West Coast EMT Block 3 Study guide based
on all block 3 JBL quizzes with their
corresponding answers! They contain all the
JBL Block 3 quiz answers in order as well
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
__________ is what you can see of a person's response to the environment:
A: Psychosis
B: Affect
C: Neurosis
D: Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS D: Behavior
A 28-year-old female patient is found to be responsive to verbal stimuli only. Her roommate states that
she was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and has had difficulty controlling her blood sugar level.
She further tells you that the patient has been urinating excessively and has progressively worsened over
the last 24 to 36 hours. On the basis of this patient's clinical presentation, you should suspect that she:
A: has overdosed on her insulin
B: has a low blood glucose level
C: is significantly hyperglycemic
D: has a urinary tract infection - CORRECT ANSWERS C: is significantly hyperglycemic
A 38-year-old woman was bitten by fire ants while at the park. Your primary assessment reveals that she
is semiconscious; has labored breathing; and has a rapid, thready pulse. She has a red rash on her entire
body, and her face is swollen. You should:
A: assist her ventilations with 100% oxygen
B: place her supine with her legs elevated
C: locate the area where the fire ants bit her
,D: perform a rapid secondary assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS A: assist her ventilations with
100% oxygen
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The
LEAST likely cause of this seizure is:
A: a serious infection
B: a brain tumor
C: epilepsy
D: intercranial bleeding - CORRECT ANSWERS C: epilepsy
A 60-year-old female presents with a tearing sensation in her lower back. Her skin is sweaty, and she is
tachycardic. The EMT should suspect:
A: kidney stones
B: aortic aneurysm
C: strangulated hernia
D: acute pancreatitis - CORRECT ANSWERS B: aortic aneurysm
A hypnotic drug is one that:
A: increases the senses
B: prevents amnesia
C: increases the pulse
D: induces sleep - CORRECT ANSWERS D: induces sleep
A newborn infant will usually begin breathing spontaneously within __________ seconds following birth:
A: 30 to 60
B: 5 to 10
C: 15 to 30
,D: 3 to 5 - CORRECT ANSWERS C: 15 to 30
A normal level of consciousness in an infant or child is characterized by:
A: normal interactiveness, awareness to time, and pink skin color
B: crying or combativeness, good muscle tone, and awareness to time
C: awareness to place, pink and dry skin, and consistent eye contact
D: age-appropriate behavior, good muscle tone, and good eye contact - CORRECT ANSWERS D:
age-appropriate behavior, good muscle tone, and good eye contact
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
A: not able to swallow without choking
B: experiencing a right hemispheric stroke
C: unable to produce or understand speech
D: usually conscious but has slurred speech - CORRECT ANSWERS C: unable to produce or
understand speech
A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy if
he or she:
A: has a GCS score that is less than 8
B: has had a prior heart attack
C: is older than 60 years of age
D: has bleeding within the brain - CORRECT ANSWERS D: has bleeding within the brain
A patient who presents with rapid breathing, nausea and vomiting, ringing in the ears, and hyperthermia
should be suspected of ingesting a significant quantity of:
A: acetaminophen
B: ibuprofen
, C: cocaine
D: aspirin - CORRECT ANSWERS D: aspirin
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A: typically alert but is confused as to preceding events
B: usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus
C: completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused - CORRECT ANSWERS D: not thinking
clearly or is incapable of being aroused
A person who routinely misuses a substance and requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect is
experiencing:
A: addiction
B: withdrawal
C: dependence
D: tolerance - CORRECT ANSWERS D: tolerance
A physiologic disorder that impairs bodily function when the body seems to be structurally normal is
called a:
A: functional disorder
B: traumatic brain injury
C: seizure
D: drug and alcohol abuse - CORRECT ANSWERS A: functional disorder
A precipitous labor and delivery is MOST common in women who:
A: have delivered a baby before
B: are pregnant for the first time
on all block 3 JBL quizzes with their
corresponding answers! They contain all the
JBL Block 3 quiz answers in order as well
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
__________ is what you can see of a person's response to the environment:
A: Psychosis
B: Affect
C: Neurosis
D: Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS D: Behavior
A 28-year-old female patient is found to be responsive to verbal stimuli only. Her roommate states that
she was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and has had difficulty controlling her blood sugar level.
She further tells you that the patient has been urinating excessively and has progressively worsened over
the last 24 to 36 hours. On the basis of this patient's clinical presentation, you should suspect that she:
A: has overdosed on her insulin
B: has a low blood glucose level
C: is significantly hyperglycemic
D: has a urinary tract infection - CORRECT ANSWERS C: is significantly hyperglycemic
A 38-year-old woman was bitten by fire ants while at the park. Your primary assessment reveals that she
is semiconscious; has labored breathing; and has a rapid, thready pulse. She has a red rash on her entire
body, and her face is swollen. You should:
A: assist her ventilations with 100% oxygen
B: place her supine with her legs elevated
C: locate the area where the fire ants bit her
,D: perform a rapid secondary assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS A: assist her ventilations with
100% oxygen
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The
LEAST likely cause of this seizure is:
A: a serious infection
B: a brain tumor
C: epilepsy
D: intercranial bleeding - CORRECT ANSWERS C: epilepsy
A 60-year-old female presents with a tearing sensation in her lower back. Her skin is sweaty, and she is
tachycardic. The EMT should suspect:
A: kidney stones
B: aortic aneurysm
C: strangulated hernia
D: acute pancreatitis - CORRECT ANSWERS B: aortic aneurysm
A hypnotic drug is one that:
A: increases the senses
B: prevents amnesia
C: increases the pulse
D: induces sleep - CORRECT ANSWERS D: induces sleep
A newborn infant will usually begin breathing spontaneously within __________ seconds following birth:
A: 30 to 60
B: 5 to 10
C: 15 to 30
,D: 3 to 5 - CORRECT ANSWERS C: 15 to 30
A normal level of consciousness in an infant or child is characterized by:
A: normal interactiveness, awareness to time, and pink skin color
B: crying or combativeness, good muscle tone, and awareness to time
C: awareness to place, pink and dry skin, and consistent eye contact
D: age-appropriate behavior, good muscle tone, and good eye contact - CORRECT ANSWERS D:
age-appropriate behavior, good muscle tone, and good eye contact
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
A: not able to swallow without choking
B: experiencing a right hemispheric stroke
C: unable to produce or understand speech
D: usually conscious but has slurred speech - CORRECT ANSWERS C: unable to produce or
understand speech
A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy if
he or she:
A: has a GCS score that is less than 8
B: has had a prior heart attack
C: is older than 60 years of age
D: has bleeding within the brain - CORRECT ANSWERS D: has bleeding within the brain
A patient who presents with rapid breathing, nausea and vomiting, ringing in the ears, and hyperthermia
should be suspected of ingesting a significant quantity of:
A: acetaminophen
B: ibuprofen
, C: cocaine
D: aspirin - CORRECT ANSWERS D: aspirin
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A: typically alert but is confused as to preceding events
B: usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus
C: completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused - CORRECT ANSWERS D: not thinking
clearly or is incapable of being aroused
A person who routinely misuses a substance and requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect is
experiencing:
A: addiction
B: withdrawal
C: dependence
D: tolerance - CORRECT ANSWERS D: tolerance
A physiologic disorder that impairs bodily function when the body seems to be structurally normal is
called a:
A: functional disorder
B: traumatic brain injury
C: seizure
D: drug and alcohol abuse - CORRECT ANSWERS A: functional disorder
A precipitous labor and delivery is MOST common in women who:
A: have delivered a baby before
B: are pregnant for the first time
