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West Coast EMT Block Exam 1 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified What is the first priority when arriving at an emergency scene? A. Scene size-up B. Scene safety C. Checking vital signs D. Starting CPR Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing? A. Alveoli B. Bronchi C. Epiglottis D. Larynx What is the normal respiratory rate for a resting adult? A. 6–10 breaths per minute B. 24–30 breaths per minute 2 C. 12–20 breaths per minute D. 18–28 breaths per minute Which part of blood carries oxygen? A. White blood cells B. Plasma C. Red blood cells D. Platelets What type of consent is assumed for an unconscious patient? A. Implied consent B. Expressed consent C. Verbal consent D. Parental consent Which is an early sign of hypoxia? A. Cyanosis B. Restlessness 3 C. Slow heart rate D. Vomiting What does AVPU help assess? A. Pulse rate B. Level of consciousness C. Blood pressure D. Lung sounds Where is the carotid pulse located? A. Wrist B. Neck C. Arm D. Groin Which of the following indicates inadequate breathing? A. Symmetrical chest rise B. Irregular respiratory pattern 4 C. Clear breath sounds D. Normal skin color When should CPR be started on an adult? A. When breathing is slow B. When there is no pulse and no breathing C. When unresponsive but breathing D. When unconscious and vomiting What is the function of the diaphragm? A. Contracts to allow inhalation B. Filters oxygen from blood C. Pumps blood to the lungs D. Protects the trachea

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West Coast EMT Block Exam 1
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the first priority when arriving at an emergency scene?

A. Scene size-up

✔✔ B. Scene safety

C. Checking vital signs

D. Starting CPR

Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing?

A. Alveoli

B. Bronchi

✔✔ C. Epiglottis

D. Larynx

What is the normal respiratory rate for a resting adult?

A. 6–10 breaths per minute

B. 24–30 breaths per minute

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,✔✔ C. 12–20 breaths per minute

D. 18–28 breaths per minute

Which part of blood carries oxygen?

A. White blood cells

B. Plasma

✔✔ C. Red blood cells

D. Platelets

What type of consent is assumed for an unconscious patient?

✔✔ A. Implied consent

B. Expressed consent

C. Verbal consent

D. Parental consent

Which is an early sign of hypoxia?

A. Cyanosis

✔✔ B. Restlessness

2

,C. Slow heart rate

D. Vomiting

What does AVPU help assess?

A. Pulse rate

✔✔ B. Level of consciousness

C. Blood pressure

D. Lung sounds

Where is the carotid pulse located?

A. Wrist

✔✔ B. Neck

C. Arm

D. Groin

Which of the following indicates inadequate breathing?

A. Symmetrical chest rise

✔✔ B. Irregular respiratory pattern

3

, C. Clear breath sounds

D. Normal skin color

When should CPR be started on an adult?

A. When breathing is slow

✔✔ B. When there is no pulse and no breathing

C. When unresponsive but breathing

D. When unconscious and vomiting

What is the function of the diaphragm?

✔✔ A. Contracts to allow inhalation

B. Filters oxygen from blood

C. Pumps blood to the lungs

D. Protects the trachea

What tube carries air to the lungs?

✔✔ A. Trachea

B. Esophagus

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