WEST COAST EMT FINAL EXAM LATEST 2025- 2025 REAL EXAM
AND STUDY GUIDE WI8TH RATIONALES 250+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT interventions will you provide to
this newborn?
A. routine post delivery care
B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score
C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen
D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER-A. routine post
delivery care
If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choose the: -
CORRECT ANSWER-AED and portable suction unit
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)?
A. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and emergency medical
technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for providing care to sick and injured patients
B. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing emergency care to
critically injured patients
C. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured
D. A vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive emergency care in the
prehospital setting - CORRECT ANSWER-C. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for
providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers?
A. Automatic transport ventilators
B. Automated external defibrillator
C. Needle decompression
D. Multilumen airways - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Automated external defibrillator
,After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with the contaminated
lancet. You should:
A. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention.
B. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution.
C. report the incident to your supervisor after the call.
D. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. report the incident to
your supervisor after the call.
Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
A. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts.
B. touches another person without his or her consent.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
D. stares at certain parts of another person's anatomy. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. requests sexual favors in
exchange for something else.
Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?
A. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV infection.
C. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS field.
D. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. There is no vaccine against HIV
infection.
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was
not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT)
several days later. Which route of transmission does this scenario describe?
A. Vector-borne transmission
B. Airborne transmission
C. Direct contact
D. Indirect contact - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Indirect contact
,You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a stroke. She is obviously scared
but is unable to talk and cannot move the entire right side of her body. In addition to providing the
medical care that she needs, you should:
A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of her.
B. reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will regain her speech in time.
C. tell her that you understand why she is scared and that everything will likely be okay.
D. maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no need for her to be scared. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of her.
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response area is defined by the:
A. medical director.
B. state EMS office.
C. EMS supervisor.
D. local health district. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. medical director.
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The driver, a young male, is
severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head injury and massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive,
is not breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
B. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response.
C. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR. - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. The patient, a 13-year-old male, is
unconscious and has multiple injuries. As you are treating the child, a law enforcement officer advises
you that the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15 minutes. What should you do?
A. Treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give consent.
B. Begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the hospital.
C. Withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for treatment.
D. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital. - CORRECT ANSWER-
D. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital.
, A 21-year-old male was thrown over the handlebars of his motorcycle when he rear-ended a car that
was stopped at a red light. He was wearing a helmet, which he removed prior to your arrival. He is
conscious, but restless, and has closed deformities to both of his femurs. His skin is pale, his heart rate is
rapid and weak, and his respirations are rapid and shallow. You should:
A. bind his legs together on the backboard, keep him warm, and transport without delay.
B. apply traction splints to both of his legs, keep him warm, and transport without delay.
C. splint each of his deformed femurs with long board splints and transport without delay.
D. splint each of his deformed femurs with air splints, elevate his lower extremities, and transport. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. bind his legs together on the backboard, keep him warm, and transport without
delay.
You are dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain. When you arrive at the
scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert, but in obvious pain. He tells you that he did not
call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that he does not want to be treated or transported to the
hospital. You should:\
A. ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
B. err in the best interest of the patient and transport him at once.
C. have him sign a refusal of care form and then return to service.
D. tell him that he is having a heart attack and needs medical care. - CORRECT ANSWER-ensure that he is
aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
According to the rule of palm method for estimating the extent of a patient's burns, the palm of the
patient's hand is equal to _____ of his or her total BSA.
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 4%
D. 6% - CORRECT ANSWER-A. 1%
You respond to the home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has slow, shallow breathing; and has
a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has terminal brain cancer and does not wish to be
resuscitated. They further state that there is a DNR order for this patient, but they are unable to locate
it. You should:
AND STUDY GUIDE WI8TH RATIONALES 250+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT interventions will you provide to
this newborn?
A. routine post delivery care
B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score
C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen
D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER-A. routine post
delivery care
If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choose the: -
CORRECT ANSWER-AED and portable suction unit
Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)?
A. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and emergency medical
technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for providing care to sick and injured patients
B. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing emergency care to
critically injured patients
C. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and
transportation to the sick and injured
D. A vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive emergency care in the
prehospital setting - CORRECT ANSWER-C. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for
providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured
Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers?
A. Automatic transport ventilators
B. Automated external defibrillator
C. Needle decompression
D. Multilumen airways - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Automated external defibrillator
,After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with the contaminated
lancet. You should:
A. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention.
B. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution.
C. report the incident to your supervisor after the call.
D. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. report the incident to
your supervisor after the call.
Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser:
A. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts.
B. touches another person without his or her consent.
C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else.
D. stares at certain parts of another person's anatomy. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. requests sexual favors in
exchange for something else.
Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?
A. HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B.
B. There is no vaccine against HIV infection.
C. HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS field.
D. HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. There is no vaccine against HIV
infection.
While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was
not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT)
several days later. Which route of transmission does this scenario describe?
A. Vector-borne transmission
B. Airborne transmission
C. Direct contact
D. Indirect contact - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Indirect contact
,You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a stroke. She is obviously scared
but is unable to talk and cannot move the entire right side of her body. In addition to providing the
medical care that she needs, you should:
A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of her.
B. reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will regain her speech in time.
C. tell her that you understand why she is scared and that everything will likely be okay.
D. maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no need for her to be scared. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of her.
The EMT's scope of practice within his or her local response area is defined by the:
A. medical director.
B. state EMS office.
C. EMS supervisor.
D. local health district. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. medical director.
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The driver, a young male, is
severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head injury and massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive,
is not breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
B. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response.
C. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew.
D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR. - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased.
You arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. The patient, a 13-year-old male, is
unconscious and has multiple injuries. As you are treating the child, a law enforcement officer advises
you that the child's parents will be at the scene in approximately 15 minutes. What should you do?
A. Treat the child at the scene and wait for the parents to arrive and give consent.
B. Begin transport at once and have the parents meet you en route to the hospital.
C. Withhold treatment until the parents arrive and give you consent for treatment.
D. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital. - CORRECT ANSWER-
D. Transport the child immediately and have the parents meet you at the hospital.
, A 21-year-old male was thrown over the handlebars of his motorcycle when he rear-ended a car that
was stopped at a red light. He was wearing a helmet, which he removed prior to your arrival. He is
conscious, but restless, and has closed deformities to both of his femurs. His skin is pale, his heart rate is
rapid and weak, and his respirations are rapid and shallow. You should:
A. bind his legs together on the backboard, keep him warm, and transport without delay.
B. apply traction splints to both of his legs, keep him warm, and transport without delay.
C. splint each of his deformed femurs with long board splints and transport without delay.
D. splint each of his deformed femurs with air splints, elevate his lower extremities, and transport. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. bind his legs together on the backboard, keep him warm, and transport without
delay.
You are dispatched to an office building for a 49-year-old male with chest pain. When you arrive at the
scene, you find the patient to be conscious and alert, but in obvious pain. He tells you that he did not
call 9-1-1; a coworker did. He further states that he does not want to be treated or transported to the
hospital. You should:\
A. ensure that he is aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
B. err in the best interest of the patient and transport him at once.
C. have him sign a refusal of care form and then return to service.
D. tell him that he is having a heart attack and needs medical care. - CORRECT ANSWER-ensure that he is
aware of the risks of refusing medical care.
According to the rule of palm method for estimating the extent of a patient's burns, the palm of the
patient's hand is equal to _____ of his or her total BSA.
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 4%
D. 6% - CORRECT ANSWER-A. 1%
You respond to the home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious; has slow, shallow breathing; and has
a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has terminal brain cancer and does not wish to be
resuscitated. They further state that there is a DNR order for this patient, but they are unable to locate
it. You should:
