WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
American rtHeart rtAssociation rtprotocols rtare rtbased rton rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rttheories rtready rtfor rtfield rttrial
B. rttrends rtin rtthe rtEMS rtcommunity
C. rtopinions rtfrom rta rtcore rtgroup rtof rtcardiologists
D. rtevidence-based rtresearch rt- rtANS--D. rtevidence-based rtresearch
As rtan rtEMT, rtyou rtmay rtbe rtauthorized rtto rtadminister rtaspirin rtto rta rtpatient rtwith
rtchest rtpain rtbased rton:
Select rtone:
A. rtmedical rtdirector rtapproval.
B. rtthe rtpatient's rtcondition.
C. rtan rtorder rtfrom rta rtparamedic.
D. rtthe rttransport rttime rtto rtthe rthospital. rt- rtANS--A. rtmedical rtdirector rtapproval.
National rtguidelines rtfor rtEMS rtcare rtare rtintended rtto rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtreduce rtexpenses rtat rtthe rtlocal rtand rtstate rtlevels
B. rtunify rtEMS rtproviders rtunder rta rtsingle rtmedical rtdirector
C. rtfacilitate rta rtnational rtEMS rtlabor rtgroup
D. rtprovide rtmore rtconsistent rtdelivery rtof rtEMS rtcare rtacross rtthe rtUnited rtStates rt-
rtANS--D. rtprovide rtmore rtconsistent rtdelivery rtof rtEMS rtcare rtacross rtthe rtUnited
rtStates
Online rtmedical rtcontrol rtrequires rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtthe rtpresence rtof rtan rtadvanced-level rtprovider
B. rtwritten rtprotocols rtapproved rtby rtmedical rtcontrol
C. rta rtphysician's rtpresence rton rtthe rtscene rtof rtthe rtcall
D. rtphone rtor rtradio rtcontact rtwith rtthe rtmedical rtdirector rt- rtANS--D. rtphone rtor rtradio
rtcontact rtwith rtthe rtmedical rtdirector
Prehospital rtpatient rtcare rtdecisions rtshould rtbe rtbased rton rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtthe rtexperiences rtof rtEMTs
B. rtthe rtopinions rtof rtphysicians
C. rtan rtEMS rtagency's rtfiscal rtresources
D. rtEMS rtresearch rt- rtANS--D. rtEMS rtresearch
The rtability rtto rthandle rtmultiple rttasks rtbased rton rttheir rtpriority rtis rtcalled rt__________.
,Select rtone:
A. rtpatient rtempathy
B. rtpatient rtadvocacy
C. rtintegrity
D. rttime rtmanagement rt- rtANS--D. rttime rtmanagement
The rtability rtto rttake rtappropriate rtaction rtwith rtlittle rtdirection rtis rtknown rtas
rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtself-motivation
B. rtdiplomacy
C. rttime rtmanagement
D. rtself-confidence rt- rtANS--A. rtself-motivation
The rtability rtto rtunderstand rtothers rtand rthave rtthem rtunderstand rtyou rtis rtknown rtas
rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtself-confidence
B. rtteamwork rtand rtdiplomacy
C. rtcommunication
D. rtscene rtleadership rt- rtANS--C. rtcommunication
The rtdetermination rtthat rtprompt rtsurgical rtcare rtin rtthe rthospital rtis rtmore rtimportant
rtthan rtperforming rttime-consuming rtprocedures rtin rtthe rtfield rton rta rtmajor rttrauma
rtpatient rtis rtbased rtMOSTLY rton:
Select rtone:
A. rtthe rtlead rtEMT's rtdecision.
B. rtregional rttrauma rtguidelines.
C. rtEMS rtresearch.
D. rtlocal rtprotocols. rt- rtANS--C. rtEMS rtresearch.
The rtEMT rtis rtlegally rtobligated rtto rtprotect rta rtpatient's rtprivacy rtaccording rtto
rt_____________.
Select rtone:
A. rtAPGAR
B. rtCQI
C. rtHIPAA
D. rtDCAP rt- rtANS--C. rtHIPAA
What rtis rtan rtEMT's rtprimary rtservice rtarea?
Select rtone:
A. rtThe rtonly rtarea rtthe rtEMT rtis rtcertified rtto rtprovide rtpatient rtcare
B. rtThe rtmain rtarea rtin rtwhich rtthe rtEMS rtagency rtoperates
C. rtThe rtarea rtserviced rtby rtthe rtEMT's rtmedical rtdirector
D. rtThe rtlocation rtwhere rtthe rtEMT rtprovides rtessential rtcare rtduring rta rt9-1-1 rtcall rt-
rtANS--B. rtThe rtmain rtarea rtin rtwhich rtthe rtEMS rtagency rtoperates
,What rtshould rtan rtEMT rtdo rtto rtlimit rterrors rtin rtthe rtfield?
