NYS EMT STATE EXAM WRITTEN -2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A+ GRADE
Which of the following arteries is the MOST RELIABLE for
... [Show More] detecting an adult's pulse?
-Brachial
-Femoral
-Carotid
-Radial? - ANSWER- Carotid
Difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and inability to concentrate are all warning signs of:
-Type A personality
-Job burn-out
-Diabetes
-Stress - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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:
-Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar with the new protocols
-Continue to use the old protocols because they are already familiar
-Begin to use the new protocols as soon as the agency receives them
-Operate only when in direct communication with the physician - ANSWER- Attend in-service training with the agency medical director to become familiar with the new protocols
You arrive at the scene of an automobile accident where several bystanders are trying to remove an unconscious patient from one of the vehicles. What should you do?
-Have police respond to control the crowd
-Apply a cervical collar and help extricate the patient
-Have the crowd stop the extrication process immediately
-Tell the crowd to continue their extrication efforts - ANSWER- Have the crowd stop the extrication process immediately
A single EMT finds a non-breathing pulseless victim of a motor vehicle accident lying prone in the road he/she suspects a spinal injury, the EMT should: [Show Less]