WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
American bnHeart bnAssociation bnprotocols bnare bnbased bnon bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bntheories bnready bnfor bnfield bntrial
B. bntrends bnin bnthe bnEMS bncommunity
C. bnopinions bnfrom bna bncore bngroup bnof bncardiologists
D. bnevidence-based bnresearch bn- bnANS--D. bnevidence-based bnresearch
As bnan bnEMT, bnyou bnmay bnbe bnauthorized bnto bnadminister bnaspirin bnto bna bnpatient
bnwith bnchest bnpain bnbased bnon:
Select bnone:
A. bnmedical bndirector bnapproval.
B. bnthe bnpatient's bncondition.
C. bnan bnorder bnfrom bna bnparamedic.
D. bnthe bntransport bntime bnto bnthe bnhospital. bn- bnANS--A. bnmedical bndirector
bnapproval.
National bnguidelines bnfor bnEMS bncare bnare bnintended bnto bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnreduce bnexpenses bnat bnthe bnlocal bnand bnstate bnlevels
B. bnunify bnEMS bnproviders bnunder bna bnsingle bnmedical bndirector
C. bnfacilitate bna bnnational bnEMS bnlabor bngroup
D. bnprovide bnmore bnconsistent bndelivery bnof bnEMS bncare bnacross bnthe bnUnited
bnStates bn- bnANS--D. bnprovide bnmore bnconsistent bndelivery bnof bnEMS bncare bnacross
bnthe bnUnited bnStates
Online bnmedical bncontrol bnrequires bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnthe bnpresence bnof bnan bnadvanced-level bnprovider
B. bnwritten bnprotocols bnapproved bnby bnmedical bncontrol
C. bna bnphysician's bnpresence bnon bnthe bnscene bnof bnthe bncall
D. bnphone bnor bnradio bncontact bnwith bnthe bnmedical bndirector bn- bnANS--D. bnphone bnor
bnradio bncontact bnwith bnthe bnmedical bndirector
Prehospital bnpatient bncare bndecisions bnshould bnbe bnbased bnon bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnthe bnexperiences bnof bnEMTs
B. bnthe bnopinions bnof bnphysicians
,C. bnan bnEMS bnagency's bnfiscal bnresources
D. bnEMS bnresearch bn- bnANS--D. bnEMS bnresearch
The bnability bnto bnhandle bnmultiple bntasks bnbased bnon bntheir bnpriority bnis bncalled
bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnpatient bnempathy
B. bnpatient bnadvocacy
C. bnintegrity
D. bntime bnmanagement bn- bnANS--D. bntime bnmanagement
The bnability bnto bntake bnappropriate bnaction bnwith bnlittle bndirection bnis bnknown bnas
bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnself-motivation
B. bndiplomacy
C. bntime bnmanagement
D. bnself-confidence bn- bnANS--A. bnself-motivation
The bnability bnto bnunderstand bnothers bnand bnhave bnthem bnunderstand bnyou bnis
bnknown bnas bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnself-confidence
B. bnteamwork bnand bndiplomacy
C. bncommunication
D. bnscene bnleadership bn- bnANS--C. bncommunication
The bndetermination bnthat bnprompt bnsurgical bncare bnin bnthe bnhospital bnis bnmore
bnimportant bnthan bnperforming bntime-consuming bnprocedures bnin bnthe bnfield bnon bna
bnmajor bntrauma bnpatient bnis bnbased bnMOSTLY bnon:
Select bnone:
A. bnthe bnlead bnEMT's bndecision.
B. bnregional bntrauma bnguidelines.
C. bnEMS bnresearch.
D. bnlocal bnprotocols. bn- bnANS--C. bnEMS bnresearch.
The bnEMT bnis bnlegally bnobligated bnto bnprotect bna bnpatient's bnprivacy bnaccording bnto
bn_____________.
Select bnone:
A. bnAPGAR
B. bnCQI
C. bnHIPAA
D. bnDCAP bn- bnANS--C. bnHIPAA
What bnis bnan bnEMT's bnprimary bnservice bnarea?
