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Providing care within the scope of practice would be considered behavior in accordance with:
- The sovereign immunity doctrine
- Approved protocols
- Professional Standards
- Institutional Standards Correct Answer: Professional Standards The extent of medical procedures a EMT is authorized to perform is called the:
- Medical release
- Scope of practice/care
- Duty to act
- Physician relationship
- Skill set Correct Answer: Scope of practice/care
NYS EMT WRITTEN EXAM | QUESTIONS &
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Which of the following is the EMT's BEST defense in a lawsuit?
- Excellent documentation of patient care
- Current certification
- Knowledge of all legal aspects of emergency care
- Being proficient Correct Answer: Excellent documentation of patient care EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The New York State law that establishes this level is the:
- Good Samaritan Law
- General Municipal Law
- Medical License Law
- Public Health Law Correct Answer: Public Health Law Public Health Law Article 30, Part 800 covers all Emergency Medical Technicians from liability except for gross negligence The first action taken by the EMS provider at the scene of an emergency should be:
- Triage of all victims
- Type A personality
- Job burn-out
- Diabetes
- Stress Correct Answer: Stress A special kind of stress encountered by emergency responders that results from exposure to incidents of a critical nature is:
- Pre-incident stress
- Personal stress
- Workplace stress
- Critical incident stress Correct Answer: Critical incident stress Which of the following is a warning sign of stress?
- Isolation
- Loss of appetite
- Problems sleeping
- Anxiety
- All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above During the Initial Assessment, after ensuring adequate respiration, what is the NEST step in caring for a patient?
- Ensure adequate circulation
- Immobilize angulated fractures
- Check for paralysis of the limbs
- Determine level of consciousness Correct Answer: Ensure adequate circulation As you lift a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognizes the patient as a state senator. Immediately, the press demands to be told what has happened to the Senator. You should:
- Advise the press that you are unable to comment
- Deny that patient is the Senator
- Tell the press your diagnosis
- Advise the press to contact the Senator's family Correct Answer: Advise the press that you are unable to comment If the patient care protocols have been revised, it is the EMS Provider's responsibility to:
- Do nothing until help arrives Correct Answer: Turn the patient's body as a unit and begin CPR During the Initial Assessment, you are assessing a conscious trauma patient complaining loudly of pain in the leg. You should:
- Begin to obtain the history
- Assess the leg immediately
- Discontinue the Initial Assessment, start the Detailed Physical Exam
- Continue with your initial assessment Correct Answer: Continue with your initial assessment If a EMT is transporting a patient to the hospital and the patient suddenly stops talking, the next step should be to:
- Consult with an advanced EMS provider
- Repeat the Initial Assessment
- Initiate a priority transport
- Stop the ambulance Correct Answer: Repeat the Initial Assessment The overall purpose of the Initial Assessment is to:
- Identify and correct life threatening problems and set priorities
- Ensure that airway is open and locate breathing problems
- Identify and treat major extremities injuries
- Identify minor problems and provide treatment Correct Answer: Identify and correct life threatening problems and set priorities In what order is the Detailed Physical Exam usually conducted on an adult patient?
- Head, neck, extremities, chest, pelvis, abdomen
- Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities
- Head, neck, abdomen, chest, pelvis, extremities
- Head, chest, abdomen, neck, pelvis, extremities Correct Answer: Head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities A driver has crashed into a tree. In what order should you check for the signs of life- threatening problems in this accident victim?
- Pulse, respirations, hemorrhage
- Respirations, hemorrhage, pulse
- Hemorrhage, pulse, respirations
- Respirations, pulse, hemorrhage Correct Answer: Respirations, pulse, hemorrhage
Correct Answer: Weak Pulse Which of the following is an example of a sign?
- Cyanosis
- Nausea
- Dizziness
- Chest Pain Correct Answer: Cyanosis You are assessing an unconscious patient who responds to a sternal rub by moaning. Using AVPU how would this patient be described:
- Alert
- Verbally
- Painful stimulus
- Unresponsive Correct Answer: Painful stimulus AVPU determines level of consciousness After you have determined that the scene is safe, the FIRST step in caring for a patient is to:
- Check for a carotid pulse
- Open the airway
- Determine unresponsiveness
- Check for breathing Correct Answer: Determine unresponsiveness When performing a physical exam, the EMT must inspect and palpate for deformities, tenderness, swelling, and:
- Open injuries
- Opportunistic infections
- Occlusive injuries
- Osteoporosis Correct Answer: Open injuries Deformities, Open injuries, Tenderness, Swelling The main tube which carries air to the lungs is called the:
- trachea
- esophagus
- bronchiole
- An opening from the front of the throat directly into the trachea
- The tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach Correct Answer: An opening from the front of the throat directly into the trachea Which of the following is a recognizable sign of a foreign body partial airway obstruction with poor air exchange:
- Deep rapid respirations
- A high pitched noise while inhaling
- Hyperventilation
- Silent crying Correct Answer: A high pitched noise while inhaling A previously conscious patient with a partial airway obstruction starts to become unconscious, and the patient's "crowing" noises have stopped. The EMT should:
- Continue to treat the patient as a partial airway obstruction patient
- Treat the patient as a complete airway obstruction patient
- Administer oxygen by a non-rebreather mask
- Suction the patient's pharynx Correct Answer: Treat the patient as a complete airway obstruction patient The signs and symptoms of inadequate breathing are:
- A sudden attack of a dry hacking cough with pain
- Immediate air hunger and mild cyanosis followed by slow and shallow respirations
- Sudden shortness of breath with productive cough producing rusty sputum
- Sudden shortness of breath, unequal chest expansion and diminished breath sounds Correct Answer: Sudden shortness of breath, unequal chest expansion and diminished breath sounds The only artery that carries unoxygenated blood away from the heart is called the:
- Coronary arteriole
- Hepatic artery
- Pulmonary artery
- Aorta Correct Answer: Pulmonary artery You arrive at the scene of a call and find an unconscious adult victim. The initial attempt to ventilate proves unsuccessful. The NEXT step should be:
- Deliver 5 abdominal thrusts
- Check carotid pulse
- Reposition the head and attempt to ventilate again
- Reposition the head and perform a finger sweep
Standard oxygen cylinders are fully pressurized to approximately:
- 1500 psi
- 2000 psi
- 2500 psi
- 3000 psi Correct Answer: 2000 psi Which of the following is a description of the correct placement for AED electrodes?
- Under the right clavicle and over the lower left rib cage
- Under the right clavicle and on the patients lower stomach
- On the sternum and over the lower left rib cage
- Over the right lower rib cage and over the left lower rib cage Correct Answer: Under the right clavicle (white lead) and over the lower left rib cage (red lead) Which of the statements about using an AED is TRUE?
- While the AED is analyzing the patient's rhythm, it is acceptable to be touching the patient or continue performing CPR
- The AED will ask the user to interpret the heart rhythm
- CPR must be stopped for the entire cycle of analysis for the AED to accurately assess the patient's heart rhythm
- First responders should immediately attach an AED to every patient Correct Answer: CPR must be stopped for the entire cycle of analysis for the AED to accurately assess the patient's heart rhythm In which of the following situations can an AED be used?
- A conscious patient experiencing trouble breathing
- A patient in cardiac arrest
- An unconscious child who has a pulse
- A conscious adult having chest pain Correct Answer: A patient in cardiac arrest According to the CPR guidelines, when ventilating a non-breathing child how many times per minute should ventilations be performed?
- 10 to 15
- 10 to 20
- 15 to 20
- 12 to 20 Correct Answer: 12 to 20
- Abdominal thrusts and chest thrusts
- Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts Correct Answer: Back slaps and chest thrusts The management of airway obstruction in the unconscious infant includes:
- Back slaps and chest thrusts
- Back slaps, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts
- Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle
- Finger sweeps, back slaps, and abdominal thrusts Correct Answer: Perform CPR and check mouth after each cycle Infant, child, and adult unconscious airway obstruction check mouth then perform CPR and check mouth again after each cycle In caring for a non-breathing patient with a stoma or tracheostomy tube; the EMS Provider must:
- Use a nasopharyngeal airway
- Use extra force with each ventilation
- Cover the neck opening
- Ventilate through the neck opening Correct Answer: Ventilate through the neck opening
A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient who has a suspected spinal cord injury is that:
- The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient can be ventilated only if this can be done without moving the cord
- The airway takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be opened regardless of the damage it might do to the cord
- There is no difference in management; in the presence of a cord injury, the airway is still opened in the usual way
- Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord Correct Answer: Special techniques must be employed to open the airway without moving the cord The ratio of compression to ventilations when one or two rescuers apply CPR to an adult is:
- 15:
- 15:
- 30:
- 30: Correct Answer: 30:
