WEST COAST EMT FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS
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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. Multi lumen 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.
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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. Multi lumen 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.
