WEST COAST EMT FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

WEST COAST EMT FINAL STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
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StateQLevelQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
LicensureQisQaQstateQfunction.QLawsQregulateQhowQEMSQprovidersQwillQoperate.QTheQstandardQforQprehospi
talQemergencyQcareQandQtheQindividualsQwhoQprovideQitQareQtypicallyQregulatedQbyQtheQstateQofficeQofQEM
S.



LocalQLevelQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-LocalQmedicalQdirectorQdecidesQtheQday-to-
dayQlimitsQofQtheQEMSQpersonnel



FederalQLevelQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
NHTSAQbroughtQinQexpertsQfromQaroundQtheQcountryQtoQcreateQtheQNationalQEMTQScopeQofQPracticeQMod
el.QEMTQtrainingQinQnearlyQeveryQstateQmeetsQorQexceedsQtheQguidelinesQrecommendedQbyQtheQNHTSA.



RolesQofQEMRQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
providesQbasic,QimmediateQcareQincludingQbleedingQcontrol,QCPR,QAED,QandQemergencyQchildbirth



EMTQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
includesQallQEMRQskills,QadvancedQtrainingQinQtheQbasicQlifeQsupport,QuseQofQairwayQadjuncts,QnoninvasiveQ
bloodQpressureQmonitoringQpulseQoximetryQandQassistingQpatientsQwithQcertainQmedications



AEMTQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
advancedQlifeQsupport,QIVQtherapy,QadvancedQairwayQdevices,QbloodQglucoseQmonitoringQandQtheQadminis
trationQofQcertainQemergencyQmedications.



ParamedicQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
includingQendotrachealQintubation,QemergencyQpharmacology,QcardiacQmonitoring,QandQetc



PCRsQandQDocumentationQ(Messy)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-MessyQreportsQequalQpoorQpatientQcare



TypesQofQstressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Acute,QDelayed,QcumulativeQ,QPTSD,QCISM

,AcuteQStressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-OccurQduringQaQstressfulQsituation



DelayedQStressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ManifestsQafterQtheQstressfulQevent



CumulativeQstressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ProlongedQorQexcessiveQstress



PTSDQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AQdelayedQstressQreactionQtoQaQpriorQincident.QOftenQtheQresultQofQoneQorQmoreQunresolvedQissuesQconcer
ningQtheQincident,QandQmayQrelateQtoQanQincidentQthatQinvolvedQphysicalQharmQorQtheQthreatQofQphysicalQ
harm.



CriticalQincidentQStressQManagementQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AQprocessQthatQconfrontsQtheQresponsesQtoQcriticalQincidentsQandQdefusesQthem,QdirectingQtheQemergenc
yQservicesQpersonnelQtowardQphysicalQandQemotionalQequilibrium.



QuidQProQQuoQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
whenQtheQharasserQrequestsQsexualQfavorsQinQexchangeQforQsomethingQelse,QsuchQasQpromotion



NegligenceQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
failureQtoQprovideQtheQsameQcareQthatQaQpersonQw/QsimilarQtrainingQwouldQprovide



AbandonmentQ(defQandQex)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
unilateralQterminationQofQcareQbyQEMTQwithoutQpatientsQconsent



BodyQplanesQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Coronal:QAnterior,Qposterior,Q

Transverse:Qsuperior,Qinferior

Sagittal:QdownQtheQmiddle



BodyQpositionsQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Recovery

Supine

Prone

,Fowlers



NervousQSystemQanatomyQ(voluntary)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
somatic,QbrainQinterpretsQsensoryQinfoQthatQitQreceivesQfromQperipheralQandQcranialQnerves



NervousQSystemQanatomyQ(involuntary)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
autonomic,QcontrolsQtheQfunctionQofQmanyQvitalQorgansQ(brainQhasQnoQvoluntaryQcontrol)



SympatheticQNervousQSystemQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
(fightQorQflight)QsendsQcommandsQtoQtheQadrenalQglandsQwhereQepinephrineQandQnorepinephrineQareQsec
retedQtoQstimulateQtheQheartQandQbloodQvessels



ParasympatheticQNervousQSystemQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
slowsQtheQheartQandQrespiratoryQrates,QconstrictsQbloodQvesselsQinQtheQmuscles,QandQdilatesQbloodQvessel
sQinQtheQdigestiveQsystem



CardiogenicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
notQenoughQoxygenQisQdeliveredQtoQtheQtissuesQofQtheQbody,QcausedQbyQlowQoutputQofQbloodQfromQtheQhe
art



NeurogenicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
circulatoryQfailureQcausedQbyQparalysisQofQtheQnervesQthatQcontrolQtheQsizeQofQtheQbloodQvessels,QleadingQ
toQwidespreadQdilation;QseenQinQspinalQcordQinjuries



SepticQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-shockQthatQisQcausedQbyQsevereQinfection,QusuallyQbacterial



HypovolemicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-shockQthatQisQcausedQbyQfluidQorQbloodQloss



PsychogenicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
causedQbyQaQsudden,QtemporaryQreductionQinQbloodQsupplyQtoQtheQbrainQthatQcausesQsyncopeQ(fainting)

, ObstructiveQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
shockQthatQoccursQwhenQthereQisQaQblockQtoQbloodQflowQinQtheQheartQorQgreatQvessels,QcausingQanQinsuffic
ientQbloodQsupplyQtoQtheQbody'sQtissues



PerfusionQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
CirculationQofQbloodQwithinQanQorganQorQtissueQinQadequateQamountsQtoQmeetQcurrentQneedsQofQtheQcells
.QHomeostasis



RespiratoryQanatomyQ(upper)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-nasalQcavity,QoralQcavity,Qlarynx,Qpharynx



RespiratoryQanatomyQ(lower)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-trachea,Qlungs,Qbronchi,Qdiaphragm



HypoglycemiaQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-LowQglucose



HyperglycemiaQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-HighQGlucose



VascularQanatomyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Artery

Arterioles

Veins

Venules

Capillary



IschemicQStrokeQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
aQtypeQofQstrokeQthatQoccursQwhenQtheQflowQofQbloodQtoQtheQbrainQisQclotted



GeneralizedQseizureQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-aQseizureQthatQaffectsQbothQsidesQofQtheQbrain



statusQepilepticusQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
aQprolongedQseizureQorQsituationQwhenQaQpersonQsuffersQtwoQorQmoreQconvulsiveQseizuresQwithoutQregai
ningQfullQconsciousness