West Coast EMT Final Study Guide
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
Levels tof tEMS t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-National- tevery tstate tmust tmeet tor texceed tguidelines tby
tNHTSA tState- tregulates tEMTs tfor tthe tstate
Local- tlocal tguidelines
Roles tof tEMS t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-EMR-
emergency tmedical tresponders t(law tenforcement, tfirefighters, tcare twith tlimited
tequipment) tEMT- temergency tmedical ttechnician, tcompleted tEMT tcourse t& tmore
ttrained
AEMT- tadvanced temergency tmedical ttechnician, tadded tknowledge tand tskills
tin tALS tParamedics- textensive ttraining t(1,000-1,300 thours)
PCR t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Patient tcare
treport tConsidered ta tlegal tdocument
Mostly telectronic
Court's tperception tmatters
tMake tsure tthey tare tperfect
If tit twasn't tdocumented, tit tdidn't thappen t(treatment)
,Types tof tStress t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Acute- toccur tduring tstressful
tsituation tDelayed- tmanifest tafter tevent
Cumulative- tprolonged tor texcessive tstress
tPTSD
CISM tTeam t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Critical tIncident tStress tManagement-
tdeveloped tto taddress tacute tstress tsituations tand tdecrease tthe trisk tof
tPTSD
Quid tPro tQuo t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-
If tyou tdo tsomething tfor tme tI'll tdo tsomething tfor tyou t(sexual tfavors, tsexual tharassment)
, Negligence t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-
Failure tin tfollowing tstandard tof tcare tby tfailing tto tprovide tcare, tproviding ttoo tmuch tcare t(outside
tof tyour tscope tof ttraining), tproviding tinnapropriate tcare, tor tfailing tto tprevent tproblems.
4 tthings tneeded tto tprove tnegligence t(even tthough tit tmay thave tstill toccurred) t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-
1. Duty
2. Breach tof tDuty
3. Damages
4. Causation
Abandonment t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-
Termination tof tcare tby tEMT twithout tpatient tconsent t(always tobtain tname tand tsignature tof twho
tyou ttra tnsfer tpatient tcare)
Medical tTerminology t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Starting ton tpage t154
Nervous tSystem t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Central tNervous tSystem t(CNS)- tbrain tand
tspinal tcord tPeripheral tNervous tSystem t(PNS)- tnerves tthat tconnect tall tparts tof tthe
tbody tto tthe tbrain tSomatic- tvoluntary, tmuscles t(walking, ttalking, tetc.)
Autonomic-
involuntary, torgans tand tglands t(digestion, tdilation, tconstruction tof tblood tvessels,
tsweating, tetc.) tSympathetic- temergency tsituation tfunction
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
Levels tof tEMS t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-National- tevery tstate tmust tmeet tor texceed tguidelines tby
tNHTSA tState- tregulates tEMTs tfor tthe tstate
Local- tlocal tguidelines
Roles tof tEMS t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-EMR-
emergency tmedical tresponders t(law tenforcement, tfirefighters, tcare twith tlimited
tequipment) tEMT- temergency tmedical ttechnician, tcompleted tEMT tcourse t& tmore
ttrained
AEMT- tadvanced temergency tmedical ttechnician, tadded tknowledge tand tskills
tin tALS tParamedics- textensive ttraining t(1,000-1,300 thours)
PCR t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Patient tcare
treport tConsidered ta tlegal tdocument
Mostly telectronic
Court's tperception tmatters
tMake tsure tthey tare tperfect
If tit twasn't tdocumented, tit tdidn't thappen t(treatment)
,Types tof tStress t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Acute- toccur tduring tstressful
tsituation tDelayed- tmanifest tafter tevent
Cumulative- tprolonged tor texcessive tstress
tPTSD
CISM tTeam t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Critical tIncident tStress tManagement-
tdeveloped tto taddress tacute tstress tsituations tand tdecrease tthe trisk tof
tPTSD
Quid tPro tQuo t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-
If tyou tdo tsomething tfor tme tI'll tdo tsomething tfor tyou t(sexual tfavors, tsexual tharassment)
, Negligence t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-
Failure tin tfollowing tstandard tof tcare tby tfailing tto tprovide tcare, tproviding ttoo tmuch tcare t(outside
tof tyour tscope tof ttraining), tproviding tinnapropriate tcare, tor tfailing tto tprevent tproblems.
4 tthings tneeded tto tprove tnegligence t(even tthough tit tmay thave tstill toccurred) t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-
1. Duty
2. Breach tof tDuty
3. Damages
4. Causation
Abandonment t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-
Termination tof tcare tby tEMT twithout tpatient tconsent t(always tobtain tname tand tsignature tof twho
tyou ttra tnsfer tpatient tcare)
Medical tTerminology t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Starting ton tpage t154
Nervous tSystem t- tCORRECT tANSWER t-Central tNervous tSystem t(CNS)- tbrain tand
tspinal tcord tPeripheral tNervous tSystem t(PNS)- tnerves tthat tconnect tall tparts tof tthe
tbody tto tthe tbrain tSomatic- tvoluntary, tmuscles t(walking, ttalking, tetc.)
Autonomic-
involuntary, torgans tand tglands t(digestion, tdilation, tconstruction tof tblood tvessels,
tsweating, tetc.) tSympathetic- temergency tsituation tfunction