Select bnone:
,A. bnThe bnonly bnarea bnthe bnEMT bnis bncertified bnto bnprovide bnpatient bncare
B. bnThe bnmain bnarea bnin bnwhich bnthe bnEMS bnagency bnoperates
C. bnThe bnarea bnserviced bnby bnthe bnEMT's bnmedical bndirector
D. bnThe bnlocation bnwhere bnthe bnEMT bnprovides bnessential bncare bnduring bna bn9-1-1
bncall bn- bnANS--B. bnThe bnmain bnarea bnin bnwhich bnthe bnEMS bnagency bnoperates
What bnshould bnan bnEMT bndo bnto bnlimit bnerrors bnin bnthe bnfield?
Select bnone:
A. bnContact bnmedical bndirection bnbefore bninitiating bnany bntreatments.
B. bnCarry bnan bnEMT bntext bnfor bnreference bnat bnall bntimes.
C. bnFollow bnthe bnagency's bnwritten bnprotocols.
D. bnDeviate bnfrom bnestablished bnstandards bnwhen bnnecessary. bn- bnANS--C. bnFollow
bnthe bnagency's bnwritten bnprotocols.
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bncourses bnrequires bnabout bn150 bnhours bnof bntraining?
Select bnone:
A. bnEMT
B. bnEMR
C. bnAEMT
D. bnParamedic bn- bnANS--A. bnEMT
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bndescriptions bnMOST bnaccurately bnportrays bnemergency
bnmedical bnservices bn(EMS)?
Select bnone:
A. bnA bnteam bnof bnparamedics bnand bnemergency bnphysicians bnwho bnare bnresponsible
bnfor bnproviding bnemergency bncare bnto bncritically bninjured bnpatients
B. bnA bnteam bnof bnhealth bncare bnprofessionals bnwho bnare bnresponsible bnfor
bnproviding bnemergency bncare bnand bntransportation bnto bnthe bnsick bnand bninjured
C. bnA bnvast bnnetwork bnof bnadvanced bnlife bnsupport bn(ALS) bnproviders bnwho bnprovide
bndefinitive bnemergency bncare bnin bnthe bnprehospital bnsetting
D. bnA bnsystem bncomposed bnexclusively bnof bnemergency bnmedical bnresponders
bn(EMRs) bnand bnemergency bnmedical bntechnicians bn(EMTs) bnwho bnare bnresponsible
bnfor bnproviding bncare bnto bnsick bnand bninjured bnpatients bn- bnANS--B. bnA bnteam bnof
bnhealth bncare bnprofessionals bnwho bnare bnresponsible bnfor bnproviding bnemergency
bncare bnand bntransportation bnto bnthe bnsick bnand bninjured
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bninterventions bnis bnused bnby bnall bnlevels bnof bnEMS
bnproviders?
Select bnone:
A. bnAutomatic bntransport bnventilators
B. bnAutomated bnexternal bndefibrillator
C. bnNeedle bndecompression
D. bnMultilumen bnairways bn- bnANS--B. bnAutomated bnexternal bndefibrillator
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bnis bna bnspecific bnexample bnof bnthe bnMobile bnIntegrated
bnHealthcare bn(MIH) bnmodel?
, Select bnone:
A. bnEMTs bnrespond bnto bna bnwoman bnwho bncomplains bnof bnhigh bnfever
B. bnParamedics bnpick bnup bna bnpatient bnfrom bnan bnacute bncare bnclinic
C. bnEMTs bnassess bna bnpatient bnwhose bnlung bndisease bnis bn"acting bnup"
D. bnThe bnparamedic bnadministers bna bnpatient's bnflu bnvaccination bn- bnANS--D. bnThe
bnparamedic bnadministers bna bnpatient's bnflu bnvaccination
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bnstatements bnregarding bnthe bnAmericans bnWith
bnDisabilities bnAct bn(ADA) bnof bn1990 bnis bncorrect?
Select bnone:
A. bnThe bnminimum bnnumber bnof bnhours bnrequired bnto bnsuccessfully bncomplete bnan
bnEMT bncourse bnis bnless bnfor bncandidates bnwho bnare bndisabled.
B. bnAccording bnto bnthe bnADA, bnEMT bncandidates bnwith bna bndocumented bndisability
bnare bnexempt bnfrom bntaking bnthe bnNREMT bnexam.
C. bnThe bnADA bnapplies bnonly bnto bnindividuals bnwith bna bndiagnosed bnand bnwell-
documented bnphysical bndisability.
