WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
According cto cthe cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel, can cEMT cshould cbe cable cto:
A. cassist ca cpatient cwith ccertain cprescribed cmedications.
B. cinsert ca cperipheral cIV cline cand cinfuse cfluids.
C. cadminister cepinephrine cvia cthe csubcutaneous croute.
D. cinterpret ca cbasic c(ECG) crhythm cand ctreat caccordingly. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
A. cassist ca cpatient cwith ccertain cprescribed cmedications.
An cappropriate cdemonstration cof cprofessionalism cwhen cyour cpatient cis cfrightened, cdemanding, cor
cunple casant cis cto:
Select cone:
A. creassure cthe cpatient cthat ceverything cwill cbe call cright, ceven cif cit cwill cnot cbe.
B. cdemand cthat cthe cpatient cremain cquiet cand ccooperative cduring ctransport.
C. ccontinue cto cbe cnonjudgmental, ccompassionate, cand crespectful.
D. cignore cthe cpatient's cfeelings cand cfocus con chis cor cher cmedical ccomplaint. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
C. ccontinue cto cbe cnonjudgmental, ccompassionate, cand crespectful.
An cEMS cprovider cwho chas cextensive ctraining cin cvarious caspects cof cadvanced clife csupport c(ALS)
cis ccalled ca c(n):
Select cone:
A. cadvanced cEMT c(AEMT).
B. c paramedic.
C. c EMR.
D. cEMT. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-B. cparamedic
Cardiac cmonitoring, cpharmacologic cinterventions, cand cother cadvanced ctreatment cskills care
cfunctions cof ct che:
Select cone:
,A. c АЕМТ.
B. c EMR.
C. c paramedic.
D. cEMT. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-C. cparamedic.
Continuing ceducation cin cEMS cserves cto:
Select cone:
A. cmaintain, cupdate, cand cexpand cthe cEMT's cknowledge cand cskills.
B. cprovide can congoing creview cand caudit cof cthe cEMS csystem.
C. cconfirm cresearch cand cstatistical cfindings cin cprehospital ccare.
D. cenforce cmandatory cattendance cat cagency-specific ctraining. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
A. cmaintain, cupdate, cand cexpand cthe cEMT's cknowledge cand cskills.
EMS cas cwe cknow cit ctoday chad cits corigins cin c1966 cwith cthe cpublication cof:
Select cone:
A. cthe cEmergency cMedical cServices cAct.
B. cEmergency cCare cand cTransportation cof cthe cSickAand cInjured.
C. cthe cDepartment cof cTransportation's cWhite cPaper: cDeath cand cDying.
D. cAccidental cDeath cand cDisability: cThe cNeglected cDisease cof cModern cSociety. c- cCORRECT cANSWER
c-
D. cAccidental cDeath cand cDisability: cThe cNeglected cDisease cof cModern cSociety.
If ca cdefibrillator cmanufacturer cclaims cthat cits cdevice cterminates cventricular cfibrillation con cthe
cfirst cshock c95% cof cthe ctime, cyou cshould:
Select cone:
A. cavoid cpurchasing cthe cdevice cbecause cthis cclaim cis cunrealistic.
B. cpurchase cthe cdevice cbased csolely con cthe cmanufacturer's cclaim.
C. cdetermine cwhich cdevice cthe cAmerican cHeart cAssociation crecommends.
D. crecognize cthat cthis cdoes cnot cmean cthe cdevice cwill csave cmore clives. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
D. crecognize cthat cthis cdoes cnot cmean cthe cdevice cwill csave cmore clives.
,Obtaining ccontinuing cmedical ceducation cis cthe cresponsibility cof cthe:
Select cone:
A. cEMS cmedical c director.
B. cindividual cEMT.
C. cEMS ctraining cofficer.
D. cState cBureau cof cEMS. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-B. cindividual cEMT.
The ccontinuous cquality cimprovement c(CQl) cprocess cis cdesigned cto:
Select cone:
A. censure cthat call cEMTs cmaintain clicensure cthrough cthe cstate cEMS coffice.
B. cfocus cspecifically con cthe cquality cof cemergency ccare cprovided cto cthe cpatient.
C. cidentify careas cof cimprovement cand cprovide cremedial ctraining cif cneeded.
D. cadminister cpunitive cactions cto cEMTs cwho cdo cnot cfollow clocal cprotocols. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
C. cidentify careas cof cimprovement cand cprovide cremedial ctraining cif cneeded.
The cdetermination cthat cprompt csurgical ccare cin cthe chospital cis cmore cimportant cthan cperforming
ctime- cconsuming cprocedures cin cthe cfield con ca cmajor ctrauma cpatient cis cbased cmostly con:
Select cone:
A. cregional ctrauma cguidelines.
B. cthe clead cEMT's cdecision.
C. cEMS c research.
D. clocal cprotocols. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-C. cEMS cresearch.
The cEMT ccertification cexam cis cdesigned cto:
Select cone:
A. crank cEMTs cbased con cperformance con cthe ccertification cexam.
B. cprovide cEMTs cwith cthe cbest cpossible cwage conce ccertification cis cachieved.
C. censure cthat cEMTs care ccompetent cand chave cthe csame clevel cof cknowledge cand cskills.
D. cidentify cthose cEMTs cwho care cprepared cfor cadvanced clevels cof ctraining. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
C. censure cthat cEMTs care ccompetent cand chave cthe csame clevel cof cknowledge cand cskills.
, The cstandards cfor cprehospital cemergency ccare cand cthe cindividuals cwho cprovide cit care ctypically
cregulated cby cthe:
Select cone:
A. cregional ctrauma ccenter.
B. cNational cRegistry cof cEMTs.
C. cstate coffice cof cEMS.
D. cAmerican cHeart cAssociation. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-C. cstate coffice cof cEMS.
Which cof cthe cfollowing ccriteria cis crequired cto cbecome clicensed cand cemployed cas
can cEMT? cSelect cone:
A. cDemonstration cof cthe cability cto clift cand ccarry cat cleast c200 cpounds
B. cProof cof cimmunization cagainst ccertain ccommunicable cdiseases
C. cSuccessful ccompletion cof ca crecognized cbystander cCPR ccourse
D. cA cminimum cof c60 ccollege ccredit chours cthat cfocus con chealth ccare c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
B. cProof cof cimmunization cagainst ccertain ccommunicable cdiseases
Which cof cthe cfollowing cdescriptions cmost caccurately cportrays cemergency cmedical cservices
c(EMS)? cSelect cone:
• A. cA cteam cof cparamedics cand cemergency cphysicians cwho care cresponsible cfor cproviding
cemergency ccar ce cto ccritically cinjured cpatients
•B. cA cvast cnetwork cof cadvanced clife csupport c(ALS) cproviders cwho cprovide cdefinitive cemergency
ccare cin ct che cprehospital csetting
• C. cA csystem ccomposed cexclusively cof cemergency cmedical cresponders c(EMRs) cand cemergency
cmedical ct cechnicians c(EMTs) cwho care cresponsible cfor cproviding ccare cto csick cand cinjured
cpatients
• D. cA cteam cof chealth ccare cprofessionals cwho care cresponsible cfor cproviding cemergency ccare
cand ctranspo crtation cto cv cthe csick cand cinjured c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
D. cA cteam cof chealth ccare cprofessionals cwho care cresponsible cfor cproviding cemergency ccare cand
ctransport cation cto cv cthe csick cand cinjured
Which cof cthe cfollowing cerrors cis can cexample cof ca cknowledge-based
cfailure? cSelect cone:
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
According cto cthe cNational cEMS cScope cof cPractice cModel, can cEMT cshould cbe cable cto:
A. cassist ca cpatient cwith ccertain cprescribed cmedications.
B. cinsert ca cperipheral cIV cline cand cinfuse cfluids.
C. cadminister cepinephrine cvia cthe csubcutaneous croute.
D. cinterpret ca cbasic c(ECG) crhythm cand ctreat caccordingly. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
A. cassist ca cpatient cwith ccertain cprescribed cmedications.
An cappropriate cdemonstration cof cprofessionalism cwhen cyour cpatient cis cfrightened, cdemanding, cor
cunple casant cis cto:
Select cone:
A. creassure cthe cpatient cthat ceverything cwill cbe call cright, ceven cif cit cwill cnot cbe.
B. cdemand cthat cthe cpatient cremain cquiet cand ccooperative cduring ctransport.
C. ccontinue cto cbe cnonjudgmental, ccompassionate, cand crespectful.
D. cignore cthe cpatient's cfeelings cand cfocus con chis cor cher cmedical ccomplaint. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
C. ccontinue cto cbe cnonjudgmental, ccompassionate, cand crespectful.
An cEMS cprovider cwho chas cextensive ctraining cin cvarious caspects cof cadvanced clife csupport c(ALS)
cis ccalled ca c(n):
Select cone:
A. cadvanced cEMT c(AEMT).
B. c paramedic.
C. c EMR.
D. cEMT. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-B. cparamedic
Cardiac cmonitoring, cpharmacologic cinterventions, cand cother cadvanced ctreatment cskills care
cfunctions cof ct che:
Select cone:
,A. c АЕМТ.
B. c EMR.
C. c paramedic.
D. cEMT. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-C. cparamedic.
Continuing ceducation cin cEMS cserves cto:
Select cone:
A. cmaintain, cupdate, cand cexpand cthe cEMT's cknowledge cand cskills.
B. cprovide can congoing creview cand caudit cof cthe cEMS csystem.
C. cconfirm cresearch cand cstatistical cfindings cin cprehospital ccare.
D. cenforce cmandatory cattendance cat cagency-specific ctraining. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
A. cmaintain, cupdate, cand cexpand cthe cEMT's cknowledge cand cskills.
EMS cas cwe cknow cit ctoday chad cits corigins cin c1966 cwith cthe cpublication cof:
Select cone:
A. cthe cEmergency cMedical cServices cAct.
B. cEmergency cCare cand cTransportation cof cthe cSickAand cInjured.
C. cthe cDepartment cof cTransportation's cWhite cPaper: cDeath cand cDying.
D. cAccidental cDeath cand cDisability: cThe cNeglected cDisease cof cModern cSociety. c- cCORRECT cANSWER
c-
D. cAccidental cDeath cand cDisability: cThe cNeglected cDisease cof cModern cSociety.
If ca cdefibrillator cmanufacturer cclaims cthat cits cdevice cterminates cventricular cfibrillation con cthe
cfirst cshock c95% cof cthe ctime, cyou cshould:
Select cone:
A. cavoid cpurchasing cthe cdevice cbecause cthis cclaim cis cunrealistic.
B. cpurchase cthe cdevice cbased csolely con cthe cmanufacturer's cclaim.
C. cdetermine cwhich cdevice cthe cAmerican cHeart cAssociation crecommends.
D. crecognize cthat cthis cdoes cnot cmean cthe cdevice cwill csave cmore clives. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
D. crecognize cthat cthis cdoes cnot cmean cthe cdevice cwill csave cmore clives.
,Obtaining ccontinuing cmedical ceducation cis cthe cresponsibility cof cthe:
Select cone:
A. cEMS cmedical c director.
B. cindividual cEMT.
C. cEMS ctraining cofficer.
D. cState cBureau cof cEMS. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-B. cindividual cEMT.
The ccontinuous cquality cimprovement c(CQl) cprocess cis cdesigned cto:
Select cone:
A. censure cthat call cEMTs cmaintain clicensure cthrough cthe cstate cEMS coffice.
B. cfocus cspecifically con cthe cquality cof cemergency ccare cprovided cto cthe cpatient.
C. cidentify careas cof cimprovement cand cprovide cremedial ctraining cif cneeded.
D. cadminister cpunitive cactions cto cEMTs cwho cdo cnot cfollow clocal cprotocols. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
C. cidentify careas cof cimprovement cand cprovide cremedial ctraining cif cneeded.
The cdetermination cthat cprompt csurgical ccare cin cthe chospital cis cmore cimportant cthan cperforming
ctime- cconsuming cprocedures cin cthe cfield con ca cmajor ctrauma cpatient cis cbased cmostly con:
Select cone:
A. cregional ctrauma cguidelines.
B. cthe clead cEMT's cdecision.
C. cEMS c research.
D. clocal cprotocols. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-C. cEMS cresearch.
The cEMT ccertification cexam cis cdesigned cto:
Select cone:
A. crank cEMTs cbased con cperformance con cthe ccertification cexam.
B. cprovide cEMTs cwith cthe cbest cpossible cwage conce ccertification cis cachieved.
C. censure cthat cEMTs care ccompetent cand chave cthe csame clevel cof cknowledge cand cskills.
D. cidentify cthose cEMTs cwho care cprepared cfor cadvanced clevels cof ctraining. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
C. censure cthat cEMTs care ccompetent cand chave cthe csame clevel cof cknowledge cand cskills.
, The cstandards cfor cprehospital cemergency ccare cand cthe cindividuals cwho cprovide cit care ctypically
cregulated cby cthe:
Select cone:
A. cregional ctrauma ccenter.
B. cNational cRegistry cof cEMTs.
C. cstate coffice cof cEMS.
D. cAmerican cHeart cAssociation. c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-C. cstate coffice cof cEMS.
Which cof cthe cfollowing ccriteria cis crequired cto cbecome clicensed cand cemployed cas
can cEMT? cSelect cone:
A. cDemonstration cof cthe cability cto clift cand ccarry cat cleast c200 cpounds
B. cProof cof cimmunization cagainst ccertain ccommunicable cdiseases
C. cSuccessful ccompletion cof ca crecognized cbystander cCPR ccourse
D. cA cminimum cof c60 ccollege ccredit chours cthat cfocus con chealth ccare c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
B. cProof cof cimmunization cagainst ccertain ccommunicable cdiseases
Which cof cthe cfollowing cdescriptions cmost caccurately cportrays cemergency cmedical cservices
c(EMS)? cSelect cone:
• A. cA cteam cof cparamedics cand cemergency cphysicians cwho care cresponsible cfor cproviding
cemergency ccar ce cto ccritically cinjured cpatients
•B. cA cvast cnetwork cof cadvanced clife csupport c(ALS) cproviders cwho cprovide cdefinitive cemergency
ccare cin ct che cprehospital csetting
• C. cA csystem ccomposed cexclusively cof cemergency cmedical cresponders c(EMRs) cand cemergency
cmedical ct cechnicians c(EMTs) cwho care cresponsible cfor cproviding ccare cto csick cand cinjured
cpatients
• D. cA cteam cof chealth ccare cprofessionals cwho care cresponsible cfor cproviding cemergency ccare
cand ctranspo crtation cto cv cthe csick cand cinjured c- cCORRECT cANSWER c-
D. cA cteam cof chealth ccare cprofessionals cwho care cresponsible cfor cproviding cemergency ccare cand
ctransport cation cto cv cthe csick cand cinjured
Which cof cthe cfollowing cerrors cis can cexample cof ca cknowledge-based
cfailure? cSelect cone:
