West Coast EMT Block 2 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
A person was stabbed at a bar in the groin and is blood is bright red and spurting. What
should you do? - ✔️✔️Apply direct pressure
A palpable pulse is created by? - ✔️✔️pressure waves through the arteries caused by
cardiac contraction
An elderly patient has fallen and hit her head. Your initial care should focus on? -
✔️✔️airway, breathing, and circulation
An injured patient is assigned a total score of 9 on the GCS. He is assigned a score of 2
for eye opening, a score of 3 for verbal response, and a score of 4 for motor response.
Which of the following clinical findings is consistent with his GCS score? - ✔️✔️Opens
eyes in response to pain, uses inappropriate words, withdraws from pain
During an EMS call, you should take standard precautions? - ✔️✔️before exiting the
ambulance and before actual patient contact
In patients with deeply pigmented skin, changes in color may be apparent only in certain
areas, such as the? - ✔️✔️lips or oral mucosa
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Reassessment is performed to determine all of the following, EXCEPT? - ✔️✔️the reason
why the patient called EMS
The chief complaint is MOST accurately defined as the? - ✔️✔️most serious thing the
patient is concerned about
The rapid exam of a patient that occurs following the primary assessment should take
no longer than? - ✔️✔️60 to 90 seconds
Treatment and transport priorities at the scene of a mass-casualty incident should be
determined after? - ✔️✔️all the patients have been triaged
What maneuver should be used to open the airway of an unresponsive patient with
suspected trauma? - ✔️✔️Jaw-thrust maneuver
When approaching a 32-year-old male who is complaining of traumatic neck pain, you
should? - ✔️✔️ensure that the patient can see you approaching him
When you shine a light into one pupil, the normal reaction of the other pupil should be
to? - ✔️✔️become smaller
Which of the following actions would NOT be performed during the scene size-up? -
✔️✔️Rapidly assessing a patient's respiratory status
Which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to cause an altered level of
consciousness? - ✔️✔️Acute anxiety
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