West Coast EMT Final Exam (Latest Update)
200+ Verified Questions & Answers.
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
Accurate Answer: A.
AED and portable suction unit
If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choose
the:
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
Accurate Answer: C
,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. Multilumen airways
Accurate Answer: B.
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.
Accurate Answer: C.
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.
Accurate Answer: C.
,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.
Accurate Answer: B.
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
Accurate Answer: D.
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.
, Accurate Answer: A.
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.
Accurate Answer: A.
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The driver, a young
male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head injury and massive facial trauma. He
is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
B. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response.
C. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR.
Accurate Answer: A.
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. The patient, a 13-year-old
male, is unconscious and has multiple injuries. As you are treating the child, a law enforcement
officer advises you that the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15 minutes.
What should you do?
A. Treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give consent.
200+ Verified Questions & Answers.
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
Accurate Answer: A.
AED and portable suction unit
If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choose
the:
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
Accurate Answer: C
,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. Multilumen airways
Accurate Answer: B.
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.
Accurate Answer: C.
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.
Accurate Answer: C.
,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.
Accurate Answer: B.
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
Accurate Answer: D.
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.
, Accurate Answer: A.
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.
Accurate Answer: A.
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The driver, a young
male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head injury and massive facial trauma. He
is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
B. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response.
C. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR.
Accurate Answer: A.
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. The patient, a 13-year-old
male, is unconscious and has multiple injuries. As you are treating the child, a law enforcement
officer advises you that the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15 minutes.
What should you do?
A. Treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give consent.
