WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026 |
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the
grieving process is correct?
Select one:
A. The stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
B. It is rare that people will jump back and forth between stages.
C. Bargaining is the most unpleasant stage of the grieving process.
D. The grieving process typically begins with severe depression. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. The stages of the grieving process
may occur simultaneously.
Which of the following would provide the EMT with the BEST cover in a
situation involving active gunfire?
Select one:
A. A concrete barricade
B. Behind a car door
C. A large cluster of shrubs
D. Stacked empty barrels ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. A
concrete barricade
,While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance
stretcher. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a
virus was transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT)
several days later. Which route of transmission does this scenario
describe?
Select one:
A. Direct contact
B. Airborne transmission
C. Indirect contact
D. Vector-borne transmission ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
Indirect contact
You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a
stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move
the entire right side of her body. In addition to providing the medical
care that she needs, you should:
Select one:
A. reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will
regain her speech in time.
B. maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no need
for her to be scared.
,C. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good
care of her.
D. tell her that you understand why she is scared and that everything
will likely be okay. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care
of her.
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle
crash. The driver, a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has
an open head injury and massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive, is
not breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:
Select one:
A. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no
response.
B. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic
crew.
C. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is
deceased.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin
CPR. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. have your partner check
for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
You are called to attend to an elderly patient with an extensive medical
history who is now in cardiac arrest. The patient's family tells you that
, the patient has a DNR order. There is no paperwork available but the
patient does have a MedicAlert bracelet indicating Do Not Resuscitate.
You should:
Select one:
A. initiate resuscitation in the absence of paperwork.
B. transport with minimal care.
C. confirm the patient identity and then confirm the DNR by calling the
MedicAlert Foundation number on the bracelet.
D. confirm the patient's identity and honor the DNR order. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. confirm the patient identity and then
confirm the DNR by calling the MedicAlert Foundation number on the
bracelet.
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident.
The patient, a 13-year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple
injuries. As you are treating the child, a law enforcement officer advises
you that the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15
minutes. What should you do?
Select one:
A. Withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for
treatment.
B. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at
the hospital.
C. Begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to
the hospital.
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the
grieving process is correct?
Select one:
A. The stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
B. It is rare that people will jump back and forth between stages.
C. Bargaining is the most unpleasant stage of the grieving process.
D. The grieving process typically begins with severe depression. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. The stages of the grieving process
may occur simultaneously.
Which of the following would provide the EMT with the BEST cover in a
situation involving active gunfire?
Select one:
A. A concrete barricade
B. Behind a car door
C. A large cluster of shrubs
D. Stacked empty barrels ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. A
concrete barricade
,While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance
stretcher. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a
virus was transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT)
several days later. Which route of transmission does this scenario
describe?
Select one:
A. Direct contact
B. Airborne transmission
C. Indirect contact
D. Vector-borne transmission ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
Indirect contact
You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a
stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move
the entire right side of her body. In addition to providing the medical
care that she needs, you should:
Select one:
A. reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will
regain her speech in time.
B. maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no need
for her to be scared.
,C. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good
care of her.
D. tell her that you understand why she is scared and that everything
will likely be okay. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care
of her.
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle
crash. The driver, a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has
an open head injury and massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive, is
not breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:
Select one:
A. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no
response.
B. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic
crew.
C. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is
deceased.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin
CPR. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. have your partner check
for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
You are called to attend to an elderly patient with an extensive medical
history who is now in cardiac arrest. The patient's family tells you that
, the patient has a DNR order. There is no paperwork available but the
patient does have a MedicAlert bracelet indicating Do Not Resuscitate.
You should:
Select one:
A. initiate resuscitation in the absence of paperwork.
B. transport with minimal care.
C. confirm the patient identity and then confirm the DNR by calling the
MedicAlert Foundation number on the bracelet.
D. confirm the patient's identity and honor the DNR order. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. confirm the patient identity and then
confirm the DNR by calling the MedicAlert Foundation number on the
bracelet.
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident.
The patient, a 13-year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple
injuries. As you are treating the child, a law enforcement officer advises
you that the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15
minutes. What should you do?
Select one:
A. Withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for
treatment.
B. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at
the hospital.
C. Begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to
the hospital.
