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NYS EMT-B State Exam Written Questions and Answers 100% Pass 2025/2026, Exams of Nursing

National Polytechnic CollegeNursing

NYS EMT-B State Exam Written Questions and Answers 100% Pass This document provides a complete set of written questions and accurate answers for the New York State EMT-B (Emergency Medical Technician – Basic) certification exam. It covers all key topics tested on the state exam, including patient assessment, trauma care, airway management, medical emergencies, and legal/ethical considerations. Designed for students aiming to pass the NYS EMT-B exam with confidence and accuracy.

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ialsoistateipatientihasiaiDNRioder.iIniNYS,iEMSipersonnelimayiacceptiwhichiofitheifollowin
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b. Aithreatitoihimselfiandiothers
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3. Theioppositeiofidistaliis
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b. Medial
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  1. AniEMSiProviderirespondsitoiaicalliandifindsiani 8 - iyrioldifemaleiwithinoipulseiorirespirations.iTheipatientihasiaihistoryiofiterminalibrainicance r.iTheifamilyistatesitheilastitimeisheiasiseenialiveiwasi 5 iminsiprioritoiEMSibeingicalled.iThey ialsoistateipatientihasiaiDNRioder.iIniNYS,iEMSipersonnelimayiacceptiwhichiofitheifollowin giDNRiinstrumentsiasivalid? Verbalirequestifromifamily A.iWritteninon-hospitaliB.iDNRioriMOLSTiform C.iWrittenihealthcareiproxy D.iWrittenilivingiwill:iWritteniout-of- hospitaliDNRiORiMOLSTiFORM
  2. ImpliediConsentiexistsiwheniaipatientiisisufferingifromiailife- threateningiinjuryioriillnessiandiis: a. Underipoliceicustody b. Aithreatitoihimselfiandiothers c. Underiageiofi 18 d. Unconscious:iD.iunconscious
  3. Theioppositeiofidistaliis a. Superior b. Medial c. Lateral d. Proximal:iD.iProximal
  4. Theichamberiofitheiheartithatiisimostimusculariandithatipumpsitheimostibloodiintoithei aortaiisithe a. Rightiatrium b. Leftiventricle c. Rightiventricle d. Leftiatrium:iB.iLEFTiVENTRICLE
  5. Inicorrectisequencei(VERTE

BRAEiSECTIONS) andinumberiinieachisection:icervicali(7),ithoracici(5),ilumbari(12),isacrali(5),iandicoccygeali(4)

  1. Theipurposeiofitheifirstisetiofivitalisignsiisito::iA.iestablishiaibaselineiforiadditionalievalu ations
  2. PCRihasihowimanyispotsiforiwritingivitalisigns?:i 3 ispots
  3. Wheniyouitakeitheipulseiofiaipatient,iyouiareireally a. Countingipressureiwavesiofibloodithatitheiheartisendsithroughianiartery b. Feelingitheiswellingiofitheiveiniasieachiwaveiofibloodipassesibackitoitheiheart c. Notingitheiheartbeatsiinitheicolumniofibloodiiniailargeivein

A. wheeledistretcher B. longispineiboard C. flexibleistretcher D. shortispineiboard:iB.ilongispineiboard

  1. Whichiofitheifollowingiisitheibestiindicatoriofitheiqualityiofiventilations A. chestiexpansion B. pupilisize C. bloodipressure D. skinicolor:iA.iCHESTiEXPANSION
  2. Whatiisitheibestimeasureiofirespiration?:iskinicolor
  3. ventilationivsirespiration:iventilation-itheisimpleimovementiofiairiintoiandioutiofitheilungs respiration-itheiexchangeiofigasesibetweenitheilungs,itheiblood,ianditheitissuesiofitheibody
  4. Unlessiadditionalisuctioningitimeiisinecessaryitoiclearitheiairway,ianiadultipatientishouldi beisuctionediforiNOiLONGERiTHAN A. 5 isec B. 10 isec C. 15 isec D. 20 isec:i 15 iseconds
  5. Duringisingle- rescueriCPR,iwhichiofitheifollowingiventilationidevicesiwouldibeiMOSTieffectiveiforiven tilatingiaipatient A. NRB B. Pocketimaskiw/ioxygen C. Flow-restricted,ioxygen-powerediventilationidevicei(FROPVD) D. BVMiw/oioxygen:iB.iPocketimaskiwithiOxygenibecausei youicanimaintainiaibetteriseal
  6. Whileiperformingiventilationsionianiinfantiorichildiinirespiratoryiarrest,iyouishouldive ntilateievery A. 5 - 6 iseconds B. 3 - 5 iseconds C. 1 - 2 iseconds:iB.i 3 - 5 iseconds
  7. Theioropharyngealiairwayiwillihelpikeepitheitongueiawayifromithe a. Posterioripharyngealiwall b. Nasalipassage

