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NYS EMT EXAM PRACTICE TEST #2 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

• Another name for the left lateral position is:
a) Semi-Fowler's
b) Trendelenburg
c) Recovery position
d) dorsal recumbent Correct Answer c) Recovery position

• In anatomic terms, an injury midway down the left forearm
would be considered:
a) Distal to the left elbow
b) Proximal to the left elbow
c) Superior to the left elbow
d) Lateral to the left elbow Correct Answer a) Distal to the left
elbow

• Treatment for the patient in hypovolemic shock includes:
a) Keeping the patient in a sitting position with the head bent
back
b) Giving the patient a liquid stimulant immediately
c) Bathing the patient with towels wrung in cold water
d) Keeping the patient warm and on his/her back with the legs
elevated Correct Answer d) Keeping the patient warm and on
his/her back with the legs elevated

A 65 year-old male was involved in a two-car motor vehicle
crash. Upon examination, he complains of chest pain upon
breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your INITIAL care
would be to:
a) Stabilize the sternum

,b) Position the patient on his side
c) Administer high-concentration oxygen
d) administer the patient's prescribed nitroglycerin Correct
Answer c) Administer high-concentration oxygen

A chest injury may interfere mechanically with the functioning
of the:
a) Xiphoid process
b) Sternum
c) Lungs
d) Brain Correct Answer c) lungs

A closed bone or joint injury is BEST defined as an injury:
a) With associated muscle spasms or swelling around a joint
b) In which there is no break in the continuity of the skin
c) Of a long bone with skin discoloration over the affected area
d) With associated ligament involvement Correct Answer b) In
which there is no break in the continuity of the skin

A correct statement concerning airway management of a patient
who has a suspected spinal cord injury is that:
a) The cord injury takes precedence over the airway; the patient
can be ventilated only if this can be done without moving the
cord
b) The airway always takes precedence over the cord injury; the
airway must be opened regardless of the damage it might do to
the cord
c) There is no difference in management; in the presence of cord
injury, the airway is still opened in the usual way
d) Special techniques must be employed to open the airway
without moving the cord Correct Answer b) The airway always

,takes precedence over the cord injury; the airway must be
opened regardless of the damage it might do to the cord

A high school football player has received a hard direct blow to
the abdomen. Which of the following may indicate internal
bleeding?
a) Profuse bleeding from the bowels, deep slow breathing, slow
pulse
b) Weak rapid pulse, tenderness, guarding, or pain in the
abdomen
c) Deep slow breathing, normal pulse, warm dry skin
d) Warm dry skin, rapid pulse, nausea, deep regular breathing
Correct Answer b) Weak rapid pulse, tenderness, guarding, or
pain in the abdomen

A machine shop operator injured his hand while using a drill
press. If the injured hand is to be splinted, the EMS Provider
should splint it:
a) In the position in which it is found
b) In the position of function
c) With the hand open
d) With a pressure dressing Correct Answer b) In the position
of function

A man has received on his chest, abdomen and his entire left
arm during a house fire. What percentage of the body surface
will the EMS Provider estimate to determine the severity of the
burn?
a) 9%
b) 18%
c) 27%

, d) 36% Correct Answer c) 27%

A patient m severe pain due to an abdominal injury should be
placed in which of the following positions?
a) One leg up, the other one straight
b) In a position of comfort
c) Both legs stretched out straight
d) In a prone position Correct Answer b) In a position of
comfort

A patient suffering from a diabetic emergency (hypoglycemia)
will exhibit which of the following signs and/or symptoms?
a) Slow pulse and warm dry skin
b) Rapid pulse and warm dry skin
c) Rapid pulse and cool clammy skin
d) Slow pulse and cool clammy skin Correct Answer c) Rapid
pulse and cool clammy skin

A patient was struck in the head with a pipe during a fight. The
patient is unresponsive and bleeding from within the ear. You
should:
a) Transport immediately and do nothing with the ear
b) Apply direct pressure to the ear
c) Place your finger in the bleeding ear to prevent fluid loss
d) Apply a loose sterile dressing to the ear Correct Answer d)
Apply a loose sterile dressing to the ear

A patient with a history of diabetes has an altered mental status
due to a diabetic emergency. The EMS Provider should:
a) Administer a sugar concentrate, if there is no danger that the
patient will aspirate

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