WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 2 (2 LATEST
VERSION) 200+ QUESTIONS & RESPONSES (100%
VERIFIED)A+ GRADE VERSION A.
A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: Select
one:
A. start CPR and transport immediately.
B. Initiate cardiac pressuresuntil an EXTERNAL SHOCK DEVICE is available.
C. Withhold CPR until he is defibrillated.
D. determine if he has a valid living will. Correct Response - B. initiate cardiac
pressuresuntil an EXTERNAL SHOCK DEVICE is available.
Basic life support (BLS) is defined as:
Select one:
A. basic lifesaving treatment that is performed by bystanders while EMS providers are en
route to the scene of an emergency.
B. basic urgent treatment that is used to treat conditions such as obstracted breathing
passage, breathing failure, and cardiac arrest.
C. invasive emergency medical interventions such as intravenous therapy, manual
defibrillation, and advanced tract management.
D. any form of emergency medical treatment that is performed by advanced EMTs,
paramedics, physicians, and emergency nurses. Correct Response - B. basic urgent
treatment that is used to treat conditions such as obstracted breathing passage,
breathing failure, and cardiac arrest.
Between each chest pressure, you should _ .
Select one:
A. check for a pulse
B. Permit complete chest rise
C. administer a breath
D. remove your hands from the chest Correct Response - B. Permit complete chest rise
Complications associated with cardiac pressuresinclude all of the following, EXCEPT: Select
one:
A. a fractured sternum.
B. gastric distention.
,C. rib fractures.
,D. liver laceration. Correct Response - B. gastric distention.
CPR is in progress on a pregnant woman. Shortly after manually displacing her uterus to
the left, resumed heart funtion occurs. Which of the following would MOST likely explain
this?
Select one:
A. Displacement of her uterus caused blood to flow backward, which increased blood flow
to her heart.
B. Increased blood flow to her heart caused her ventricles to stop fibrillating, which
restored her pulse.
C. Displacement of her uterus allowed her lungs to expand more fully, which restored her
pulse.
D. Pressure was relieved from her aorta and vena cava, which improved chest pressure
effectiveness. Correct Response - D. Pressure was relieved from her aorta and vena cava,
which improved chest pressure effectiveness.
CPR retraining is the MOST effective when it:
Select one:
A. occurs every 24 months.
B. is delivered by computer.
C. involves hands-on practice.
D. is self-paced and brief. Correct Response - C. involves hands-on practice.
CPR should be initiated when:
Select one:
A. rigor mortis is obvious.
B. indicators of putrefaction are present.
C. the carotid pulse is very weak.
D. a valid living will is unavailable. Correct Response - D. a valid living will is unavailable.
CPR will NOT be effective if the client is: Select
one:
A. supine.
B. face down position.
C. horizontal.
D. on a firm surface. Correct Response - B. face down position.
, Gastric distention will MOST likely occur:
Select one:
a. when you deliver minimal tidal volume.
b.
c. in clients who are intubated.
d. when the tract is completely obstructed.
e. if you ventilate a client too quickly. Correct Response - e. if you ventilate a client too
quickly.
If an object is visible in the unconscious client's tract, you should .
Select one:
A. leave it in place
B. continue chest pressures
C. extract it
D. place the client on his or her side Correct Response - C. extract it
In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by:
Select one:
A. a cardiac dysrhythmia.
B. severe chest trauma.
C. breathing failure.
D. a drug overdose. Correct Response - C. breathing failure.
Several attempts to adequately open a trauma client's tract with the jaw-thrust
maneuver have been unsuccessful. You should:
Select one:
A. try opening the tract by lifting up on the chin.
B. suction the tract and reattempt the jaw-thrust maneuver.
C. tilt the head back while lifting up on the client's neck.
D. carefully perform the head tilt-chin lift maneuver. Correct Response - D.
carefully perform the head tilt-chin lift maneuver.
Indicators of a sudden severe upper obstracted breathing passage include all of the
following, EXCEPT: Select one:
A. grasping the throat.
B. acute cyanosis.
C. inability to speak.
VERSION) 200+ QUESTIONS & RESPONSES (100%
VERIFIED)A+ GRADE VERSION A.
A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: Select
one:
A. start CPR and transport immediately.
B. Initiate cardiac pressuresuntil an EXTERNAL SHOCK DEVICE is available.
C. Withhold CPR until he is defibrillated.
D. determine if he has a valid living will. Correct Response - B. initiate cardiac
pressuresuntil an EXTERNAL SHOCK DEVICE is available.
Basic life support (BLS) is defined as:
Select one:
A. basic lifesaving treatment that is performed by bystanders while EMS providers are en
route to the scene of an emergency.
B. basic urgent treatment that is used to treat conditions such as obstracted breathing
passage, breathing failure, and cardiac arrest.
C. invasive emergency medical interventions such as intravenous therapy, manual
defibrillation, and advanced tract management.
D. any form of emergency medical treatment that is performed by advanced EMTs,
paramedics, physicians, and emergency nurses. Correct Response - B. basic urgent
treatment that is used to treat conditions such as obstracted breathing passage,
breathing failure, and cardiac arrest.
Between each chest pressure, you should _ .
Select one:
A. check for a pulse
B. Permit complete chest rise
C. administer a breath
D. remove your hands from the chest Correct Response - B. Permit complete chest rise
Complications associated with cardiac pressuresinclude all of the following, EXCEPT: Select
one:
A. a fractured sternum.
B. gastric distention.
,C. rib fractures.
,D. liver laceration. Correct Response - B. gastric distention.
CPR is in progress on a pregnant woman. Shortly after manually displacing her uterus to
the left, resumed heart funtion occurs. Which of the following would MOST likely explain
this?
Select one:
A. Displacement of her uterus caused blood to flow backward, which increased blood flow
to her heart.
B. Increased blood flow to her heart caused her ventricles to stop fibrillating, which
restored her pulse.
C. Displacement of her uterus allowed her lungs to expand more fully, which restored her
pulse.
D. Pressure was relieved from her aorta and vena cava, which improved chest pressure
effectiveness. Correct Response - D. Pressure was relieved from her aorta and vena cava,
which improved chest pressure effectiveness.
CPR retraining is the MOST effective when it:
Select one:
A. occurs every 24 months.
B. is delivered by computer.
C. involves hands-on practice.
D. is self-paced and brief. Correct Response - C. involves hands-on practice.
CPR should be initiated when:
Select one:
A. rigor mortis is obvious.
B. indicators of putrefaction are present.
C. the carotid pulse is very weak.
D. a valid living will is unavailable. Correct Response - D. a valid living will is unavailable.
CPR will NOT be effective if the client is: Select
one:
A. supine.
B. face down position.
C. horizontal.
D. on a firm surface. Correct Response - B. face down position.
, Gastric distention will MOST likely occur:
Select one:
a. when you deliver minimal tidal volume.
b.
c. in clients who are intubated.
d. when the tract is completely obstructed.
e. if you ventilate a client too quickly. Correct Response - e. if you ventilate a client too
quickly.
If an object is visible in the unconscious client's tract, you should .
Select one:
A. leave it in place
B. continue chest pressures
C. extract it
D. place the client on his or her side Correct Response - C. extract it
In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by:
Select one:
A. a cardiac dysrhythmia.
B. severe chest trauma.
C. breathing failure.
D. a drug overdose. Correct Response - C. breathing failure.
Several attempts to adequately open a trauma client's tract with the jaw-thrust
maneuver have been unsuccessful. You should:
Select one:
A. try opening the tract by lifting up on the chin.
B. suction the tract and reattempt the jaw-thrust maneuver.
C. tilt the head back while lifting up on the client's neck.
D. carefully perform the head tilt-chin lift maneuver. Correct Response - D.
carefully perform the head tilt-chin lift maneuver.
Indicators of a sudden severe upper obstracted breathing passage include all of the
following, EXCEPT: Select one:
A. grasping the throat.
B. acute cyanosis.
C. inability to speak.
