West Coast EMT Final Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers 2026

West Coast EMT Final Study Guide
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
Levels tof tEMS t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-National- tevery tstate tmust tmeet tor texceed tguidelines tby

tNHTSA tState- tregulates tEMTs tfor tthe tstate



Local- tlocal tguidelines




Roles tof tEMS t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-EMR-

emergency tmedical tresponders t(law tenforcement, tfirefighters, tcare twith tlimited

tequipment) tEMT- temergency tmedical ttechnician, tcompleted tEMT tcourse t& tmore

ttrained



AEMT- tadvanced temergency tmedical ttechnician, tadded tknowledge tand tskills

tin tALS tParamedics- textensive ttraining t(1,000-1,300 thours)




PCR t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Patient tcare

treport tConsidered ta tlegal tdocument



Mostly telectronic

Court's tperception tmatters

tMake tsure tthey tare tperfect



If tit twasn't tdocumented, tit tdidn't thappen t(treatment)

,Types tof tStress t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Acute- toccur tduring tstressful

tsituation tDelayed- tmanifest tafter tevent



Cumulative- tprolonged tor texcessive tstress

tPTSD




CISM tTeam t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Critical tIncident tStress tManagement-
tdeveloped tto taddress tacute tstress tsituations tand tdecrease tthe trisk tof
tPTSD




Quid tPro tQuo t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-

If tyou tdo tsomething tfor tme tI'll tdo tsomething tfor tyou t(sexual tfavors, tsexual tharassment)

, Negligence t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-

Failure tin tfollowing tstandard tof tcare tby tfailing tto tprovide tcare, tproviding ttoo tmuch tcare t(outside
tof tyour tscope tof ttraining), tproviding tinnapropriate tcare, tor tfailing tto tprevent tproblems.




4 tthings tneeded tto tprove tnegligence t(even tthough tit tmay thave tstill toccurred) t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-

1. Duty

2. Breach tof tDuty

3. Damages

4. Causation




Abandonment t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-

Termination tof tcare tby tEMT twithout tpatient tconsent t(always tobtain tname tand tsignature tof twho
tyou ttra tnsfer tpatient tcare)




Medical tTerminology t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Starting ton tpage t154




Nervous tSystem t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Central tNervous tSystem t(CNS)- tbrain tand

tspinal tcord tPeripheral tNervous tSystem t(PNS)- tnerves tthat tconnect tall tparts tof tthe

tbody tto tthe tbrain tSomatic- tvoluntary, tmuscles t(walking, ttalking, tetc.)



Autonomic-

involuntary, torgans tand tglands t(digestion, tdilation, tconstruction tof tblood tvessels,

tsweating, tetc.) tSympathetic- temergency tsituation tfunction