WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 QUIZ 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, CORRECT
ANSWERS AND DETAILED RATIONALES
FOR EMT CERTIFICATION PREPARATION
Medical term for low blood glucose - CORRECT ANSWER -Hypoglycemia
Aspirin is beneficial to patients suspected of a heart attack - CORRECT
ANSWER -Prevents aggregation of platelets
You are assessing a 49-year-old man who complains of chest pressure -
CORRECT ANSWER -Remove nitro patch, place in supine position
You are treating a 45 year old woman who was stung by a hornet -
CORRECT ANSWER -give her oxygen transport her to the hospital and
monitor her conditions en route
What is not a characteristic of EPI - CORRECT ANSWER -Decreases heart
rates and blood pressure
EMTs respond to a known heroin abuser - CORRECT ANSWER -Naloxone
administration could cause seizures
, A 37-year-old make is found unresponsive - CORRECT ANSWER -- Asthma
What describes Septic Shock - CORRECT ANSWER -Bacterial damage to
vessel wall
Which of the following regarding anaphylactic shock - CORRECT ANSWER -
subsequent exposure
Proper depth of a 9 month old - CORRECT ANSWER -1/3
The electrical impulse of the heart normally begins at - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sinoatrial Node
Major artery that supplies blood - CORRECT ANSWER -Aorta
Smooth muscle that cause artery to contract are found in - CORRECT
ANSWER -Tunica Media
Which are central pulses - CORRECT ANSWER -Femoral and Cortaid
The artery that can be palpated on anterial foot - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dorsalis
Diaphragm and intercostal contract during - CORRECT ANSWER -Inhalation
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, CORRECT
ANSWERS AND DETAILED RATIONALES
FOR EMT CERTIFICATION PREPARATION
Medical term for low blood glucose - CORRECT ANSWER -Hypoglycemia
Aspirin is beneficial to patients suspected of a heart attack - CORRECT
ANSWER -Prevents aggregation of platelets
You are assessing a 49-year-old man who complains of chest pressure -
CORRECT ANSWER -Remove nitro patch, place in supine position
You are treating a 45 year old woman who was stung by a hornet -
CORRECT ANSWER -give her oxygen transport her to the hospital and
monitor her conditions en route
What is not a characteristic of EPI - CORRECT ANSWER -Decreases heart
rates and blood pressure
EMTs respond to a known heroin abuser - CORRECT ANSWER -Naloxone
administration could cause seizures
, A 37-year-old make is found unresponsive - CORRECT ANSWER -- Asthma
What describes Septic Shock - CORRECT ANSWER -Bacterial damage to
vessel wall
Which of the following regarding anaphylactic shock - CORRECT ANSWER -
subsequent exposure
Proper depth of a 9 month old - CORRECT ANSWER -1/3
The electrical impulse of the heart normally begins at - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sinoatrial Node
Major artery that supplies blood - CORRECT ANSWER -Aorta
Smooth muscle that cause artery to contract are found in - CORRECT
ANSWER -Tunica Media
Which are central pulses - CORRECT ANSWER -Femoral and Cortaid
The artery that can be palpated on anterial foot - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dorsalis
Diaphragm and intercostal contract during - CORRECT ANSWER -Inhalation
