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West Coast EMT Block Exam #1 ALL QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ - LATEST UPDATE 2026
1. The primary role of the EMT is to
A. Diagnose medical conditions
B. Provide definitive care
C. Provide emergency medical care and transport
D. Prescribe medications
Answer: C
Rationale: EMTs provide prehospital emergency care and transport.
2. The EMT’s FIRST responsibility upon arriving at a scene is
A. Begin patient assessment
B. Scene safety
C. Take vital signs
D. Call medical control
Answer: B
Rationale: Scene safety always comes first.
3. Standard precautions are used
A. Only when blood is present
B. Only for trauma patients
C. With all patients
D. Only during CPR
Answer: C
Rationale: Standard precautions apply to all patients.
4. Which body substance requires standard precautions?
A. Sweat
B. Saliva without blood
C. Blood
D. Tears
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Answer: C
5. The MOST effective way to prevent disease transmission is
A. Wearing gloves
B. Wearing a mask
C. Hand hygiene
D. Eye protection
Answer: C
Rationale: Handwashing is the most effective prevention method.
6. When should gloves be worn?
A. During patient contact
B. During lifting only
C. During transport only
D. Only if blood is visible
Answer: A
7. Which action BEST protects the EMT from airborne diseases?
A. Gloves
B. Eye protection
C. N95 respirator
D. Gown
Answer: C
8. A refusal of care is valid only if the patient
A. Is injured
B. Is calm
C. Has decision-making capacity
D. Is transported
Answer: C
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9. Assault is defined as
A. Touching a patient
B. Threatening to harm
C. Physically harming
D. Abandoning a patient
Answer: B
Rationale: Assault is a threat; battery is physical contact.
10. Battery occurs when
A. A patient is ignored
B. Care is refused
C. Physical contact occurs without consent
D. A patient is transported
Answer: C
11. Negligence requires
A. Intent to harm
B. A duty to act
C. Verbal consent
D. Refusal of care
Answer: B
Rationale: EMT must have a duty to act for negligence to exist.
12. Abandonment occurs when the EMT
A. Transfers care properly
B. Leaves without equal or higher care
C. Calls medical control
D. Documents care
Answer: B
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13. Implied consent applies when a patient
A. Is a minor
B. Is unconscious
C. Is verbally refusing
D. Is alert and oriented
Answer: B
14. Expressed consent can be
A. Written only
B. Verbal or written
C. Nonverbal only
D. Assumed
Answer: B
15. Which patient can legally refuse care?
A. Intoxicated adult
B. Unconscious adult
C. Alert, oriented adult
D. Minor without parent
Answer: C
16. The EMT should document
A. Only abnormal findings
B. Only treatment
C. Everything done and observed
D. Only vital signs
Answer: C
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West Coast EMT Block Exam #1 ALL QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ - LATEST UPDATE 2026
1. The primary role of the EMT is to
A. Diagnose medical conditions
B. Provide definitive care
C. Provide emergency medical care and transport
D. Prescribe medications
Answer: C
Rationale: EMTs provide prehospital emergency care and transport.
2. The EMT’s FIRST responsibility upon arriving at a scene is
A. Begin patient assessment
B. Scene safety
C. Take vital signs
D. Call medical control
Answer: B
Rationale: Scene safety always comes first.
3. Standard precautions are used
A. Only when blood is present
B. Only for trauma patients
C. With all patients
D. Only during CPR
Answer: C
Rationale: Standard precautions apply to all patients.
4. Which body substance requires standard precautions?
A. Sweat
B. Saliva without blood
C. Blood
D. Tears
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Answer: C
5. The MOST effective way to prevent disease transmission is
A. Wearing gloves
B. Wearing a mask
C. Hand hygiene
D. Eye protection
Answer: C
Rationale: Handwashing is the most effective prevention method.
6. When should gloves be worn?
A. During patient contact
B. During lifting only
C. During transport only
D. Only if blood is visible
Answer: A
7. Which action BEST protects the EMT from airborne diseases?
A. Gloves
B. Eye protection
C. N95 respirator
D. Gown
Answer: C
8. A refusal of care is valid only if the patient
A. Is injured
B. Is calm
C. Has decision-making capacity
D. Is transported
Answer: C
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9. Assault is defined as
A. Touching a patient
B. Threatening to harm
C. Physically harming
D. Abandoning a patient
Answer: B
Rationale: Assault is a threat; battery is physical contact.
10. Battery occurs when
A. A patient is ignored
B. Care is refused
C. Physical contact occurs without consent
D. A patient is transported
Answer: C
11. Negligence requires
A. Intent to harm
B. A duty to act
C. Verbal consent
D. Refusal of care
Answer: B
Rationale: EMT must have a duty to act for negligence to exist.
12. Abandonment occurs when the EMT
A. Transfers care properly
B. Leaves without equal or higher care
C. Calls medical control
D. Documents care
Answer: B
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13. Implied consent applies when a patient
A. Is a minor
B. Is unconscious
C. Is verbally refusing
D. Is alert and oriented
Answer: B
14. Expressed consent can be
A. Written only
B. Verbal or written
C. Nonverbal only
D. Assumed
Answer: B
15. Which patient can legally refuse care?
A. Intoxicated adult
B. Unconscious adult
C. Alert, oriented adult
D. Minor without parent
Answer: C
16. The EMT should document
A. Only abnormal findings
B. Only treatment
C. Everything done and observed
D. Only vital signs
Answer: C
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