WEST COAST EMT EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Roles of EMS. Answer: EMR- emergency medical responders (law
enforcement, firefighters, care with limited equipment)
EMT- emergency medical technician, completed EMT course & more
trained
AEMT- advanced emergency medical technician, added knowledge
and skills in ALS
Paramedics- extensive training (1,000-1,300 hours)
◉ PCR. Answer: Patient care report
Considered a legal document
Mostly electronic
Court's perception matters
Make sure they are perfect
If it wasn't documented, it didn't happen (treatment)
◉ Types of Stress. Answer: Acute- occur during stressful situation
Delayed- manifest after event
Cumulative- prolonged or excessive stress
PTSD
,◉ CISM Team. Answer: Critical Incident Stress Management-
developed to address acute stress situations and decrease the risk of
PTSD
◉ Quid Pro Quo. Answer: If you do something for me I'll do
something for you (sexual favors, sexual harassment)
◉ Negligence. Answer: Failure in following standard of care by
failing to provide care, providing too much care (outside of your
scope of training), providing innapropriate care, or failing to prevent
problems.
◉ 4 things needed to prove negligence (even though it may have still
occurred). Answer: 1. Duty
2. Breach of Duty
3. Damages
4. Causation
◉ Abandonment. Answer: Termination of care by EMT without
patient consent (always obtain name and signature of who you
transfer patient care)
◉ Medical Terminology. Answer: Starting on page 154
, ◉ Nervous System. Answer: Central Nervous System (CNS)- brain
and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)- nerves that connect all parts of
the body to the brain
Somatic- voluntary, muscles (walking, talking, etc.)
Autonomic- involuntary, organs and glands (digestion, dilation,
construction of blood vessels, sweating, etc.)
Sympathetic- emergency situation function
Parasympathetic- nonemergency functions
◉ Shock. Answer: hypoperfusion
State of collapse and failure of cardiovascular system
◉ Cardiogenic shock. Answer: inadequate function of the heart or
pump failure
Sometimes after heart attack
Can cause edema (abnormally large amounts of fluid between cells
in body tissues causing swelling)
Treatment - comfortable position,high flow oxygen, assisted
ventilations, keep patient warm, rapid transport.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Roles of EMS. Answer: EMR- emergency medical responders (law
enforcement, firefighters, care with limited equipment)
EMT- emergency medical technician, completed EMT course & more
trained
AEMT- advanced emergency medical technician, added knowledge
and skills in ALS
Paramedics- extensive training (1,000-1,300 hours)
◉ PCR. Answer: Patient care report
Considered a legal document
Mostly electronic
Court's perception matters
Make sure they are perfect
If it wasn't documented, it didn't happen (treatment)
◉ Types of Stress. Answer: Acute- occur during stressful situation
Delayed- manifest after event
Cumulative- prolonged or excessive stress
PTSD
,◉ CISM Team. Answer: Critical Incident Stress Management-
developed to address acute stress situations and decrease the risk of
PTSD
◉ Quid Pro Quo. Answer: If you do something for me I'll do
something for you (sexual favors, sexual harassment)
◉ Negligence. Answer: Failure in following standard of care by
failing to provide care, providing too much care (outside of your
scope of training), providing innapropriate care, or failing to prevent
problems.
◉ 4 things needed to prove negligence (even though it may have still
occurred). Answer: 1. Duty
2. Breach of Duty
3. Damages
4. Causation
◉ Abandonment. Answer: Termination of care by EMT without
patient consent (always obtain name and signature of who you
transfer patient care)
◉ Medical Terminology. Answer: Starting on page 154
, ◉ Nervous System. Answer: Central Nervous System (CNS)- brain
and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)- nerves that connect all parts of
the body to the brain
Somatic- voluntary, muscles (walking, talking, etc.)
Autonomic- involuntary, organs and glands (digestion, dilation,
construction of blood vessels, sweating, etc.)
Sympathetic- emergency situation function
Parasympathetic- nonemergency functions
◉ Shock. Answer: hypoperfusion
State of collapse and failure of cardiovascular system
◉ Cardiogenic shock. Answer: inadequate function of the heart or
pump failure
Sometimes after heart attack
Can cause edema (abnormally large amounts of fluid between cells
in body tissues causing swelling)
Treatment - comfortable position,high flow oxygen, assisted
ventilations, keep patient warm, rapid transport.
