WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+) LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized
(tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is:
A: a serious infection
B: a brain tumor
C: epilepsy
D: intercranial bleeding - CORRECT ANSWER - C: epilepsy
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
A: not able to swallow without choking
B: experiencing a right hemispheric stroke
C: unable to produce or understand speech
D: usually conscious but has slurred speech - CORRECT ANSWER - C: unable
to produce or understand speech
A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic
(fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she:
A: has a GCS score that is less than 8
,B: has had a prior heart attack
C: is older than 60 years of age
D: has bleeding within the brain - CORRECT ANSWER - D: has bleeding within
the brain
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A: typically alert but is confused as to preceding events
B: usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus
C: completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused - CORRECT ANSWER -
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused
Components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale include:
A: arm drift, memory, and grip strength
B: speech, pupil reaction, and memory
C: facial droop, speech, and pupil size
D: arm drift, speech, and facial droop - CORRECT ANSWER - D: arm drigt,
speech, and facial droop
Febrile seizures:
A: are usually benign but should be evaluated
B: are also referred to as absence seizures
,C: often result in permanent brain damage
D: occur when a child's fever rises slowly - CORRECT ANSWER - A: are
usually benign but should be evaluated
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial bleeding and
hypoglycemia secondary to abnormalities in the:
A: pancreas
B: kidneys
C: brain
D: liver - CORRECT ANSWER - D: liver
Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebral cortex
C: cerebellum
D: cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER - C: cerebellum
Status epilepticus is characterized by:
A: generalized seizures that last less than 5 minutes
B: an absence seizure that is not preceded by an aura
C: prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
, D: profound tachycardia and total muscle flaccidity - CORRECT ANSWER - C:
prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure, and
swallowing, are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebellum
C: cerebral cortex
D: cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER - A: brain stem
The MOST significant risk factor for a hemorrhagic stroke is:
A: hypertension
B: diabetes mellitus
C: severe stress
D: heavy exertion - CORRECT ANSWER - A: hypertension
The spinal cord exits the cranium through the:
A: foramen magnum
B: cauda equina
C: foramen lamina
D: vertebral foramen - CORRECT ANSWER - A: foramen magnum
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+) LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized
(tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is:
A: a serious infection
B: a brain tumor
C: epilepsy
D: intercranial bleeding - CORRECT ANSWER - C: epilepsy
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
A: not able to swallow without choking
B: experiencing a right hemispheric stroke
C: unable to produce or understand speech
D: usually conscious but has slurred speech - CORRECT ANSWER - C: unable
to produce or understand speech
A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic
(fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she:
A: has a GCS score that is less than 8
,B: has had a prior heart attack
C: is older than 60 years of age
D: has bleeding within the brain - CORRECT ANSWER - D: has bleeding within
the brain
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A: typically alert but is confused as to preceding events
B: usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus
C: completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused - CORRECT ANSWER -
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused
Components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale include:
A: arm drift, memory, and grip strength
B: speech, pupil reaction, and memory
C: facial droop, speech, and pupil size
D: arm drift, speech, and facial droop - CORRECT ANSWER - D: arm drigt,
speech, and facial droop
Febrile seizures:
A: are usually benign but should be evaluated
B: are also referred to as absence seizures
,C: often result in permanent brain damage
D: occur when a child's fever rises slowly - CORRECT ANSWER - A: are
usually benign but should be evaluated
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial bleeding and
hypoglycemia secondary to abnormalities in the:
A: pancreas
B: kidneys
C: brain
D: liver - CORRECT ANSWER - D: liver
Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebral cortex
C: cerebellum
D: cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER - C: cerebellum
Status epilepticus is characterized by:
A: generalized seizures that last less than 5 minutes
B: an absence seizure that is not preceded by an aura
C: prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
, D: profound tachycardia and total muscle flaccidity - CORRECT ANSWER - C:
prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure, and
swallowing, are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebellum
C: cerebral cortex
D: cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER - A: brain stem
The MOST significant risk factor for a hemorrhagic stroke is:
A: hypertension
B: diabetes mellitus
C: severe stress
D: heavy exertion - CORRECT ANSWER - A: hypertension
The spinal cord exits the cranium through the:
A: foramen magnum
B: cauda equina
C: foramen lamina
D: vertebral foramen - CORRECT ANSWER - A: foramen magnum
