WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM REVIEW
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is
frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
Select one:
A. reassure the patient that everything will be all right, even if it will not
be.
B. demand that the patient remain quiet and cooperative during
transport.
C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.
D. ignore the patient's feelings and focus on his or her medical
complaint. Answer: C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate,
and respectful.
◉ An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of
advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
Select one:
A. advanced EMT (AEMT).
B. paramedic.
C. EMR.
D. EMT. Answer: B. paramedic
,◉ Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced
treatment skills are functions of the:
Select one:
A. АЕМТ.
B. EMR.
C. paramedic.
D. EMT. Answer: C. paramedic.
◉ Continuing education in EMS serves to:
Select one:
A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
B. provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system.
C. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care.
D. enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific training. Answer: A.
maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
◉ EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication
of:
Select one:
A. the Emergency Medical Services Act.
B. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
C. the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying.
,D. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society. Answer: D. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected
Disease of Modern Society.
◉ If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates
ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid purchasing the device because this claim is unrealistic.
B. purchase the device based solely on the manufacturer's claim.
C. determine which device the American Heart Association
recommends.
D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives.
Answer: D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save more
lives.
◉ Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:
Select one:
A. EMS medical director.
B. individual EMT.
C. EMS training officer.
D. State Bureau of EMS. Answer: B. individual EMT.
◉ The continuous quality improvement (CQl) process is designed to:
Select one:
, A. ensure that all EMTs maintain licensure through the state EMS office.
B. focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the
patient.
C. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if
needed.
D. administer punitive actions to EMTs who do not follow local
protocols. Answer: C. identify areas of improvement and provide
remedial training if needed.
◉ The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more
important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a
major trauma patient is based mostly on:
Select one:
A. regional trauma guidelines.
B. the lead EMT's decision.
C. EMS research.
D. local protocols. Answer: C. EMS research.
◉ The EMT certification exam is designed to:
Select one:
A. rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam.
B. provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is
achieved.
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is
frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
Select one:
A. reassure the patient that everything will be all right, even if it will not
be.
B. demand that the patient remain quiet and cooperative during
transport.
C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.
D. ignore the patient's feelings and focus on his or her medical
complaint. Answer: C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate,
and respectful.
◉ An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of
advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
Select one:
A. advanced EMT (AEMT).
B. paramedic.
C. EMR.
D. EMT. Answer: B. paramedic
,◉ Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and other advanced
treatment skills are functions of the:
Select one:
A. АЕМТ.
B. EMR.
C. paramedic.
D. EMT. Answer: C. paramedic.
◉ Continuing education in EMS serves to:
Select one:
A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
B. provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS system.
C. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital care.
D. enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific training. Answer: A.
maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
◉ EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the publication
of:
Select one:
A. the Emergency Medical Services Act.
B. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
C. the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and Dying.
,D. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society. Answer: D. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected
Disease of Modern Society.
◉ If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates
ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid purchasing the device because this claim is unrealistic.
B. purchase the device based solely on the manufacturer's claim.
C. determine which device the American Heart Association
recommends.
D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives.
Answer: D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save more
lives.
◉ Obtaining continuing medical education is the responsibility of the:
Select one:
A. EMS medical director.
B. individual EMT.
C. EMS training officer.
D. State Bureau of EMS. Answer: B. individual EMT.
◉ The continuous quality improvement (CQl) process is designed to:
Select one:
, A. ensure that all EMTs maintain licensure through the state EMS office.
B. focus specifically on the quality of emergency care provided to the
patient.
C. identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if
needed.
D. administer punitive actions to EMTs who do not follow local
protocols. Answer: C. identify areas of improvement and provide
remedial training if needed.
◉ The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more
important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a
major trauma patient is based mostly on:
Select one:
A. regional trauma guidelines.
B. the lead EMT's decision.
C. EMS research.
D. local protocols. Answer: C. EMS research.
◉ The EMT certification exam is designed to:
Select one:
A. rank EMTs based on performance on the certification exam.
B. provide EMTs with the best possible wage once certification is
achieved.
