WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 LATEST 2024-2025 EXAM
360 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
A person who routinely misuses a substance and requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect
is experiencing:
A: addiction
B: withdrawal
C: dependence
D: tolerance - ANSWER-D: tolerance
Activated charcoal may be indicated for a patient who ingested:
A: iron
B: methanol
C: ethanol
D: aspirin - ANSWER-D: aspirin
After administering activated charcoal to a patient, it is MOST important to:
A: document the intervention
B: be alert for vomiting
C: monitor the patient's blood pressure
D: call medical control - ANSWER-B: be alert for vomiting
Airborne substances should be diluted with:
,A: activated charcoal
B: syrup of ipecac
C: an alkaline antidote
D: oxygen - ANSWER-D: oxygen
An EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been poisoned is to:
A: administer the appropriate antidote
B: contact poison control immediately
C: administer 25 g of activated charcoal
D: recognize that a poisoning occurred - ANSWER-D: recognize that a poisoning occurred
Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A: Fructose
B: InstaChar
C: LiquiChar
D: Actidose - ANSWER-A: Fructose
Heroin is an example of a(n):
A: cholinergic
B: opioid
C: sympathomimetic
D: hypnotic - ANSWER-B: opioid
Hypotension, hypoventilation, and pinpoint pupils would be expected following an overdose of:
,A: crack cocaine
B: ecstasy
C: amphetamine sulfate (Benzedrine)
D: oxycodone (Percocet) - ANSWER-D: oxycodone (Percocet)
If you are uncertain how to treat a patient who has been poisoned or exposed to a specific substance,
you should:
A: keep the patient supine and elevate his legs
B: encourage the patient to drink milk or water
C: try to find the container the substance was in
D: administer naloxone via the intranasal route - ANSWER-C: try to find the container the substance
was in
Most poisonings occur via the ______ route:
A: inhalation
B: ingestion
C: injection
D: absorption - ANSWER-B: ingestion
Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
A: hypothermia
B: hypotension
C: tachycardia
D: slurred speech - ANSWER-C: tachycardia
Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as:
, A: willfully using a therapeutic drug to treat a medical illness
B: unwillingly and unknowingly consuming drugs or alcohol
C: misusing a substance to produce a desired effect
D: knowingly selling illicit drugs to buy more drugs - ANSWER-C: misusing a substance to produce a
desired effect
The major side effect associated with administration of activated charcoal is:
A: headache
B: black stools
C: abdominal pain
D: ringing in the ears - ANSWER-B: black stools
The poison control center will provide you with the most information regarding the appropriate
treatment for a patient with a drug overdose if the center:
A: is aware of the patient's age and gender
B: knows why the patient overdosed on the drug
C: knows the location of the closest hospital
D: is aware of the substance that is involved - ANSWER-D: is aware of the substance that is involved
What type of poisoning will cause burns around the mouth in children:
A: Alkaline poison
B: Inhaled poison
C: Plant poisoning
D: Injected poison - ANSWER-A: Alkaline poison
360 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
A person who routinely misuses a substance and requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect
is experiencing:
A: addiction
B: withdrawal
C: dependence
D: tolerance - ANSWER-D: tolerance
Activated charcoal may be indicated for a patient who ingested:
A: iron
B: methanol
C: ethanol
D: aspirin - ANSWER-D: aspirin
After administering activated charcoal to a patient, it is MOST important to:
A: document the intervention
B: be alert for vomiting
C: monitor the patient's blood pressure
D: call medical control - ANSWER-B: be alert for vomiting
Airborne substances should be diluted with:
,A: activated charcoal
B: syrup of ipecac
C: an alkaline antidote
D: oxygen - ANSWER-D: oxygen
An EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been poisoned is to:
A: administer the appropriate antidote
B: contact poison control immediately
C: administer 25 g of activated charcoal
D: recognize that a poisoning occurred - ANSWER-D: recognize that a poisoning occurred
Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A: Fructose
B: InstaChar
C: LiquiChar
D: Actidose - ANSWER-A: Fructose
Heroin is an example of a(n):
A: cholinergic
B: opioid
C: sympathomimetic
D: hypnotic - ANSWER-B: opioid
Hypotension, hypoventilation, and pinpoint pupils would be expected following an overdose of:
,A: crack cocaine
B: ecstasy
C: amphetamine sulfate (Benzedrine)
D: oxycodone (Percocet) - ANSWER-D: oxycodone (Percocet)
If you are uncertain how to treat a patient who has been poisoned or exposed to a specific substance,
you should:
A: keep the patient supine and elevate his legs
B: encourage the patient to drink milk or water
C: try to find the container the substance was in
D: administer naloxone via the intranasal route - ANSWER-C: try to find the container the substance
was in
Most poisonings occur via the ______ route:
A: inhalation
B: ingestion
C: injection
D: absorption - ANSWER-B: ingestion
Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
A: hypothermia
B: hypotension
C: tachycardia
D: slurred speech - ANSWER-C: tachycardia
Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as:
, A: willfully using a therapeutic drug to treat a medical illness
B: unwillingly and unknowingly consuming drugs or alcohol
C: misusing a substance to produce a desired effect
D: knowingly selling illicit drugs to buy more drugs - ANSWER-C: misusing a substance to produce a
desired effect
The major side effect associated with administration of activated charcoal is:
A: headache
B: black stools
C: abdominal pain
D: ringing in the ears - ANSWER-B: black stools
The poison control center will provide you with the most information regarding the appropriate
treatment for a patient with a drug overdose if the center:
A: is aware of the patient's age and gender
B: knows why the patient overdosed on the drug
C: knows the location of the closest hospital
D: is aware of the substance that is involved - ANSWER-D: is aware of the substance that is involved
What type of poisoning will cause burns around the mouth in children:
A: Alkaline poison
B: Inhaled poison
C: Plant poisoning
D: Injected poison - ANSWER-A: Alkaline poison
