WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 1 – UPDATED 2025/2026 [A+] WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| PDF STUDY GUIDE

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 1
– UPDATED 2025/2026 [A+]
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS| PDF STUDY GUIDE

,WEST COAST EMT BLOCK EXAM 1 – 2025/2026 TEST BANK WITH
ANALYZED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS



AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PROTOCOLS ARE BASED ON . SELECT
ONE:
A. THEORIES READY FOR FIELD TRIAL
B. TRENDS IN THE EMS COMMUNITY
C. OPINIONS FROM A CORE GROUP OF CARDIOLOGISTS
D. EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH: D. EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH
2. AS AN EMT, YOU MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER ASPIRIN TO A
PATIENT WITH CHEST PAIN BASED ON:
SELECT ONE:
A. MEDICAL DIRECTOR APPROVAL.
B. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION.
C. AN ORDER FROM A PARAMEDIC.
D. THE TRANSPORT TIME TO THE HOSPITAL.: A. MEDICAL DIRECTOR
APPROVAL.
3. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR EMS CARE ARE INTENDED TO
. SELECT ONE:
A. REDUCE EXPENSES AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS
B. UNIFY EMS PROVIDERS UNDER A SINGLE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
C. FACILITATE A NATIONAL EMS LABOR GROUP
D. PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENT DELIVERY OF EMS CARE ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES: D. PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENT DELIVERY OF EMS
CARE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
4. ONLINE MEDICAL CONTROL REQUIRES .
SELECT ONE:
A. THE PRESENCE OF AN ADVANCED-LEVEL PROVIDER
B. WRITTEN PROTOCOLS APPROVED BY MEDICAL CONTROL
C. A PHYSICIAN'S PRESENCE ON THE SCENE OF THE CALL
D. PHONE OR RADIO CONTACT WITH THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR: D.
PHONE OR RADIO CONTACT WITH THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
5. PREHOSPITAL PATIENT CARE DECISIONS SHOULD BE BASED
ON .
SELECT ONE:

,A. THE EXPERIENCES OF EMTS
B. THE OPINIONS OF PHYSICIANS
C. AN EMS AGENCY'S FISCAL RESOURCES
D. EMS RESEARCH: D. EMS RESEARCH
6. THE ABILITY TO HANDLE MULTIPLE TASKS BASED ON THEIR
PRIORITY IS CALLED
.
SELECT
ONE:
A. PATIENT EMPATHY

, B. PATIENT ADVOCACY
C. INTEGRITY
D. TIME MANAGEMENT: D. TIME MANAGEMENT
7. THE ABILITY TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH LITTLE DIRECTION
IS KNOWN AS
.
SELECT
ONE:
A. SELF-MOTIVATION
B. DIPLOMACY
C. TIME MANAGEMENT
D. SELF-CONFIDENCE: A. SELF-MOTIVATION
8. THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS AND HAVE THEM
UNDERSTAND YOU IS KNOWN AS .
SELECT ONE:
A. SELF-CONFIDENCE
B. TEAMWORK AND DIPLOMACY
C. COMMUNICATION
D. SCENE LEADERSHIP: C. COMMUNICATION
9. THE DETERMINATION THAT PROMPT SURGICAL CARE IN THE
HOSPITAL IS MORE IM- PORTANT THAN PERFORMING TIME-CONSUMING
PROCEDURES IN THE FIELD ON A MAJOR TRAUMA PATIENT IS BASED
MOSTLY ON:
SELECT ONE:
A. THE LEAD EMT'S DECISION.
B. REGIONAL TRAUMA GUIDELINES.
C. EMS RESEARCH.
D. LOCAL PROTOCOLS.: C. EMS RESEARCH.
10. THE EMT IS LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO PROTECT A PATIENT'S
PRIVACY ACCORDING TO
.
SELECT ONE:
A. APGAR
B. CQI
C. HIPAA
D. DCAP: C. HIPAA
11. WHAT IS AN EMT'S PRIMARY SERVICE
AREA? SELECT ONE: