WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 FINAL SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS AND CLINICAL
STUDY GUIDE FOR PREHOSPITAL CARE
◉ You have been working at the scene of a major building collapse
for eight hours. Many injured people are still being removed, and
everyone is becoming frustrated and losing focus. This situation is
most effectively managed by:
Select one:
A. allowing each worker to sleep in 15- to 30-minute increments.
B. requesting a CISM team to provide on-scene peer support.
C. conducting a critical incident stress debriefing the next day.
D. providing large amounts of caffeine to the rescue workers.
Answer: B. requesting a CISM team to provide on-scene peer
support.
◉ Acting in such a way as to make another person fear immediate
bodily harm is called:
Select one:
A. battery.
B. negligence.
C. assault.
,D. libel.
Answer: C. assault.
◉ An EMT would most likely be held liable for abandonment if he or
she:
Select one:
A. did not make provisions for continued care of an injured patient.
B. terminated care of a competent adult patient at his or her request.
C. refused to care for a violent patient who is armed with a knife.
D. remained at the hospital for 30 minutes to give a patient report.
Answer: A. did not make provisions for continued care of an injured
patient.
◉ As an EMT, the performance of your duties will be compared to
that of:
Select one:
A. another EMT.
B. a paramedic supervisor.
C. the general public.
D. the medical director.
Answer: A. another EMT.
,◉ For a do not resuscitate (DNR) order to be valid, it must:
Select one:
A. be updated a minimum of every 6 months.
B. be signed by the local justice of the peace.
C. be dated within the previous 24 months.
D. clearly state the patient's medical problem.
Answer: D. clearly state the patient's medical problem.
◉ In many states, a minor may be treated as an adult for the purpose
of consenting to or refusing medical treatment if the minor:
Select one:
A. has a poor relationship with his or her parents.
B. is self-supporting and lives by him- or herself.
C. possesses a valid driver's license.
D. is mentally competent and able to refuse.
Answer: B. is self-supporting and lives by him- or herself.
◉ In the eyes of the courts, an incomplete or untidy patient care
form indicates:
Select one:
A. potential falsification of the patient care form.
B. inadequate patient care was administered.
, C. the EMT was too busy providing patient care to fill out the form.
D. thorough documentation was not required.
Answer: B. inadequate patient care was administered.
◉ Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should
include:
Select one:
A. quickly moving any weapons out of the patient's sight.
B. making brief notes at the scene and then completing them later.
C. not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by
weapons.
D. placing the patient in a private area until the police arrive.
Answer: C. not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by
weapons.
◉ Putrefaction is defined as:
Select one:
A. decomposition of the body's tissues.
B. blood settling to the lowest point of the body.
C. separation of the torso from the rest of the body.
D. profound cyanosis to the trunk and face.
Answer: A. decomposition of the body's tissues.
2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS AND CLINICAL
STUDY GUIDE FOR PREHOSPITAL CARE
◉ You have been working at the scene of a major building collapse
for eight hours. Many injured people are still being removed, and
everyone is becoming frustrated and losing focus. This situation is
most effectively managed by:
Select one:
A. allowing each worker to sleep in 15- to 30-minute increments.
B. requesting a CISM team to provide on-scene peer support.
C. conducting a critical incident stress debriefing the next day.
D. providing large amounts of caffeine to the rescue workers.
Answer: B. requesting a CISM team to provide on-scene peer
support.
◉ Acting in such a way as to make another person fear immediate
bodily harm is called:
Select one:
A. battery.
B. negligence.
C. assault.
,D. libel.
Answer: C. assault.
◉ An EMT would most likely be held liable for abandonment if he or
she:
Select one:
A. did not make provisions for continued care of an injured patient.
B. terminated care of a competent adult patient at his or her request.
C. refused to care for a violent patient who is armed with a knife.
D. remained at the hospital for 30 minutes to give a patient report.
Answer: A. did not make provisions for continued care of an injured
patient.
◉ As an EMT, the performance of your duties will be compared to
that of:
Select one:
A. another EMT.
B. a paramedic supervisor.
C. the general public.
D. the medical director.
Answer: A. another EMT.
,◉ For a do not resuscitate (DNR) order to be valid, it must:
Select one:
A. be updated a minimum of every 6 months.
B. be signed by the local justice of the peace.
C. be dated within the previous 24 months.
D. clearly state the patient's medical problem.
Answer: D. clearly state the patient's medical problem.
◉ In many states, a minor may be treated as an adult for the purpose
of consenting to or refusing medical treatment if the minor:
Select one:
A. has a poor relationship with his or her parents.
B. is self-supporting and lives by him- or herself.
C. possesses a valid driver's license.
D. is mentally competent and able to refuse.
Answer: B. is self-supporting and lives by him- or herself.
◉ In the eyes of the courts, an incomplete or untidy patient care
form indicates:
Select one:
A. potential falsification of the patient care form.
B. inadequate patient care was administered.
, C. the EMT was too busy providing patient care to fill out the form.
D. thorough documentation was not required.
Answer: B. inadequate patient care was administered.
◉ Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should
include:
Select one:
A. quickly moving any weapons out of the patient's sight.
B. making brief notes at the scene and then completing them later.
C. not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by
weapons.
D. placing the patient in a private area until the police arrive.
Answer: C. not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by
weapons.
◉ Putrefaction is defined as:
Select one:
A. decomposition of the body's tissues.
B. blood settling to the lowest point of the body.
C. separation of the torso from the rest of the body.
D. profound cyanosis to the trunk and face.
Answer: A. decomposition of the body's tissues.
