WEST COAST EMT FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT |
GRADED A+| PASS GUARANTEED
Which of the following patients is breathing adequately?
Select one:
A. An unconscious 52-year-old female with snoring respirations and cool, pale skin
B. A conscious female with facial cyanosis and rapid, shallow respirations
C. A conscious male with respirations of 18 breaths/min and reduced tidal volume
D. A conscious male with respirations of 19 breaths/min and pink skin -
ANSWER D. A conscious male with respirations of 19 breaths/min and pink
skin
Which of the following patients should you place in the recovery position?
Select one:
A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood sugar and adequate breathing
B. A 19-year-old conscious male with a closed head injury and normal respirations
C. A 40-year-old conscious female with a possible neck injury and regular
respirations
D. A 24-year-old unconscious female who overdosed and has a reduced tidal
volume - ANSWER A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood sugar
and adequate breathing
,Which of the following statements regarding breathing adequacy is correct?
Select one:
A. The single most reliable sign of breathing adequacy in the adult is his or her
respiratory rate.
B. A patient with slow respirations and adequate depth will experience an increase
in minute volume.
C. Patients with a grossly irregular breathing pattern usually do not require assisted
ventilation.
D. Patients breathing shallowly may require assisted ventilation despite a normal
respiratory rate. - ANSWER D. Patients breathing shallowly may require
assisted ventilation despite a normal respiratory rate.
Which of the following statements regarding normal gas exchange in the lungs is
correct?
Select one:
A. Blood that returns to the lungs from the body has low levels of carbon dioxide.
B. Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse across the alveolar walls and capillaries.
C. The oxygen content in the alveoli is highest during the exhalation phase.
D. The actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the capillaries. -
ANSWER B. Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse across the alveolar walls and
capillaries.
Which of the following statements regarding oxygen is correct?
Select one:
A. Oxygen supports the combustion process and may cause a fire.
,B. Oxygen cylinders must always remain in an upright position.
C. Oxygen is most safely administered in an enclosed environment.
D. Oxygen is flammable and may explode if under high pressure. -
ANSWER A. Oxygen supports the combustion process and may cause a fire.
Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
Select one:
A. Larynx
B. Oropharynx
C. Bronchus
D. Pharynx - ANSWER C. Bronchus
You are performing mouth-to-mask ventilations with oxygen connected and set at
a flow rate of 15 L/min. What percentage of oxygen is your patient receiving?
Select one:
A. 75%
B. 65%
C. 55%
D. 45% - ANSWER C. 55%
You are ventilating a patient with a stoma; however, air is escaping from the
mouth and nose. To prevent this, you should:
Select one:
A. ventilate with less pressure.
B. thoroughly suction the stoma.
, C. seal the mouth and nose.
D. thrust the jaw forward. - ANSWER C. seal the mouth and nose.
A 39-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the groin during an altercation at a
bar. As you approach the patient, you note that he is conscious. He is screaming in
pain and is attempting to control the bleeding, which is bright red and spurting
from his groin area. You should:
Select one:
A. elevate his legs and keep him warm.
B. apply direct pressure to the wound.
C. administer 100% supplemental oxygen.
D. ensure that his airway is patent. - ANSWER B. apply direct pressure to the
wound.
A palpable pulse is created by:
Select one:
A. electrical conduction in the heart producing ventricular contraction.
B. the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries.
C. pressure waves through the arteries caused by cardiac contraction.
D. the pressure that is caused when venous blood returns to the heart. -
ANSWER C. pressure waves through the arteries caused by cardiac contraction.
An elderly patient has fallen and hit her head. Your initial care should focus on:
Select one:
A. providing immediate transport.
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT |
GRADED A+| PASS GUARANTEED
Which of the following patients is breathing adequately?
Select one:
A. An unconscious 52-year-old female with snoring respirations and cool, pale skin
B. A conscious female with facial cyanosis and rapid, shallow respirations
C. A conscious male with respirations of 18 breaths/min and reduced tidal volume
D. A conscious male with respirations of 19 breaths/min and pink skin -
ANSWER D. A conscious male with respirations of 19 breaths/min and pink
skin
Which of the following patients should you place in the recovery position?
Select one:
A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood sugar and adequate breathing
B. A 19-year-old conscious male with a closed head injury and normal respirations
C. A 40-year-old conscious female with a possible neck injury and regular
respirations
D. A 24-year-old unconscious female who overdosed and has a reduced tidal
volume - ANSWER A. A 31-year-old semiconscious male with low blood sugar
and adequate breathing
,Which of the following statements regarding breathing adequacy is correct?
Select one:
A. The single most reliable sign of breathing adequacy in the adult is his or her
respiratory rate.
B. A patient with slow respirations and adequate depth will experience an increase
in minute volume.
C. Patients with a grossly irregular breathing pattern usually do not require assisted
ventilation.
D. Patients breathing shallowly may require assisted ventilation despite a normal
respiratory rate. - ANSWER D. Patients breathing shallowly may require
assisted ventilation despite a normal respiratory rate.
Which of the following statements regarding normal gas exchange in the lungs is
correct?
Select one:
A. Blood that returns to the lungs from the body has low levels of carbon dioxide.
B. Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse across the alveolar walls and capillaries.
C. The oxygen content in the alveoli is highest during the exhalation phase.
D. The actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the capillaries. -
ANSWER B. Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse across the alveolar walls and
capillaries.
Which of the following statements regarding oxygen is correct?
Select one:
A. Oxygen supports the combustion process and may cause a fire.
,B. Oxygen cylinders must always remain in an upright position.
C. Oxygen is most safely administered in an enclosed environment.
D. Oxygen is flammable and may explode if under high pressure. -
ANSWER A. Oxygen supports the combustion process and may cause a fire.
Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway?
Select one:
A. Larynx
B. Oropharynx
C. Bronchus
D. Pharynx - ANSWER C. Bronchus
You are performing mouth-to-mask ventilations with oxygen connected and set at
a flow rate of 15 L/min. What percentage of oxygen is your patient receiving?
Select one:
A. 75%
B. 65%
C. 55%
D. 45% - ANSWER C. 55%
You are ventilating a patient with a stoma; however, air is escaping from the
mouth and nose. To prevent this, you should:
Select one:
A. ventilate with less pressure.
B. thoroughly suction the stoma.
, C. seal the mouth and nose.
D. thrust the jaw forward. - ANSWER C. seal the mouth and nose.
A 39-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the groin during an altercation at a
bar. As you approach the patient, you note that he is conscious. He is screaming in
pain and is attempting to control the bleeding, which is bright red and spurting
from his groin area. You should:
Select one:
A. elevate his legs and keep him warm.
B. apply direct pressure to the wound.
C. administer 100% supplemental oxygen.
D. ensure that his airway is patent. - ANSWER B. apply direct pressure to the
wound.
A palpable pulse is created by:
Select one:
A. electrical conduction in the heart producing ventricular contraction.
B. the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries.
C. pressure waves through the arteries caused by cardiac contraction.
D. the pressure that is caused when venous blood returns to the heart. -
ANSWER C. pressure waves through the arteries caused by cardiac contraction.
An elderly patient has fallen and hit her head. Your initial care should focus on:
Select one:
A. providing immediate transport.
