WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS JUST RELEASED!!
"You are assessing a 72-year-old man with abdominal pain. The patient is sitting in a chair; he is
conscious, alert, and calm. As you are talking to the patient, your partner discreetly directs your
attention to a handgun, which is located on a nearby table. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER=> position
yourself in between the patient and the gun and ask your partner to request law enforcement
assistance"
"You should suspect that a patient is experiencing respiratory failure if he or she? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> has bradycardia and diminished muscle tone"
"A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> begin CPR until an AED is available"
"Basic life support (BLS) is defined as? - CORRECT ANSWER=> noninvasive emergency care that is used
to treat conditions such as airway obstruction, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest"
"Between each chest compression, you should __________. - CORRECT ANSWER=> allow full chest
recoil"
"Complications associated with chest compressions include all of the following, EXCEPT? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> gastric distention"
"CPR is in progress on a pregnant woman. Shortly after manually displacing her uterus to the left, return
of spontaneous circulation occurs. Which of the following would MOST likely explain this? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Pressure was relieved from her aorta and vena cava, which improved chest compression
effectiveness"
"CPR retraining is the MOST effective when it: - CORRECT ANSWER=> involves hands-on practice"
"CPR should be initiated when - CORRECT ANSWER=> a valid living will is unavailable"
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, "CPR will NOT be effective if the patient is - CORRECT ANSWER=> prone"
"Gastric distention will MOST likely occur: - CORRECT ANSWER=> if you ventilate a patient too quickly."
"If an object is visible in the unconscious patient's airway, you should __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER=> remove it"
"In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
respiratory arrest"
"Signs of a sudden severe upper airway obstruction include all of the following, EXCEPT? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> forceful coughing"
"The impedance threshold device (ITD) may improve circulation during active compression-
decompression CPR by? - CORRECT ANSWER=> limiting the amount of air that enters the lungs during
the recoil phase between chest compressions, which results in negative intrathoracic pressure and
improved cardiac filling"
"What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio for adult CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 30:2"
"When performing CPR on a child, you should compress the chest? - CORRECT ANSWER=> with one or
two hands"
"While rescuer one is finishing his or her fifth cycle of 30 compressions, rescuer two should? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> move to the opposite side of the patient's chest"
"Without practice, your CPR skills will __________. - CORRECT ANSWER=> deteriorate over time"
"Your conscious patient has a mild partial airway obstruction. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
encourage the patient to cough"
"Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply
the AED pads, you note that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of the AED pads
will be placed. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER=> remove the medication patch, wipe away any
medication residue, and apply the AED pads"
"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? - CORRECT ANSWER=> you were
exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient"
"After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next priority should be to?
- CORRECT ANSWER=> take standard precautions"
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REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS JUST RELEASED!!
"You are assessing a 72-year-old man with abdominal pain. The patient is sitting in a chair; he is
conscious, alert, and calm. As you are talking to the patient, your partner discreetly directs your
attention to a handgun, which is located on a nearby table. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER=> position
yourself in between the patient and the gun and ask your partner to request law enforcement
assistance"
"You should suspect that a patient is experiencing respiratory failure if he or she? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> has bradycardia and diminished muscle tone"
"A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> begin CPR until an AED is available"
"Basic life support (BLS) is defined as? - CORRECT ANSWER=> noninvasive emergency care that is used
to treat conditions such as airway obstruction, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest"
"Between each chest compression, you should __________. - CORRECT ANSWER=> allow full chest
recoil"
"Complications associated with chest compressions include all of the following, EXCEPT? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> gastric distention"
"CPR is in progress on a pregnant woman. Shortly after manually displacing her uterus to the left, return
of spontaneous circulation occurs. Which of the following would MOST likely explain this? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Pressure was relieved from her aorta and vena cava, which improved chest compression
effectiveness"
"CPR retraining is the MOST effective when it: - CORRECT ANSWER=> involves hands-on practice"
"CPR should be initiated when - CORRECT ANSWER=> a valid living will is unavailable"
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, "CPR will NOT be effective if the patient is - CORRECT ANSWER=> prone"
"Gastric distention will MOST likely occur: - CORRECT ANSWER=> if you ventilate a patient too quickly."
"If an object is visible in the unconscious patient's airway, you should __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER=> remove it"
"In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
respiratory arrest"
"Signs of a sudden severe upper airway obstruction include all of the following, EXCEPT? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> forceful coughing"
"The impedance threshold device (ITD) may improve circulation during active compression-
decompression CPR by? - CORRECT ANSWER=> limiting the amount of air that enters the lungs during
the recoil phase between chest compressions, which results in negative intrathoracic pressure and
improved cardiac filling"
"What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio for adult CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 30:2"
"When performing CPR on a child, you should compress the chest? - CORRECT ANSWER=> with one or
two hands"
"While rescuer one is finishing his or her fifth cycle of 30 compressions, rescuer two should? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> move to the opposite side of the patient's chest"
"Without practice, your CPR skills will __________. - CORRECT ANSWER=> deteriorate over time"
"Your conscious patient has a mild partial airway obstruction. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
encourage the patient to cough"
"Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply
the AED pads, you note that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of the AED pads
will be placed. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER=> remove the medication patch, wipe away any
medication residue, and apply the AED pads"
"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? - CORRECT ANSWER=> you were
exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient"
"After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next priority should be to?
- CORRECT ANSWER=> take standard precautions"
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