West Coast EMT Block Exam 2: 200+ Questions & Answers (Version A & B)

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oldAmanAisAfoundAtoAbeAunresponsive,Apulseless,AandAapneic.AYouAshould:ASelectAone:

A. startACPRAandAtransportAimmediately.

B. beginACPRAuntilAanAAEDAisAavailable.

C. withholdACPRAuntilAheAisAdefibrillated.

D. determineAifAheAhasAaAvalidAlivingAwill.ACorrectAAnswerA-

B.AbeginACPRAuntilAanAAEDAisAavailable.
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BasicAlifeAsupportA(BLS)AisAdefinedAas:

SelectAone:

A. basicAlifesavingAtreatmentAthatAisAperformedAbyAbystandersAwhileAEMSAprovidersAareAe

nArouteAtoAtheAsceneAofAanAemergency.

B. noninvasiveAemergencyAcareAthatAisAusedAtoAtreatAconditionsAsuchAasAairwayAobstructio

n,ArespiratoryAarrest,AandAcardiacAarrest.

C. invasiveAemergencyAmedicalAinterventionsAsuchAasAintravenousAtherapy,Amanua

lAdefibrillation,AandAadvancedAairwayAmanagement.

D. anyAformAofAemergencyAmedicalAtreatmentAthatAisAperformedAbyAadvancedAEMT

s,Aparamedics,Aphysicians,AandAemergencyAnurses.ACorrectAAnswerA-

B.Anoninvasive
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emergencyAcareAthatAisAusedAtoAtreatAconditionsAsuchAasAairwayAobstruction,ArespiratoryAarr

est,AandAcardiacAarrest.



BetweenAeachAchestAcompression,AyouAshouldA_ .

SelectAone:
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A. checkAforAaApulse

B. allowAfullAchestArecoil

C. administerAaAbreath

D. removeAyourAhandsAfromAtheAchestA CorrectAAnswerA -A B.AallowAfullAchestArecoil



ComplicationsAassociatedAwithAchestAcompressionsAincludeAallAofAtheAfollowing,AEXCEPT:AS

electAone:

A. aAfracturedAsternum.

B. gastricAdistention.

C. ribAfractures.

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D. liverAlaceration.A CorrectAAnswerA -A B.AgastricAdistention.



CPRAisAinAprogressAonAaApregnantAwoman.AShortlyAafterAmanuallyAdisplacingAherAuterusAtoA

theAleft,AreturnAofAspontaneousAcirculationAoccurs.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAMOST

likelyAexplainAthis?

SelectAone:

A. DisplacementAofAherAuterusAcausedAbloodAtoAflowAbackward,AwhichAincreasedAbloodAflo

wAtoAherAheart.

B. IncreasedAbloodAflowAtoAherAheartAcausedAherAventriclesAtoAstopAfibrillating,Awhic

hArestoredAherApulse.

C. DisplacementAofAherAuterusAallowedAherAlungsAtoAexpandAmoreAfully,AwhichArestoredAhe

rApulse.

D. PressureAwasArelievedAfromAherAaortaAandAvenaAcava,AwhichAimprovedAchestAcompressio

nAeffectiveness.ACorrectAAnswerA-AD.APressureAwasArelievedAfromAherAaortaAandAvenaAcava,

whichAimprovedAchestAcompressionAeffectiveness.



CPRAretrainingAisAtheAMOSTAeffectiveAwhenAit:

SelectAone:

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A. occursAeveryA 24A months.

B. isAdeliveredAbyAcomputer.

C. involvesAhands-onApractice.

D. isAself-pacedAandAbrief.A CorrectAAnswerA -A C.AinvolvesAhands-onApractice.



CPRAshouldAbeAinitiatedAwhen:ASele

ctAone:

A. rigorAmortisAisAobvious.

B. signsAofAputrefactionAareApresent.

C. theAcarotidApulseAisAveryAweak.

D. aAvalidAlivingAwillAisAunavailable.A CorrectAAnswerA -A D.AaAvalidAlivingAwillAisAunavailable.



CPRAwillANOTAbeAeffectiveAifAtheApatientAis:ASele

ctAone:

A. supine.

B. prone.

C. horizontal.

D. onAaAfirmAsurface.A CorrectAAnswerA -A B.Aprone.