©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:09 AM
West Coast EMT Block 3 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Brain stem is responsible for controlling what - ✔️✔️Controls the most basic functions of
the body including breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, pupil constriction, balance,
heart rate, and consciousness
At what point is it appropriate to suction from a patients mouth - ✔️✔️It is appropriate to
suction from a patients mouth before ventilating and or inserting an oral airway
In regards to generalized seizures the nature of their consciousness should look like -
✔️✔️It should appear as an altered mental status that should improve in a few minutes
Status Epilepticus can be defined as - ✔️✔️A seizure that consists of an altered level of
consciousness lasting more than 5 to 30 minutes without the return of consciousness
Dysarthria - ✔️✔️slurred speech
dysphasia - ✔️✔️impairment in production of speech, loss of language
Dysphagia - ✔️✔️difficulty swallowing or eating
In regards to febrile seizures - ✔️✔️they are considered benign but should still be
evaluated
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, ©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:09 AM
A female patient tells you she suffers from excessive thirst and also tells you she has
diabetes. She then tells you she is also on the anti seizure medication Depacol. How
would your treat the patient? - ✔️✔️Assess the patients glucose level and give her
oxygen and monitor her airway as well as her BGL; no recovery position, no water or
glucose
In regards to the Cincinnati stroke scale after instructing the patient to lift his hands up
with his eyes closed they fall, what should you do next? - ✔️✔️repeat the process, ask
him to close their eyes and lift up their arms yourself
How do you transport a stroke patient with a paralyzed extremity? - ✔️✔️Transport them
paralyzed side down
Does the spleen digest? - ✔️✔️No; the stomach and pancreas create enzymes to digest
How do the kidneys regulate BP by using sodium? - ✔️✔️If the BP is too high, then the
kidneys release sodium; if the BP is too low then the kidneys keep the sodium
What wraps around the organs of the abdomen - ✔️✔️Visceral peritoneum; known as the
inner layer
What does the parietal peritoneum line? - ✔️✔️Surrounds the abdomen and pelvis;
known as the outer layer
Pain in visceral is describes as - ✔️✔️Broad and not easily pinpointed; not local
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West Coast EMT Block 3 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Brain stem is responsible for controlling what - ✔️✔️Controls the most basic functions of
the body including breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, pupil constriction, balance,
heart rate, and consciousness
At what point is it appropriate to suction from a patients mouth - ✔️✔️It is appropriate to
suction from a patients mouth before ventilating and or inserting an oral airway
In regards to generalized seizures the nature of their consciousness should look like -
✔️✔️It should appear as an altered mental status that should improve in a few minutes
Status Epilepticus can be defined as - ✔️✔️A seizure that consists of an altered level of
consciousness lasting more than 5 to 30 minutes without the return of consciousness
Dysarthria - ✔️✔️slurred speech
dysphasia - ✔️✔️impairment in production of speech, loss of language
Dysphagia - ✔️✔️difficulty swallowing or eating
In regards to febrile seizures - ✔️✔️they are considered benign but should still be
evaluated
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, ©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:09 AM
A female patient tells you she suffers from excessive thirst and also tells you she has
diabetes. She then tells you she is also on the anti seizure medication Depacol. How
would your treat the patient? - ✔️✔️Assess the patients glucose level and give her
oxygen and monitor her airway as well as her BGL; no recovery position, no water or
glucose
In regards to the Cincinnati stroke scale after instructing the patient to lift his hands up
with his eyes closed they fall, what should you do next? - ✔️✔️repeat the process, ask
him to close their eyes and lift up their arms yourself
How do you transport a stroke patient with a paralyzed extremity? - ✔️✔️Transport them
paralyzed side down
Does the spleen digest? - ✔️✔️No; the stomach and pancreas create enzymes to digest
How do the kidneys regulate BP by using sodium? - ✔️✔️If the BP is too high, then the
kidneys release sodium; if the BP is too low then the kidneys keep the sodium
What wraps around the organs of the abdomen - ✔️✔️Visceral peritoneum; known as the
inner layer
What does the parietal peritoneum line? - ✔️✔️Surrounds the abdomen and pelvis;
known as the outer layer
Pain in visceral is describes as - ✔️✔️Broad and not easily pinpointed; not local
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