NYS EMT-B State Exam Written
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
,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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-D. unconscious
The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
,d. Proximal - CORRECT 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
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium - CORRECT ANSWER-B. LEFT VENTRICLE
In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS)
and number in each section - CORRECT ANSWER-cervical (7),
thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to: - CORRECT ANSWER-
A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs? - CORRECT
ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-
A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
yourself
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
,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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-D. unconscious
The opposite of distal is
a. Superior
b. Medial
c. Lateral
,d. Proximal - CORRECT 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
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Left atrium - CORRECT ANSWER-B. LEFT VENTRICLE
In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS)
and number in each section - CORRECT ANSWER-cervical (7),
thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), and coccygeal (4)
The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to: - CORRECT ANSWER-
A. establish a baseline for additional evaluations
PCR has how many spots for writing vital signs? - CORRECT
ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-
A. suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it
yourself