Select rtone:
A. rtContact rtmedical rtdirection rtbefore rtinitiating rtany rttreatments.
B. rtCarry rtan rtEMT rttext rtfor rtreference rtat rtall rttimes.
C. rtFollow rtthe rtagency's rtwritten rtprotocols.
D. rtDeviate rtfrom rtestablished rtstandards rtwhen rtnecessary. rt- rtANS--C. rtFollow rtthe
rtagency's rtwritten rtprotocols.
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtcourses rtrequires rtabout rt150 rthours rtof rttraining?
Select rtone:
A. rtEMT
B. rtEMR
C. rtAEMT
D. rtParamedic rt- rtANS--A. rtEMT
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtdescriptions rtMOST rtaccurately rtportrays rtemergency
rtmedical rtservices rt(EMS)?
Select rtone:
A. rtA rtteam rtof rtparamedics rtand rtemergency rtphysicians rtwho rtare rtresponsible rtfor
rtproviding rtemergency rtcare rtto rtcritically rtinjured rtpatients
B. rtA rtteam rtof rthealth rtcare rtprofessionals rtwho rtare rtresponsible rtfor rtproviding
rtemergency rtcare rtand rttransportation rtto rtthe rtsick rtand rtinjured
C. rtA rtvast rtnetwork rtof rtadvanced rtlife rtsupport rt(ALS) rtproviders rtwho rtprovide
rtdefinitive rtemergency rtcare rtin rtthe rtprehospital rtsetting
D. rtA rtsystem rtcomposed rtexclusively rtof rtemergency rtmedical rtresponders rt(EMRs)
rtand rtemergency rtmedical rttechnicians rt(EMTs) rtwho rtare rtresponsible rtfor rtproviding
rtcare rtto rtsick rtand rtinjured rtpatients rt- rtANS--B. rtA rtteam rtof rthealth rtcare
rtprofessionals rtwho rtare rtresponsible rtfor rtproviding rtemergency rtcare rtand
rttransportation rtto rtthe rtsick rtand rtinjured
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtinterventions rtis rtused rtby rtall rtlevels rtof rtEMS rtproviders?
Select rtone:
A. rtAutomatic rttransport rtventilators
B. rtAutomated rtexternal rtdefibrillator
C. rtNeedle rtdecompression
D. rtMultilumen rtairways rt- rtANS--B. rtAutomated rtexternal rtdefibrillator
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtis rta rtspecific rtexample rtof rtthe rtMobile rtIntegrated rtHealthcare
rt(MIH) rtmodel?
Select rtone:
A. rtEMTs rtrespond rtto rta rtwoman rtwho rtcomplains rtof rthigh rtfever
B. rtParamedics rtpick rtup rta rtpatient rtfrom rtan rtacute rtcare rtclinic
C. rtEMTs rtassess rta rtpatient rtwhose rtlung rtdisease rtis rt"acting rtup"
D. rtThe rtparamedic rtadministers rta rtpatient's rtflu rtvaccination rt- rtANS--D. rtThe
rtparamedic rtadministers rta rtpatient's rtflu rtvaccination
, Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtstatements rtregarding rtthe rtAmericans rtWith rtDisabilities rtAct
rt(ADA) rtof rt1990 rtis rtcorrect?
Select rtone:
A. rtThe rtminimum rtnumber rtof rthours rtrequired rtto rtsuccessfully rtcomplete rtan rtEMT
rtcourse rtis rtless rtfor rtcandidates rtwho rtare rtdisabled.
B. rtAccording rtto rtthe rtADA, rtEMT rtcandidates rtwith rta rtdocumented rtdisability rtare
rtexempt rtfrom rttaking rtthe rtNREMT rtexam.
C. rtThe rtADA rtapplies rtonly rtto rtindividuals rtwith rta rtdiagnosed rtand rtwell-documented
rtphysical rtdisability.
D. rtThe rtADA rtprohibits rtemployers rtfrom rtfailing rtto rtprovide rtfull rtand rtequal
rtemployment rtto rtthose rtwho rtare rtdisabled. rt- rtANS--D. rtThe rtADA rtprohibits
rtemployers rtfrom rtfailing rtto rtprovide rtfull rtand rtequal rtemployment rtto rtthose rtwho rtare
rtdisabled.
