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NYS EMT-B State Exam Written Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
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
✓✓ 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
✓✓ D. unconscious
The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
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b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
✓✓ 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
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium
✓✓ B. LEFT VENTRICLE
In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS)
and number in each section
✓✓ cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and
coccygeal (4)
The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:
✓✓ A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?
✓✓ 3 spots
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When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really
a. Counting pressure waves of blood that the heart sends
through an artery
b. Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes
back to the heart
c. Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large vein
d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart muscles as they push the
blood through
✓✓ A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart
sends through an artery
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST
seen by observing
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
✓✓ A. mucosal membranes
You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You
palpate a strong radial pulse of 100. Your partner has taken the
patient's blood pressure and advised you that it is 68/32. You
should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
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c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
✓✓ A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and
reevaluate it yourself
A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it is
the pressure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
✓✓ d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea
✓✓ B. weak pulse
sign vs symptom
NYS EMT-B State Exam Written Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
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
✓✓ 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
✓✓ D. unconscious
The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
b. Medial
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
✓✓ 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
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium
✓✓ B. LEFT VENTRICLE
In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS)
and number in each section
✓✓ cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and
coccygeal (4)
The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to:
✓✓ A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs?
✓✓ 3 spots
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really
a. Counting pressure waves of blood that the heart sends
through an artery
b. Feeling the swelling of the vein as each wave of blood passes
back to the heart
c. Noting the heartbeats in the column of blood in a large vein
d. Feeling the vibrations of the heart muscles as they push the
blood through
✓✓ A. counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart
sends through an artery
In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is BEST
seen by observing
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face
✓✓ A. mucosal membranes
You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You
palpate a strong radial pulse of 100. Your partner has taken the
patient's blood pressure and advised you that it is 68/32. You
should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately
✓✓ A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and
reevaluate it yourself
A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it is
the pressure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
✓✓ d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea
✓✓ B. weak pulse
sign vs symptom
