WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+LATEST
A 30 year old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, whish stopped
before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is answering your
questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would
be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport?
A. his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15
B. his wife states that this was his "usual" seizure
C. he has experienced seizures since he was 20
D. He is currently not prescribed any medications
D. He is currently not prescribed any medications
A. has had a prior heart attack
B. Has bleeding within the brain
C. has a GCS score that is less than 8
D. is older than 60 years of age
B. Has bleeding within the brain
A patient whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is experiencing:
A. paraplegia
,B. dysphagia
C. Dysarthria
D. aphasia
dysarthria
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A. typically alert but is confused
B. Not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused
C. usually able to be around with a painful stimulus
D. completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused.
During the primary assessment of a semiconscious 70-year-old female, you should:
A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assist ventilations
B. ask family members if the patient has a history of stroke
C. immediately determine the patient's blood glucose level
D. Ensure a patent airway and support ventilation as needed
ensure a patent airway and support ventilation as needed
Interruption of cerebral blood flow may result from all of the following, EXCEPT:
,A. an embolism
B. Cerebral vasodilation
C. a thrombus
D. an acute arterial rupture
cerebral vasodilation
The left cerebral hemisphere controls:
A. heart rate and pupil reaction
B. the right side of the face
C. breathing and blood pressure
D. the right side of the body
the right side of the body
The MOST significant risk factor for a hemorrhagic stroke is:
A. diabetes mellitus
B. Hypertension
C. heavy exertion
D. severe stress
hypertension
, The three major parts of the brain are:
A. midbrain, cerebellum, and spinal cord
B. brainstem, midbrain, and spinal cord
C. cerebellum, medulla, occiput
D. Cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem
Cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem
When assessing for arm drift of a patient with suspected stroke, you should:
A. Ask the patient to close his or her eyes during the assessment
B. expect to see one arm slowly drift down to the patient's side
C. observe movement of the arms for approximately 2 minutes
D. ask the patient to hold his or her arms up with the palms down
ask the patient to close his or her eyes during the assessment
When caring for a patient with documented hypoglycemia, you should be MOST
alert for:
A. Seizure
B. respiratory distress
C. an acute stroke
D. a febrile convulsion
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+LATEST
A 30 year old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, whish stopped
before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is answering your
questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would
be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport?
A. his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15
B. his wife states that this was his "usual" seizure
C. he has experienced seizures since he was 20
D. He is currently not prescribed any medications
D. He is currently not prescribed any medications
A. has had a prior heart attack
B. Has bleeding within the brain
C. has a GCS score that is less than 8
D. is older than 60 years of age
B. Has bleeding within the brain
A patient whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is experiencing:
A. paraplegia
,B. dysphagia
C. Dysarthria
D. aphasia
dysarthria
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A. typically alert but is confused
B. Not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused
C. usually able to be around with a painful stimulus
D. completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused.
During the primary assessment of a semiconscious 70-year-old female, you should:
A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assist ventilations
B. ask family members if the patient has a history of stroke
C. immediately determine the patient's blood glucose level
D. Ensure a patent airway and support ventilation as needed
ensure a patent airway and support ventilation as needed
Interruption of cerebral blood flow may result from all of the following, EXCEPT:
,A. an embolism
B. Cerebral vasodilation
C. a thrombus
D. an acute arterial rupture
cerebral vasodilation
The left cerebral hemisphere controls:
A. heart rate and pupil reaction
B. the right side of the face
C. breathing and blood pressure
D. the right side of the body
the right side of the body
The MOST significant risk factor for a hemorrhagic stroke is:
A. diabetes mellitus
B. Hypertension
C. heavy exertion
D. severe stress
hypertension
, The three major parts of the brain are:
A. midbrain, cerebellum, and spinal cord
B. brainstem, midbrain, and spinal cord
C. cerebellum, medulla, occiput
D. Cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem
Cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem
When assessing for arm drift of a patient with suspected stroke, you should:
A. Ask the patient to close his or her eyes during the assessment
B. expect to see one arm slowly drift down to the patient's side
C. observe movement of the arms for approximately 2 minutes
D. ask the patient to hold his or her arms up with the palms down
ask the patient to close his or her eyes during the assessment
When caring for a patient with documented hypoglycemia, you should be MOST
alert for:
A. Seizure
B. respiratory distress
C. an acute stroke
D. a febrile convulsion