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtstatements rtregarding rtthe rtNREMT rtis rtcorrect?
Select rtone:
A. rtThe rtNREMT rtis rta rtgovernmental rtagency rtthat rtcertifies rtEMTs.
B. rtEMS rttraining rtstandards rtare rtregulated rtby rtthe rtNREMT.
C. rtThe rtNREMT rtis rtthe rtexclusive rtcertifying rtbody rtfor rtEMTs.
D. rtThe rtNREMT rtprovides rta rtnational rtstandard rtfor rtEMS rttesting. rt- rtANS--D. rtThe
rtNREMT rtprovides rta rtnational rtstandard rtfor rtEMS rttesting
You rtare rtcaring rtfor rta rtdriver rtwho rtstruck rta rtlight rtpole. rtShe rtadmits rtto rtdrinking
rtalcohol rtbut rtorders rtyou rtnot rtto rttell rtanyone. rtYou rtshould rtreport rtthe rtinformation rtto
rt__________.
Select rtone:
a. rtthe rtstate rtmotor rtvehicle rtdepartment
b. rtyour rtmedical rtdirector
c. rtthe rtreceiving rtnurse rtor rtdoctor
d. rtlaw rtenforcement rtpersonnel rt- rtANS--c. rtthe rtreceiving rtnurse rtor rtdoctor
You rtare rtencouraging rta rtpatient rtto rtgo rtto rtthe rthospital rtby rtambulance. rtYou rtknow
rtthat rta rttransport rtwill rtkeep rtyou rton rtduty rtseveral rthours rtafter rtyour rtregular rtquitting
rttime. rtThis rtis rtan rtexample rtof rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtabuse rtof rtauthority
B. rtscope rtof rtpractice
C. rtundue rthardship
D. rtpatient rtadvocacy rt- rtANS--D. rtpatient rtadvocacy
After rtassessing rta rtpatient's rtblood rtglucose rtlevel, rtyou rtaccidentally rtstick rtyourself
rtwith rtthe rtcontaminated rtlancet. rtYou rtshould:
Select rtone:
A. rtget rtimmunized rtagainst rthepatitis rtas rtsoon rtas rtpossible.
B. rtreport rtthe rtincident rtto rtyour rtsupervisor rtafter rtthe rtcall.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
American rtHeart rtAssociation rtprotocols rtare rtbased rton rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rttheories rtready rtfor rtfield rttrial
B. rttrends rtin rtthe rtEMS rtcommunity
C. rtopinions rtfrom rta rtcore rtgroup rtof rtcardiologists
D. rtevidence-based rtresearch rt- rtANS--D. rtevidence-based rtresearch
As rtan rtEMT, rtyou rtmay rtbe rtauthorized rtto rtadminister rtaspirin rtto rta rtpatient rtwith
rtchest rtpain rtbased rton:
Select rtone:
A. rtmedical rtdirector rtapproval.
B. rtthe rtpatient's rtcondition.
C. rtan rtorder rtfrom rta rtparamedic.
D. rtthe rttransport rttime rtto rtthe rthospital. rt- rtANS--A. rtmedical rtdirector rtapproval.
National rtguidelines rtfor rtEMS rtcare rtare rtintended rtto rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtreduce rtexpenses rtat rtthe rtlocal rtand rtstate rtlevels
B. rtunify rtEMS rtproviders rtunder rta rtsingle rtmedical rtdirector
C. rtfacilitate rta rtnational rtEMS rtlabor rtgroup
D. rtprovide rtmore rtconsistent rtdelivery rtof rtEMS rtcare rtacross rtthe rtUnited rtStates rt-
rtANS--D. rtprovide rtmore rtconsistent rtdelivery rtof rtEMS rtcare rtacross rtthe rtUnited
rtStates
Online rtmedical rtcontrol rtrequires rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtthe rtpresence rtof rtan rtadvanced-level rtprovider
B. rtwritten rtprotocols rtapproved rtby rtmedical rtcontrol
C. rta rtphysician's rtpresence rton rtthe rtscene rtof rtthe rtcall
D. rtphone rtor rtradio rtcontact rtwith rtthe rtmedical rtdirector rt- rtANS--D. rtphone rtor rtradio
rtcontact rtwith rtthe rtmedical rtdirector
Prehospital rtpatient rtcare rtdecisions rtshould rtbe rtbased rton rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtthe rtexperiences rtof rtEMTs
B. rtthe rtopinions rtof rtphysicians
C. rtan rtEMS rtagency's rtfiscal rtresources
D. rtEMS rtresearch rt- rtANS--D. rtEMS rtresearch
The rtability rtto rthandle rtmultiple rttasks rtbased rton rttheir rtpriority rtis rtcalled rt__________.
