WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 EXAM ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS
| UPDATED VERSION
Which of the following negative effects of anaphylaxis will be the MOST
rapidly fatal if not treated immediately?
Select one:
A. Upper airway swelling
B. Severe hypotension
C. Diffuse urticaria
D. Systemic vasodilation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Upper
airway swelling
Epinephrine, whether made by the body or by a drug manufacturer,
works rapidly to:
Select one:
A. raise the pulse rate and blood pressure.
B. inhibit an allergic reaction.
C. relieve bronchospasm.
,D. All of these answers are correct. ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---D. All of these answers are correct.
Epinephrine stimulates the response, increasing blood pressure and
relieving bronchospasm.
Select one:
A. sympathetic
B. parasympathetic
C. cardiac
D. respiratory ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Sympathetic
Which of the following is an action of epinephrine on the human body?
A. It causes the blood vessels to dilate.
B. It causes bronchospasm.
C. It causes hypotension.
D. It causes increased cardiac contractility. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------D. It causes increased cardiac contractility.
Epinephrine is indicated for patients with an allergic reaction when:
Select one:
,A. a paramedic is present at the scene.
B. the patient is anxious and tachycardic.
C. wheezing and hypotension are present.
D. the reaction produces severe urticaria. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------C. wheezing and hypotension are present.
When administering epinephrine via auto-injector, you should hold the
injector in place for:
Select one:
A. 10 seconds.
B. 3 seconds.
C. 15 seconds.
D. 8 seconds. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. 3 seconds.
Immediately after giving an epinephrine injection, you should:
Select one:
A. reassess the patient's vital signs.
B. record the time and dose given.
C. properly dispose of the syringe.
D. notify medical control of your action. ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------C. properly dispose of the syringe.
, You have administered one dose of epinephrine to a 40-year-old female
to treat an allergic reaction that she developed after being stung by a
scorpion. Your reassessment reveals that she is still having difficulty
breathing, has a decreasing mental status, and has a blood pressure of
80/50 mm Hg. You should:
A. monitor her en route to the
hospital and call medical control if she worsens.
B. crush up an antihistamine tablet and place it in between her cheek
and gum.
C. request permission from medical control to give another dose of
epinephrine.
D. administer a nebulized bronchodilator to improve the status of her
breathing. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. request permission
from medical control to give another dose of epinephrine.
After administering 0.3 mg of epinephrine via auto-iniector to a 22-
year-old female with an allergic reaction, you note improvement in her
breathing and resolution of her hives.
However, she is still anxious and tachycardic. You should:
Select one:
A. transport her rapidly, as it is obvious that she is having a severe
reaction to the epinephrine.
EXAM 2026 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS
| UPDATED VERSION
Which of the following negative effects of anaphylaxis will be the MOST
rapidly fatal if not treated immediately?
Select one:
A. Upper airway swelling
B. Severe hypotension
C. Diffuse urticaria
D. Systemic vasodilation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Upper
airway swelling
Epinephrine, whether made by the body or by a drug manufacturer,
works rapidly to:
Select one:
A. raise the pulse rate and blood pressure.
B. inhibit an allergic reaction.
C. relieve bronchospasm.
,D. All of these answers are correct. ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---D. All of these answers are correct.
Epinephrine stimulates the response, increasing blood pressure and
relieving bronchospasm.
Select one:
A. sympathetic
B. parasympathetic
C. cardiac
D. respiratory ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Sympathetic
Which of the following is an action of epinephrine on the human body?
A. It causes the blood vessels to dilate.
B. It causes bronchospasm.
C. It causes hypotension.
D. It causes increased cardiac contractility. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------D. It causes increased cardiac contractility.
Epinephrine is indicated for patients with an allergic reaction when:
Select one:
,A. a paramedic is present at the scene.
B. the patient is anxious and tachycardic.
C. wheezing and hypotension are present.
D. the reaction produces severe urticaria. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------C. wheezing and hypotension are present.
When administering epinephrine via auto-injector, you should hold the
injector in place for:
Select one:
A. 10 seconds.
B. 3 seconds.
C. 15 seconds.
D. 8 seconds. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. 3 seconds.
Immediately after giving an epinephrine injection, you should:
Select one:
A. reassess the patient's vital signs.
B. record the time and dose given.
C. properly dispose of the syringe.
D. notify medical control of your action. ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------C. properly dispose of the syringe.
, You have administered one dose of epinephrine to a 40-year-old female
to treat an allergic reaction that she developed after being stung by a
scorpion. Your reassessment reveals that she is still having difficulty
breathing, has a decreasing mental status, and has a blood pressure of
80/50 mm Hg. You should:
A. monitor her en route to the
hospital and call medical control if she worsens.
B. crush up an antihistamine tablet and place it in between her cheek
and gum.
C. request permission from medical control to give another dose of
epinephrine.
D. administer a nebulized bronchodilator to improve the status of her
breathing. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. request permission
from medical control to give another dose of epinephrine.
After administering 0.3 mg of epinephrine via auto-iniector to a 22-
year-old female with an allergic reaction, you note improvement in her
breathing and resolution of her hives.
However, she is still anxious and tachycardic. You should:
Select one:
A. transport her rapidly, as it is obvious that she is having a severe
reaction to the epinephrine.
