WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 STUDY GUIDE
2026 EXAM Q&A GRADED A+
◉ When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the
concept of _________________. Answer: Implied consent
◉ List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for
medical care despite their young age. Answer: Married, armed services,
pregnant
◉ __________ is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a
patient who is in need of medical treatment and transportation but is
combative and presents a significant risk of danger to himself, herself, or
others. Answer: Forcible restraint
◉ What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders?
Answer: An advance directive is a written document that specifies the
types of care a patient would want if she were unable to express it
herself. A DNR order prevents resuscitative efforts from starting if a
patient goes into cardiac arrest.
◉ You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid
DNR order. The patient's family has called because he is having
, difficulty breathing. Should you give him oxygen? Answer: Yes. A DNR
order only applies to resuscitative measures (ventilation, chest
compressions, and defibrillation). The EMT must perform all other
measures in his scope of practice to make DNR patients comfortable and
safe, including giving oxygen, stopping bleeding, applying splints, etc.
◉ The laws that define what an EMT can do are called
_________________. Answer: Scope of Practice
◉ What four elements must be present to prove negligence? Answer:
Duty, Breach of Duty, Damages and Causation
◉ Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old
patient, you splint an ankle that you believe may be sprained. What
crime have you committed by doing this? Answer: Battery
◉ List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have
to be reported. Answer: Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during
a felony, drug-related injuries, childbirth, scene of a crime, deceased
patient, exposure to infectious disease
◉ The first key rule of lifting is to ____________. Answer: keep the
back in a straight, upright position and lift without twisting.
2026 EXAM Q&A GRADED A+
◉ When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the
concept of _________________. Answer: Implied consent
◉ List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for
medical care despite their young age. Answer: Married, armed services,
pregnant
◉ __________ is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a
patient who is in need of medical treatment and transportation but is
combative and presents a significant risk of danger to himself, herself, or
others. Answer: Forcible restraint
◉ What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders?
Answer: An advance directive is a written document that specifies the
types of care a patient would want if she were unable to express it
herself. A DNR order prevents resuscitative efforts from starting if a
patient goes into cardiac arrest.
◉ You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid
DNR order. The patient's family has called because he is having
, difficulty breathing. Should you give him oxygen? Answer: Yes. A DNR
order only applies to resuscitative measures (ventilation, chest
compressions, and defibrillation). The EMT must perform all other
measures in his scope of practice to make DNR patients comfortable and
safe, including giving oxygen, stopping bleeding, applying splints, etc.
◉ The laws that define what an EMT can do are called
_________________. Answer: Scope of Practice
◉ What four elements must be present to prove negligence? Answer:
Duty, Breach of Duty, Damages and Causation
◉ Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old
patient, you splint an ankle that you believe may be sprained. What
crime have you committed by doing this? Answer: Battery
◉ List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have
to be reported. Answer: Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during
a felony, drug-related injuries, childbirth, scene of a crime, deceased
patient, exposure to infectious disease
◉ The first key rule of lifting is to ____________. Answer: keep the
back in a straight, upright position and lift without twisting.