D. bnThe bnADA bnprohibits bnemployers bnfrom bnfailing bnto bnprovide bnfull bnand bnequal
bnemployment bnto bnthose bnwho bnare bndisabled. bn- bnANS--D. bnThe bnADA bnprohibits
bnemployers bnfrom bnfailing bnto bnprovide bnfull bnand bnequal bnemployment bnto bnthose
bnwho bnare bndisabled.
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bnstatements bnregarding bnthe bnNREMT bnis bncorrect?
Select bnone:
A. bnThe bnNREMT bnis bna bngovernmental bnagency bnthat bncertifies bnEMTs.
B. bnEMS bntraining bnstandards bnare bnregulated bnby bnthe bnNREMT.
C. bnThe bnNREMT bnis bnthe bnexclusive bncertifying bnbody bnfor bnEMTs.
D. bnThe bnNREMT bnprovides bna bnnational bnstandard bnfor bnEMS bntesting. bn- bnANS--D.
bnThe bnNREMT bnprovides bna bnnational bnstandard bnfor bnEMS bntesting
You bnare bncaring bnfor bna bndriver bnwho bnstruck bna bnlight bnpole. bnShe bnadmits bnto
bndrinking bnalcohol bnbut bnorders bnyou bnnot bnto bntell bnanyone. bnYou bnshould bnreport
bnthe bninformation bnto bn__________.
Select bnone:
a. bnthe bnstate bnmotor bnvehicle bndepartment
b. bnyour bnmedical bndirector
c. bnthe bnreceiving bnnurse bnor bndoctor
d. bnlaw bnenforcement bnpersonnel bn- bnANS--c. bnthe bnreceiving bnnurse bnor bndoctor
You bnare bnencouraging bna bnpatient bnto bngo bnto bnthe bnhospital bnby bnambulance.
bnYou bnknow bnthat bna bntransport bnwill bnkeep bnyou bnon bnduty bnseveral bnhours bnafter
bnyour bnregular bnquitting bntime. bnThis bnis bnan bnexample bnof bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnabuse bnof bnauthority
B. bnscope bnof bnpractice
C. bnundue bnhardship
D. bnpatient bnadvocacy bn- bnANS--D. bnpatient bnadvocacy
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
American bnHeart bnAssociation bnprotocols bnare bnbased bnon bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bntheories bnready bnfor bnfield bntrial
B. bntrends bnin bnthe bnEMS bncommunity
C. bnopinions bnfrom bna bncore bngroup bnof bncardiologists
D. bnevidence-based bnresearch bn- bnANS--D. bnevidence-based bnresearch
As bnan bnEMT, bnyou bnmay bnbe bnauthorized bnto bnadminister bnaspirin bnto bna bnpatient
bnwith bnchest bnpain bnbased bnon:
Select bnone:
A. bnmedical bndirector bnapproval.
B. bnthe bnpatient's bncondition.
C. bnan bnorder bnfrom bna bnparamedic.
D. bnthe bntransport bntime bnto bnthe bnhospital. bn- bnANS--A. bnmedical bndirector
bnapproval.
National bnguidelines bnfor bnEMS bncare bnare bnintended bnto bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnreduce bnexpenses bnat bnthe bnlocal bnand bnstate bnlevels
B. bnunify bnEMS bnproviders bnunder bna bnsingle bnmedical bndirector
C. bnfacilitate bna bnnational bnEMS bnlabor bngroup
D. bnprovide bnmore bnconsistent bndelivery bnof bnEMS bncare bnacross bnthe bnUnited
bnStates bn- bnANS--D. bnprovide bnmore bnconsistent bndelivery bnof bnEMS bncare bnacross
bnthe bnUnited bnStates
Online bnmedical bncontrol bnrequires bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnthe bnpresence bnof bnan bnadvanced-level bnprovider
B. bnwritten bnprotocols bnapproved bnby bnmedical bncontrol
C. bna bnphysician's bnpresence bnon bnthe bnscene bnof bnthe bncall
D. bnphone bnor bnradio bncontact bnwith bnthe bnmedical bndirector bn- bnANS--D. bnphone bnor
bnradio bncontact bnwith bnthe bnmedical bndirector
Prehospital bnpatient bncare bndecisions bnshould bnbe bnbased bnon bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnthe bnexperiences bnof bnEMTs
B. bnthe bnopinions bnof bnphysicians
,C. bnan bnEMS bnagency's bnfiscal bnresources
D. bnEMS bnresearch bn- bnANS--D. bnEMS bnresearch
