West Coast EMT Block -2 Exam Questions with Correct Answers 2025

West Coast EMT Block #2 Exam
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
AA60-year-oldAmanAisAfoundAtoAbeAunresponsive,Apulseless,AandAapneic.AYouAshould:

SelectAone:

A.AstartACPRAandAtransportAimmediately.

B.AbeginACPRAuntilAanAAEDAisAavailable.

C.AwithholdACPRAuntilAheAisAdefibrillated.

D.AdetermineAifAheAhasAaAvalidAlivingAwill.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-B.AbeginACPRAuntilAanAAEDAisAavailable.



BasicAlifeAsupportA(BLS)AisAdefinedAas:

SelectAone:

A.AbasicAlifesavingAtreatmentAthatAisAperformedAbyAbystandersAwhileAEMSAprovidersAareAenArouteAtoAtheAs
ceneAofAanAemergency.

B.AnoninvasiveAemergencyAcareAthatAisAusedAtoAtreatAconditionsAsuchAasAairwayAobstruction,ArespiratoryAa
rrest,AandAcardiacAarrest.

C.AinvasiveAemergencyAmedicalAinterventionsAsuchAasAintravenousAtherapy,AmanualAdefibrillation,AandAadv
ancedAairwayAmanagement.

D.AanyAformAofAemergencyAmedicalAtreatmentAthatAisAperformedAbyAadvancedAEMTs,Aparamedics,Aphysici
ans,AandAemergencyAnurses.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
B.AnoninvasiveAemergencyAcareAthatAisAusedAtoAtreatAconditionsAsuchAasAairwayAobstruction,ArespiratoryAa
rrest,AandAcardiacAarrest.



BetweenAeachAchestAcompression,AyouAshouldA__________.

SelectAone:

A.AcheckAforAaApulse

B.AallowAfullAchestArecoil

C.AadministerAaAbreath

D.AremoveAyourAhandsAfromAtheAchestA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-B.AallowAfullAchestArecoil



ComplicationsAassociatedAwithAchestAcompressionsAincludeAallAofAtheAfollowing,AEXCEPT:

,SelectAone:

A.AaAfracturedAsternum.

B.AgastricAdistention.

C.AribAfractures.

D.AliverAlaceration.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-B.AgastricAdistention.



CPRAisAinAprogressAonAaApregnantAwoman.AShortlyAafterAmanuallyAdisplacingAherAuterusAtoAtheAleft,Areturn
AofAspontaneousAcirculationAoccurs.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAMOSTAlikelyAexplainAthis?



SelectAone:

A.ADisplacementAofAherAuterusAcausedAbloodAtoAflowAbackward,AwhichAincreasedAbloodAflowAtoAherAheart.

B.AIncreasedAbloodAflowAtoAherAheartAcausedAherAventriclesAtoAstopAfibrillating,AwhichArestoredAherApulse.

C.ADisplacementAofAherAuterusAallowedAherAlungsAtoAexpandAmoreAfully,AwhichArestoredAherApulse.

D.APressureAwasArelievedAfromAherAaortaAandAvenaAcava,AwhichAimprovedAchestAcompressionAeffectivenes
s.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
D.APressureAwasArelievedAfromAherAaortaAandAvenaAcava,AwhichAimprovedAchestAcompressionAeffectivenes
s.



CPRAretrainingAisAtheAMOSTAeffectiveAwhenAit:

SelectAone:

A.AoccursAeveryA24Amonths.

B.AisAdeliveredAbyAcomputer.

C.AinvolvesAhands-onApractice.

D.AisAself-pacedAandAbrief.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-C.AinvolvesAhands-onApractice.



CPRAshouldAbeAinitiatedAwhen:

SelectAone:

A.ArigorAmortisAisAobvious.

B.AsignsAofAputrefactionAareApresent.

C.AtheAcarotidApulseAisAveryAweak.

D.AaAvalidAlivingAwillAisAunavailable.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-D.AaAvalidAlivingAwillAisAunavailable.

,CPRAwillANOTAbeAeffectiveAifAtheApatientAis:

SelectAone:

A.Asupine.

B.Aprone.

C.Ahorizontal.

D.AonAaAfirmAsurface.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-B.Aprone.



GastricAdistentionAwillAMOSTAlikelyAoccur:

SelectAone:

a.AwhenAyouAdeliverAminimalAtidalAvolume.

b.A

c.AinApatientsAwhoAareAintubated.
A



d.AwhenAtheAairwayAisAcompletelyAobstructed.

e.AifAyouAventilateAaApatientAtooAquickly.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-e.AifAyouAventilateAaApatientAtooAquickly.



IfAanAobjectAisAvisibleAinAtheAunconsciousApatient'sAairway,AyouAshouldA__________.

SelectAone:

A.AleaveAitAinAplace

B.AcontinueAchestAcompressions

C.AremoveAit

D.AplaceAtheApatientAonAhisAorAherAsideA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-C.AremoveAit



InAmostAcases,AcardiopulmonaryAarrestAinAinfantsAandAchildrenAisAcausedAby:

SelectAone:

A.AaAcardiacAdysrhythmia.

B.AsevereAchestAtrauma.

C.ArespiratoryAarrest.

D.AaAdrugAoverdose.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-C.ArespiratoryAarrest.

, SeveralAattemptsAtoAadequatelyAopenAaAtraumaApatient'sAairwayAwithAtheAjaw-
thrustAmaneuverAhaveAbeenAunsuccessful.AYouAshould:

SelectAone:

A.AtryAopeningAtheAairwayAbyAliftingAupAonAtheAchin.

B.AsuctionAtheAairwayAandAreattemptAtheAjaw-thrustAmaneuver.

C.AtiltAtheAheadAbackAwhileAliftingAupAonAtheApatient'sAneck.

D.AcarefullyAperformAtheAheadAtilt-chinAliftAmaneuver.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
D.AcarefullyAperformAtheAheadAtilt-chinAliftAmaneuver.



SignsAofAaAsuddenAsevereAupperAairwayAobstructionAincludeAallAofAtheAfollowing,AEXCEPT:

SelectAone:

A.AgraspingAtheAthroat.

B.AacuteAcyanosis.

C.AinabilityAtoAspeak.

D.AforcefulAcoughing.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-D.AforcefulAcoughing.



TheAimpedanceAthresholdAdeviceA(ITD)AmayAimproveAcirculationAduringAactiveAcompression-
decompressionACPRAby:

SelectAone:

A.AlimitingAtheAamountAofAairAthatAentersAtheAlungsAduringAtheArecoilAphaseAbetweenAchestAcompressions,
AwhichAresultsAinAnegativeAintrathoracicApressureAandAimprovedAcardiacAfilling.



B.AmaintainingAincreasedAintrathoracicApressureAduringAtheAdownwardAstrokeAofAeachAchestAcompression,
AwhichAforcesAmoreAbloodAfromAbothAofAtheAventricles.



C.AdrawingAallAofAtheAairAoutAofAtheAlungsAinAbetweenAchestAcompressions,AwhichAcausesApositiveAintratho
racicApressureAandAaAreductionAofAbloodAreturnAtoAtheArightAsideAofAtheAheart.

D.AmaximizingAtheAamountAofAairAinAtheAlungsAfollowingAchestArecoil,AwhichAhyperinflatesAtheAlungsAandAfo
rcesAmoreAbloodAfromAtheAventricleAduringAeachAcompression.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
A.AlimitingAtheAamountAofAairAthatAentersAtheAlungsAduringAtheArecoilAphaseAbetweenAchestAcompressions,
AwhichAresultsAinAnegativeAintrathoracicApressureAandAimprovedAcardiacAfilling.




WhatAisAtheAcorrectAcompression-to-ventilationAratioAforAadultACPR?