WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
(2026-2027)
A 19-year-old female has just been extricated from her severely
damaged car. She is on a long backboard and has been moved to a
place of safety. As your partner maintains manual stabilization of
her head, you perform a rapid assessment. The patient is
unresponsive, has slow and shallow respirations, and has bilateral
closed femur deformities. You should:
Select one:
• A. obtain baseline vital signs and transport at once.
B. stabilize her legs with long board splints.
C. apply oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
• D. direct your partner to begin ventilatory assistance. - correct
answer - D. direct your partner to begin ventilatory assistance.
,A carboy is a container that would most likely be used to store and
transport:
Select one:
A. combustible materials.
B. corrosives.
C. flammable liquids.
D. explosives. - correct answer - B. corrosives
A critical incident stress debriefing should be conducted no longer
than______ hours following the incident.
Select one:
A. 72
B. 24
C. 12
D. six - correct answer - A. 72
A disease vector is defined as:
Select one:
,A. the spectrum of signs that define a disease.
B. the ability of a virus or bacterium to be spread.
C. the period of time between exposure and illness.
D. any agent that acts as a carrier or transporter. - correct answer -
D. any agent that acts as a carrier or transporter.
A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal
cord damage, would be triaged with a____ tag during a mass-
casualty incident.
Select one:
A. yellow
B. red
C. green
D. black - correct answer - A. yellow
A patient's refusal of EMS treatment and/or transport must be:
Select one:
A. authorized by a judge.
B. witnessed by a notary.
C. reported to the police.
D. an informed refusal. - correct answer - D. an informed refusal.
, A positive TB skin test indicates that:
Select one:
A. you are actively infected with TB.
B. you have never been exposed to TB.
C. the TB disease is currently dormant but might later become
active.
D. you have been exposed to TB. - correct answer - D. you have
been exposed to TB.
A type ____ ambulance features a conventional, truck cab-chassis
with a modular ambulance body that can be transferred to a newer
chassis as needed.
Select one:
A. II
B. III
C. I
D. IV - correct answer - C. I
A______receives messages and signals on one frequency and then
automatically
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
(2026-2027)
A 19-year-old female has just been extricated from her severely
damaged car. She is on a long backboard and has been moved to a
place of safety. As your partner maintains manual stabilization of
her head, you perform a rapid assessment. The patient is
unresponsive, has slow and shallow respirations, and has bilateral
closed femur deformities. You should:
Select one:
• A. obtain baseline vital signs and transport at once.
B. stabilize her legs with long board splints.
C. apply oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
• D. direct your partner to begin ventilatory assistance. - correct
answer - D. direct your partner to begin ventilatory assistance.
,A carboy is a container that would most likely be used to store and
transport:
Select one:
A. combustible materials.
B. corrosives.
C. flammable liquids.
D. explosives. - correct answer - B. corrosives
A critical incident stress debriefing should be conducted no longer
than______ hours following the incident.
Select one:
A. 72
B. 24
C. 12
D. six - correct answer - A. 72
A disease vector is defined as:
Select one:
,A. the spectrum of signs that define a disease.
B. the ability of a virus or bacterium to be spread.
C. the period of time between exposure and illness.
D. any agent that acts as a carrier or transporter. - correct answer -
D. any agent that acts as a carrier or transporter.
A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal
cord damage, would be triaged with a____ tag during a mass-
casualty incident.
Select one:
A. yellow
B. red
C. green
D. black - correct answer - A. yellow
A patient's refusal of EMS treatment and/or transport must be:
Select one:
A. authorized by a judge.
B. witnessed by a notary.
C. reported to the police.
D. an informed refusal. - correct answer - D. an informed refusal.
, A positive TB skin test indicates that:
Select one:
A. you are actively infected with TB.
B. you have never been exposed to TB.
C. the TB disease is currently dormant but might later become
active.
D. you have been exposed to TB. - correct answer - D. you have
been exposed to TB.
A type ____ ambulance features a conventional, truck cab-chassis
with a modular ambulance body that can be transferred to a newer
chassis as needed.
Select one:
A. II
B. III
C. I
D. IV - correct answer - C. I
A______receives messages and signals on one frequency and then
automatically
