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EMT STATE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. The role of the EMS Provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT
Answer Provide definitive diagnosis
2. In what portion should an unconscious overdose patient be transported to a hospital?
Answer On his/her side
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?
Answer Stokes basket
4. The prehospital care report (PCR) is considered to be
Answer A part of the patients hospital chart
5. EMS providers must be certified to perform legally at their level of training. The New
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York State law that establishes this level is the
Answer Public Health Law
6. In consent is refused by a conscious and mentally competent adult, that person
CANNOT be treated without
Answer 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
Answer Continue care of the girl in her mother's presence and notify police
8. Providing care within the scope practice would be considered to be an accordance
with
Answer State law
9. An accident victim who is a minor has blood spurting from the brachial artery.The
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parents are not present.Which one of the following actions should the EMS provider take?
Answer 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
Answer Treat the patient for a potential hip fracture
11. Approximately how many liters of blood does an adult male weighing 150 lb have in
his body?
Answer 6 liters
12. An EMS provider responds to a call and finds an 80-year-old female with no pulse or
respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states that the
last time she was seen alive was just 5 minutes prior calling EMS.They also state that the
patient has a DNR order. In NewYork State, EMS personnel may accept which of the
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following DNR instruments as valid?
Answer Written nonhospital DNR
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