C. BVMiw/isupplementalioxygen D. Nasalicannula:iD.iNasalicannula UsedispecificallyiforisomeoneinotiinirespiratoryidistressiandiprescribediO2ifromidoctor

  1. AniEMSiprovideriisitreatingiaipatientiwhoihasiaiheadiinjuryiresultingifromiaiblowibyiaibase ballibat.iWhatiotheriproblemiareilikelyitoibeipresent? A. Hypothermia B. Hypertensiveishockidueitoibloodiloss C. Spinaliinjuries D. Lungicollapse:iC.iSpinaliinjuries
  2. biggestiriskiforisomeoneiwithiaimassiveiinjuryiis?:iAirwayiproblem
  3. IniaiHEALTHYiperson,irespirationiisicontrolledibyilevel A. carbonidioxide B. bloodisugar C. oxygen D. carbonimonoxide:iA.icarbonidioxide
  • inormalistimulusitoibreathe:iHIGHiCO
  1. InipatientsiwithiCOPDirespirationiisicontrollediby?:iLowiO2ilevelsicalledihypoxi cibreathing
  2. IniconductingitheiPrimaryiAssessmentiofiaiconsciousipatient,itheiEMSiproviderimusti attenditoitheipatient'siemergencyineedsiinitheiorderiof: A. Respiration,iPulse,iBleeding B. Pulse,iBleeding,iRespiration C. Pulse,iRespiration,iBleeding:iA.iRespiration,iPulse,iBleeding
  3. AipatientiwithiacuteirespiratoryidistressirequiringioxygenitherapyiisiLEASTilikelyit oiexhibit: A.iaislowipulseirate B.ianxiety C.inasaliflaring D.iintercostalimuscleiretractions:iA.islowipulseirate
  4. Afteriyouihaveideterminedithatitheisceneiisisafe,itheiFIRSTistepiinicaringiforiaipatientiisit o:

A. checkiforiaicarotidipulse B. openitheiairway C. determineiunresponsiveness D. checkiforibreathing:iC.iDetermineiunresponsivenessi(GENiIM P,iLOC,iCC)

  1. DuringitheiPrim.iAssessment,iyouiareiassessingiaiconsciousitraumaipatienticompl ainingiloudlyiofipainiinitheileg,iyouishould:

dihasiaihistoryiofiemphysema,itheiMOSTiAPPROPRIATEitreatmentiwouldibeito: a. useiofiaibvmiw/isuppioxygen b. administerilow-concioxygenib/ciofiemphysemaihistory c. administerisuppioxygeniw/iaihigh-concimask

d. transportitheipatientisittingiupitoieaseitheipatient'sidyspnea:iA.iUseiofiaiBVMiw/isupp.io xygen

