WEST COAST EMT BLOCK #2 EXAM
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Agb60-year-
oldgbmangbisgbfoundgbtogbbegbunresponsive,gbpulseless,gbandgbapneic.gbYougbshould:
Selectgbone:
A.gbstartgbCPRgbandgbtransportgbimmediately.
B.gbbegingbCPRgbuntilgbangbAEDgbisgbavailable.
C.gbwithholdgbCPRgbuntilgbhegbisgbdefibrillated.
D.gbdeterminegbifgbhegbhasgbagbvalidgblivinggbwill.gb-
gbB.gbbegingbCPRgbuntilgbangbAEDgbisgbavailable.
Basicgblifegbsupportgb(BLS)gbisgbdefinedgbas:
Selectgbone:
A.gbbasicgblifesavinggbtreatmentgbthatgbisgbperformedgbbygbbystandersgbwhilegbEMSgbpro
vidersgbaregbengbroutegbtogbthegbscenegbofgbangbemergency.
B.gbnoninvasivegbemergencygbcaregbthatgbisgbusedgbtogbtreatgbconditionsgbsuchgbasgbairw
aygbobstruction,gbrespiratorygbarrest,gbandgbcardiacgbarrest.
C.gbinvasivegbemergencygbmedicalgbinterventionsgbsuchgbasgbintravenousgbtherapy,gbma
nualgbdefibrillation,gbandgbadvancedgbairwaygbmanagement.
D.gbanygbformgbofgbemergencygbmedicalgbtreatmentgbthatgbisgbperformedgbbygbadvancedg
bEMTs,gbparamedics,gbphysicians,gbandgbemergencygbnurses.gb-
gbB.gbnoninvasivegbemergencygbcaregbthatgbisgbusedgbtogbtreatgbconditionsgbsuchgbasgbair
waygbobstruction,gbrespiratorygbarrest,gbandgbcardiacgbarrest.
Betweengbeachgbchestgbcompression,gbyougbshouldgb__________.
Selectgbone:
A.gbcheckgbforgbagbpulse
B.gballowgbfullgbchestgbrecoil
C.gbadministergbagbbreath
D.gbremovegbyourgbhandsgbfromgbthegbchestgb-gbB.gballowgbfullgbchestgbrecoil
Complicationsgbassociatedgbwithgbchestgbcompressionsgbincludegballgbofgbthegbfollowing,
gbEXCEPT:
Selectgbone:
A.gbagbfracturedgbsternum.
B.gbgastricgbdistention.
C.gbribgbfractures.
D.gblivergblaceration.gb-gbB.gbgastricgbdistention.
,CPRgbisgbingbprogressgbongbagbpregnantgbwoman.gbShortlygbaftergbmanuallygbdisplacingg
bhergbuterusgbtogbthegbleft,gbreturngbofgbspontaneousgbcirculationgboccurs.gbWhichgbofgbth
egbfollowinggbwouldgbMOSTgblikelygbexplaingbthis?
Selectgbone:
A.gbDisplacementgbofgbhergbuterusgbcausedgbbloodgbtogbflowgbbackward,gbwhichgbincreas
edgbbloodgbflowgbtogbhergbheart.
B.gbIncreasedgbbloodgbflowgbtogbhergbheartgbcausedgbhergbventriclesgbtogbstopgbfibrillating
,gbwhichgbrestoredgbhergbpulse.
C.gbDisplacementgbofgbhergbuterusgballowedgbhergblungsgbtogbexpandgbmoregbfully,gbwhic
hgbrestoredgbhergbpulse.
D.gbPressuregbwasgbrelievedgbfromgbhergbaortagbandgbvenagbcava,gbwhichgbimprovedgbch
estgbcompressiongbeffectiveness.gb-
gbD.gbPressuregbwasgbrelievedgbfromgbhergbaortagbandgbvenagbcava,gbwhichgbimprovedgb
chestgbcompressiongbeffectiveness.
CPRgbretraininggbisgbthegbMOSTgbeffectivegbwhengbit:
Selectgbone:
A.gboccursgbeverygb24gbmonths.
B.gbisgbdeliveredgbbygbcomputer.
C.gbinvolvesgbhands-ongbpractice.
D.gbisgbself-pacedgbandgbbrief.gb-gbC.gbinvolvesgbhands-ongbpractice.
CPRgbshouldgbbegbinitiatedgbwhen:
Selectgbone:
A.gbrigorgbmortisgbisgbobvious.
B.gbsignsgbofgbputrefactiongbaregbpresent.
C.gbthegbcarotidgbpulsegbisgbverygbweak.
D.gbagbvalidgblivinggbwillgbisgbunavailable.gb-gbD.gbagbvalidgblivinggbwillgbisgbunavailable.
CPRgbwillgbNOTgbbegbeffectivegbifgbthegbpatientgbis:
Selectgbone:
A.gbsupine.
B.gbprone.
C.gbhorizontal.
D.gbongbagbfirmgbsurface.gb-gbB.gbprone.
GastricgbdistentiongbwillgbMOSTgblikelygboccur:
Selectgbone:
a.gbwhengbyougbdelivergbminimalgbtidalgbvolume.
b.gb
gbc.gbingbpatientsgbwhogbaregbintubated.
d.gbwhengbthegbairwaygbisgbcompletelygbobstructed.
e.gbifgbyougbventilategbagbpatientgbtoogbquickly.gb-
gbe.gbifgbyougbventilategbagbpatientgbtoogbquickly.
,Ifgbangbobjectgbisgbvisiblegbingbthegbunconsciousgbpatient'sgbairway,gbyougbshouldgb_____
_____.
Selectgbone:
A.gbleavegbitgbingbplace
B.gbcontinuegbchestgbcompressions
C.gbremovegbit
D.gbplacegbthegbpatientgbongbhisgborgbhergbsidegb-gbC.gbremovegbit
Ingbmostgbcases,gbcardiopulmonarygbarrestgbingbinfantsgbandgbchildrengbisgbcausedgbby:
Selectgbone:
A.gbagbcardiacgbdysrhythmia.
B.gbseveregbchestgbtrauma.
C.gbrespiratorygbarrest.
D.gbagbdruggboverdose.gb-gbC.gbrespiratorygbarrest.
Severalgbattemptsgbtogbadequatelygbopengbagbtraumagbpatient'sgbairwaygbwithgbthegbjaw-
thrustgbmaneuvergbhavegbbeengbunsuccessful.gbYougbshould:
Selectgbone:
A.gbtrygbopeninggbthegbairwaygbbygbliftinggbupgbongbthegbchin.
B.gbsuctiongbthegbairwaygbandgbreattemptgbthegbjaw-thrustgbmaneuver.
C.gbtiltgbthegbheadgbbackgbwhilegbliftinggbupgbongbthegbpatient'sgbneck.
D.gbcarefullygbperformgbthegbheadgbtilt-chingbliftgbmaneuver.gb-
gbD.gbcarefullygbperformgbthegbheadgbtilt-chingbliftgbmaneuver.
Signsgbofgbagbsuddengbseveregbuppergbairwaygbobstructiongbincludegballgbofgbthegbfollowi
ng,gbEXCEPT:
Selectgbone:
A.gbgraspinggbthegbthroat.
B.gbacutegbcyanosis.
C.gbinabilitygbtogbspeak.
D.gbforcefulgbcoughing.gb-gbD.gbforcefulgbcoughing.
Thegbimpedancegbthresholdgbdevicegb(ITD)gbmaygbimprovegbcirculationgbduringgbactivegb
compression-decompressiongbCPRgbby:
Selectgbone:
A.gblimitinggbthegbamountgbofgbairgbthatgbentersgbthegblungsgbduringgbthegbrecoilgbphasegb
betweengbchestgbcompressions,gbwhichgbresultsgbingbnegativegbintrathoracicgbpressuregb
andgbimprovedgbcardiacgbfilling.
B.gbmaintaininggbincreasedgbintrathoracicgbpressuregbduringgbthegbdownwardgbstrokegbof
gbeachgbchestgbcompression,gbwhichgbforcesgbmoregbbloodgbfromgbbothgbofgbthegbventricl
es.
C.gbdrawinggballgbofgbthegbairgboutgbofgbthegblungsgbingbbetweengbchestgbcompressions,gb
whichgbcausesgbpositivegbintrathoracicgbpressuregbandgbagbreductiongbofgbbloodgbreturngb
togbthegbrightgbsidegbofgbthegbheart.
D.gbmaximizinggbthegbamountgbofgbairgbingbthegblungsgbfollowinggbchestgbrecoil,gbwhichgbh
yperinflatesgbthegblungsgbandgbforcesgbmoregbbloodgbfromgbthegbventriclegbduringgbeachgb
, compression.gb-
gbA.gblimitinggbthegbamountgbofgbairgbthatgbentersgbthegblungsgbduringgbthegbrecoilgbphase
gbbetweengbchestgbcompressions,gbwhichgbresultsgbingbnegativegbintrathoracicgbpressure
gbandgbimprovedgbcardiacgbfilling.
Whatgbisgbthegbcorrectgbcompression-to-ventilationgbratiogbforgbadultgbCPR?
Selectgbone:
A.gb30:2
B.gb5:1
C.gb30:1
D.gb3:2gb-gbA.gb30:2
WhengbperforminggbCPRgbongbagbchild,gbyougbshouldgbcompressgbthegbchest:
Selectgbone:
A.gbtogbagbdepthgbofgb1gbtogb2gbinches.
B.gbwithgbonegborgbtwogbhands.
C.gbuntilgbagbradialgbpulsegbisgbfelt.
D.gb80gbtogb100gbtimesgbpergbminute.gb-gbB.gbwithgbonegborgbtwogbhands.
Whilegbrescuergbonegbisgbfinishinggbhisgborgbhergbfifthgbcyclegbofgb30gbcompressions,gbres
cuergbtwogbshould:
Selectgbone:
A.gbgivegbtwogbbreathsgbandgbpreparegbtogbstartgbcompressions.
B.gbsuctiongbthegbpatient'sgbmouthgbandgbgivegbtwogbmoregbventilations.
C.gbassessgbforgbagbcarotidgbpulsegbforgb15gbseconds.
D.gbmovegbtogbthegboppositegbsidegbofgbthegbpatient'sgbchest.gb-
gbD.gbmovegbtogbthegboppositegbsidegbofgbthegbpatient'sgbchest.
Withoutgbpractice,gbyourgbCPRgbskillsgbwillgb__________.
Selectgbone:
A.gbbecomegbpartgbofgbyourgbmusclegbmemory
B.gbimprovegbovergbtime
C.gbcomegbbackgbautomaticallygbwhengbneeded
D.gbdeteriorategbovergbtimegb-gbD.gbdeteriorategbovergbtime
Yourgbconsciousgbpatientgbhasgbagbmildgbpartialgbairwaygbobstruction.gbYougbshould:
Selectgbone:
A.gbplacegbthegbpatientgbsupine.
B.gbencouragegbthegbpatientgbtogbcough.
C.gbadministergbbackgbblows.
D.gbperformgbabdominalgbthrusts.gb-gbB.gbencouragegbthegbpatientgbtogbcough.
Yourgbpartnergbisgbperforminggbone-rescuergbCPRgbongbagbmiddle-
agedgbwomangbingbcardiacgbarrest.gbWhengbyougbapplygbthegbAEDgbpads,gbyougbnotegbth
atgbshegbhasgbagbmedicationgbpatchgbovergbthegbsamegbareagbwheregbonegbofgbthegbAED
gbpadsgbwillgbbegbplaced.gbYougbshould:
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Agb60-year-
oldgbmangbisgbfoundgbtogbbegbunresponsive,gbpulseless,gbandgbapneic.gbYougbshould:
Selectgbone:
A.gbstartgbCPRgbandgbtransportgbimmediately.
B.gbbegingbCPRgbuntilgbangbAEDgbisgbavailable.
C.gbwithholdgbCPRgbuntilgbhegbisgbdefibrillated.
D.gbdeterminegbifgbhegbhasgbagbvalidgblivinggbwill.gb-
gbB.gbbegingbCPRgbuntilgbangbAEDgbisgbavailable.
Basicgblifegbsupportgb(BLS)gbisgbdefinedgbas:
Selectgbone:
A.gbbasicgblifesavinggbtreatmentgbthatgbisgbperformedgbbygbbystandersgbwhilegbEMSgbpro
vidersgbaregbengbroutegbtogbthegbscenegbofgbangbemergency.
B.gbnoninvasivegbemergencygbcaregbthatgbisgbusedgbtogbtreatgbconditionsgbsuchgbasgbairw
aygbobstruction,gbrespiratorygbarrest,gbandgbcardiacgbarrest.
C.gbinvasivegbemergencygbmedicalgbinterventionsgbsuchgbasgbintravenousgbtherapy,gbma
nualgbdefibrillation,gbandgbadvancedgbairwaygbmanagement.
D.gbanygbformgbofgbemergencygbmedicalgbtreatmentgbthatgbisgbperformedgbbygbadvancedg
bEMTs,gbparamedics,gbphysicians,gbandgbemergencygbnurses.gb-
gbB.gbnoninvasivegbemergencygbcaregbthatgbisgbusedgbtogbtreatgbconditionsgbsuchgbasgbair
waygbobstruction,gbrespiratorygbarrest,gbandgbcardiacgbarrest.
Betweengbeachgbchestgbcompression,gbyougbshouldgb__________.
Selectgbone:
A.gbcheckgbforgbagbpulse
B.gballowgbfullgbchestgbrecoil
C.gbadministergbagbbreath
D.gbremovegbyourgbhandsgbfromgbthegbchestgb-gbB.gballowgbfullgbchestgbrecoil
Complicationsgbassociatedgbwithgbchestgbcompressionsgbincludegballgbofgbthegbfollowing,
gbEXCEPT:
Selectgbone:
A.gbagbfracturedgbsternum.
B.gbgastricgbdistention.
C.gbribgbfractures.
D.gblivergblaceration.gb-gbB.gbgastricgbdistention.
,CPRgbisgbingbprogressgbongbagbpregnantgbwoman.gbShortlygbaftergbmanuallygbdisplacingg
bhergbuterusgbtogbthegbleft,gbreturngbofgbspontaneousgbcirculationgboccurs.gbWhichgbofgbth
egbfollowinggbwouldgbMOSTgblikelygbexplaingbthis?
Selectgbone:
A.gbDisplacementgbofgbhergbuterusgbcausedgbbloodgbtogbflowgbbackward,gbwhichgbincreas
edgbbloodgbflowgbtogbhergbheart.
B.gbIncreasedgbbloodgbflowgbtogbhergbheartgbcausedgbhergbventriclesgbtogbstopgbfibrillating
,gbwhichgbrestoredgbhergbpulse.
C.gbDisplacementgbofgbhergbuterusgballowedgbhergblungsgbtogbexpandgbmoregbfully,gbwhic
hgbrestoredgbhergbpulse.
D.gbPressuregbwasgbrelievedgbfromgbhergbaortagbandgbvenagbcava,gbwhichgbimprovedgbch
estgbcompressiongbeffectiveness.gb-
gbD.gbPressuregbwasgbrelievedgbfromgbhergbaortagbandgbvenagbcava,gbwhichgbimprovedgb
chestgbcompressiongbeffectiveness.
CPRgbretraininggbisgbthegbMOSTgbeffectivegbwhengbit:
Selectgbone:
A.gboccursgbeverygb24gbmonths.
B.gbisgbdeliveredgbbygbcomputer.
C.gbinvolvesgbhands-ongbpractice.
D.gbisgbself-pacedgbandgbbrief.gb-gbC.gbinvolvesgbhands-ongbpractice.
CPRgbshouldgbbegbinitiatedgbwhen:
Selectgbone:
A.gbrigorgbmortisgbisgbobvious.
B.gbsignsgbofgbputrefactiongbaregbpresent.
C.gbthegbcarotidgbpulsegbisgbverygbweak.
D.gbagbvalidgblivinggbwillgbisgbunavailable.gb-gbD.gbagbvalidgblivinggbwillgbisgbunavailable.
CPRgbwillgbNOTgbbegbeffectivegbifgbthegbpatientgbis:
Selectgbone:
A.gbsupine.
B.gbprone.
C.gbhorizontal.
D.gbongbagbfirmgbsurface.gb-gbB.gbprone.
GastricgbdistentiongbwillgbMOSTgblikelygboccur:
Selectgbone:
a.gbwhengbyougbdelivergbminimalgbtidalgbvolume.
b.gb
gbc.gbingbpatientsgbwhogbaregbintubated.
d.gbwhengbthegbairwaygbisgbcompletelygbobstructed.
e.gbifgbyougbventilategbagbpatientgbtoogbquickly.gb-
gbe.gbifgbyougbventilategbagbpatientgbtoogbquickly.
,Ifgbangbobjectgbisgbvisiblegbingbthegbunconsciousgbpatient'sgbairway,gbyougbshouldgb_____
_____.
Selectgbone:
A.gbleavegbitgbingbplace
B.gbcontinuegbchestgbcompressions
C.gbremovegbit
D.gbplacegbthegbpatientgbongbhisgborgbhergbsidegb-gbC.gbremovegbit
Ingbmostgbcases,gbcardiopulmonarygbarrestgbingbinfantsgbandgbchildrengbisgbcausedgbby:
Selectgbone:
A.gbagbcardiacgbdysrhythmia.
B.gbseveregbchestgbtrauma.
C.gbrespiratorygbarrest.
D.gbagbdruggboverdose.gb-gbC.gbrespiratorygbarrest.
Severalgbattemptsgbtogbadequatelygbopengbagbtraumagbpatient'sgbairwaygbwithgbthegbjaw-
thrustgbmaneuvergbhavegbbeengbunsuccessful.gbYougbshould:
Selectgbone:
A.gbtrygbopeninggbthegbairwaygbbygbliftinggbupgbongbthegbchin.
B.gbsuctiongbthegbairwaygbandgbreattemptgbthegbjaw-thrustgbmaneuver.
C.gbtiltgbthegbheadgbbackgbwhilegbliftinggbupgbongbthegbpatient'sgbneck.
D.gbcarefullygbperformgbthegbheadgbtilt-chingbliftgbmaneuver.gb-
gbD.gbcarefullygbperformgbthegbheadgbtilt-chingbliftgbmaneuver.
Signsgbofgbagbsuddengbseveregbuppergbairwaygbobstructiongbincludegballgbofgbthegbfollowi
ng,gbEXCEPT:
Selectgbone:
A.gbgraspinggbthegbthroat.
B.gbacutegbcyanosis.
C.gbinabilitygbtogbspeak.
D.gbforcefulgbcoughing.gb-gbD.gbforcefulgbcoughing.
Thegbimpedancegbthresholdgbdevicegb(ITD)gbmaygbimprovegbcirculationgbduringgbactivegb
compression-decompressiongbCPRgbby:
Selectgbone:
A.gblimitinggbthegbamountgbofgbairgbthatgbentersgbthegblungsgbduringgbthegbrecoilgbphasegb
betweengbchestgbcompressions,gbwhichgbresultsgbingbnegativegbintrathoracicgbpressuregb
andgbimprovedgbcardiacgbfilling.
B.gbmaintaininggbincreasedgbintrathoracicgbpressuregbduringgbthegbdownwardgbstrokegbof
gbeachgbchestgbcompression,gbwhichgbforcesgbmoregbbloodgbfromgbbothgbofgbthegbventricl
es.
C.gbdrawinggballgbofgbthegbairgboutgbofgbthegblungsgbingbbetweengbchestgbcompressions,gb
whichgbcausesgbpositivegbintrathoracicgbpressuregbandgbagbreductiongbofgbbloodgbreturngb
togbthegbrightgbsidegbofgbthegbheart.
D.gbmaximizinggbthegbamountgbofgbairgbingbthegblungsgbfollowinggbchestgbrecoil,gbwhichgbh
yperinflatesgbthegblungsgbandgbforcesgbmoregbbloodgbfromgbthegbventriclegbduringgbeachgb
, compression.gb-
gbA.gblimitinggbthegbamountgbofgbairgbthatgbentersgbthegblungsgbduringgbthegbrecoilgbphase
gbbetweengbchestgbcompressions,gbwhichgbresultsgbingbnegativegbintrathoracicgbpressure
gbandgbimprovedgbcardiacgbfilling.
Whatgbisgbthegbcorrectgbcompression-to-ventilationgbratiogbforgbadultgbCPR?
Selectgbone:
A.gb30:2
B.gb5:1
C.gb30:1
D.gb3:2gb-gbA.gb30:2
WhengbperforminggbCPRgbongbagbchild,gbyougbshouldgbcompressgbthegbchest:
Selectgbone:
A.gbtogbagbdepthgbofgb1gbtogb2gbinches.
B.gbwithgbonegborgbtwogbhands.
C.gbuntilgbagbradialgbpulsegbisgbfelt.
D.gb80gbtogb100gbtimesgbpergbminute.gb-gbB.gbwithgbonegborgbtwogbhands.
Whilegbrescuergbonegbisgbfinishinggbhisgborgbhergbfifthgbcyclegbofgb30gbcompressions,gbres
cuergbtwogbshould:
Selectgbone:
A.gbgivegbtwogbbreathsgbandgbpreparegbtogbstartgbcompressions.
B.gbsuctiongbthegbpatient'sgbmouthgbandgbgivegbtwogbmoregbventilations.
C.gbassessgbforgbagbcarotidgbpulsegbforgb15gbseconds.
D.gbmovegbtogbthegboppositegbsidegbofgbthegbpatient'sgbchest.gb-
gbD.gbmovegbtogbthegboppositegbsidegbofgbthegbpatient'sgbchest.
Withoutgbpractice,gbyourgbCPRgbskillsgbwillgb__________.
Selectgbone:
A.gbbecomegbpartgbofgbyourgbmusclegbmemory
B.gbimprovegbovergbtime
C.gbcomegbbackgbautomaticallygbwhengbneeded
D.gbdeteriorategbovergbtimegb-gbD.gbdeteriorategbovergbtime
Yourgbconsciousgbpatientgbhasgbagbmildgbpartialgbairwaygbobstruction.gbYougbshould:
Selectgbone:
A.gbplacegbthegbpatientgbsupine.
B.gbencouragegbthegbpatientgbtogbcough.
C.gbadministergbbackgbblows.
D.gbperformgbabdominalgbthrusts.gb-gbB.gbencouragegbthegbpatientgbtogbcough.
Yourgbpartnergbisgbperforminggbone-rescuergbCPRgbongbagbmiddle-
agedgbwomangbingbcardiacgbarrest.gbWhengbyougbapplygbthegbAEDgbpads,gbyougbnotegbth
atgbshegbhasgbagbmedicationgbpatchgbovergbthegbsamegbareagbwheregbonegbofgbthegbAED
gbpadsgbwillgbbegbplaced.gbYougbshould:
