WESTCOAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
- Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
A. The diseases dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
D. you can try to the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secreti
D. take standard precautions - After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible
infectious disease, your next priority should be to:
A. contact medical control
B. notify law enforcement
C. quickly assess the patient
D. take standard precautions
C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms
within the body. - An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renters the immune system
nonfunctional.
B. The invasion of the human body, by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics or other drugs.
C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms
within the body.
D. A disease that can be spread from one person or a species to another through the
number of mechanisms.
A. nature of the illness - Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the
_________.
,A. nature of the illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history
B. has a greater ability to produce disease. - Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis
C, which means that it:
A. is a more contagious type of disease
B. he has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. Leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. Is less resistant to treatment.
D. Pandemics - In 2009 the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths worldwide in
the form of swine flu. In 1919 a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of
Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide, cleaning up to
50 million lives. These are both examples of:
A. Epidemics
B. Parasitic infection
C. Uncontrolled outbreaks.
D. Pandemics.
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport timer
for 50 minutes. - In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to
utilize an air medical transportation service?
A. 29 year old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light, vaginal bleeding and stable
vital signs.
B. 50 year old, conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of
three days duration.
C. 43 year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is
15 minutes away.
,D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground t
D. Neurologic. - It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in
all extremities as well as pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________
problem.
A. endocrine.
B. Respiratory.
C. Cardiac.
D. Neurologic.
D. A fever. - Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.
A. A low blood glucose level.
B. Abdominal pain.
C. Seizures.
D. A fever.
C. addressed the patient's symptoms. - Most treatments provided in the prehospital
setting are intended to _________.
A. reduce the need for transport to the hospital.
B. Confirm the patient's diagnosis.
C. Address the patient symptoms.
D. Correct the patient's underlying problem.
C. Get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis - The BEST way to prevent
infection from whooping cough is to:
A. routinely place a surgical mask on all respiratory patients.
B. Ask all patients if they have recently traveled abroad.
C. Get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
D. Where a HEPA mask when treating any respiratory patient.
, B. After the primary assessment has been completed. - The determination of whether a
medical patient is a high-priority or low-priority transport is typically made:
A. as soon as the patient voices, his or her chief complaint.
B. After the primary assessment has been completed.
C. Upon completion of a detailed secondary assessment.
D. Once the patience baseline vitals signs are known.
C. Medical history. - When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the
following would MOST likely reveal the cause of the problem?
A. Baseline vital signs.
B. Index of suspicion.
C. Medical history.
D. Primary assessment.
C. Limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less if possible. - When caring for a
patient with an altered mental status and signs of circulatory compromise, you should:
A. perform a detailed secondary assessment prior to transporting the patient.
B. Have a paramedic unit respond to the scene if it is less than 15 minutes away.
C. Limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less if possible.
D. Transport immediately and begin all emergency treatment en route to the hospital.
C. The conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first. - When
forming your general impression of a patient with a medical complaint, it is important to
remember that:
A. Most serious medical conditions do not present with obvious symptoms.
B. It is during the general impression that assessment of the ABC's occur.
C. The conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first.
D. The majority of medical patients you encounter are also injured.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
- Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
A. The diseases dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
D. you can try to the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secreti
D. take standard precautions - After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible
infectious disease, your next priority should be to:
A. contact medical control
B. notify law enforcement
C. quickly assess the patient
D. take standard precautions
C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms
within the body. - An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renters the immune system
nonfunctional.
B. The invasion of the human body, by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics or other drugs.
C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms
within the body.
D. A disease that can be spread from one person or a species to another through the
number of mechanisms.
A. nature of the illness - Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the
_________.
,A. nature of the illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history
B. has a greater ability to produce disease. - Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis
C, which means that it:
A. is a more contagious type of disease
B. he has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. Leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. Is less resistant to treatment.
D. Pandemics - In 2009 the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths worldwide in
the form of swine flu. In 1919 a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of
Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide, cleaning up to
50 million lives. These are both examples of:
A. Epidemics
B. Parasitic infection
C. Uncontrolled outbreaks.
D. Pandemics.
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport timer
for 50 minutes. - In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to
utilize an air medical transportation service?
A. 29 year old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light, vaginal bleeding and stable
vital signs.
B. 50 year old, conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of
three days duration.
C. 43 year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is
15 minutes away.
,D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground t
D. Neurologic. - It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in
all extremities as well as pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________
problem.
A. endocrine.
B. Respiratory.
C. Cardiac.
D. Neurologic.
D. A fever. - Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.
A. A low blood glucose level.
B. Abdominal pain.
C. Seizures.
D. A fever.
C. addressed the patient's symptoms. - Most treatments provided in the prehospital
setting are intended to _________.
A. reduce the need for transport to the hospital.
B. Confirm the patient's diagnosis.
C. Address the patient symptoms.
D. Correct the patient's underlying problem.
C. Get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis - The BEST way to prevent
infection from whooping cough is to:
A. routinely place a surgical mask on all respiratory patients.
B. Ask all patients if they have recently traveled abroad.
C. Get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
D. Where a HEPA mask when treating any respiratory patient.
, B. After the primary assessment has been completed. - The determination of whether a
medical patient is a high-priority or low-priority transport is typically made:
A. as soon as the patient voices, his or her chief complaint.
B. After the primary assessment has been completed.
C. Upon completion of a detailed secondary assessment.
D. Once the patience baseline vitals signs are known.
C. Medical history. - When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the
following would MOST likely reveal the cause of the problem?
A. Baseline vital signs.
B. Index of suspicion.
C. Medical history.
D. Primary assessment.
C. Limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less if possible. - When caring for a
patient with an altered mental status and signs of circulatory compromise, you should:
A. perform a detailed secondary assessment prior to transporting the patient.
B. Have a paramedic unit respond to the scene if it is less than 15 minutes away.
C. Limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less if possible.
D. Transport immediately and begin all emergency treatment en route to the hospital.
C. The conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first. - When
forming your general impression of a patient with a medical complaint, it is important to
remember that:
A. Most serious medical conditions do not present with obvious symptoms.
B. It is during the general impression that assessment of the ABC's occur.
C. The conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first.
D. The majority of medical patients you encounter are also injured.
