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New York State EMT-B State Exam Written 2024,2025
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New York State EMT-B State Exam Written2024,2025
40-yr old female has difficulty breathing. You determine she has an open airway nad an
altered mental status. Her respirations are 8 and shallow. The MOST important step for
the EMS provider to take is to
a) ask family members of the patients if there's a history of COPD
b) assist patient's respiratory efforts w/ high conc oxygen using a BVM
c) watch patient carefully and obtain vital signs
d) assess the use of accessory muscles while breathing - ANSWER-b) assist patient's
respiratory efforts w/ high conc oxygen using a BVM
45. A 62-yr old male is complaining of breathing difficulty and left arm pain radiating to
the right jaw. Vital signs BP 90/60, P= 120, R=24. The patient should be administed: -
ANSWER-A. high-conc oxygen and should be placed in a position of comfort for ease of
breathing
5 Stages of Grief: - ANSWER-1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
A 21 yr old male is found sitting in an automobile in a parking lot. He has an altered
mental status and a history of diabetes. Your attempt to question him yields little info, as
his responses are inappropriate for the questions. Your treatment for this patient
include:
a. Suctioning patients airway
b. Full immobilization of patients head neck and spine
c. Administration of a glucose solution by mouth
d. Open airway with OPA - ANSWER-C. Administration of a glucose solution by mouth
- AMS//likely hypoglycemia
A 25-yr old woman is in active labor. The umbilical cord is presenting through the
vagina. You would:
a. Gently pull on cord
b. Massage uterus
c. Replace cord in vagina
d. Place mom supine with hips elevated, administer O2 and transport - ANSWER-D.
place the mother in a supine position with hips elevated, administer oxygen, and
transport
A 28-yr old patient presents supine on the floor, unconscious, unresponsive, and with
snoring respirations at a rate of 6 per minute. Bystanders report that the patient is
diabetic, taken no medications, and may have ingested heroin half an hour prior to the
,EMS Provider's arrival. After opening the patient's airway, the EMS provider should: -
ANSWER-insert an airway adjunct and ventilate w/ 100% oxygen using a BVM
A 65-yr old male was involve in a two motor vehicle crash. Upon examination, he
complains of chest pain when breathing and tenderness of the sternum. Your INITIAL
care should include:
A stabilizing the sternum
B positioning the patient on his side
C administering high-concentration oxygen
D administering the patient's prescribed nitroglycerin - ANSWER-C Administering high-
conc oxygen
A building contractor, under tremendous pressure to meet a job deadline, experiences
diffuse pain in his chest. The pain lasts for several minutes, then disappears w/ rest.
The EMS provider should suspect
a- angina pectoris
b- muscular cramps
c- pulmonary edema
d- congestive heart failure - ANSWER-A. angina pectoris
A characteristics of arterial bleeding is that it - ANSWER-flows from the wound in
distinct spurts
A child drank some unknown fluid. You arrive at the scene and note the following signs:
Child's mouth and lips are burned, child is coughing and gagging. What should you do?
a) administer syrup of ipecac
b) administer activated charcoal and induce vomiting
c) call the medical or poison control center for advice
d) administer syrup of ipepac and activated charcoal - ANSWER-c- call the medical or
poison control center for advice
- wouldn't use ipecac bc of corrosiveness-burned lips
A closed bone or joint injury is BEST defined as an injury - ANSWER-In which there is
no break in the continuity of the skin
A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it is the pressure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries - ANSWER-d. Caused by
relaxation of the walls of the major arteries
A correct statement about skeletal muscles is that they - ANSWER-relax quickly and are
voluntary
, A diabetic emergency with a rapid onset is due to: - ANSWER-too much insulin (causes
very low blood sugar)
HYPOGLYCEMIA
____
CAUSES
- takes too much insulin
-reduces sugar intake by not eating
overexercises/overexerts
-vomits
-increases the metabolic rate in conditions such as fever or shivering
SIGNS
-rapid onset
-drunken stupor
-pale, sweaty skin,
-tachycardia
-rapid breathing
-seizures
RESULTS
-starvation of brain cells
-altered mental status
-unconsciousness
-permanent brain damage
A localized soft tissue injury characterized by swelling & bruising is called a/an -
ANSWER-contusion
A localized soft tissue injury characterized by swelling and bruising
a. Contusion
b. Avulsion
c. Laceration
d. Abrasion - ANSWER-contusion
A nitroglycerin patch discovered on the chest of a 75yrold patient in cardiac arrest
should: - ANSWER-be removed prior to defibrillation
A patient was pulled from a house fire and has burns involving arms, chest and back.
You should FIRST - ANSWER-assess for airway and respiratory distress
A patient with acute respiratory distress requiring oxygen therapy is LEAST likely to
exhibit:
A. a slow pulse rate
B. anxiety
C. nasal flaring
D. intercostal muscle retractions - ANSWER-A. slow pulse rate
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