NYS EMTS PRACTICE 110 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2023-2024 NEW GENERATION
1) The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following
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a. Perform Primary Assessment
b. Provide initial resuscitation
c. Provide definitive diagnosis
d. Package patients for transportation
2) In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital?
a. On his/her, with feet elevated
b. On his/her side
c. Seated, with head tilted back and legs elevated
d. Face down, with head elevated
3) Which of the following pieces of equipment is especially designed and useful for removing patients from heights or for carrying them over rough terrain or rubble?
a. Splint frame stretcher
b. Full spine board
c. Stokes basket
d. D-ring stretcher
4) The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be:
a. A part of the patients hospital chart
b. A matter of public record
c. Inadmissible in a court of law
d. A research document only
5) EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The New York State law that establishes this level is the:
a. Good Samaritan Law
b. General Municipal Law
c. Medical License Law
d. Public Health Law
6) In consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult, that person CANNOT be treated without:
a. Consent from the immediate family
b. A court of order
c. Consent from the police
d. Orders from Medical Control
7) You are called to a rural home by the mother of a 4-year-old girl. Upon arrival, you begin to treat a dog-bite wound on the girls arm when the girl’s father comes into the house and tells you to leave her alone. The mother asks you to continue your care of the child. Faced with the situation above, you should:
a. Separate both patents from the child and sort out consent issue
b. Continue care of the girl in her mother’s presence and notify police
c. Call the children services division of the state for permission to continue care
d. Immediately cease care of the child according to her father’s wishes
8) Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be an accordance with:
a. The sovereign immunity doctrine
b. State law
c. Professional conduct
d. Institutional Standards
9) An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting from the brachial artery. The parents are not present. Which one of the following actions should the EMS provider take?
a. Contact the receiving hospital by radio for permission to proceed with treatment
b. Get permission from the police to proceed with treatment
c. Take the child to the hospital but provide no treatment
d. Presume that parental consent is implied and proceed with treatment
10) You are called to the residence of a 74-year-old female who has fallen and has a large area of ecchymosis on her left hip. You are met by a neighbor, who was caring for the patient while her daughter was out of town. The neighbor explains that the patient has a history of Alzheimer’s and presents a NYS Department of Health Non-Hospital Order Not to Resuscitate (DNR) form. This patient is unable to communicate, so you should:
a. Contact Medical control to have the DNR order overridden
b. Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture
c. Explain to the neighbor that the patient cannot be treated since there is no one present to give informed consent
d. Explain to the neighbor that a DNR prevents the patient from being treated and suggest that the neighbor contact the issuing physician to have the order canceled
11) Approximately how many liters of blood does an adult male weighing 150 lb have in his body?
a. 3 liters
b. 4 liters
c. 6 liters
d. 7 liters [Show Less]