WEST COAST EMT FINAL STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
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StateQLevelQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
LicensureQisQaQstateQfunction.QLawsQregulateQhowQEMSQprovidersQwillQoperate.QTheQstandardQforQprehospi
talQemergencyQcareQandQtheQindividualsQwhoQprovideQitQareQtypicallyQregulatedQbyQtheQstateQofficeQofQEM
S.
LocalQLevelQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-LocalQmedicalQdirectorQdecidesQtheQday-to-
dayQlimitsQofQtheQEMSQpersonnel
FederalQLevelQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
NHTSAQbroughtQinQexpertsQfromQaroundQtheQcountryQtoQcreateQtheQNationalQEMTQScopeQofQPracticeQMod
el.QEMTQtrainingQinQnearlyQeveryQstateQmeetsQorQexceedsQtheQguidelinesQrecommendedQbyQtheQNHTSA.
RolesQofQEMRQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
providesQbasic,QimmediateQcareQincludingQbleedingQcontrol,QCPR,QAED,QandQemergencyQchildbirth
EMTQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
includesQallQEMRQskills,QadvancedQtrainingQinQtheQbasicQlifeQsupport,QuseQofQairwayQadjuncts,QnoninvasiveQ
bloodQpressureQmonitoringQpulseQoximetryQandQassistingQpatientsQwithQcertainQmedications
AEMTQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
advancedQlifeQsupport,QIVQtherapy,QadvancedQairwayQdevices,QbloodQglucoseQmonitoringQandQtheQadminis
trationQofQcertainQemergencyQmedications.
ParamedicQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
includingQendotrachealQintubation,QemergencyQpharmacology,QcardiacQmonitoring,QandQetc
PCRsQandQDocumentationQ(Messy)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-MessyQreportsQequalQpoorQpatientQcare
TypesQofQstressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Acute,QDelayed,QcumulativeQ,QPTSD,QCISM
,AcuteQStressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-OccurQduringQaQstressfulQsituation
DelayedQStressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ManifestsQafterQtheQstressfulQevent
CumulativeQstressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ProlongedQorQexcessiveQstress
PTSDQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AQdelayedQstressQreactionQtoQaQpriorQincident.QOftenQtheQresultQofQoneQorQmoreQunresolvedQissuesQconcer
ningQtheQincident,QandQmayQrelateQtoQanQincidentQthatQinvolvedQphysicalQharmQorQtheQthreatQofQphysicalQ
harm.
CriticalQincidentQStressQManagementQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AQprocessQthatQconfrontsQtheQresponsesQtoQcriticalQincidentsQandQdefusesQthem,QdirectingQtheQemergenc
yQservicesQpersonnelQtowardQphysicalQandQemotionalQequilibrium.
QuidQProQQuoQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
whenQtheQharasserQrequestsQsexualQfavorsQinQexchangeQforQsomethingQelse,QsuchQasQpromotion
NegligenceQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
failureQtoQprovideQtheQsameQcareQthatQaQpersonQw/QsimilarQtrainingQwouldQprovide
AbandonmentQ(defQandQex)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
unilateralQterminationQofQcareQbyQEMTQwithoutQpatientsQconsent
BodyQplanesQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Coronal:QAnterior,Qposterior,Q
Transverse:Qsuperior,Qinferior
Sagittal:QdownQtheQmiddle
BodyQpositionsQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Recovery
Supine
Prone
,Fowlers
NervousQSystemQanatomyQ(voluntary)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
somatic,QbrainQinterpretsQsensoryQinfoQthatQitQreceivesQfromQperipheralQandQcranialQnerves
NervousQSystemQanatomyQ(involuntary)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
autonomic,QcontrolsQtheQfunctionQofQmanyQvitalQorgansQ(brainQhasQnoQvoluntaryQcontrol)
SympatheticQNervousQSystemQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
(fightQorQflight)QsendsQcommandsQtoQtheQadrenalQglandsQwhereQepinephrineQandQnorepinephrineQareQsec
retedQtoQstimulateQtheQheartQandQbloodQvessels
ParasympatheticQNervousQSystemQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
slowsQtheQheartQandQrespiratoryQrates,QconstrictsQbloodQvesselsQinQtheQmuscles,QandQdilatesQbloodQvessel
sQinQtheQdigestiveQsystem
CardiogenicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
notQenoughQoxygenQisQdeliveredQtoQtheQtissuesQofQtheQbody,QcausedQbyQlowQoutputQofQbloodQfromQtheQhe
art
NeurogenicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
circulatoryQfailureQcausedQbyQparalysisQofQtheQnervesQthatQcontrolQtheQsizeQofQtheQbloodQvessels,QleadingQ
toQwidespreadQdilation;QseenQinQspinalQcordQinjuries
SepticQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-shockQthatQisQcausedQbyQsevereQinfection,QusuallyQbacterial
HypovolemicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-shockQthatQisQcausedQbyQfluidQorQbloodQloss
PsychogenicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
causedQbyQaQsudden,QtemporaryQreductionQinQbloodQsupplyQtoQtheQbrainQthatQcausesQsyncopeQ(fainting)
, ObstructiveQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
shockQthatQoccursQwhenQthereQisQaQblockQtoQbloodQflowQinQtheQheartQorQgreatQvessels,QcausingQanQinsuffic
ientQbloodQsupplyQtoQtheQbody'sQtissues
PerfusionQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
CirculationQofQbloodQwithinQanQorganQorQtissueQinQadequateQamountsQtoQmeetQcurrentQneedsQofQtheQcells
.QHomeostasis
RespiratoryQanatomyQ(upper)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-nasalQcavity,QoralQcavity,Qlarynx,Qpharynx
RespiratoryQanatomyQ(lower)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-trachea,Qlungs,Qbronchi,Qdiaphragm
HypoglycemiaQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-LowQglucose
HyperglycemiaQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-HighQGlucose
VascularQanatomyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Artery
Arterioles
Veins
Venules
Capillary
IschemicQStrokeQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
aQtypeQofQstrokeQthatQoccursQwhenQtheQflowQofQbloodQtoQtheQbrainQisQclotted
GeneralizedQseizureQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-aQseizureQthatQaffectsQbothQsidesQofQtheQbrain
statusQepilepticusQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
aQprolongedQseizureQorQsituationQwhenQaQpersonQsuffersQtwoQorQmoreQconvulsiveQseizuresQwithoutQregai
ningQfullQconsciousness
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
Save
StateQLevelQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
LicensureQisQaQstateQfunction.QLawsQregulateQhowQEMSQprovidersQwillQoperate.QTheQstandardQforQprehospi
talQemergencyQcareQandQtheQindividualsQwhoQprovideQitQareQtypicallyQregulatedQbyQtheQstateQofficeQofQEM
S.
LocalQLevelQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-LocalQmedicalQdirectorQdecidesQtheQday-to-
dayQlimitsQofQtheQEMSQpersonnel
FederalQLevelQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
NHTSAQbroughtQinQexpertsQfromQaroundQtheQcountryQtoQcreateQtheQNationalQEMTQScopeQofQPracticeQMod
el.QEMTQtrainingQinQnearlyQeveryQstateQmeetsQorQexceedsQtheQguidelinesQrecommendedQbyQtheQNHTSA.
RolesQofQEMRQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
providesQbasic,QimmediateQcareQincludingQbleedingQcontrol,QCPR,QAED,QandQemergencyQchildbirth
EMTQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
includesQallQEMRQskills,QadvancedQtrainingQinQtheQbasicQlifeQsupport,QuseQofQairwayQadjuncts,QnoninvasiveQ
bloodQpressureQmonitoringQpulseQoximetryQandQassistingQpatientsQwithQcertainQmedications
AEMTQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
advancedQlifeQsupport,QIVQtherapy,QadvancedQairwayQdevices,QbloodQglucoseQmonitoringQandQtheQadminis
trationQofQcertainQemergencyQmedications.
ParamedicQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
includingQendotrachealQintubation,QemergencyQpharmacology,QcardiacQmonitoring,QandQetc
PCRsQandQDocumentationQ(Messy)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-MessyQreportsQequalQpoorQpatientQcare
TypesQofQstressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Acute,QDelayed,QcumulativeQ,QPTSD,QCISM
,AcuteQStressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-OccurQduringQaQstressfulQsituation
DelayedQStressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ManifestsQafterQtheQstressfulQevent
CumulativeQstressQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ProlongedQorQexcessiveQstress
PTSDQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AQdelayedQstressQreactionQtoQaQpriorQincident.QOftenQtheQresultQofQoneQorQmoreQunresolvedQissuesQconcer
ningQtheQincident,QandQmayQrelateQtoQanQincidentQthatQinvolvedQphysicalQharmQorQtheQthreatQofQphysicalQ
harm.
CriticalQincidentQStressQManagementQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AQprocessQthatQconfrontsQtheQresponsesQtoQcriticalQincidentsQandQdefusesQthem,QdirectingQtheQemergenc
yQservicesQpersonnelQtowardQphysicalQandQemotionalQequilibrium.
QuidQProQQuoQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
whenQtheQharasserQrequestsQsexualQfavorsQinQexchangeQforQsomethingQelse,QsuchQasQpromotion
NegligenceQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
failureQtoQprovideQtheQsameQcareQthatQaQpersonQw/QsimilarQtrainingQwouldQprovide
AbandonmentQ(defQandQex)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
unilateralQterminationQofQcareQbyQEMTQwithoutQpatientsQconsent
BodyQplanesQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Coronal:QAnterior,Qposterior,Q
Transverse:Qsuperior,Qinferior
Sagittal:QdownQtheQmiddle
BodyQpositionsQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Recovery
Supine
Prone
,Fowlers
NervousQSystemQanatomyQ(voluntary)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
somatic,QbrainQinterpretsQsensoryQinfoQthatQitQreceivesQfromQperipheralQandQcranialQnerves
NervousQSystemQanatomyQ(involuntary)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
autonomic,QcontrolsQtheQfunctionQofQmanyQvitalQorgansQ(brainQhasQnoQvoluntaryQcontrol)
SympatheticQNervousQSystemQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
(fightQorQflight)QsendsQcommandsQtoQtheQadrenalQglandsQwhereQepinephrineQandQnorepinephrineQareQsec
retedQtoQstimulateQtheQheartQandQbloodQvessels
ParasympatheticQNervousQSystemQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
slowsQtheQheartQandQrespiratoryQrates,QconstrictsQbloodQvesselsQinQtheQmuscles,QandQdilatesQbloodQvessel
sQinQtheQdigestiveQsystem
CardiogenicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
notQenoughQoxygenQisQdeliveredQtoQtheQtissuesQofQtheQbody,QcausedQbyQlowQoutputQofQbloodQfromQtheQhe
art
NeurogenicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
circulatoryQfailureQcausedQbyQparalysisQofQtheQnervesQthatQcontrolQtheQsizeQofQtheQbloodQvessels,QleadingQ
toQwidespreadQdilation;QseenQinQspinalQcordQinjuries
SepticQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-shockQthatQisQcausedQbyQsevereQinfection,QusuallyQbacterial
HypovolemicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-shockQthatQisQcausedQbyQfluidQorQbloodQloss
PsychogenicQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
causedQbyQaQsudden,QtemporaryQreductionQinQbloodQsupplyQtoQtheQbrainQthatQcausesQsyncopeQ(fainting)
, ObstructiveQShockQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
shockQthatQoccursQwhenQthereQisQaQblockQtoQbloodQflowQinQtheQheartQorQgreatQvessels,QcausingQanQinsuffic
ientQbloodQsupplyQtoQtheQbody'sQtissues
PerfusionQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
CirculationQofQbloodQwithinQanQorganQorQtissueQinQadequateQamountsQtoQmeetQcurrentQneedsQofQtheQcells
.QHomeostasis
RespiratoryQanatomyQ(upper)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-nasalQcavity,QoralQcavity,Qlarynx,Qpharynx
RespiratoryQanatomyQ(lower)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-trachea,Qlungs,Qbronchi,Qdiaphragm
HypoglycemiaQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-LowQglucose
HyperglycemiaQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-HighQGlucose
VascularQanatomyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Artery
Arterioles
Veins
Venules
Capillary
IschemicQStrokeQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
aQtypeQofQstrokeQthatQoccursQwhenQtheQflowQofQbloodQtoQtheQbrainQisQclotted
GeneralizedQseizureQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-aQseizureQthatQaffectsQbothQsidesQofQtheQbrain
statusQepilepticusQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
aQprolongedQseizureQorQsituationQwhenQaQpersonQsuffersQtwoQorQmoreQconvulsiveQseizuresQwithoutQregai
ningQfullQconsciousness
