WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM -1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM #1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
AmericanAHeartAAssociationAprotocolsAareAbasedAonA__________.

SelectAone:

A.AtheoriesAreadyAforAfieldAtrial

B.AtrendsAinAtheAEMSAcommunity

C.AopinionsAfromAaAcoreAgroupAofAcardiologists

D.Aevidence-basedAresearchA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-D.Aevidence-basedAresearch



AsAanAEMT,AyouAmayAbeAauthorizedAtoAadministerAaspirinAtoAaApatientAwithAchestApainAbasedAon:

SelectAone:

A.AmedicalAdirectorAapproval.

B.AtheApatient'sAcondition.

C.AanAorderAfromAaAparamedic.

D.AtheAtransportAtimeAtoAtheAhospital.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-A.AmedicalAdirectorAapproval.



NationalAguidelinesAforAEMSAcareAareAintendedAtoA__________.

SelectAone:

A.AreduceAexpensesAatAtheAlocalAandAstateAlevels

B.AunifyAEMSAprovidersAunderAaAsingleAmedicalAdirector

C.AfacilitateAaAnationalAEMSAlaborAgroup

D.AprovideAmoreAconsistentAdeliveryAofAEMSAcareAacrossAtheAUnitedAStatesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
D.AprovideAmoreAconsistentAdeliveryAofAEMSAcareAacrossAtheAUnitedAStates



OnlineAmedicalAcontrolArequiresA__________.

SelectAone:

A.AtheApresenceAofAanAadvanced-levelAprovider

,B.AwrittenAprotocolsAapprovedAbyAmedicalAcontrol

C.AaAphysician'sApresenceAonAtheAsceneAofAtheAcall

D.AphoneAorAradioAcontactAwithAtheAmedicalAdirectorA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
D.AphoneAorAradioAcontactAwithAtheAmedicalAdirector



PrehospitalApatientAcareAdecisionsAshouldAbeAbasedAonA__________.

SelectAone:

A.AtheAexperiencesAofAEMTs

B.AtheAopinionsAofAphysicians

C.AanAEMSAagency'sAfiscalAresources

D.AEMSAresearchA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-D.AEMSAresearch



TheAabilityAtoAhandleAmultipleAtasksAbasedAonAtheirApriorityAisAcalledA__________.

SelectAone:

A.ApatientAempathy

B.ApatientAadvocacy

C.Aintegrity

D.AtimeAmanagementA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-D.AtimeAmanagement



TheAabilityAtoAtakeAappropriateAactionAwithAlittleAdirectionAisAknownAasA__________.

SelectAone:

A.Aself-motivation

B.Adiplomacy

C.AtimeAmanagement

D.Aself-confidenceA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-A.Aself-motivation



TheAabilityAtoAunderstandAothersAandAhaveAthemAunderstandAyouAisAknownAasA__________.

SelectAone:

A.Aself-confidence

,B.AteamworkAandAdiplomacy

C.Acommunication

D.AsceneAleadershipA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-C.Acommunication



TheAdeterminationAthatApromptAsurgicalAcareAinAtheAhospitalAisAmoreAimportantAthanAperformingAtime-
consumingAproceduresAinAtheAfieldAonAaAmajorAtraumaApatientAisAbasedAMOSTLYAon:

SelectAone:

A.AtheAleadAEMT'sAdecision.

B.AregionalAtraumaAguidelines.

C.AEMSAresearch.

D.AlocalAprotocols.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-C.AEMSAresearch.



TheAEMTAisAlegallyAobligatedAtoAprotectAaApatient'sAprivacyAaccordingAtoA_____________.

SelectAone:

A.AAPGAR

B.ACQI

C.AHIPAA

D.ADCAPA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-C.AHIPAA



WhatAisAanAEMT'sAprimaryAserviceAarea?

SelectAone:

A.ATheAonlyAareaAtheAEMTAisAcertifiedAtoAprovideApatientAcare

B.ATheAmainAareaAinAwhichAtheAEMSAagencyAoperates

C.ATheAareaAservicedAbyAtheAEMT'sAmedicalAdirector

D.ATheAlocationAwhereAtheAEMTAprovidesAessentialAcareAduringAaA9-1-1AcallA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
B.ATheAmainAareaAinAwhichAtheAEMSAagencyAoperates



WhatAshouldAanAEMTAdoAtoAlimitAerrorsAinAtheAfield?

SelectAone:

, A.AContactAmedicalAdirectionAbeforeAinitiatingAanyAtreatments.

B.ACarryAanAEMTAtextAforAreferenceAatAallAtimes.

C.AFollowAtheAagency'sAwrittenAprotocols.

D.ADeviateAfromAestablishedAstandardsAwhenAnecessary.A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
C.AFollowAtheAagency'sAwrittenAprotocols.



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcoursesArequiresAaboutA150AhoursAofAtraining?

SelectAone:

A.AEMT

B.AEMR

C.AAEMT

D.AParamedicA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-A.AEMT



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdescriptionsAMOSTAaccuratelyAportraysAemergencyAmedicalAservicesA(EMS)?

SelectAone:

A.AAAteamAofAparamedicsAandAemergencyAphysiciansAwhoAareAresponsibleAforAprovidingAemergencyAcareAt
oAcriticallyAinjuredApatients

B.AAAteamAofAhealthAcareAprofessionalsAwhoAareAresponsibleAforAprovidingAemergencyAcareAandAtransport
ationAtoAtheAsickAandAinjured

C.AAAvastAnetworkAofAadvancedAlifeAsupportA(ALS)AprovidersAwhoAprovideAdefinitiveAemergencyAcareAinAth
eAprehospitalAsetting

D.AAAsystemAcomposedAexclusivelyAofAemergencyAmedicalArespondersA(EMRs)AandAemergencyAmedicalAte
chniciansA(EMTs)AwhoAareAresponsibleAforAprovidingAcareAtoAsickAandAinjuredApatientsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-

B.AAAteamAofAhealthAcareAprofessionalsAwhoAareAresponsibleAforAprovidingAemergencyAcareAandAtransport
ationAtoAtheAsickAandAinjured



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAisAusedAbyAallAlevelsAofAEMSAproviders?

SelectAone:

A.AAutomaticAtransportAventilators

B.AAutomatedAexternalAdefibrillator

C.ANeedleAdecompression