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WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM
2026|ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
Select one:
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old
patient.
D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secretions.
- correct-answer - C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to
treating the 34-year-old patient.
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After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next
priority should be to:
Select one:
A. contact medical control.
B. notify law enforcement.
C. quickly access the patient.
D. take standard precautions. - correct-answer - D. take standard precautions.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renders the immune
system nonfunctional.
B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics or other drugs.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful
organisms within the body.
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D. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to another through a
number of mechanisms. - correct-answer - C. a medical condition caused by the
growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________.
Select one:
A. nature of illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history - correct-answer - A. nature of illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
Select one:
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
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D. is less resistant to treatment. - correct-answer - B. has a greater ability to
produce disease.
In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths worldwide in the form
of the swine flu. In 1919, a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of
the Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide,
claiming up to 50 million lives. These are both examples of:
Select one:
A. epidemics.
B. parasitic infection.
C. uncontrolled outbreaks.
D. pandemics. - correct-answer - D. pandemics.
In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to utilize an air
medical transportation service?
Select one:
WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM
2026|ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a
tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:
Select one:
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old
patient.
D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of exposure to secretions.
- correct-answer - C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to
treating the 34-year-old patient.
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After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next
priority should be to:
Select one:
A. contact medical control.
B. notify law enforcement.
C. quickly access the patient.
D. take standard precautions. - correct-answer - D. take standard precautions.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renders the immune
system nonfunctional.
B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
antibiotics or other drugs.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful
organisms within the body.
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D. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to another through a
number of mechanisms. - correct-answer - C. a medical condition caused by the
growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________.
Select one:
A. nature of illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history - correct-answer - A. nature of illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
Select one:
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
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D. is less resistant to treatment. - correct-answer - B. has a greater ability to
produce disease.
In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths worldwide in the form
of the swine flu. In 1919, a similar outbreak of the H1N1 occurred in the form of
the Spanish flu. Starting in Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide,
claiming up to 50 million lives. These are both examples of:
Select one:
A. epidemics.
B. parasitic infection.
C. uncontrolled outbreaks.
D. pandemics. - correct-answer - D. pandemics.
In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to utilize an air
medical transportation service?
Select one:
