WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (100% COMPLETE ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ | 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, ALL ANSWERS INCLUDED
(LATEST UPDATE) 2026/2027
Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged
woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply the AED pads, you note
that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of
the AED pads will be placed. You should:
Select one:
A. move the patch to another area of the patient's chest and then
properly apply the AED pads.
B. apply the AED pad at least 1 inch away from the medication patch
to avoid skin burns.
C. continue CPR until you can determine the name of the
medication contained in the patch.
D. remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue,
and apply the AED pads. - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - D. remove
,the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue, and apply
the AED pads.
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you
are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This
MOST likely indicates that:
Select one:
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never
cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated
immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating
the 34-year-old patient.
D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of
exposure to secretions. - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - C. you were
exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-
old patient.
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious
disease, your next priority should be to:
,Select one:
A. contact medical control.
B. notify law enforcement.
C. quickly access the patient.
D. take standard precautions. - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - D. take
standard precautions.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and
renders the immune system nonfunctional.
B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be
destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small,
harmful organisms within the body.
D. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to
another through a number of mechanisms. - VERIFIED UPDATED
ANSWER - C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread
of small, harmful organisms within the body.
, Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the
_________.
Select one:
A. nature of illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - A. nature of
illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
Select one:
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. is less resistant to treatment. - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - B.
has a greater ability to produce disease.
CORRECT ANSWERS (100% COMPLETE ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ | 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, ALL ANSWERS INCLUDED
(LATEST UPDATE) 2026/2027
Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged
woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply the AED pads, you note
that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of
the AED pads will be placed. You should:
Select one:
A. move the patch to another area of the patient's chest and then
properly apply the AED pads.
B. apply the AED pad at least 1 inch away from the medication patch
to avoid skin burns.
C. continue CPR until you can determine the name of the
medication contained in the patch.
D. remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue,
and apply the AED pads. - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - D. remove
,the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue, and apply
the AED pads.
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you
are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This
MOST likely indicates that:
Select one:
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never
cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated
immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating
the 34-year-old patient.
D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of
exposure to secretions. - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - C. you were
exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-
old patient.
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious
disease, your next priority should be to:
,Select one:
A. contact medical control.
B. notify law enforcement.
C. quickly access the patient.
D. take standard precautions. - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - D. take
standard precautions.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and
renders the immune system nonfunctional.
B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be
destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small,
harmful organisms within the body.
D. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to
another through a number of mechanisms. - VERIFIED UPDATED
ANSWER - C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread
of small, harmful organisms within the body.
, Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the
_________.
Select one:
A. nature of illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - A. nature of
illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
Select one:
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. is less resistant to treatment. - VERIFIED UPDATED ANSWER - B.
has a greater ability to produce disease.
