WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AQ40-year-oldQpatientQwithoutQaQhistoryQofQseizuresQexperiencesQaQgeneralizedQ(tonic-
clonic)Qseizure.QTheQLEASTQlikelyQcauseQofQthisQseizureQis:

SelectQone:

A.QintracranialQbleeding

B.Qepilepsy.Q

C.QaQbrainQtumor.

D.QaQseriousQinfection.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-B.Qepilepsy.



AQpatientQwhoQisQexperiencingQaphasiaQis:

SelectQone:

A.QnotQableQtoQswallowQwithoutQchoking.

B.QexperiencingQaQrightQhemisphericQstroke.

C.QunableQtoQproduceQorQunderstandQspeech.Q

D.QusuallyQconsciousQbutQhasQslurredQspeech.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
C.QunableQtoQproduceQorQunderstandQspeech.



AQpatientQwhoQisQpossiblyQexperiencingQaQstrokeQisQNOTQeligibleQforQthrombolyticQ(fibrinolytic)QtherapyQifQ
heQorQshe:

SelectQone:

A.QisQolderQthanQ60QyearsQofQage.

B.QhasQhadQaQpriorQheartQattack.

C.QhasQaQGCSQscoreQthatQisQlessQthanQ8.

D.QhasQbleedingQwithinQtheQbrain.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-D.QhasQbleedingQwithinQtheQbrain.



AQpatientQwithQanQalteredQmentalQstatusQis:

SelectQone:

A.QcompletelyQunresponsiveQtoQallQformsQofQstimuli.

B.QtypicallyQalertQbutQisQconfusedQasQtoQprecedingQevents.

,C.QnotQthinkingQclearlyQorQisQincapableQofQbeingQaroused.

D.QusuallyQableQtoQbeQarousedQwithQaQpainfulQstimulus.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
C.QnotQthinkingQclearlyQorQisQincapableQofQbeingQaroused.



ComponentsQofQtheQCincinnatiQPrehospitalQStrokeQScaleQinclude:

SelectQone:

A.QfacialQdroop,Qspeech,QandQpupilQsize.

B.Qspeech,QpupilQreaction,QandQmemory.

C.QarmQdrift,Qmemory,QandQgripQstrength.

D.QarmQdrift,Qspeech,QandQfacialQdroop.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-D.QarmQdrift,Qspeech,QandQfacialQdroop.



FebrileQseizures:

SelectQone:

A.QareQusuallyQbenignQbutQshouldQbeQevaluated.Q

B.QoftenQresultQinQpermanentQbrainQdamage.

C.QoccurQwhenQaQchild'sQfeverQrisesQslowly.

D.QareQalsoQreferredQtoQasQabsenceQseizures.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
A.QareQusuallyQbenignQbutQshouldQbeQevaluated.



IndividualsQwithQchronicQalcoholismQareQpredisposedQtoQintracranialQbleedingQandQhypoglycemiaQsecond
aryQtoQabnormalitiesQinQthe:

SelectQone:

A.Qkidneys.

B.Qliver.Q

C.Qpancreas.

D.Qbrain.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-B.Qliver.



MuscleQcontrolQandQbodyQcoordinationQareQcontrolledQbyQthe:

SelectQone:

A.Qcerebellum.Q

,B.QbrainQstem.

C.QcerebralQcortex.

D.Qcerebrum.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-A.Qcerebellum.



StatusQepilepticusQisQcharacterizedQby:

SelectQone:

A.QprofoundQtachycardiaQandQtotalQmuscleQflaccidity.

B.QanQabsenceQseizureQthatQisQnotQprecededQbyQanQaura.

C.QgeneralizedQseizuresQthatQlastQlessQthanQ5Qminutes.

D.QprolongedQseizuresQwithoutQaQreturnQofQconsciousness.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
D.QprolongedQseizuresQwithoutQaQreturnQofQconsciousness.



TheQmostQbasicQfunctionsQofQtheQbody,QsuchQasQbreathing,QbloodQpressure,QandQswallowing,QareQcontroll
edQbyQthe:

SelectQone:

A.Qcerebrum.

B.Qcerebellum.

C.QbrainQstem.Q

D.QcerebralQcortex.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-C.QbrainQstem.



TheQMOSTQsignificantQriskQfactorQforQaQhemorrhagicQstrokeQis:

SelectQone:

A.QdiabetesQmellitus.

B.QheavyQexertion.

C.QsevereQstress.

D.Qhypertension.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-D.Qhypertension.



TheQspinalQcordQexitsQtheQcraniumQthroughQthe:

SelectQone:

, A.QcaudaQequina.

B.QvertebralQforamen.

C.QforamenQmagnum.Q

D.QforamenQlamina.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-C.QforamenQmagnum.



TheQthreeQmajorQpartsQofQtheQbrainQareQthe:

SelectQone:

A.Qcerebellum,Qmedulla,QandQocciput.

B.QbrainQstem,Qmidbrain,QandQspinalQcord.

C.Qmidbrain,Qcerebellum,QandQspinalQcord.

D.Qcerebrum,Qcerebellum,QandQbrainQstem.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
D.Qcerebrum,Qcerebellum,QandQbrainQstem.



WhenQassessingQforQarmQdriftQofQaQpatientQwithQaQsuspectedQstroke,QyouQshould:

SelectQone:

A.QexpectQtoQseeQoneQarmQslowlyQdriftQdownQtoQtheQpatient'sQside.

B.QobserveQmovementQofQtheQarmsQforQapproximatelyQ2Qminutes.

C.QaskQtheQpatientQtoQholdQhisQorQherQarmsQupQwithQtheQpalmsQdown.

D.QaskQtheQpatientQtoQcloseQhisQorQherQeyesQduringQtheQassessment.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
D.QaskQtheQpatientQtoQcloseQhisQorQherQeyesQduringQtheQassessment.



WhenQcaringQforQaQpatientQwithQdocumentedQhypoglycemia,QyouQshouldQbeQMOSTQalertQfor:

SelectQone:

A.QaQfebrileQconvulsion.

B.QaQseizure.Q

C.QanQacuteQstroke.

D.QrespiratoryQdistress.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-B.QaQseizure.



WhichQofQtheQfollowingQclinicalQsignsQisQMOSTQsuggestiveQofQaQrupturedQaneurysm?