,Select rtone:
A. rtpatient rtempathy
B. rtpatient rtadvocacy
C. rtintegrity
D. rttime rtmanagement rt- rtANS--D. rttime rtmanagement
The rtability rtto rttake rtappropriate rtaction rtwith rtlittle rtdirection rtis rtknown rtas
rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtself-motivation
B. rtdiplomacy
C. rttime rtmanagement
D. rtself-confidence rt- rtANS--A. rtself-motivation
The rtability rtto rtunderstand rtothers rtand rthave rtthem rtunderstand rtyou rtis rtknown rtas
rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtself-confidence
B. rtteamwork rtand rtdiplomacy
C. rtcommunication
D. rtscene rtleadership rt- rtANS--C. rtcommunication
The rtdetermination rtthat rtprompt rtsurgical rtcare rtin rtthe rthospital rtis rtmore rtimportant
rtthan rtperforming rttime-consuming rtprocedures rtin rtthe rtfield rton rta rtmajor rttrauma
rtpatient rtis rtbased rtMOSTLY rton:
Select rtone:
A. rtthe rtlead rtEMT's rtdecision.
B. rtregional rttrauma rtguidelines.
C. rtEMS rtresearch.
D. rtlocal rtprotocols. rt- rtANS--C. rtEMS rtresearch.
The rtEMT rtis rtlegally rtobligated rtto rtprotect rta rtpatient's rtprivacy rtaccording rtto
rt_____________.
Select rtone:
A. rtAPGAR
B. rtCQI
C. rtHIPAA
D. rtDCAP rt- rtANS--C. rtHIPAA
What rtis rtan rtEMT's rtprimary rtservice rtarea?
Select rtone:
A. rtThe rtonly rtarea rtthe rtEMT rtis rtcertified rtto rtprovide rtpatient rtcare
B. rtThe rtmain rtarea rtin rtwhich rtthe rtEMS rtagency rtoperates
C. rtThe rtarea rtserviced rtby rtthe rtEMT's rtmedical rtdirector
D. rtThe rtlocation rtwhere rtthe rtEMT rtprovides rtessential rtcare rtduring rta rt9-1-1 rtcall rt-
rtANS--B. rtThe rtmain rtarea rtin rtwhich rtthe rtEMS rtagency rtoperates
,What rtshould rtan rtEMT rtdo rtto rtlimit rterrors rtin rtthe rtfield?
Select rtone:
A. rtContact rtmedical rtdirection rtbefore rtinitiating rtany rttreatments.
B. rtCarry rtan rtEMT rttext rtfor rtreference rtat rtall rttimes.
C. rtFollow rtthe rtagency's rtwritten rtprotocols.
D. rtDeviate rtfrom rtestablished rtstandards rtwhen rtnecessary. rt- rtANS--C. rtFollow rtthe
rtagency's rtwritten rtprotocols.
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtcourses rtrequires rtabout rt150 rthours rtof rttraining?
Select rtone:
A. rtEMT
B. rtEMR
C. rtAEMT
D. rtParamedic rt- rtANS--A. rtEMT
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtdescriptions rtMOST rtaccurately rtportrays rtemergency
rtmedical rtservices rt(EMS)?
Select rtone:
A. rtA rtteam rtof rtparamedics rtand rtemergency rtphysicians rtwho rtare rtresponsible rtfor
rtproviding rtemergency rtcare rtto rtcritically rtinjured rtpatients
B. rtA rtteam rtof rthealth rtcare rtprofessionals rtwho rtare rtresponsible rtfor rtproviding
rtemergency rtcare rtand rttransportation rtto rtthe rtsick rtand rtinjured
C. rtA rtvast rtnetwork rtof rtadvanced rtlife rtsupport rt(ALS) rtproviders rtwho rtprovide
rtdefinitive rtemergency rtcare rtin rtthe rtprehospital rtsetting
D. rtA rtsystem rtcomposed rtexclusively rtof rtemergency rtmedical rtresponders rt(EMRs)
rtand rtemergency rtmedical rttechnicians rt(EMTs) rtwho rtare rtresponsible rtfor rtproviding
rtcare rtto rtsick rtand rtinjured rtpatients rt- rtANS--B. rtA rtteam rtof rthealth rtcare
rtprofessionals rtwho rtare rtresponsible rtfor rtproviding rtemergency rtcare rtand
rttransportation rtto rtthe rtsick rtand rtinjured
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtinterventions rtis rtused rtby rtall rtlevels rtof rtEMS rtproviders?
