West Coast EMT Final Exam (Latest Updated Version
2024 – 2025) All Answers Correct verified
- After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself
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 after the call.
D. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else. - Quid pro quo, a type
of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
A. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts.
B. touches another person without his or her consent.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
D. stares at certain parts of another person's anatomy.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV infection. - Which of the following statements
regarding HIV is correct?
A. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV infection.
C. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS field.
D. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood.
,D. Indirect contact -
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher.
Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was
transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later.
Which route of transmission does this scenario describe?
A. Vector-borne transmission
B. Airborne transmission
C. Direct contact
D. Indirect contact
A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of
her. - 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 of her body. In addition to providing the medical care that she needs,
you should:
A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of
her.
B. reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will regain her
speech in time.
C. tell her that you understand why she is scared and that everything will likely
be okay.
D. maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no need for her to be
scared.
A. medical director. - The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local
response area is defined by the:
A. medical director.
B. state EMS office.
,C. EMS supervisor.
D. local health district.
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased. -
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The
driver, a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head
injury and massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does
not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
B. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response.
C. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR.
D. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the
hospital. - You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian
accident. The patient, a 13-year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple
injuries. As you are treating the child, a law enforcement officer advises you that
the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15 minutes. What should
you do?
A. Treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give
consent.
B. Begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the
hospital.
C. Withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for
treatment.
D. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the
hospital.
A. bind his legs together on the backboard, keep him warm, and transport
without delay. - A 21-year-old male was thrown over the handlebars of his
motorcycle when he rear-ended a car that was stopped at a red light. He was
wearing a helmet, which he removed prior to your arrival. He is conscious, but
, restless, and has closed deformities to both of his femurs. His skin is pale, his
heart rate is rapid and weak, and his respirations are rapid and shallow. You
should:
A. bind his legs together on the backboard, keep him warm, and transport
without delay.
B. apply traction splints to both of his legs, keep him warm, and transport
without delay.
C. splint each of his deformed femurs with long board splints and transport
without delay.
D. splint each of his deformed femurs with air splints, elevate his lower
extremities, and transport.
ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care. - You are
dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain. When you
arrive at the scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert, but in obvious
pain. He tells you that he did not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that
he does not want to be treated or transported to the hospital. You should:\
A. ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
B. err in the best interest of the patient and transport him at once.
C. have him sign a refusal of care form and then return to service.
D. tell him that he is having a heart attack and needs medical care.
A. 1% - According to the rule of palm method for estimating the extent of a
patient's burns, the palm of the patient's hand is equal to _____ of his or her total
BSA.
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 4%
D. 6%
C. begin treatment and contact medical control as needed. - You respond to the
home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has slow, shallow breathing; and
has a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has terminal brain cancer
2024 – 2025) All Answers Correct verified
- After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself
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 after the call.
D. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else. - Quid pro quo, a type
of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
A. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts.
B. touches another person without his or her consent.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
D. stares at certain parts of another person's anatomy.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV infection. - Which of the following statements
regarding HIV is correct?
A. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV infection.
C. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS field.
D. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood.
,D. Indirect contact -
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher.
Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was
transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later.
Which route of transmission does this scenario describe?
A. Vector-borne transmission
B. Airborne transmission
C. Direct contact
D. Indirect contact
A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of
her. - 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 of her body. In addition to providing the medical care that she needs,
you should:
A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of
her.
B. reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will regain her
speech in time.
C. tell her that you understand why she is scared and that everything will likely
be okay.
D. maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no need for her to be
scared.
A. medical director. - The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local
response area is defined by the:
A. medical director.
B. state EMS office.
,C. EMS supervisor.
D. local health district.
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased. -
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The
driver, a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head
injury and massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does
not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
B. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response.
C. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR.
D. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the
hospital. - You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian
accident. The patient, a 13-year-old male, is unconscious and has multiple
injuries. As you are treating the child, a law enforcement officer advises you that
the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15 minutes. What should
you do?
A. Treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give
consent.
B. Begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the
hospital.
C. Withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for
treatment.
D. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the
hospital.
A. bind his legs together on the backboard, keep him warm, and transport
without delay. - A 21-year-old male was thrown over the handlebars of his
motorcycle when he rear-ended a car that was stopped at a red light. He was
wearing a helmet, which he removed prior to your arrival. He is conscious, but
, restless, and has closed deformities to both of his femurs. His skin is pale, his
heart rate is rapid and weak, and his respirations are rapid and shallow. You
should:
A. bind his legs together on the backboard, keep him warm, and transport
without delay.
B. apply traction splints to both of his legs, keep him warm, and transport
without delay.
C. splint each of his deformed femurs with long board splints and transport
without delay.
D. splint each of his deformed femurs with air splints, elevate his lower
extremities, and transport.
ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care. - You are
dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain. When you
arrive at the scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert, but in obvious
pain. He tells you that he did not call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that
he does not want to be treated or transported to the hospital. You should:\
A. ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
B. err in the best interest of the patient and transport him at once.
C. have him sign a refusal of care form and then return to service.
D. tell him that he is having a heart attack and needs medical care.
A. 1% - According to the rule of palm method for estimating the extent of a
patient's burns, the palm of the patient's hand is equal to _____ of his or her total
BSA.
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 4%
D. 6%
C. begin treatment and contact medical control as needed. - You respond to the
home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has slow, shallow breathing; and
has a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has terminal brain cancer
