West Coast EMT Block with correct answers 2025

West Coast EMT Block with correct
answers 2025


Av40-year-oldvpatientvwithoutvavhistoryvofvseizuresvexperiencesvavgeneralizedv(tonic-
clonic)vseizure.vThevLEASTvlikelyvcausevofvthisvseizurevis:



A:vavseriousvinfection

B:vavbrainvtumor

C:vepilepsy

D:vintercranialvbleedingv-vcorrect-answersC:vepilepsy



Avpatientvwhovisvexperiencingvaphasiavis:



A:vnotvablevtovswallowvwithoutvchoking

B:vexperiencingvavrightvhemisphericvstroke

C:vunablevtovproducevorvunderstandvspeech

D:vusuallyvconsciousvbutvhasvslurredvspeechv-vcorrect-
answersC:vunablevtovproducevorvunderstandvspeech

,AvpatientvwhovisvpossiblyvexperiencingvavstrokevisvNOTveligiblevforvthrombolyticv(fibrinolytic)vthera
pyvifvhevorvshe:



A:vhasvavGCSvscorevthatvisvlessvthanv8

B:vhasvhadvavpriorvheartvattack

C:visvoldervthanv60vyearsvofvage

D:vhasvbleedingvwithinvthevbrainv-vcorrect-answersD:vhasvbleedingvwithinvthevbrain



Avpatientvwithvanvalteredvmentalvstatusvis:



A:vtypicallyvalertvbutvisvconfusedvasvtovprecedingvevents

B:vusuallyvablevtovbevarousedvwithvavpainfulvstimulus

C:vcompletelyvunresponsivevtovallvformsvofvstimuli

D:vnotvthinkingvclearlyvorvisvincapablevofvbeingvarousedv-vcorrect-
answersD:vnotvthinkingvclearlyvorvisvincapablevofvbeingvaroused



ComponentsvofvthevCincinnativPrehospitalvStrokevScalevinclude:



A:varmvdrift,vmemory,vandvgripvstrength

B:vspeech,vpupilvreaction,vandvmemory

C:vfacialvdroop,vspeech,vandvpupilvsize

D:varmvdrift,vspeech,vandvfacialvdroopv-vcorrect-answersD:varmvdrigt,vspeech,vandvfacialvdroop



Febrilevseizures:



A:varevusuallyvbenignvbutvshouldvbevevaluatedv

,B:varevalsovreferredvtovasvabsencevseizures

C:voftenvresultvinvpermanentvbrainvdamage

D:voccurvwhenvavchild'svfevervrisesvslowlyv-vcorrect-
answersA:varevusuallyvbenignvbutvshouldvbevevaluated



Individualsvwithvchronicvalcoholismvarevpredisposedvtovintracranialvbleedingvandvhypoglycemiavse
condaryvtovabnormalitiesvinvthe:



A:vpancreas

B:vkidneys

C:vbrain

D:vliverv-vcorrect-answersD:vliver



Musclevcontrolvandvbodyvcoordinationvarevcontrolledvbyvthe:



A:vbrainvstem

B:vcerebralvcortex

C:vcerebellum

D:vcerebrumv-vcorrect-answersC:vcerebellum



Statusvepilepticusvisvcharacterizedvby:
v



A:vgeneralizedvseizuresvthatvlastvlessvthanv5vminutes

B:vanvabsencevseizurevthatvisvnotvprecededvbyvanvaura

C:vprolongedvseizuresvwithoutvavreturnvofvconsciousness

D:vprofoundvtachycardiavandvtotalvmusclevflaccidityv-vcorrect-
answersC:vprolongedvseizuresvwithoutvavreturnvofvconsciousness

, Thevmostvbasicvfunctionsvofvthevbody,vsuchvasvbreathing,vbloodvpressure,vandvswallowing,varevcont
rolledvbyvthe:



A:vbrainvstem

B:vcerebellum

C:vcerebralvcortex

D:vcerebrumv-vcorrect-answersA:vbrainvstem



ThevMOSTvsignificantvriskvfactorvforvavhemorrhagicvstrokevis:v



A:vhypertension

B:vdiabetesvmellitus

C:vseverevstress

D:vheavyvexertionv-vcorrect-answersA:vhypertension



Thevspinalvcordvexitsvthevcraniumvthroughvthe:



A:vforamenvmagnum

B:vcaudavequina

C:vforamenvlamina

D:vvertebralvforamenv-vcorrect-answersA:vforamenvmagnum



Thevthreevmajorvpartsvofvthevbrainvarevthe:



A:vcerebellum,vmedulla,vandvocciput