  1. IfitheiEMSiprovideriisiunableitoifindiaipatient'siperipheralipulseiduringiaiPrimaryiAssess ment,inextistepishouldibeito: a. turnionitheiAED b. palpateitheicarotidipulse c. openitheiairwayiandiinsertianiOPA d. checkibreathingiandibeginiCPR:ib.ipalpateitheicarotidipulse
  2. WhileiassessingitheiMOIiofiaimotorivehicleicrash,ianiEMSiproviderifindsithatitheiairbagi hasibeenideployed:iTheiEMSiproviderishould: a. decontaminateitheipatient b. removeitheiairbag c. disconnectitheibattery d. liftitheiairbagiandicheckiunderneathiforidamage:id.iliftitheiairbagiandicheckiunderneathifor idamage
  3. Ifilifeithreateningiconditionsiareiidentifiediduringitheifocusedihistoryiandiphysicaliexam ,itheiEMTishouldiimmediately: a. repeatitheiPrimaryiAssessment b. takeivitalisigns c. beginitransportationiefforts d. provideilife-savingiinterventions:iD.iprovideilife-savingiinterventions
  4. Whichioneiofitheifollowingiinstructionsiappliesitoitheiperformanceiofimask-to- stomaiventilationioniaipersoniwhoihasihadiaiCOMPLETEilaryngec-itomy? a. theinoseiandimouthimustibeimanuallyisealedioff b. performiHeaditiltineckiliftimaneuveritoiopenitheiairway c. theinoseimustibeisealedioff d. neitheritheinoseinorimouthimustibeisealedioff:id.ineitheritheinoseinorimouthimustibeisealedi off
  5. Treatingiforiaicompleteistomaivsiincompleteistoma:iCOMPLETE:istomaidownitoilungs,i DONTiSEALiNOSEiORiMOUTH

b) repeatitheiprimaryiassessment c) checkitheiinterventions d) repeatiairapidiassessment:ib)irepeatitheiprimaryiassessment

  1. Theipre-hospitalicareireportiPCRiisiconsidereditoibe a) partiofipatient'sihospitalichart b) matteriofipublicirecord c) inadmissibleiiniaicourtiofilaw d) researchidocumentionly:iA)ipartiofipatient'sihospitalichart
  2. Beforeiassistingipatient'siinitakingitheiriowninitroglycerin,iandiEMSiproviderimust icheckithe: a. Expirationidate b. Physiciansiname c. Coloriofitablet d. Prescriptionidate:iA.iexpirationidate
  3. 40 - yrioldifemaleihasidifficultyibreathing.iYouidetermineisheihasianiopeniairwayinadianialteredi mentalistatus.iHerirespirationsiarei 8 iandishallow.iTheiMOSTiimportantistepiforitheiEMSipro videritoitakeiisito a) askifamilyimembersiofitheipatientsiifithere'siaihistoryiofiCOPD b) assistipatient'sirespiratoryieffortsiw/ihighiconcioxygeniusingiaiBVM c) watchipatienticarefullyiandiobtainivitalisigns d) assessitheiuseiofiaccessoryimusclesiwhileibreathing:ib)iassistipatient'sirespiratoryieff ortsiw/ihighiconcioxygeniusingiaiBVM
  4. Youiareiassessingiaipatientiwhoicomplainsiofidifficultyibreathingiandiofi"notigettingieno ughiair"iWhichiofitheifollowingiwilliquicklyiCONFIRMithatitheiptiisinotigettingisufficientioxyge n? A. pinkinailibeds B. smelliofinailipolish C. useiofiaccessoryimusclesiwhileibreathing:iC.itheiuseiofiaccessoryimusclesiwhileibreathin g
  5. Whileicarryingiconcreteiblocksiatiaiconstructionisite,iai 58 iyrioldimanisuddenlyidevelo

psichestipainiandishortnessiofibreath- iappearsifrightened,ivomits,iandihasicooliclammyiskins.ithseiareiprobablyisignsiof a- hiatalihernia b- heatiexhaustion c- fatigue d- heartiattack:iD.iheartiattack

