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WESTCOAST EMT BLOCK 2 Exam
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Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin
test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
A. The diseases dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
D. you can try to the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secreti - Answer✔C. you
were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next priority
should be to:
A. contact medical control
B. notify law enforcement
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C. quickly assess the patient
D. take standard precautions - Answer✔D. take standard precautions
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renters the immune system
nonfunctional.
B. The invasion of the human body, by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by antibiotics or
other drugs.
C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms within the
body.
D. A disease that can be spread from one person or a species to another through the number of
mechanisms. - Answer✔C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small
harmful organisms within the body.
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________.
A. nature of the illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
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D. medical history - Answer✔A. nature of the illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
A. is a more contagious type of disease
B. he has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. Leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. Is less resistant to treatment. - Answer✔B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
In 2009 the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths worldwide in the form of swine flu.
In 1919 a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas
City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide, cleaning up to 50 million lives. These are both
examples of:
A. Epidemics
B. Parasitic infection
C. Uncontrolled outbreaks.
D. Pandemics. - Answer✔D. Pandemics
In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to utilize an air medical
transportation service?
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A. 29 year old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light, vaginal bleeding and stable vital
signs.
B. 50 year old, conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of three
days duration.
C. 43 year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is 15
minutes away.
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground t - Answer✔D. 61-year-
old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport timer for 50 minutes.
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as well as
pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem.
A. endocrine.
B. Respiratory.
C. Cardiac.
D. Neurologic. - Answer✔D. Neurologic.
Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.
A. A low blood glucose level.
B. Abdominal pain.
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WESTCOAST EMT BLOCK 2 Exam
Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
Guaranteed Pass
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin
test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
A. The diseases dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
D. you can try to the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secreti - Answer✔C. you
were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next priority
should be to:
A. contact medical control
B. notify law enforcement
1
, ©BRIGHTSTARS 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10:40 AM A+
C. quickly assess the patient
D. take standard precautions - Answer✔D. take standard precautions
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renters the immune system
nonfunctional.
B. The invasion of the human body, by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by antibiotics or
other drugs.
C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms within the
body.
D. A disease that can be spread from one person or a species to another through the number of
mechanisms. - Answer✔C. A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small
harmful organisms within the body.
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________.
A. nature of the illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
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D. medical history - Answer✔A. nature of the illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
A. is a more contagious type of disease
B. he has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. Leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. Is less resistant to treatment. - Answer✔B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
In 2009 the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths worldwide in the form of swine flu.
In 1919 a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas
City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide, cleaning up to 50 million lives. These are both
examples of:
A. Epidemics
B. Parasitic infection
C. Uncontrolled outbreaks.
D. Pandemics. - Answer✔D. Pandemics
In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to utilize an air medical
transportation service?
3
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A. 29 year old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has light, vaginal bleeding and stable vital
signs.
B. 50 year old, conscious woman with severe nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills of three
days duration.
C. 43 year-old man experiencing a heart attack, and the closest appropriate hospital is 15
minutes away.
D. 61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground t - Answer✔D. 61-year-
old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport timer for 50 minutes.
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as well as
pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem.
A. endocrine.
B. Respiratory.
C. Cardiac.
D. Neurologic. - Answer✔D. Neurologic.
Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.
A. A low blood glucose level.
B. Abdominal pain.
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