WEST COAST EMT FINAL - CHAPTERS 1– 40 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

WEST COAST EMT FINAL - CHAPTERS
1– 40 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQanQexampleQofQcareQthatQisQprovidedQusingQstandingQorders?



MedicalQcontrolQisQcontactedQbyQtheQEMTQafterQaQpatientQwithQchestQpainQrefusesQEMSQcare.

TheQEMTQdefibrillatesQaQcardiacQarrestQpatient,QbeginsQCPR,QandQthenQcontactsQmedicalQcontrol.

AQphysicianQgivesQtheQEMTQanQorderQviaQradioQtoQadministerQoralQglucoseQtoQaQdiabeticQpatient.

FollowingQanQoverdose,QtheQEMTQcontactsQtheQmedicalQdirectorQforQpermissionQtoQgiveQactivatedQcharcoa
l.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
TheQEMTQdefibrillatesQaQcardiacQarrestQpatient,QbeginsQCPR,QandQthenQcontactsQmedicalQcontrol.



QualityQcontrolQinQanQEMSQsystemQisQtheQultimateQresponsibilityQofQthe:



paramedic.

leadQEMT.

medicalQdirector.

EMSQadministrator.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-medicalQdirector.



UponQarrivingQatQtheQsceneQofQaQdomesticQdispute,QyouQhearQyellingQandQtheQsoundQofQbreakingQglassQfro
mQinsideQtheQresidence.QYouQshould:



immediatelyQgainQaccessQtoQtheQpatient.

carefullyQenterQtheQhouseQandQthenQcallQtheQpolice.

retreatQtoQaQsafeQplaceQuntilQtheQpoliceQarrive.

tellQtheQpatientQtoQexitQtheQresidenceQsoQyouQcanQprovideQcare.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
retreatQtoQaQsafeQplaceQuntilQtheQpoliceQarrive.



WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQNOTQaQcomponentQofQcontinuousQqualityQimprovementQ(CQI)?Q

,PeriodicQreviewQofQrunQreports

DiscussionQofQneedsQforQimprovement

NegativeQfeedbackQtoQthoseQwhoQmakeQmistakesQwhileQonQaQcall

RemedialQtrainingQasQdeemedQnecessaryQbyQtheQmedicalQdirectorQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
NegativeQfeedbackQtoQthoseQwhoQmakeQmistakesQwhileQonQaQcall



AllQofQtheQfollowingQareQresponsibilitiesQofQtheQEMSQmedicalQdirector,QEXCEPT:



evaluatingQpatientQinsuranceQinformation.

servingQasQliaisonQwithQtheQmedicalQcommunity.

ensuringQthatQtheQappropriateQstandardsQareQmetQbyQEMTs.

ensuringQappropriateQEMTQeducationQandQcontinuingQtraining.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
evaluatingQpatientQinsuranceQinformation.



WhichQofQtheQfollowingQsituationsQwouldQMOSTQlikelyQdisqualifyQaQpersonQforQEMSQcertification?



AQmisdemeanorQatQtheQageQofQ17

DrivingQunderQtheQinfluenceQofQalcohol

PossessingQaQvalidQdriver'sQlicenseQfromQanotherQstate

AQmildQhearingQimpairmentQthatQisQcorrectedQwithQhearingQaidsQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
DrivingQunderQtheQinfluenceQofQalcohol



WhichQofQtheQfollowingQshouldQbeQtheQEMT'sQhighestQpriority?Q



ControllingQsevereQbleeding

MaintainingQaQpatient'sQairway

EnsuringQpatientQsafety

EnsuringQpersonalQsafetyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-EnsuringQpersonalQsafety

,AQpatientQwhoQrequiresQcardiacQmonitoringQinQtheQfieldQwouldQrequire,QatQaQminimum,QwhichQlevelQofQE
MSQprovider?.



EMR

EMT

Paramedic

AEMTQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Paramedic



WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQaQprofessionalQresponsibilityQofQtheQEMT?Q



TellingQtheQfamilyQofQaQdyingQpatientQthatQeverything
willQbeQOK

MaintainingQonlyQtheQskillsQthatQtheQEMTQfeelsQuncomfortableQwith

MaintainingQaQprofessionalQdemeanorQevenQunderQtheQmostQstressfulQsituations

AdvisingQanQemergencyQdepartmentQnurseQthatQpatientQreportsQareQgivenQonlyQtoQaQphysicianQ-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-MaintainingQaQprofessionalQdemeanorQevenQunderQtheQmostQstressfulQsituations




EmergencyQpatientQcareQoccursQinQprogressiveQphases.QWhatQoccursQfirst?



ActivationQofQEMS

InitialQprehospitalQcare

TheQpatientQreceivesQdefinitiveQcare

IncidentQrecognitionQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-IncidentQrecognition



AmericanQHeartQAssociationQprotocolsQareQbasedQonQ__________.



SelectQone:

A.QtheoriesQreadyQforQfieldQtrial

B.QtrendsQinQtheQEMSQcommunity

C.Qevidence-basedQresearch

, D.QopinionsQfromQaQcoreQgroupQofQcardiologistsQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-C.QEvidence-basedQresearch



AsQanQEMT,QyouQmayQbeQauthorizedQtoQadministerQaspirinQtoQaQpatientQwithQchestQpainQbasedQon:



SelectQone:

A.QmedicalQdirectorQapproval.

B.QtheQtransportQtimeQtoQtheQhospital.

C.QtheQpatient'sQcondition.

D.QanQorderQfromQaQparamedic.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-A.QMedicalQdirectorQapproval



NationalQguidelinesQforQEMSQcareQareQintendedQtoQ__________.



SelectQone:

A.QprovideQmoreQconsistentQdeliveryQofQEMSQcareQacrossQtheQUnitedQStates

B.QreduceQexpensesQatQtheQlocalQandQstateQlevels

C.QfacilitateQaQnationalQEMSQlaborQgroup

D.QunifyQEMSQprovidersQunderQaQsingleQmedicalQdirectorQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
A.QProvideQmoreQconsistentQdeliveryQofQEMSQcareQacrossQtheQUS



OnlineQmedicalQcontrolQrequiresQ__________.



SelectQone:

A.QtheQpresenceQofQanQadvanced-levelQprovider

B.QaQphysician'sQpresenceQonQtheQsceneQofQtheQcall

C.QwrittenQprotocolsQapprovedQbyQmedicalQcontrol

D.QphoneQorQradioQcontactQwithQtheQmedicalQdirectorQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
D.QphoneQorQradioQcontactQwithQtheQmedicalQdirector



PrehospitalQpatientQcareQdecisionsQshouldQbeQbasedQonQ__________.