WEST COAST EMT FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

WEST COAST EMT FINAL STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026

State o Level o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

Licensure ois oa ostate ofunction. oLaws oregulate ohow oEMS oproviders owill ooperate. oThe ostandard
ofor oprehospi otal o emergency o care o and o the o individuals o who o provide o it o are o typically
o regulated o by o the o state o office o of oEM oS.




Local oLevel o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Local omedical odirector odecides othe
oday-to- oday olimits oof othe oEMS opersonnel




Federal o Level o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

NHTSA obrought oin oexperts ofrom oaround othe ocountry oto ocreate othe oNational oEMT oScope oof
oPractice oMod o el. oEMT otraining oin onearly oevery o state o meets oor oexceeds othe oguidelines
o recommended o by o the o NHTSA.




Roles o of o EMR o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

provides o basic, o immediate o care o including o bleeding o control, o CPR, o AED, o and o emergency
o childbirth




EMT o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

,includes oall oEMR oskills, oadvanced otraining oin othe obasic olife osupport, ouse oof oairway oadjuncts,
ononinvasive oblood opressure omonitoring opulse ooximetry oand oassisting opatients owith ocertain
omedications




AEMT o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

advanced olife osupport, oIV otherapy, oadvanced oairway odevices, oblood oglucose omonitoring oand
othe oadminis otration oof ocertain oemergency omedications.




Paramedic o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

including oendotracheal ointubation, oemergency o pharmacology, ocardiac omonitoring, o and oetc




PCRs o and o Documentation o (Messy) o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -Messy o reports o equal o poor o patient
o care




Types oof o stress o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -Acute, oDelayed, o cumulative o , o PTSD, o CISM

,Acute o Stress o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -Occur o during o a o stressful o situation




Delayed o Stress o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -Manifests o after othe o stressful o event




Cumulative o stress o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -Prolonged o or o excessive o stress




PTSD o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

A odelayed ostress oreaction oto oa oprior oincident. oOften othe oresult oof oone oor omore ounresolved
oissues oconcer o ning othe oincident, oand omay orelate oto oan oincident othat oinvolved ophysical
oharm oor othe othreat oof ophysical o harm.




Critical o incident o Stress o Management o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

A oprocess o that o confronts othe o responses o to o critical o incidents o and odefuses o them, odirecting
othe o emergenc oy oservices opersonnel otoward ophysical oand oemotional oequilibrium.




Quid o Pro o Quo o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

when o the o harasser o requests o sexual o favors o in o exchange o for o something o else, o such o as
o promotion




Negligence o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

failure o to o provide o the o same o care o that o a o person o w/ o similar o training o would o provide

, Abandonment o (def o and o ex) o - o CORRECT o ANSWER o -

unilateral o termination o of o care o by o EMT o without o patients o consent




Body oplanes o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Coronal: oAnterior,

oposterior, oTransverse: osuperior, oinferior



Sagittal: o down o the o middle




Body opositions o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Recovery

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