Select rtone:
A. rtAutomatic rttransport rtventilators
B. rtAutomated rtexternal rtdefibrillator
C. rtNeedle rtdecompression
D. rtMultilumen rtairways rt- rtANS--B. rtAutomated rtexternal rtdefibrillator
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtis rta rtspecific rtexample rtof rtthe rtMobile rtIntegrated rtHealthcare
rt(MIH) rtmodel?
Select rtone:
A. rtEMTs rtrespond rtto rta rtwoman rtwho rtcomplains rtof rthigh rtfever
B. rtParamedics rtpick rtup rta rtpatient rtfrom rtan rtacute rtcare rtclinic
C. rtEMTs rtassess rta rtpatient rtwhose rtlung rtdisease rtis rt"acting rtup"
D. rtThe rtparamedic rtadministers rta rtpatient's rtflu rtvaccination rt- rtANS--D. rtThe
rtparamedic rtadministers rta rtpatient's rtflu rtvaccination
, Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtstatements rtregarding rtthe rtAmericans rtWith rtDisabilities rtAct
rt(ADA) rtof rt1990 rtis rtcorrect?
Select rtone:
A. rtThe rtminimum rtnumber rtof rthours rtrequired rtto rtsuccessfully rtcomplete rtan rtEMT
rtcourse rtis rtless rtfor rtcandidates rtwho rtare rtdisabled.
B. rtAccording rtto rtthe rtADA, rtEMT rtcandidates rtwith rta rtdocumented rtdisability rtare
rtexempt rtfrom rttaking rtthe rtNREMT rtexam.
C. rtThe rtADA rtapplies rtonly rtto rtindividuals rtwith rta rtdiagnosed rtand rtwell-documented
rtphysical rtdisability.
D. rtThe rtADA rtprohibits rtemployers rtfrom rtfailing rtto rtprovide rtfull rtand rtequal
rtemployment rtto rtthose rtwho rtare rtdisabled. rt- rtANS--D. rtThe rtADA rtprohibits
rtemployers rtfrom rtfailing rtto rtprovide rtfull rtand rtequal rtemployment rtto rtthose rtwho rtare
rtdisabled.
Which rtof rtthe rtfollowing rtstatements rtregarding rtthe rtNREMT rtis rtcorrect?
Select rtone:
A. rtThe rtNREMT rtis rta rtgovernmental rtagency rtthat rtcertifies rtEMTs.
B. rtEMS rttraining rtstandards rtare rtregulated rtby rtthe rtNREMT.
C. rtThe rtNREMT rtis rtthe rtexclusive rtcertifying rtbody rtfor rtEMTs.
D. rtThe rtNREMT rtprovides rta rtnational rtstandard rtfor rtEMS rttesting. rt- rtANS--D. rtThe
rtNREMT rtprovides rta rtnational rtstandard rtfor rtEMS rttesting
You rtare rtcaring rtfor rta rtdriver rtwho rtstruck rta rtlight rtpole. rtShe rtadmits rtto rtdrinking
rtalcohol rtbut rtorders rtyou rtnot rtto rttell rtanyone. rtYou rtshould rtreport rtthe rtinformation rtto
rt__________.
Select rtone:
a. rtthe rtstate rtmotor rtvehicle rtdepartment
b. rtyour rtmedical rtdirector
c. rtthe rtreceiving rtnurse rtor rtdoctor
d. rtlaw rtenforcement rtpersonnel rt- rtANS--c. rtthe rtreceiving rtnurse rtor rtdoctor
You rtare rtencouraging rta rtpatient rtto rtgo rtto rtthe rthospital rtby rtambulance. rtYou rtknow
rtthat rta rttransport rtwill rtkeep rtyou rton rtduty rtseveral rthours rtafter rtyour rtregular rtquitting
rttime. rtThis rtis rtan rtexample rtof rt__________.
Select rtone:
A. rtabuse rtof rtauthority
B. rtscope rtof rtpractice
C. rtundue rthardship
D. rtpatient rtadvocacy rt- rtANS--D. rtpatient rtadvocacy
After rtassessing rta rtpatient's rtblood rtglucose rtlevel, rtyou rtaccidentally rtstick rtyourself
rtwith rtthe rtcontaminated rtlancet. rtYou rtshould:
Select rtone:
A. rtget rtimmunized rtagainst rthepatitis rtas rtsoon rtas rtpossible.
B. rtreport rtthe rtincident rtto rtyour rtsupervisor rtafter rtthe rtcall.
