EMT NYS PSI ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Center for disease control and prevention. Answer: The primary
federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the
United States. Part of the US department of Health and Human Services.
◉ Communicable disease. Answer: A disease that can be spread from
one person or species to another
◉ Contamination. Answer: The presence of infectious organisms on or
in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or the
patients body.
◉ Critical incident stress management (Cism). Answer: A process that
confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing
the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional
equilibrium
◉ Cumulative stress reaction. Answer: Prolonged or excessive stress
◉ Delayed stress reaction. Answer: Reactions to stress that occur after a
stressful situation. Ex. PTSD
,◉ General adaptation syndrome. Answer: The body's response to stress
that begins with an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and
resistance, and then recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.
◉ Hepatitis. Answer: Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral
infection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and
altered liver function
◉ Hiv. Answer: Damages the cells in the body's immune system so the
body is unable to fight infections or certain cancers. Acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by this.
◉ Immune. Answer: The body's ability to protect itself from acquiring a
disease
◉ Infection. Answer: The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by
organisms such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites, with or without signs or
symptoms of disease.
◉ Infection control. Answer: Procedures to reduce transmission of
infection among patients and health care personnel.
◉ Infectious disease. Answer: A medical condition caused by the growth
and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
,◉ Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA). Answer: The
federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes, and
enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace.
◉ Pathogen. Answer: A microorganism that is capable of causing
disease in a susceptible host.
◉ Post traumatic stress disorder. Answer: A delayed stress reaction to a
prior incident. Often the result of one or more unresolved issues
concerning the incident, and may relate to an incident that involved
physical harm or the threat of physical harm
◉ Transmission. Answer: The way in which an infectious disease is
spread: contact, airborne, by vehicles, or by vectors.
◉ Standard precautions. Answer: Protective measures that have
traditionally been developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects,
blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks of communicable
disease.
◉ Vector-borne transmission. Answer: The use of an animal to spread an
organism from one person or a place to another
◉ CPR ECC rate. Answer: 100-120
, ◉ Dept of ECC in adult patient. Answer: 2-2.4
◉ Depth of ECC in child. Answer: 2" or 1/3 anteroposterior of the chest
◉ Depth of ECC. Answer: 1 1/2" or 1/3 anteroposterior of the chest
◉ Adult ratio of ECC to Ventilations. Answer: 30-2 one man and two
man CPR
◉ Child and Infant ratio ECC to Ventilations. Answer: One man 30-2,
two man 15-2
◉ Adult Compression Area CPR. Answer: Lower 1/2 sternum
◉ Child Compression Area CPR. Answer: Center/ in between nipples
◉ Infant Compression Area CPR. Answer: Just below the nipple line
◉ Adult Rescue breathing Rate. Answer: One every 5-6 seconds, 10-12
per minute
◉ Infant and child rescue breath rate. Answer: One every 3-5 seconds,
12-20 per minute
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Center for disease control and prevention. Answer: The primary
federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the
United States. Part of the US department of Health and Human Services.
◉ Communicable disease. Answer: A disease that can be spread from
one person or species to another
◉ Contamination. Answer: The presence of infectious organisms on or
in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or the
patients body.
◉ Critical incident stress management (Cism). Answer: A process that
confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing
the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional
equilibrium
◉ Cumulative stress reaction. Answer: Prolonged or excessive stress
◉ Delayed stress reaction. Answer: Reactions to stress that occur after a
stressful situation. Ex. PTSD
,◉ General adaptation syndrome. Answer: The body's response to stress
that begins with an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and
resistance, and then recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.
◉ Hepatitis. Answer: Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral
infection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and
altered liver function
◉ Hiv. Answer: Damages the cells in the body's immune system so the
body is unable to fight infections or certain cancers. Acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by this.
◉ Immune. Answer: The body's ability to protect itself from acquiring a
disease
◉ Infection. Answer: The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by
organisms such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites, with or without signs or
symptoms of disease.
◉ Infection control. Answer: Procedures to reduce transmission of
infection among patients and health care personnel.
◉ Infectious disease. Answer: A medical condition caused by the growth
and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
,◉ Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA). Answer: The
federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes, and
enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace.
◉ Pathogen. Answer: A microorganism that is capable of causing
disease in a susceptible host.
◉ Post traumatic stress disorder. Answer: A delayed stress reaction to a
prior incident. Often the result of one or more unresolved issues
concerning the incident, and may relate to an incident that involved
physical harm or the threat of physical harm
◉ Transmission. Answer: The way in which an infectious disease is
spread: contact, airborne, by vehicles, or by vectors.
◉ Standard precautions. Answer: Protective measures that have
traditionally been developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects,
blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks of communicable
disease.
◉ Vector-borne transmission. Answer: The use of an animal to spread an
organism from one person or a place to another
◉ CPR ECC rate. Answer: 100-120
, ◉ Dept of ECC in adult patient. Answer: 2-2.4
◉ Depth of ECC in child. Answer: 2" or 1/3 anteroposterior of the chest
◉ Depth of ECC. Answer: 1 1/2" or 1/3 anteroposterior of the chest
◉ Adult ratio of ECC to Ventilations. Answer: 30-2 one man and two
man CPR
◉ Child and Infant ratio ECC to Ventilations. Answer: One man 30-2,
two man 15-2
◉ Adult Compression Area CPR. Answer: Lower 1/2 sternum
◉ Child Compression Area CPR. Answer: Center/ in between nipples
◉ Infant Compression Area CPR. Answer: Just below the nipple line
◉ Adult Rescue breathing Rate. Answer: One every 5-6 seconds, 10-12
per minute
◉ Infant and child rescue breath rate. Answer: One every 3-5 seconds,
12-20 per minute