The bnability bnto bnhandle bnmultiple bntasks bnbased bnon bntheir bnpriority bnis bncalled
bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnpatient bnempathy
B. bnpatient bnadvocacy
C. bnintegrity
D. bntime bnmanagement bn- bnANS--D. bntime bnmanagement
The bnability bnto bntake bnappropriate bnaction bnwith bnlittle bndirection bnis bnknown bnas
bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnself-motivation
B. bndiplomacy
C. bntime bnmanagement
D. bnself-confidence bn- bnANS--A. bnself-motivation
The bnability bnto bnunderstand bnothers bnand bnhave bnthem bnunderstand bnyou bnis
bnknown bnas bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnself-confidence
B. bnteamwork bnand bndiplomacy
C. bncommunication
D. bnscene bnleadership bn- bnANS--C. bncommunication
The bndetermination bnthat bnprompt bnsurgical bncare bnin bnthe bnhospital bnis bnmore
bnimportant bnthan bnperforming bntime-consuming bnprocedures bnin bnthe bnfield bnon bna
bnmajor bntrauma bnpatient bnis bnbased bnMOSTLY bnon:
Select bnone:
A. bnthe bnlead bnEMT's bndecision.
B. bnregional bntrauma bnguidelines.
C. bnEMS bnresearch.
D. bnlocal bnprotocols. bn- bnANS--C. bnEMS bnresearch.
The bnEMT bnis bnlegally bnobligated bnto bnprotect bna bnpatient's bnprivacy bnaccording bnto
bn_____________.
Select bnone:
A. bnAPGAR
B. bnCQI
C. bnHIPAA
D. bnDCAP bn- bnANS--C. bnHIPAA
What bnis bnan bnEMT's bnprimary bnservice bnarea?
Select bnone:
,A. bnThe bnonly bnarea bnthe bnEMT bnis bncertified bnto bnprovide bnpatient bncare
B. bnThe bnmain bnarea bnin bnwhich bnthe bnEMS bnagency bnoperates
C. bnThe bnarea bnserviced bnby bnthe bnEMT's bnmedical bndirector
D. bnThe bnlocation bnwhere bnthe bnEMT bnprovides bnessential bncare bnduring bna bn9-1-1
bncall bn- bnANS--B. bnThe bnmain bnarea bnin bnwhich bnthe bnEMS bnagency bnoperates
What bnshould bnan bnEMT bndo bnto bnlimit bnerrors bnin bnthe bnfield?
Select bnone:
A. bnContact bnmedical bndirection bnbefore bninitiating bnany bntreatments.
B. bnCarry bnan bnEMT bntext bnfor bnreference bnat bnall bntimes.
C. bnFollow bnthe bnagency's bnwritten bnprotocols.
D. bnDeviate bnfrom bnestablished bnstandards bnwhen bnnecessary. bn- bnANS--C. bnFollow
bnthe bnagency's bnwritten bnprotocols.
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bncourses bnrequires bnabout bn150 bnhours bnof bntraining?
Select bnone:
A. bnEMT
B. bnEMR
C. bnAEMT
D. bnParamedic bn- bnANS--A. bnEMT
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bndescriptions bnMOST bnaccurately bnportrays bnemergency
bnmedical bnservices bn(EMS)?
Select bnone:
A. bnA bnteam bnof bnparamedics bnand bnemergency bnphysicians bnwho bnare bnresponsible
bnfor bnproviding bnemergency bncare bnto bncritically bninjured bnpatients
B. bnA bnteam bnof bnhealth bncare bnprofessionals bnwho bnare bnresponsible bnfor
bnproviding bnemergency bncare bnand bntransportation bnto bnthe bnsick bnand bninjured
C. bnA bnvast bnnetwork bnof bnadvanced bnlife bnsupport bn(ALS) bnproviders bnwho bnprovide
bndefinitive bnemergency bncare bnin bnthe bnprehospital bnsetting
D. bnA bnsystem bncomposed bnexclusively bnof bnemergency bnmedical bnresponders
bn(EMRs) bnand bnemergency bnmedical bntechnicians bn(EMTs) bnwho bnare bnresponsible
bnfor bnproviding bncare bnto bnsick bnand bninjured bnpatients bn- bnANS--B. bnA bnteam bnof
bnhealth bncare bnprofessionals bnwho bnare bnresponsible bnfor bnproviding bnemergency
bncare bnand bntransportation bnto bnthe bnsick bnand bninjured
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bninterventions bnis bnused bnby bnall bnlevels bnof bnEMS
bnproviders?
Select bnone:
A. bnAutomatic bntransport bnventilators
B. bnAutomated bnexternal bndefibrillator
C. bnNeedle bndecompression
D. bnMultilumen bnairways bn- bnANS--B. bnAutomated bnexternal bndefibrillator
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bnis bna bnspecific bnexample bnof bnthe bnMobile bnIntegrated
bnHealthcare bn(MIH) bnmodel?
, Select bnone:
A. bnEMTs bnrespond bnto bna bnwoman bnwho bncomplains bnof bnhigh bnfever
B. bnParamedics bnpick bnup bna bnpatient bnfrom bnan bnacute bncare bnclinic
C. bnEMTs bnassess bna bnpatient bnwhose bnlung bndisease bnis bn"acting bnup"
D. bnThe bnparamedic bnadministers bna bnpatient's bnflu bnvaccination bn- bnANS--D. bnThe
bnparamedic bnadministers bna bnpatient's bnflu bnvaccination
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bnstatements bnregarding bnthe bnAmericans bnWith
bnDisabilities bnAct bn(ADA) bnof bn1990 bnis bncorrect?
Select bnone:
A. bnThe bnminimum bnnumber bnof bnhours bnrequired bnto bnsuccessfully bncomplete bnan
bnEMT bncourse bnis bnless bnfor bncandidates bnwho bnare bndisabled.
B. bnAccording bnto bnthe bnADA, bnEMT bncandidates bnwith bna bndocumented bndisability
bnare bnexempt bnfrom bntaking bnthe bnNREMT bnexam.
C. bnThe bnADA bnapplies bnonly bnto bnindividuals bnwith bna bndiagnosed bnand bnwell-
documented bnphysical bndisability.
D. bnThe bnADA bnprohibits bnemployers bnfrom bnfailing bnto bnprovide bnfull bnand bnequal
bnemployment bnto bnthose bnwho bnare bndisabled. bn- bnANS--D. bnThe bnADA bnprohibits
bnemployers bnfrom bnfailing bnto bnprovide bnfull bnand bnequal bnemployment bnto bnthose
bnwho bnare bndisabled.
Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bnstatements bnregarding bnthe bnNREMT bnis bncorrect?
Select bnone:
A. bnThe bnNREMT bnis bna bngovernmental bnagency bnthat bncertifies bnEMTs.
B. bnEMS bntraining bnstandards bnare bnregulated bnby bnthe bnNREMT.
C. bnThe bnNREMT bnis bnthe bnexclusive bncertifying bnbody bnfor bnEMTs.
D. bnThe bnNREMT bnprovides bna bnnational bnstandard bnfor bnEMS bntesting. bn- bnANS--D.
bnThe bnNREMT bnprovides bna bnnational bnstandard bnfor bnEMS bntesting
You bnare bncaring bnfor bna bndriver bnwho bnstruck bna bnlight bnpole. bnShe bnadmits bnto
bndrinking bnalcohol bnbut bnorders bnyou bnnot bnto bntell bnanyone. bnYou bnshould bnreport
bnthe bninformation bnto bn__________.
Select bnone:
a. bnthe bnstate bnmotor bnvehicle bndepartment
b. bnyour bnmedical bndirector
c. bnthe bnreceiving bnnurse bnor bndoctor
d. bnlaw bnenforcement bnpersonnel bn- bnANS--c. bnthe bnreceiving bnnurse bnor bndoctor
You bnare bnencouraging bna bnpatient bnto bngo bnto bnthe bnhospital bnby bnambulance.
bnYou bnknow bnthat bna bntransport bnwill bnkeep bnyou bnon bnduty bnseveral bnhours bnafter
bnyour bnregular bnquitting bntime. bnThis bnis bnan bnexample bnof bn__________.
Select bnone:
A. bnabuse bnof bnauthority
B. bnscope bnof bnpractice
C. bnundue bnhardship
D. bnpatient bnadvocacy bn- bnANS--D. bnpatient bnadvocacy
