WEST COAST EMT ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS 100
PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Routine post delivery care. Answer: Standard care provided to
newborns after birth.
◉ Automated external defibrillator (AED). Answer: Device used by
all EMS levels for cardiac emergencies.
◉ Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Answer: Team providing
emergency care and patient transport.
◉ Blood glucose level assessment. Answer: Measurement of sugar
levels in a patient's blood.
◉ Quid pro quo. Answer: Sexual harassment involving exchange for
favors.
◉ HIV infection. Answer: No vaccine available; transmitted via
blood.
◉ Indirect contact transmission. Answer: Virus spread via
contaminated surfaces or objects.
,◉ Patient reassurance. Answer: Acknowledging patient fears to
provide emotional support.
◉ Medical director. Answer: Defines EMT's scope of practice locally.
◉ Contaminated lancet. Answer: Used device that poses infection
risk after injury.
◉ Full resuscitation. Answer: Comprehensive emergency care for
critically ill patients.
◉ Resuscitation assistance. Answer: Supportive measures like
oxygen for newborns.
◉ Monitoring APGAR score. Answer: Reassessing newborn health at
ten minutes post-delivery.
◉ Vector-borne transmission. Answer: Infection spread through
vectors like insects.
◉ Direct contact transmission. Answer: Infection spread through
physical touch.
,◉ Automatic transport ventilators. Answer: Devices for mechanical
ventilation in patients.
◉ Needle decompression. Answer: Procedure to relieve pressure in
the chest.
◉ Multilumen airways. Answer: Advanced airway management
devices for EMS.
◉ Emergency medical responders (EMRs). Answer: First responders
providing initial emergency care.
◉ Emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Answer: Trained
personnel providing prehospital emergency care.
◉ Advanced life support (ALS). Answer: Higher level of emergency
care with advanced techniques.
◉ Elderly stroke patient care. Answer: Providing reassurance and
care to scared patients.
◉ Open head injury. Answer: Severe trauma exposing brain tissue.
, ◉ Massive facial trauma. Answer: Significant injuries to facial
structures.
◉ Unresponsive patient. Answer: Patient does not react to stimuli.
◉ Palpable carotid pulse. Answer: Detectable pulse in the neck
artery.
◉ Extrication. Answer: Removing a patient from a vehicle safely.
◉ Motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. Answer: Collision
between a vehicle and a person.
◉ Consent for treatment. Answer: Permission granted by a patient
or guardian.
◉ Traction splints. Answer: Devices used to stabilize fractured
limbs.
◉ Closed deformities. Answer: Visible bone deformities without skin
breakage.
◉ Pale skin. Answer: Skin color indicating possible shock or blood
loss.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS 100
PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Routine post delivery care. Answer: Standard care provided to
newborns after birth.
◉ Automated external defibrillator (AED). Answer: Device used by
all EMS levels for cardiac emergencies.
◉ Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Answer: Team providing
emergency care and patient transport.
◉ Blood glucose level assessment. Answer: Measurement of sugar
levels in a patient's blood.
◉ Quid pro quo. Answer: Sexual harassment involving exchange for
favors.
◉ HIV infection. Answer: No vaccine available; transmitted via
blood.
◉ Indirect contact transmission. Answer: Virus spread via
contaminated surfaces or objects.
,◉ Patient reassurance. Answer: Acknowledging patient fears to
provide emotional support.
◉ Medical director. Answer: Defines EMT's scope of practice locally.
◉ Contaminated lancet. Answer: Used device that poses infection
risk after injury.
◉ Full resuscitation. Answer: Comprehensive emergency care for
critically ill patients.
◉ Resuscitation assistance. Answer: Supportive measures like
oxygen for newborns.
◉ Monitoring APGAR score. Answer: Reassessing newborn health at
ten minutes post-delivery.
◉ Vector-borne transmission. Answer: Infection spread through
vectors like insects.
◉ Direct contact transmission. Answer: Infection spread through
physical touch.
,◉ Automatic transport ventilators. Answer: Devices for mechanical
ventilation in patients.
◉ Needle decompression. Answer: Procedure to relieve pressure in
the chest.
◉ Multilumen airways. Answer: Advanced airway management
devices for EMS.
◉ Emergency medical responders (EMRs). Answer: First responders
providing initial emergency care.
◉ Emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Answer: Trained
personnel providing prehospital emergency care.
◉ Advanced life support (ALS). Answer: Higher level of emergency
care with advanced techniques.
◉ Elderly stroke patient care. Answer: Providing reassurance and
care to scared patients.
◉ Open head injury. Answer: Severe trauma exposing brain tissue.
, ◉ Massive facial trauma. Answer: Significant injuries to facial
structures.
◉ Unresponsive patient. Answer: Patient does not react to stimuli.
◉ Palpable carotid pulse. Answer: Detectable pulse in the neck
artery.
◉ Extrication. Answer: Removing a patient from a vehicle safely.
◉ Motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. Answer: Collision
between a vehicle and a person.
◉ Consent for treatment. Answer: Permission granted by a patient
or guardian.
◉ Traction splints. Answer: Devices used to stabilize fractured
limbs.
◉ Closed deformities. Answer: Visible bone deformities without skin
breakage.
◉ Pale skin. Answer: Skin color indicating possible shock or blood
loss.