  1. Aibuildingicontractor,iunderitremendousipressureitoimeetiaijobideadline,iexperiencesid iffuseipainiinihisichest.iTheipainilastsiforiseveraliminutes,ithenidisappearsiw/irest.iTheiEMSip roviderishouldisuspect

iularitachycardia

  1. Ainitroglycerinipatchidiscoveredionitheichestiofiai75yroldipatientiinicardiaciarrest ishould::ibeiremovediprioritoidefibrillation
  2. Aidiabeticiemergencyiwithiairapidionsetiisidueito::itooimuchiinsulini(causesiveryilowibloodis ugar) HYPOGLYCEMIA CAUSES
  • itakesitooimuchiinsulin
  • reducesisugariintakeibyinotieatingioverexercises/overexerts
  • vomits
  • increasesitheimetabolicirateiiniconditionsisuchiasifeveriorishivering SIGNS
  • rapidionset
  • drunkenistupor
  • pale,isweatyiskin,
  • tachycardia
  • rapidibreathing
  • seizures RESULTS
  • starvationiofibrainicells
  • alteredimentalistatus
  • unconsciousness
  • permanentibrainidamage
  1. HypoglycemiaivsiHyperglycemia:iHypoglycemiai(lowibloodisugar,ihighiin-isulin)- iRAPIDiONSET Hyperglycemiai(highibloodisugar,ilowiinsulin)
  2. Whichioneiofitheifollowingiisitheimedicalitermiforiailowibloodisugariconcentration ?:ihypoglycemia
  3. Whichiofitheifollowingiisiaisigniassoc.iwithiaipatientiw/iaihistoryiofidiabetesiwhoih asianialteredimentalistatus? a. Flushediface b. Slowipulse c. Drunkeniappearance d. Warmidryiskin:iC.idrunkeniappearance
  4. Ai 21 iyrioldimaleiisifoundisittingiinianiautomobileiiniaiparkingilot.iHeihasianialteredimenta listatusiandiaihistoryiofidiabetes.iYouriattemptitoiquestionihimiyieldsilittleiinfo,iasihisirespons
  1. Sugaripassessifromitheiblooditoitheicellsiw/itheiaidiofiaichemicalisusb- itancesiknownias:iinsulin
  2. Whichiofitheifollowingiareitheisignsiofiaisevereiallergicireaction a. DecreasediBP,iitching,iswelling,idifficultyibreathing b. Painiinichest,irapidipulse,ipallor,isweating c. DecreasediBPistrongipulse,iheavyibreathing:iA.iDecreasediBP,iItching,iSwelling,iDiffi cultyibreathing WUSHi(Wheezing,iurticaria,istrider,ihypotension)
  3. Autoinjectorsishouldibeiadministediinithe:id- ilateralithigh,imidwayib/witheiwaistianditheiknee doiafteriinjectioni:iMassageiarea,idisposeiinisharpsicontainer
  4. Aichildidrankisomeiunknownifluid.iYouiarriveiatitheisceneiandinoteitheifollowingisigns :iChild'simouthiandilipsiareiburned,ichildiisicoughingiandigagging.iWhatishouldiyouido? a) administerisyrupiofiipecac b) administeriactivatedicharcoaliandiinduceivomiting c) callitheimedicalioripoisonicontrolicenteriforiadvice d) administerisyrupiofiipepaciandiactivatedicharcoal:ic- icallitheimedicalioripoisonicontrolicenteriforiadvice
  • iwouldn'tiuseiipecacibcioficorrosiveness-burnedilips
  1. Ai 28 - yrioldipatientipresentsisupineionitheifloor,iunconscious,iunrespon- isive,iandiwithisnoringirespirationsiatiairateiofi 6 iperiminute.iBystandersireportithatitheipatientii sidiabetic,itakeninoimedications,iandimayihaveiingestediheroinihalfianihouriprioritoitheiEMS iProvider'siarrival.iAfteriopeningitheipatient'siairway,itheiEMSiproviderishould::iinsertianiairwa yiadjunctiandiventilateiw/i100%ioxygeniusingiaiBVM
  2. Theitreatmentiforianiunconsciousipatientiw/igeneralizedihypothermiaiwouldibeito::i preventifurtheriheatilossi&itransportigently whyigently?iVFIBicanihappen
  3. Aisevereiheatiemergencyiisicharacterizediby:ihot,idryiskin

severeiheatiemergency

  • iheatistroke-ihot,idry
  1. Foriaipatientiwhoihasibeenibittenionitheiarmibyiairattlesnake,iwhichiofitheifollowingiaction sishouldibeitakeniwhileitheipatientiisibeingitransporteditoithe