WEST COAST EMT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE RIGHT ANSWERS .
ischemic stroke - correct Answers -a type of stroke that occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is
blocked
hemorrhagic stroke - correct Answers -a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a
blood vessel
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - correct Answers -Temporary stroke like symptoms that resolve
within a 24 hour period due to a clot dissolving
BEFAST (stroke) - correct Answers -Balance, Eyes, Facial Droop, Arm Drift, Speech, Time
Beck's triad - correct Answers -hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds
Cushing's triad - correct Answers -Due to ICP, signs of High Blood Pressure, Decreased Heart Rate,
Rapid Respirations
Linear skull fracture - correct Answers -Account for 80% of skull fractures; also referred to as
nondisplaced skull fractures; not associated with deformities to the skull.
depressed skull fracture - correct Answers -a fracture of the skull with one of the skull bones
depressed/torn loose & pushed below normal surface; symptoms depend on area, epilepsy
common, bleeding; signs such as drainage, nuchal rigidity, seizures, etc.; reduce intercranial
pressure.
basilar skull fracture - correct Answers -Usually occurs following diffuse impact to the head (such as
in falls, motor vehicle crashes); S/S: Raccoon Eyes, Battle Sign
Open skull fracture - correct Answers -a skull fracture with an associated open wound to the
overlying scalp
, appendicular skeleton - correct Answers -bones of the shoulder, pelvis, and upper and lower
extremities
axial skeleton - correct Answers -Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage,
and vertebral column
Central Nervous System (CNS) - correct Answers -consists of the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - correct Answers -the sensory and motor neurons that connect
the CNS to the rest of the body
autonomic nervous system - correct Answers -A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system.
Controls involuntary activity of visceral muscles and internal organs and glands.
somatic nervous system - correct Answers -Division of the PNS that controls the body's skeletal
muscles.
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) - correct Answers -the part of the autonomic nervous system
that controls active functions such as responding to fear (FIGHT OR FLIGHT)
parasympathetic nervous system - correct Answers -the division of the autonomic nervous system
that calms the body, conserving its energy
primary hypertension - correct Answers -denotes high blood pressure from an unidentified cause;
also called essential hypertension
secondary hypertension - correct Answers -high blood pressure due to kidney disease or another
type of disease
flail chest - correct Answers -fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows
for free movement of the fractured segment
Paradoxical movement - correct Answers -a section of the chest that moves in the opposite direction
to the rest of the chest during the phases of respiration. Typically seen with a flail segment
WITH ACCURATE RIGHT ANSWERS .
ischemic stroke - correct Answers -a type of stroke that occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is
blocked
hemorrhagic stroke - correct Answers -a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a
blood vessel
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - correct Answers -Temporary stroke like symptoms that resolve
within a 24 hour period due to a clot dissolving
BEFAST (stroke) - correct Answers -Balance, Eyes, Facial Droop, Arm Drift, Speech, Time
Beck's triad - correct Answers -hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds
Cushing's triad - correct Answers -Due to ICP, signs of High Blood Pressure, Decreased Heart Rate,
Rapid Respirations
Linear skull fracture - correct Answers -Account for 80% of skull fractures; also referred to as
nondisplaced skull fractures; not associated with deformities to the skull.
depressed skull fracture - correct Answers -a fracture of the skull with one of the skull bones
depressed/torn loose & pushed below normal surface; symptoms depend on area, epilepsy
common, bleeding; signs such as drainage, nuchal rigidity, seizures, etc.; reduce intercranial
pressure.
basilar skull fracture - correct Answers -Usually occurs following diffuse impact to the head (such as
in falls, motor vehicle crashes); S/S: Raccoon Eyes, Battle Sign
Open skull fracture - correct Answers -a skull fracture with an associated open wound to the
overlying scalp
, appendicular skeleton - correct Answers -bones of the shoulder, pelvis, and upper and lower
extremities
axial skeleton - correct Answers -Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage,
and vertebral column
Central Nervous System (CNS) - correct Answers -consists of the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - correct Answers -the sensory and motor neurons that connect
the CNS to the rest of the body
autonomic nervous system - correct Answers -A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system.
Controls involuntary activity of visceral muscles and internal organs and glands.
somatic nervous system - correct Answers -Division of the PNS that controls the body's skeletal
muscles.
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) - correct Answers -the part of the autonomic nervous system
that controls active functions such as responding to fear (FIGHT OR FLIGHT)
parasympathetic nervous system - correct Answers -the division of the autonomic nervous system
that calms the body, conserving its energy
primary hypertension - correct Answers -denotes high blood pressure from an unidentified cause;
also called essential hypertension
secondary hypertension - correct Answers -high blood pressure due to kidney disease or another
type of disease
flail chest - correct Answers -fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows
for free movement of the fractured segment
Paradoxical movement - correct Answers -a section of the chest that moves in the opposite direction
to the rest of the chest during the phases of respiration. Typically seen with a flail segment
