West Coast EMT Final
1. A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of̣ the f̣ ollowing EMT
interventions will you provide to this newborn?
A. routine post delivery care
B. f̣ ull resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score
C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen
D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes: A.
routine post delivery care
2. If̣ you could only take two pieces of̣ equipment with you to a patient's side,
you should choose the:: AED and portable suction unit
3. Which of̣ the f̣ ollowing descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency
medical services (EMS)?
A. A system composed exclusively of̣ emergency medical responders
(EMRs) and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are responsible f̣ or
providing care to sick and injured patients
B. A team of̣ paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible f̣ or
providing emergency care to critically injured patients
C. A team of̣ health care prof̣ essionals who are responsible f̣ or providing
emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
D. A vast network of̣ advanced lif̣ e support (ALS) providers who provide
def̣ initive emergency care in the prehospital setting: C. A team of̣ health
care prof̣essionals who are responsible f̣or providing emergency care
and transportation to the sick and injured
4. Which of̣ the f̣ ollowing interventions is used by all levels of̣ EMS
providers?
,A. Automatic transport ventilators
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B. Automated external def̣ ibrillator
C. Needle decompression
D. Multilumen airways: B. Automated external def̣ibrillator
5. Af̣ ter assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick
your- self̣ with the contaminated lancet. You should:
A. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention.
B. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution.
C. report the incident to your supervisor af̣ ter the call.
D. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible.: C. report the
incident to your supervisor af̣ter the call.
6. Quid pro quo, a type of̣ sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
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A. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts.
B. touches another person without his or her consent.
C. requests sexual f̣ avors in exchange f̣ or something else.
D. stares at certain parts of̣ another person's anatomy.: C. requests sexual
f̣avors in exchange f̣or something else.
7. Which of̣ the f̣ ollowing statements regarding HIV is correct?
A. HIV is f̣ ar more contagious than hepatitis B.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV inf̣ ection.
C. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS f̣ ield.
D. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood.: B. There is no vaccine against
HIV inf̣ection.
8. While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretch-
er. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned af̣ terward, a virus was
transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days
later. Which route of̣ transmission does this scenario describe?
A. Vector-borne transmission
B. Airborne transmission
C. Direct contact
D. Indirect contact: D. Indirect contact
9. You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a
stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the
entire right side of̣ her body. In addition to providing the medical care that
she needs, you should:
1. A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of̣ the f̣ ollowing EMT
interventions will you provide to this newborn?
A. routine post delivery care
B. f̣ ull resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score
C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen
D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes: A.
routine post delivery care
2. If̣ you could only take two pieces of̣ equipment with you to a patient's side,
you should choose the:: AED and portable suction unit
3. Which of̣ the f̣ ollowing descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency
medical services (EMS)?
A. A system composed exclusively of̣ emergency medical responders
(EMRs) and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are responsible f̣ or
providing care to sick and injured patients
B. A team of̣ paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible f̣ or
providing emergency care to critically injured patients
C. A team of̣ health care prof̣ essionals who are responsible f̣ or providing
emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
D. A vast network of̣ advanced lif̣ e support (ALS) providers who provide
def̣ initive emergency care in the prehospital setting: C. A team of̣ health
care prof̣essionals who are responsible f̣or providing emergency care
and transportation to the sick and injured
4. Which of̣ the f̣ ollowing interventions is used by all levels of̣ EMS
providers?
,A. Automatic transport ventilators
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B. Automated external def̣ ibrillator
C. Needle decompression
D. Multilumen airways: B. Automated external def̣ibrillator
5. Af̣ ter assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick
your- self̣ with the contaminated lancet. You should:
A. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention.
B. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution.
C. report the incident to your supervisor af̣ ter the call.
D. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible.: C. report the
incident to your supervisor af̣ter the call.
6. Quid pro quo, a type of̣ sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
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A. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts.
B. touches another person without his or her consent.
C. requests sexual f̣ avors in exchange f̣ or something else.
D. stares at certain parts of̣ another person's anatomy.: C. requests sexual
f̣avors in exchange f̣or something else.
7. Which of̣ the f̣ ollowing statements regarding HIV is correct?
A. HIV is f̣ ar more contagious than hepatitis B.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV inf̣ ection.
C. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS f̣ ield.
D. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood.: B. There is no vaccine against
HIV inf̣ection.
8. While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretch-
er. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned af̣ terward, a virus was
transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days
later. Which route of̣ transmission does this scenario describe?
A. Vector-borne transmission
B. Airborne transmission
C. Direct contact
D. Indirect contact: D. Indirect contact
9. You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a
stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the
entire right side of̣ her body. In addition to providing the medical care that
she needs, you should:
