West Coast EMT Exam Questions With Answers | Latest Update 2023/2024 (Graded A+) 100% Correct

What is the name of the response in infants when you touch their lips and they attempt to suck? - Answer Sucking Reflex What is it called when an infant flexes their body when startled? - Answer Moro Reflex When an infant turns towards a cheek when you touch it. - Answer Rooting Reflex What is the name for the parts of the skull that have yet to develop (in those under 18 months)? - Answer Fontanelles What is it called when an infant grasps an object? - Answer Palmar Grasp When encountering a patient with depressed fontanelles, what symptom should you expect? - Answer Dehydration At what age is a person considered to be a toddler? - Answer 1-3 Years What is the standard BPS for a toddler? - Answer 90-150 At what age is a person considered to be a preschooler? - Answer 3-6 Years What is the standard BPS for a preschooler? - Answer 80-140 At what age is a person considered to be school age? - Answer 6-12 years What is the standard BPS for a school age person? - Answer 70-120 At what age is a person considered to be an adolescent? - Answer 12-18 years What is the standard BPS for an adolescent? - Answer 60-100 At what age is a person considered an early adult? - Answer 19-40 years What is the standard BPS for all adults, although this may change based on health in late adults? - Answer 60-100 At what age is a person considered a middle adult? - Answer 41-60 years At what age is a person considered a late adult? - Answer 61 and older What is it called when the mind deteriorates during the last 5 years of life? - Answer Terminal Drop Hypothesis What is cholesterol build up in the blood vessels that leads to plaque and constricts blood flow called? - Answer Atherosclerosis What is the name of the basic filtering units in the kidneys? - Answer Nephrons Kidney function declines by what percentage between the ages of 20 and 90 years? - Answer 50% What is the maximum life expectancy for humans? - Answer 120 Years What is the average life expectancy for humans today? - Answer 78 Years What is "vital capacity"? - Answer The volume of air moved during the deepest points of respiration What is the weight limit on a standard wheeled stretcher? - Answer 650 pounds How much weight can a bariatric stretcher hold? - Answer 850-900 lbs A solid board that is used to stabilize a patient while transporting them to a Gurnee? - Answer Back Board What transfer equipment should be used if CPR is needed? - Answer Back Board When going down stairs and the patient doesn't have an apparent spinal injury what equipment should be used? - Answer Stair Chair What direction should a patient be taken up or down stairs? - Answer Head Up and Feet down What type of carrying equipment separates into two or four pieces? - Answer Scoop Basket What is the name of the tubular framed stretcher with rigid fabric stretched across it? - Answer Portable Stretcher What is the name of the equipment used in technical and water rescues; also known as a Stokes litter? - Answer Basket Stretcher What is the name of the equipment that can be folded or rolled up? - Answer Flexible Stretcher What is the name of the grip that we should always use to lift a patient in which our palms are facing up? - Answer Power Grip When lifting or moving a patient, use your ____ for strength. - Answer Legs What is the name of the proper lifting technique in which you squat with a straight back prior to a lift? - Answer Power Lift When carrying a patient, you must be between _-_ inches away from the immobilizing device. - Answer 15-20 inches What type of patients belong to bariatrics? - Answer Obese How many rescuers are needed to carry a patient that weighs 250+ lbs? - Answer 4 or more What percentage of a persons body weight rests on the head end? - Answer 68-78%