WEST COAST EMT COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS.
◉ PENMAN. Answer: Scene assessment:
P-Personal/partner/peeper safety
E-Environmental Hazards (call backup)
N-Number of patients (1 patient -> 2 EMT)
M-Mechanism of injury (MOI)/Nature of illness (NOI)
A-Need for additional resources (ALS will always be called)
N-Need for extrication
Example: A fall is the mechanism of injury->ALS needed->C spine
needed
◉ PPPT. Answer: Person
Place
Purpose
Time
*If patient can answer all four questions then they are alert and
oriented x 4, etc. (A&O x 4)
*only alert to one question means implied consent
, ◉ DCAPBTLS. Answer: D-Deformity
C-Contusion
A-Abrasions
P-Punctures or Penetrations
B-Burns
T-Tenderness
L-Lacerations
S-Swelling
◉ SAMPLE. Answer: History Taking:
S-Signs and Symptoms (sign is something we can see, objective, and
symptom is what patient is telling you, subjectively)
A-Allergies
M-Medications (we are allowed to give around 7 medications)
P-Past pertinent medical history
L-Last oral intake
E-Events leading up to
◉ TIC. Answer: T-Tenderness
I-Instability
C-Crepitus (bone on bone grinding, fracture)
◉ PMSC. Answer: Extremities (feet/hands):
P-Pulse
EXAMINATION TEST WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS.
◉ PENMAN. Answer: Scene assessment:
P-Personal/partner/peeper safety
E-Environmental Hazards (call backup)
N-Number of patients (1 patient -> 2 EMT)
M-Mechanism of injury (MOI)/Nature of illness (NOI)
A-Need for additional resources (ALS will always be called)
N-Need for extrication
Example: A fall is the mechanism of injury->ALS needed->C spine
needed
◉ PPPT. Answer: Person
Place
Purpose
Time
*If patient can answer all four questions then they are alert and
oriented x 4, etc. (A&O x 4)
*only alert to one question means implied consent
, ◉ DCAPBTLS. Answer: D-Deformity
C-Contusion
A-Abrasions
P-Punctures or Penetrations
B-Burns
T-Tenderness
L-Lacerations
S-Swelling
◉ SAMPLE. Answer: History Taking:
S-Signs and Symptoms (sign is something we can see, objective, and
symptom is what patient is telling you, subjectively)
A-Allergies
M-Medications (we are allowed to give around 7 medications)
P-Past pertinent medical history
L-Last oral intake
E-Events leading up to
◉ TIC. Answer: T-Tenderness
I-Instability
C-Crepitus (bone on bone grinding, fracture)
◉ PMSC. Answer: Extremities (feet/hands):
P-Pulse
