WEST COAST EMT FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) A+ GRADED
A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT
interventions will you provide to this newborn?
A. routine post delivery care
B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score
C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen
D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. routine post delivery care
If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you
should choose the: - CORRECT ANSWER - AED and portable suction unit
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical
services (EMS)?
A. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and
emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for providing care to
sick and injured patients
B. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for
providing emergency care to critically injured patients
C. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
D. A vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive
emergency care in the prehospital setting - CORRECT ANSWER - C. A team of
,health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers?
A. Automatic transport ventilators
B. Automated external defibrillator
C. Needle decompression
D. Multilumen airways - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Automated external
defibrillator
After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with
the contaminated lancet. You should:
A. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention.
B. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution.
C. report the incident to your supervisor after the call.
D. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible. - CORRECT ANSWER -
C. report the incident to your supervisor after the call.
Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
A. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts.
B. touches another person without his or her consent.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
,D. stares at certain parts of another person's anatomy. - CORRECT ANSWER -
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?
A. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV infection.
C. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS field.
D. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood. - CORRECT ANSWER - B. There is
no vaccine against HIV infection.
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because
the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another
emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. Which route of
transmission does this scenario describe?
A. Vector-borne transmission
B. Airborne transmission
C. Direct contact
D. Indirect contact - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Indirect contact
You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a stroke. She
is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the entire right side of
her body. In addition to providing the medical care that she needs, you should:
A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of her.
, B. reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will regain her
speech in time.
C. tell her that you understand why she is scared and that everything will likely be
okay.
D. maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no need for her to be
scared. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her
that you will take good care of her.
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response area is defined by the:
A. medical director.
B. state EMS office.
C. EMS supervisor.
D. local health district. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. medical director.
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The driver,
a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head injury and
massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a
palpable carotid pulse. You should:
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
B. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response.
C. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR. -
CORRECT ANSWER - A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the
patient is deceased.
ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) A+ GRADED
A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT
interventions will you provide to this newborn?
A. routine post delivery care
B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score
C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen
D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. routine post delivery care
If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you
should choose the: - CORRECT ANSWER - AED and portable suction unit
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical
services (EMS)?
A. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and
emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for providing care to
sick and injured patients
B. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for
providing emergency care to critically injured patients
C. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
D. A vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive
emergency care in the prehospital setting - CORRECT ANSWER - C. A team of
,health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers?
A. Automatic transport ventilators
B. Automated external defibrillator
C. Needle decompression
D. Multilumen airways - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Automated external
defibrillator
After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with
the contaminated lancet. You should:
A. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention.
B. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution.
C. report the incident to your supervisor after the call.
D. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible. - CORRECT ANSWER -
C. report the incident to your supervisor after the call.
Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
A. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts.
B. touches another person without his or her consent.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
,D. stares at certain parts of another person's anatomy. - CORRECT ANSWER -
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?
A. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV infection.
C. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS field.
D. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood. - CORRECT ANSWER - B. There is
no vaccine against HIV infection.
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because
the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another
emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. Which route of
transmission does this scenario describe?
A. Vector-borne transmission
B. Airborne transmission
C. Direct contact
D. Indirect contact - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Indirect contact
You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a stroke. She
is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the entire right side of
her body. In addition to providing the medical care that she needs, you should:
A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of her.
, B. reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will regain her
speech in time.
C. tell her that you understand why she is scared and that everything will likely be
okay.
D. maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no need for her to be
scared. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her
that you will take good care of her.
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response area is defined by the:
A. medical director.
B. state EMS office.
C. EMS supervisor.
D. local health district. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. medical director.
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The driver,
a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head injury and
massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a
palpable carotid pulse. You should:
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
B. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response.
C. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR. -
CORRECT ANSWER - A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the
patient is deceased.
