West Coast EMT Block Exam 3
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient is found unconscious with snoring respirations. What is the most appropriate
immediate action?
A. Administer high-flow oxygen via NRB
✔✔B. Perform a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
C. Start chest compressions
D. Check blood glucose
What is the first sign of hypovolemic shock in a trauma patient?
A. Dilated pupils
✔✔B. Increased heart rate
C. Bradycardia
D. Cyanosis
A patient with severe asthma is having trouble speaking in full sentences. What is the best initial
treatment?
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,A. Place in Trendelenburg position
✔✔B. Administer high-flow oxygen and assist with inhaler or nebulizer
C. Administer glucose
D. Perform abdominal thrusts
Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing?
A. Larynx
B. Pharynx
✔✔C. Epiglottis
D. Esophagus
When should you use a jaw-thrust maneuver instead of a head-tilt, chin-lift?
✔✔A. When a spinal injury is suspected
B. In all unconscious patients
C. Only if the patient is choking
D. When suctioning is unavailable
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,A patient involved in a motorcycle crash has an open femur fracture with significant bleeding.
What should you do first?
✔✔A. Apply direct pressure to the wound
B. Splint the leg immediately
C. Elevate the leg
D. Apply a cold pack
A young adult collapses during a marathon. Skin is hot and dry. What is the most likely
condition?
A. Hypoglycemia
✔✔B. Heat stroke
C. Heat exhaustion
D. Cardiac arrest
What’s the most reliable method to assess perfusion in an infant?
✔✔A. Capillary refill
B. Pulse oximetry
C. Blood pressure
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, D. Respiratory rate
An elderly diabetic is found confused with slurred speech. What is the priority action?
A. Ask about recent meals
B. Provide oral fluids
✔✔C. Check blood glucose
D. Apply oxygen
You arrive at a scene and find a man unresponsive and pulseless. What do you do first?
A. Attach the AED
✔✔B. Begin chest compressions
C. Open the airway
D. Deliver two rescue breaths
Which of the following is a sign of adequate artificial ventilation?
✔✔A. Visible chest rise with each ventilation
B. Gurgling sounds
C. Abdominal distension
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient is found unconscious with snoring respirations. What is the most appropriate
immediate action?
A. Administer high-flow oxygen via NRB
✔✔B. Perform a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
C. Start chest compressions
D. Check blood glucose
What is the first sign of hypovolemic shock in a trauma patient?
A. Dilated pupils
✔✔B. Increased heart rate
C. Bradycardia
D. Cyanosis
A patient with severe asthma is having trouble speaking in full sentences. What is the best initial
treatment?
1
,A. Place in Trendelenburg position
✔✔B. Administer high-flow oxygen and assist with inhaler or nebulizer
C. Administer glucose
D. Perform abdominal thrusts
Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing?
A. Larynx
B. Pharynx
✔✔C. Epiglottis
D. Esophagus
When should you use a jaw-thrust maneuver instead of a head-tilt, chin-lift?
✔✔A. When a spinal injury is suspected
B. In all unconscious patients
C. Only if the patient is choking
D. When suctioning is unavailable
2
,A patient involved in a motorcycle crash has an open femur fracture with significant bleeding.
What should you do first?
✔✔A. Apply direct pressure to the wound
B. Splint the leg immediately
C. Elevate the leg
D. Apply a cold pack
A young adult collapses during a marathon. Skin is hot and dry. What is the most likely
condition?
A. Hypoglycemia
✔✔B. Heat stroke
C. Heat exhaustion
D. Cardiac arrest
What’s the most reliable method to assess perfusion in an infant?
✔✔A. Capillary refill
B. Pulse oximetry
C. Blood pressure
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, D. Respiratory rate
An elderly diabetic is found confused with slurred speech. What is the priority action?
A. Ask about recent meals
B. Provide oral fluids
✔✔C. Check blood glucose
D. Apply oxygen
You arrive at a scene and find a man unresponsive and pulseless. What do you do first?
A. Attach the AED
✔✔B. Begin chest compressions
C. Open the airway
D. Deliver two rescue breaths
Which of the following is a sign of adequate artificial ventilation?
✔✔A. Visible chest rise with each ventilation
B. Gurgling sounds
C. Abdominal distension
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