this be done without
moving the cord
2. The airway takes precedence over the cord injury; the
airway must be opened regardless of the damage it might
do to the cord
3. There is no difference in management; in the presence
of a cord injury, the airway is still opened in the usual way.
4. Special techniques must be employed to open the
airway without moving the cord Correct Answer Special
techniques must be employed to open the airway without
moving the cord
