NYS EMT-B State Exam 2023/ 209
Questions with complete answers
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
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
-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
,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 - -a sign is a physical manifestation (objective)- something you can
measure
symptom is what the patient tells you about the disease (subjective)
-For a patient with a suspected lumbar spinal injury, the BEST device for moving the
patient as a single unit over uneven terrain is the:
A. wheeled stretcher
B. long spine board
C. flexible stretcher
D. short spine board - -B. long spine board
-Which of the following is the best indicator of the quality of ventilations
A. chest expansion
B. pupil size
, C. blood pressure
D. skin color - -A. CHEST EXPANSION
-What is the best measure of respiration? - -skin color
-ventilation vs respiration - -ventilation- the simple movement of air into and out of the
lungs
respiration- the exchange of gases between the lungs, the blood, and the tissues of the
body
-Unless additional suctioning time is necessary to clear the airway, an adult patient
should be suctioned for NO LONGER THAN
A. 5 sec
B. 10 sec
C. 15 sec
D. 20 sec - -15 seconds
-During single-rescuer CPR, which of the following ventilation devices would be MOST
effective for ventilating a patient
A. NRB
B. Pocket mask w/ oxygen
C. Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD)
D. BVM w/o oxygen - -B. Pocket mask with Oxygen
because you can maintain a better seal
-While performing ventilations on an infant or child in respiratory arrest, you should
ventilate every
A. 5-6 seconds
B. 3-5 seconds
C. 1-2 seconds - -B. 3-5 seconds
Questions with complete answers
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
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
-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
,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 - -a sign is a physical manifestation (objective)- something you can
measure
symptom is what the patient tells you about the disease (subjective)
-For a patient with a suspected lumbar spinal injury, the BEST device for moving the
patient as a single unit over uneven terrain is the:
A. wheeled stretcher
B. long spine board
C. flexible stretcher
D. short spine board - -B. long spine board
-Which of the following is the best indicator of the quality of ventilations
A. chest expansion
B. pupil size
, C. blood pressure
D. skin color - -A. CHEST EXPANSION
-What is the best measure of respiration? - -skin color
-ventilation vs respiration - -ventilation- the simple movement of air into and out of the
lungs
respiration- the exchange of gases between the lungs, the blood, and the tissues of the
body
-Unless additional suctioning time is necessary to clear the airway, an adult patient
should be suctioned for NO LONGER THAN
A. 5 sec
B. 10 sec
C. 15 sec
D. 20 sec - -15 seconds
-During single-rescuer CPR, which of the following ventilation devices would be MOST
effective for ventilating a patient
A. NRB
B. Pocket mask w/ oxygen
C. Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD)
D. BVM w/o oxygen - -B. Pocket mask with Oxygen
because you can maintain a better seal
-While performing ventilations on an infant or child in respiratory arrest, you should
ventilate every
A. 5-6 seconds
B. 3-5 seconds
C. 1-2 seconds - -B. 3-5 seconds
