WEST COAST EMT FINAL EXAM (ACTUAL 2025 E
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XAM) GRADED A+ b b
A. must not begin treatment until all patients have been triaged.
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- <<<<Answers>>>*As a triage supervisor, you:
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Select one: b
A. must not begin treatment until all patients have been triaged.
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B. must prepare patients for transport before they leave the triag
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e area.
b
C. are responsible for providing initial treatment to all patients.
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D. should communicate with area hospitals regarding their capa
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bilities.
D. begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation. -
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<<<<Answers>>>Following proper decontamination, a 30- b b b b
year-
b
old male is brought to you. He is semiconscious and has rapid, s
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hallow respirations. A quick visual assessment reveals no obvio
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us bleeding. You should:
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Select one: b
A. ask a firefighter what the patient was exposed to.
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B. perform a rapid assessment to locate critical injuries.
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C. administer high-flow oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
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,D. begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation.
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apply a CPAP device, monitor his BP, and observe him for sign
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s of improvement or deterioration - <<<<Answers>>>*A 62-
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year-
old man with a history of congestive heart failure presents with
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severe respiratory distres and with an oxygen saturation of 82%
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. When you auscultate his lungs, you hear widespread rales. He i
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s conscious and alert, is able to follow simple comands, and can
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only speak in two-to three-
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word sentences at a time. You should:
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C. freelancing. -
b b
<<<<Answers>>>The term used when individual units or differ
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ent organizations make independent, and often inefficient, decisi
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ons regarding an incident is called:
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Select one: b
A. single command.
b b
B. undermining.
b
C. freelancing.
b
D. logistical chaos.
b b
B. assign him a delayed (yellow) category and continue triaging
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the other patients. -
b b b
b<<<<Answers>>>While triaging patients at the scene of a build b b b b b b b b
ing collapse, you encounter a young child who is conscious, alert
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, and breathing; has bilateral radial pulses; and has a severely ang
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ulated leg, which is not bleeding. According to the JumpSTART
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triage system, you should: b b b
,Select one: b
A. evacuate him to a designated area and assign him a minimal (
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green) category. b
B. assign him a delayed (yellow) category and continue triaging
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the other patients.
b b
C. apply high-
b b
flow oxygen, obtain baseline vital signs, and continue triaging.
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D. quickly bind his legs together to stabilize the fracture, and co
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ntinue triaging. b
D. spleen. -
b b
<<<<Answers>>>Following blunt trauma to the abdomen, a 21
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-year-
old female complains of diffuse abdominal pain and pain to the l
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eft shoulder. Your assessment reveals that her abdomen is disten
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ded and tender to palpation. On the basis of these findings, you s
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hould be MOST suspicious of injury to the:
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Select one: b
A. liver.
b
B. pancreas.
b
C. gallbladder.
b
D. spleen.
b
D. open his airway and assess his breathing status. -
b b b b b b b b b
<<<<Answers>>>As you approach a young male who was inv b b b b b b b b
olved in an industrial accident, you note that his eyes are closed
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and that he is not moving. You can see several large
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, contusions to his arms, a laceration to his forehead with minimal
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bleeding, and a closed deformity to his right leg. You should:
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Select one: b
A. perform an immediate head-to-toe assessment.
b b b b b
B. apply high-flow oxygen and assess his injuries.
b b b b b b b
C. assess his pulse for rate, regularity, and quality.
b b b b b b b b
D. open his airway and assess his breathing status.
b b b b b b b b
D. rapidly transporting her to the hospital. -
b b b b b b b
<<<<Answers>>>A 6-year- b
old female was riding her bicycle and struck a clothesline with he
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r throat. She is breathing, but with obvious difficulty. Your asses
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sment reveals a crackling sensation in the soft tissues of her neck
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and facial cyanosis. In addition to the appropriate airway manage
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ment, the intervention that will MOST likely improve her chance
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of survival is:
b b b
Select one: b
A. requesting a paramedic ambulance.
b b b b
B. quickly immobilizing her spinal column.
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C. careful monitoring her vital signs.
b b b b b
D. rapidly transporting her to the hospital.
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B. they may need to call a specialist to see the patient. -
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<<<<Answers>>>When transporting a patient with a facial b b b b b b
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XAM) GRADED A+ b b
A. must not begin treatment until all patients have been triaged.
b b b b b b b b b b b
- <<<<Answers>>>*As a triage supervisor, you:
b b b b b
Select one: b
A. must not begin treatment until all patients have been triaged.
b b b b b b b b b b
B. must prepare patients for transport before they leave the triag
b b b b b b b b b b
e area.
b
C. are responsible for providing initial treatment to all patients.
b b b b b b b b b
D. should communicate with area hospitals regarding their capa
b b b b b b b b
bilities.
D. begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation. -
b b b b b b b
<<<<Answers>>>Following proper decontamination, a 30- b b b b
year-
b
old male is brought to you. He is semiconscious and has rapid, s
b b b b b b b b b b b b
hallow respirations. A quick visual assessment reveals no obvio
b b b b b b b b
us bleeding. You should:
b b b
Select one: b
A. ask a firefighter what the patient was exposed to.
b b b b b b b b b
B. perform a rapid assessment to locate critical injuries.
b b b b b b b b
C. administer high-flow oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.
b b b b b b b
,D. begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation.
b b b b b b
apply a CPAP device, monitor his BP, and observe him for sign
b b b b b b b b b b b
s of improvement or deterioration - <<<<Answers>>>*A 62-
b b b b b b b
year-
old man with a history of congestive heart failure presents with
b b b b b b b b b b b
severe respiratory distres and with an oxygen saturation of 82%
b b b b b b b b b
. When you auscultate his lungs, you hear widespread rales. He i
b b b b b b b b b b b
s conscious and alert, is able to follow simple comands, and can
b b b b b b b b b b b b
only speak in two-to three-
b b b b
word sentences at a time. You should:
b b b b b b
C. freelancing. -
b b
<<<<Answers>>>The term used when individual units or differ
b b b b b b b b
ent organizations make independent, and often inefficient, decisi
b b b b b b b
ons regarding an incident is called:
b b b b b
Select one: b
A. single command.
b b
B. undermining.
b
C. freelancing.
b
D. logistical chaos.
b b
B. assign him a delayed (yellow) category and continue triaging
b b b b b b b b b b
the other patients. -
b b b
b<<<<Answers>>>While triaging patients at the scene of a build b b b b b b b b
ing collapse, you encounter a young child who is conscious, alert
b b b b b b b b b b
, and breathing; has bilateral radial pulses; and has a severely ang
b b b b b b b b b b b
ulated leg, which is not bleeding. According to the JumpSTART
b b b b b b b b b b
triage system, you should: b b b
,Select one: b
A. evacuate him to a designated area and assign him a minimal (
b b b b b b b b b b b b
green) category. b
B. assign him a delayed (yellow) category and continue triaging
b b b b b b b b b b
the other patients.
b b
C. apply high-
b b
flow oxygen, obtain baseline vital signs, and continue triaging.
b b b b b b b b
D. quickly bind his legs together to stabilize the fracture, and co
b b b b b b b b b b b
ntinue triaging. b
D. spleen. -
b b
<<<<Answers>>>Following blunt trauma to the abdomen, a 21
b b b b b b b b
-year-
old female complains of diffuse abdominal pain and pain to the l
b b b b b b b b b b b
eft shoulder. Your assessment reveals that her abdomen is disten
b b b b b b b b b
ded and tender to palpation. On the basis of these findings, you s
b b b b b b b b b b b b
hould be MOST suspicious of injury to the:
b b b b b b b
Select one: b
A. liver.
b
B. pancreas.
b
C. gallbladder.
b
D. spleen.
b
D. open his airway and assess his breathing status. -
b b b b b b b b b
<<<<Answers>>>As you approach a young male who was inv b b b b b b b b
olved in an industrial accident, you note that his eyes are closed
b b b b b b b b b b b b
and that he is not moving. You can see several large
b b b b b b b b b b
, contusions to his arms, a laceration to his forehead with minimal
b b b b b b b b b b b
bleeding, and a closed deformity to his right leg. You should:
b b b b b b b b b b
Select one: b
A. perform an immediate head-to-toe assessment.
b b b b b
B. apply high-flow oxygen and assess his injuries.
b b b b b b b
C. assess his pulse for rate, regularity, and quality.
b b b b b b b b
D. open his airway and assess his breathing status.
b b b b b b b b
D. rapidly transporting her to the hospital. -
b b b b b b b
<<<<Answers>>>A 6-year- b
old female was riding her bicycle and struck a clothesline with he
b b b b b b b b b b b
r throat. She is breathing, but with obvious difficulty. Your asses
b b b b b b b b b b
sment reveals a crackling sensation in the soft tissues of her neck
b b b b b b b b b b b b
and facial cyanosis. In addition to the appropriate airway manage
b b b b b b b b b
ment, the intervention that will MOST likely improve her chance
b b b b b b b b b
of survival is:
b b b
Select one: b
A. requesting a paramedic ambulance.
b b b b
B. quickly immobilizing her spinal column.
b b b b b
C. careful monitoring her vital signs.
b b b b b
D. rapidly transporting her to the hospital.
b b b b b b
B. they may need to call a specialist to see the patient. -
b b b b b b b b b b b b
<<<<Answers>>>When transporting a patient with a facial b b b b b b
