West Coast EMT Block #2 Actual Exam 2026/27
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In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to utilize an air medical
transportation service?
Select one:
A. 29-year-old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light vaginal bleeding, and stable vital signs
B. 50-year-old conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of 3 days' duration
C. 43-year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is 15 minutes away
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport
time of 50 minutes
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as well as pupillary
reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem.
Select one:
A. endocrine
B. respiratory
C. cardiac
D. neurologic SELECTED ANSWER 👀 D. neurologic
Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.
Select one:
A. a low blood glucose level
B. abdominal pain
C. seizures
D. a fever SELECTED ANSWER 👀 D. a fever
,Most treatments provided in the prehospital setting are intended to _________.
Select one:
A. reduce the need for transport to the hospital
B. confirm the patient's diagnosis
C. address the patient's symptoms
D. correct the patient's underlying problem SELECTED ANSWER 👀 C. address the patient's symptoms
The BEST way to prevent infection from whooping cough is to:
Select one:
A. routinely place a surgical mask on all respiratory patients.
B. ask all patients if they have recently traveled abroad.
C. get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
D. wear a HEPA mask when treating any respiratory patient. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 C. get vaccinated
against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
The determination of whether a medical patient is a high-priority or low-priority transport is typically
made:
Select one:
A. as soon as the patient voices his or her chief complaint.
B. after the primary assessment has been completed.
C. upon completion of a detailed secondary assessment.
D. once the patient's baseline vital signs are known. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 B. after the primary
assessment has been completed.
When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the following would MOST likely reveal the
cause of the problem?
Select one:
A. Baseline vital signs
B. Index of suspicion
C. Medical history
,D. Primary assessment SELECTED ANSWER 👀 C. Medical history
When caring for a patient with an altered mental status and signs of circulatory compromise, you
should:
Select one:
A. perform a detailed secondary assessment prior to transporting the patient.
B. have a paramedic unit respond to the scene if it is less than 15 minutes away.
C. limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
D. transport immediately and begin all emergency treatment en route to the hospital. SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 C. limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
When forming your general impression of a patient with a medical complaint, it is important to
remember that:
Select one:
A. most serious medical conditions do not present with obvious symptoms.
B. it is during the general impression that assessment of the ABCs occurs.
C. the conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first.
D. the majority of medical patients you encounter are also injured. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 C. the
conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first.
Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition?
Select one:
A. Alzheimer disease
B. Depression
C. Schizophrenia
D. Substance abuse SELECTED ANSWER 👀 D. Substance abuse
Which of the following is bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and causes skin abscesses?
Select one:
A. Whooping cough
, B. MRSA
C. H1N1
D. Avian flu SELECTED ANSWER 👀 B. MRSA
Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for complications caused by the influenza virus?
Select one:
A. 50-year-old woman moderate obesity
B. 68-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes
C. 12-year-old child with a fractured arm
D. 39-year-old man with mild hypertension SELECTED ANSWER 👀 B. 68-year-old woman with type 2
diabetes
You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old man who complains of weakness.
Your primary assessment reveals that he is critically ill and will require aggressive treatment. The closest
hospital is 25 miles away. You should:
Select one:
A. administer oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and obtain as much of his medical history as possible.
B. manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider requesting an ALS unit.
C. load him into the ambulance, begin transport, and perform all treatment en route to the hospital.
D. perform a detailed secondary assessment, assess his vital signs, and then transport rapidly. SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 B. manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider requesting an ALS
unit.
You are attending to a 27-year-old male driver of a car. According to his passenger, the patient had been
acting strangely while driving, then slumped forward against the steering wheel, apparently
unconscious. The car drove off the road and struck a telephone pole. The patient remains unconscious,
and physical assessment reveals only a large hematoma on his right forehead with no other physical
signs. Your patient is a diabetic who had been under a lot of stress lately and may have missed meals.
This is an example of a:
Select one:
A. combination of a psychiatric and trauma emergency.
B. medical emergency.
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In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to utilize an air medical
transportation service?
Select one:
A. 29-year-old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light vaginal bleeding, and stable vital signs
B. 50-year-old conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of 3 days' duration
C. 43-year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is 15 minutes away
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport
time of 50 minutes
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as well as pupillary
reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem.
Select one:
A. endocrine
B. respiratory
C. cardiac
D. neurologic SELECTED ANSWER 👀 D. neurologic
Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.
Select one:
A. a low blood glucose level
B. abdominal pain
C. seizures
D. a fever SELECTED ANSWER 👀 D. a fever
,Most treatments provided in the prehospital setting are intended to _________.
Select one:
A. reduce the need for transport to the hospital
B. confirm the patient's diagnosis
C. address the patient's symptoms
D. correct the patient's underlying problem SELECTED ANSWER 👀 C. address the patient's symptoms
The BEST way to prevent infection from whooping cough is to:
Select one:
A. routinely place a surgical mask on all respiratory patients.
B. ask all patients if they have recently traveled abroad.
C. get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
D. wear a HEPA mask when treating any respiratory patient. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 C. get vaccinated
against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
The determination of whether a medical patient is a high-priority or low-priority transport is typically
made:
Select one:
A. as soon as the patient voices his or her chief complaint.
B. after the primary assessment has been completed.
C. upon completion of a detailed secondary assessment.
D. once the patient's baseline vital signs are known. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 B. after the primary
assessment has been completed.
When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the following would MOST likely reveal the
cause of the problem?
Select one:
A. Baseline vital signs
B. Index of suspicion
C. Medical history
,D. Primary assessment SELECTED ANSWER 👀 C. Medical history
When caring for a patient with an altered mental status and signs of circulatory compromise, you
should:
Select one:
A. perform a detailed secondary assessment prior to transporting the patient.
B. have a paramedic unit respond to the scene if it is less than 15 minutes away.
C. limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
D. transport immediately and begin all emergency treatment en route to the hospital. SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 C. limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
When forming your general impression of a patient with a medical complaint, it is important to
remember that:
Select one:
A. most serious medical conditions do not present with obvious symptoms.
B. it is during the general impression that assessment of the ABCs occurs.
C. the conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first.
D. the majority of medical patients you encounter are also injured. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 C. the
conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first.
Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition?
Select one:
A. Alzheimer disease
B. Depression
C. Schizophrenia
D. Substance abuse SELECTED ANSWER 👀 D. Substance abuse
Which of the following is bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and causes skin abscesses?
Select one:
A. Whooping cough
, B. MRSA
C. H1N1
D. Avian flu SELECTED ANSWER 👀 B. MRSA
Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for complications caused by the influenza virus?
Select one:
A. 50-year-old woman moderate obesity
B. 68-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes
C. 12-year-old child with a fractured arm
D. 39-year-old man with mild hypertension SELECTED ANSWER 👀 B. 68-year-old woman with type 2
diabetes
You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old man who complains of weakness.
Your primary assessment reveals that he is critically ill and will require aggressive treatment. The closest
hospital is 25 miles away. You should:
Select one:
A. administer oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and obtain as much of his medical history as possible.
B. manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider requesting an ALS unit.
C. load him into the ambulance, begin transport, and perform all treatment en route to the hospital.
D. perform a detailed secondary assessment, assess his vital signs, and then transport rapidly. SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 B. manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider requesting an ALS
unit.
You are attending to a 27-year-old male driver of a car. According to his passenger, the patient had been
acting strangely while driving, then slumped forward against the steering wheel, apparently
unconscious. The car drove off the road and struck a telephone pole. The patient remains unconscious,
and physical assessment reveals only a large hematoma on his right forehead with no other physical
signs. Your patient is a diabetic who had been under a lot of stress lately and may have missed meals.
This is an example of a:
Select one:
A. combination of a psychiatric and trauma emergency.
B. medical emergency.
