WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WESTCOAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM
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1. Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tu- C. you were exposed to
berculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which another infected person
yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates prior to treating the 34
that: year old patient.
A. The diseases dormant in your body, but will proba-
bly 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
2. After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible D. take standard precau-
infectious disease, your next priority should be to: tions
A. contact medical control
B. notify law enforcement
C. quickly assess the patient
D. take standard precautions
3. An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as: C. A medical condition
caused by the growth and
A. any disease that enters the body via the blood- spread of small harm-
stream and renters the immune system nonfunction- ful organisms within the
al. body.
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B. The invasion of the human body, by a bacteri-
um 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 mecha-
nisms.
4. Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused A. nature of the illness
on the _________.
A. nature of the illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history
5. Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which B. has a greater ability to
means that it: produce disease.
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.
6. D. Pandemics
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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.
7. In which of the following situations would it be most D. 61-year-old man with
appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation signs and symptoms of
service? a stroke and a ground
transport timer for 50
A. 29 year old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has minutes.
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
8. It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, D. Neurologic.
and movement in all extremities as well as pupil-
lary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________
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problem.
A. endocrine.
B. Respiratory.
C. Cardiac.
D. Neurologic.
9. Most patients with an infectious disease will have D. A fever.
_________.
A. A low blood glucose level.
B. Abdominal pain.
C. Seizures.
D. A fever.
10. Most treatments provided in the prehospital setting C. addressed the patient's
are intended to _________. symptoms.
A. reduce the need for transport to the hospital.
B. Confirm the patient's diagnosis.
C. Address the patient symptoms.
D. Correct the patient's underlying problem.
11. The BEST way to prevent infection from whooping C. Get vaccinated against
cough is to: diphtheria, tetanus, and
pertussis
WESTCOAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM
(VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
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1. Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tu- C. you were exposed to
berculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which another infected person
yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates prior to treating the 34
that: year old patient.
A. The diseases dormant in your body, but will proba-
bly 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
2. After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible D. take standard precau-
infectious disease, your next priority should be to: tions
A. contact medical control
B. notify law enforcement
C. quickly assess the patient
D. take standard precautions
3. An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as: C. A medical condition
caused by the growth and
A. any disease that enters the body via the blood- spread of small harm-
stream and renters the immune system nonfunction- ful organisms within the
al. body.
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B. The invasion of the human body, by a bacteri-
um 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 mecha-
nisms.
4. Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused A. nature of the illness
on the _________.
A. nature of the illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history
5. Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which B. has a greater ability to
means that it: produce disease.
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.
6. D. Pandemics
, WESTCOAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM
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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.
7. In which of the following situations would it be most D. 61-year-old man with
appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation signs and symptoms of
service? a stroke and a ground
transport timer for 50
A. 29 year old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant, has minutes.
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
8. It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, D. Neurologic.
and movement in all extremities as well as pupil-
lary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________
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problem.
A. endocrine.
B. Respiratory.
C. Cardiac.
D. Neurologic.
9. Most patients with an infectious disease will have D. A fever.
_________.
A. A low blood glucose level.
B. Abdominal pain.
C. Seizures.
D. A fever.
10. Most treatments provided in the prehospital setting C. addressed the patient's
are intended to _________. symptoms.
A. reduce the need for transport to the hospital.
B. Confirm the patient's diagnosis.
C. Address the patient symptoms.
D. Correct the patient's underlying problem.
11. The BEST way to prevent infection from whooping C. Get vaccinated against
cough is to: diphtheria, tetanus, and
pertussis
