West Coast EMT Block 2 Review
Questions
Apply direct pressure - answers✔✔A person was stabbed at a bar in the groin and is blood is bright red
and spurting. What should you do?
pressure waves through the arteries caused by cardiac contraction - answers✔✔A palpable pulse is
created by?
airway, breathing, and circulation - answers✔✔An elderly patient has fallen and hit her head. Your initial
care should focus on?
Opens eyes in response to pain, uses inappropriate words, withdraws from pain - answers✔✔An injured
patient is assigned a total score of 9 on the GCS. He is assigned a score of 2 for eye opening, a score of 3
for verbal response, and a score of 4 for motor response. Which of the following clinical findings is
consistent with his GCS score?
before exiting the ambulance and before actual patient contact - answers✔✔During an EMS call, you
should take standard precautions?
lips or oral mucosa - answers✔✔In patients with deeply pigmented skin, changes in color may be
apparent only in certain areas, such as the?
the reason why the patient called EMS - answers✔✔Reassessment is performed to determine all of the
following, EXCEPT?
most serious thing the patient is concerned about - answers✔✔The chief complaint is MOST accurately
defined as the?
60 to 90 seconds - answers✔✔The rapid exam of a patient that occurs following the primary assessment
should take no longer than?
, all the patients have been triaged - answers✔✔Treatment and transport priorities at the scene of a
mass-casualty incident should be determined after?
Jaw-thrust maneuver - answers✔✔What maneuver should be used to open the airway of an
unresponsive patient with suspected trauma?
ensure that the patient can see you approaching him - answers✔✔When approaching a 32-year-old
male who is complaining of traumatic neck pain, you should?
become smaller - answers✔✔When you shine a light into one pupil, the normal reaction of the other
pupil should be to?
Rapidly assessing a patient's respiratory status - answers✔✔Which of the following actions would NOT
be performed during the scene size-up?
Acute anxiety - answers✔✔Which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to cause an altered
level of consciousness?
A 61-year-old female who is unconscious with facial cyanosis - answers✔✔Which of the following
scenarios does NOT involve the presence of any symptoms?
The MOI may allow you to predict the severity of a patient's injuries - answers✔✔Which of the
following statements regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI) is correct?
The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of the body as determined by the
chief complaint - answers✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the secondary assessment is
correct?
position yourself in between the patient and the gun and ask your partner to request law enforcement
assistance - answers✔✔You are assessing a 72-year-old man with abdominal pain. The patient is sitting
in a chair; he is conscious, alert, and calm. As you are talking to the patient, your partner discreetly
directs your attention to a handgun, which is located on a nearby table. You should:
Questions
Apply direct pressure - answers✔✔A person was stabbed at a bar in the groin and is blood is bright red
and spurting. What should you do?
pressure waves through the arteries caused by cardiac contraction - answers✔✔A palpable pulse is
created by?
airway, breathing, and circulation - answers✔✔An elderly patient has fallen and hit her head. Your initial
care should focus on?
Opens eyes in response to pain, uses inappropriate words, withdraws from pain - answers✔✔An injured
patient is assigned a total score of 9 on the GCS. He is assigned a score of 2 for eye opening, a score of 3
for verbal response, and a score of 4 for motor response. Which of the following clinical findings is
consistent with his GCS score?
before exiting the ambulance and before actual patient contact - answers✔✔During an EMS call, you
should take standard precautions?
lips or oral mucosa - answers✔✔In patients with deeply pigmented skin, changes in color may be
apparent only in certain areas, such as the?
the reason why the patient called EMS - answers✔✔Reassessment is performed to determine all of the
following, EXCEPT?
most serious thing the patient is concerned about - answers✔✔The chief complaint is MOST accurately
defined as the?
60 to 90 seconds - answers✔✔The rapid exam of a patient that occurs following the primary assessment
should take no longer than?
, all the patients have been triaged - answers✔✔Treatment and transport priorities at the scene of a
mass-casualty incident should be determined after?
Jaw-thrust maneuver - answers✔✔What maneuver should be used to open the airway of an
unresponsive patient with suspected trauma?
ensure that the patient can see you approaching him - answers✔✔When approaching a 32-year-old
male who is complaining of traumatic neck pain, you should?
become smaller - answers✔✔When you shine a light into one pupil, the normal reaction of the other
pupil should be to?
Rapidly assessing a patient's respiratory status - answers✔✔Which of the following actions would NOT
be performed during the scene size-up?
Acute anxiety - answers✔✔Which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to cause an altered
level of consciousness?
A 61-year-old female who is unconscious with facial cyanosis - answers✔✔Which of the following
scenarios does NOT involve the presence of any symptoms?
The MOI may allow you to predict the severity of a patient's injuries - answers✔✔Which of the
following statements regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI) is correct?
The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of the body as determined by the
chief complaint - answers✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the secondary assessment is
correct?
position yourself in between the patient and the gun and ask your partner to request law enforcement
assistance - answers✔✔You are assessing a 72-year-old man with abdominal pain. The patient is sitting
in a chair; he is conscious, alert, and calm. As you are talking to the patient, your partner discreetly
directs your attention to a handgun, which is located on a nearby table. You should:
