West Coast EMT Block 1 Exam
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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What is PPE? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Personal Protective Equipment
If blood or body fluid is present and is subject to "splashing", what type of
PPE should you wear? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gloves, a standard surgical mask,
eye protection, and gown
If large amounts of body fluids are present, what should you do? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Wear a gown and double gloves
,What are three things that you should always do to protect yourself from
disease transmission? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Wear vinyl or letex gloves, assume
every patient is potentially infected, and wash your hands after each patient
interaction
When should you apply your PPE's? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔En route to a call
What form of protection is most likely to stop the spread of disease? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Hand washing
What should you do with sharp objects such as needles when in need of
disposing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Place in a "sharps" container
The spread of pathogen through an inanimate object - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Indirect contact
What is a communicable disease? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A contagious disease
What is the name of the medical condition caused by the growth and
spread of small, harmful organisms within the body? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Infectious disease
The transmission of an organism from person to person through touch. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Direct Contact
, Microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in
humans - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bloodborne Pathogens
The spread of infectious agents through mechanisms such as droplets or
dust - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Airborne Transmission
The contamination of food or water with an organism that can cause
disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Foodborne Transmission
The spread of infection by animals or insects that carry an organism from
one person or place to another. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vector-borne
Transmission
What are the five stages of the grieving process? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Denial,
Anger/Hostility, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance
What stage of the grieving process is identified by internalized anger,
hopelessness, and the desire to die? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Depression
The stage of the grieving process that involves refusal to accept diagnosis
or care is known as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Denial
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2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
| A+ Score Assured
What is PPE? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Personal Protective Equipment
If blood or body fluid is present and is subject to "splashing", what type of
PPE should you wear? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gloves, a standard surgical mask,
eye protection, and gown
If large amounts of body fluids are present, what should you do? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Wear a gown and double gloves
,What are three things that you should always do to protect yourself from
disease transmission? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Wear vinyl or letex gloves, assume
every patient is potentially infected, and wash your hands after each patient
interaction
When should you apply your PPE's? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔En route to a call
What form of protection is most likely to stop the spread of disease? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Hand washing
What should you do with sharp objects such as needles when in need of
disposing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Place in a "sharps" container
The spread of pathogen through an inanimate object - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Indirect contact
What is a communicable disease? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A contagious disease
What is the name of the medical condition caused by the growth and
spread of small, harmful organisms within the body? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Infectious disease
The transmission of an organism from person to person through touch. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Direct Contact
, Microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in
humans - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bloodborne Pathogens
The spread of infectious agents through mechanisms such as droplets or
dust - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Airborne Transmission
The contamination of food or water with an organism that can cause
disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Foodborne Transmission
The spread of infection by animals or insects that carry an organism from
one person or place to another. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vector-borne
Transmission
What are the five stages of the grieving process? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Denial,
Anger/Hostility, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance
What stage of the grieving process is identified by internalized anger,
hopelessness, and the desire to die? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Depression
The stage of the grieving process that involves refusal to accept diagnosis
or care is known as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Denial
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