NYS EMT-B STATE WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || ALREADY
GRADED A+ <RECENT VERSION>
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 - answer-Written out-of-hospital DNR
OR MOLST FORM
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 - answer-D. unconscious
,The oropharyngeal airway will help keep the tongue away from the
a. Posterior pharyngeal wall
b. Nasal passage
c. Epiglottis
d. Posterior larynx - answer-a. Posterior pharyngeal wall
You are called to the home of a patient who is on physician prescribed low-
concentration oxygen and who is NOT in acute respiratory distress. Which type
of oxygen delivery device should you use during transport?
A. NRB
B. Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD)
C. BVM w/ supplemental oxygen
D. Nasal cannula - answer-D. Nasal cannula
Used specifically for someone not in respiratory distress and prescribed O2
from doctor
An EMS provider is treating a patient who has a head injury resulting from a
blow by a baseball bat. What other problem are likely to be present?
A. Hypothermia
B. Hypertensive shock due to blood loss
C. Spinal injuries
D. Lung collapse - answer-C. Spinal injuries
biggest risk for someone with a massive injury is? - answer-Airway problem
,In a HEALTHY person, respiration is controlled by level
A. carbon dioxide
B. blood sugar
C. oxygen
D. carbon monoxide - answer-A. carbon dioxide
- normal stimulus to breathe: HIGH CO2
In patients with COPD respiration is controlled by? - answer-Low O2 levels
called hypoxic breathing
In conducting the Primary Assessment of a conscious patient, the EMS provider
must attend to the patient's emergency needs in the order of:
A. Respiration, Pulse, Bleeding
B. Pulse, Bleeding, Respiration
C. Pulse, Respiration, Bleeding - answer-A. Respiration, Pulse, Bleeding
A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST
likely to exhibit:
A. a slow pulse rate
B. anxiety
C. nasal flaring
D. intercostal muscle retractions - answer-A. slow pulse rate
, When a patient is stable, EMS provider should repeat the ongoing assessment
every - answer-15 minutes
In performing an ongoing assessment on a 10-yr old pedestrian struck by a MV,
the EMS provider's first step is to,
a) recheck vital signs
b) repeat the primary assessment
c) check the interventions
d) repeat a rapid assessment - answer-b) repeat the primary assessment
The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal - answer-D. Proximal
The chamber of the heart that is most muscular and that pumps the most
blood into the aorta is the
a. Right atrium
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || ALREADY
GRADED A+ <RECENT VERSION>
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 - answer-Written out-of-hospital DNR
OR MOLST FORM
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 - answer-D. unconscious
,The oropharyngeal airway will help keep the tongue away from the
a. Posterior pharyngeal wall
b. Nasal passage
c. Epiglottis
d. Posterior larynx - answer-a. Posterior pharyngeal wall
You are called to the home of a patient who is on physician prescribed low-
concentration oxygen and who is NOT in acute respiratory distress. Which type
of oxygen delivery device should you use during transport?
A. NRB
B. Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD)
C. BVM w/ supplemental oxygen
D. Nasal cannula - answer-D. Nasal cannula
Used specifically for someone not in respiratory distress and prescribed O2
from doctor
An EMS provider is treating a patient who has a head injury resulting from a
blow by a baseball bat. What other problem are likely to be present?
A. Hypothermia
B. Hypertensive shock due to blood loss
C. Spinal injuries
D. Lung collapse - answer-C. Spinal injuries
biggest risk for someone with a massive injury is? - answer-Airway problem
,In a HEALTHY person, respiration is controlled by level
A. carbon dioxide
B. blood sugar
C. oxygen
D. carbon monoxide - answer-A. carbon dioxide
- normal stimulus to breathe: HIGH CO2
In patients with COPD respiration is controlled by? - answer-Low O2 levels
called hypoxic breathing
In conducting the Primary Assessment of a conscious patient, the EMS provider
must attend to the patient's emergency needs in the order of:
A. Respiration, Pulse, Bleeding
B. Pulse, Bleeding, Respiration
C. Pulse, Respiration, Bleeding - answer-A. Respiration, Pulse, Bleeding
A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST
likely to exhibit:
A. a slow pulse rate
B. anxiety
C. nasal flaring
D. intercostal muscle retractions - answer-A. slow pulse rate
, When a patient is stable, EMS provider should repeat the ongoing assessment
every - answer-15 minutes
In performing an ongoing assessment on a 10-yr old pedestrian struck by a MV,
the EMS provider's first step is to,
a) recheck vital signs
b) repeat the primary assessment
c) check the interventions
d) repeat a rapid assessment - answer-b) repeat the primary assessment
The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal - answer-D. Proximal
The chamber of the heart that is most muscular and that pumps the most
blood into the aorta is the
a. Right atrium
