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NYS EMT-B STATE VALUATION FINAL EXAM WRITTEN WITH THE CORRECT ANSWERS.
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NYS EMT-B STATEVALUATION FINAL EXAM
WRITTEN WITH THE
CORRECT ANSWERS
An nEMS nProvider nresponds nto na ncall nand nfinds nan n8- nyr nold nfemale nwith nno
npulse nor nrespirations. nThe npatient nhas na nhistory nof nterminal nbrain ncancer. nThe
nfamily nstates nthe nlast ntime nshe nas nseen nalive nwas n5 nmins nprior nto nEMS
nbeing ncalled. nThey nalso nstate npatient nhas na nDNR noder. nIn nNYS, nEMS
npersonnel nmay naccept nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nDNR ninstruments nas nvalid?
Verbal nrequest nfrom nfamily
A. nWritten nnon-hospital nB. nDNR nor nMOLST nform
C. nWritten nhealthcare nproxy
D. nWritten nliving nwill n- ncorrect nanswer-Written nout-of-hospital nDNR
OR nMOLST nFORM
Implied nConsent nexists nwhen na npatient nis nsuffering nfrom na nlife-threatening
ninjury nor nillness nand nis:
,a. nUnder npolice ncustody
b. nA nthreat nto nhimself nand nothers
c. nUnder nage nof n18
d. nUnconscious n- ncorrect nanswer-D. nunconscious
The nopposite nof ndistal nis
a. nSuperior
b. nMedial
c. nLateral
d. nProximal n- ncorrect nanswer-D. nProximal
The nchamber nof nthe nheart nthat nis nmost nmuscular nand nthat npumps nthe nmost
nblood ninto nthe naorta nis nthe
a. nRight natrium
b. nLeft nventricle
c. nRight nventricle
d. nLeft natrium n- ncorrect nanswer-B. nLEFT nVENTRICLE
In ncorrect nsequence
(VERTEBRAE nSECTIONS)
and nnumber nin neach nsection n- ncorrect nanswer-cervical n(7), nthoracic n(5), nlumbar
n(12), nsacral n(5), nand ncoccygeal n(4)
The npurpose nof nthe nfirst nset nof nvital nsigns nis nto: n- ncorrect nanswer-A. nestablish
na nbaseline nfor nadditional nevaluations
PCR nhas nhow nmany nspots nfor nwriting nvital nsigns? n- ncorrect nanswer-3 nspots
When nyou ntake nthe npulse nof na npatient, nyou nare nreally
a. nCounting npressure nwaves nof nblood nthat nthe nheart nsends nthrough nan nartery
b. nFeeling nthe nswelling nof nthe nvein nas neach nwave nof nblood npasses nback nto
nthe nheart
c. nNoting nthe nheartbeats nin nthe ncolumn nof nblood nin na nlarge nvein
d. nFeeling nthe nvibrations nof nthe nheart nmuscles nas nthey npush nthe nblood nthrough
n- ncorrect nanswer-A. ncounting nthe npressure nwaves nof nblood nthat nthe nheart
nsends nthrough nan nartery
In npeople nwhose nskin nis ndarkly npigmented, ncyanosis nis nBEST nseen nby
nobserving
a. nMucosal nmembranes
b. nEarlobes
c. nScalp
d. nFace n- ncorrect nanswer-A. nmucosal nmembranes
You nare ntreating nan nalert n35-year nold ntrauma npatient. nYou npalpate na nstrong
nradial npulse nof n100. nYour npartner nhas ntaken nthe npatient's nblood npressure nand
nadvised nyou nthat nit nis n68/32. nYou nshould:
a. nSuspect nthe naccuracy nof nthe npressure nreading nand nreevaluate nit
b. nAccept nthe nreading nas naccurate
c. nAsk nyou npartner nto nretake nBP nreading nagain nin n15 nmin
, d. nTreat npatient nfor nhypertension nimmediately n- ncorrect nanswer-A. nsuspect nthe
naccuracy nof nthe npressure nreading nand nreevaluate nit nyourself
A ncorrect nstatement nabout ndiastolic nblood npressure nis nthat nit nis nthe npressure
a. nExists nwhen nheart nleft nventricle nis nrefilling
b. nDue nto nthe ncontraction nof nthe nventricles nof nthe nheart
c. nCaused nby ncontraction nof nthe natria nof nheart
d. nCaused nby nrelaxation nof nthe nwalls nof nthe nmajor narteries n- ncorrect nanswer-d.
nCaused nby nrelaxation nof nthe nwalls nof nthe nmajor narteries
All nof nthe nfollowing nare nsymptoms nEXCEPT?
a. nHeadache
b. nWeak npulse
c. nChest npain
d. nNausea n- ncorrect nanswer-B. nweak npulse
sign nvs nsymptom n- ncorrect nanswer-a nsign nis na nphysical nmanifestation
n(objective)- nsomething nyou ncan nmeasure
nsymptom nis nwhat nthe npatient ntells nyou nabout nthe ndisease n(subjective)
For na npatient nwith na nsuspected nlumbar nspinal ninjury, nthe nBEST ndevice nfor
nmoving nthe npatient nas na nsingle nunit nover nuneven nterrain nis nthe:
A. nwheeled nstretcher
B. nlong nspine nboard
C. nflexible nstretcher
D. nshort nspine nboard n- ncorrect nanswer-B. nlong nspine nboard
Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nthe nbest nindicator nof nthe nquality nof nventilations
A. nchest nexpansion
B. npupil nsize
C. nblood npressure
D. nskin ncolor n- ncorrect nanswer-A. nCHEST nEXPANSION
What nis nthe nbest nmeasure nof nrespiration? n- ncorrect nanswer-skin ncolor
ventilation nvs nrespiration n- ncorrect nanswer-ventilation- nthe nsimple nmovement nof
nair ninto nand nout nof nthe nlungs
respiration- nthe nexchange nof ngases nbetween nthe nlungs, nthe nblood, nand nthe
ntissues nof nthe nbody
Unless nadditional nsuctioning ntime nis nnecessary nto nclear nthe nairway, nan nadult
npatient nshould nbe nsuctioned nfor nNO nLONGER nTHAN
A. n5 nsec
B. n10 nsec
C. n15 nsec n
D. n20 nsec n- ncorrect nanswer-15 nseconds
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