West Coast EMT Block 2 Exam With Verified Questions and Answers
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West Coast Emt
West Coast EMT Block 2 Exam With
Verified Questions and Answers
A person was stabbed at a bar in the groin and is blood is bright red and spurting. What should
you do? - answerApply direct pressure
A palpable pulse is created by? - answerpressure waves through the arteries caused by
cardiac co...
West Coast EMT Block 2 Exam With
Verified Questions and Answers
A person was stabbed at a bar in the groin and is blood is bright red and spurting. What should
you do? - answer✔✔Apply direct pressure
A palpable pulse is created by? - answer✔✔pressure waves through the arteries caused by
cardiac contraction
An elderly patient has fallen and hit her head. Your initial care should focus on? -
answer✔✔airway, breathing, and circulation
An injured patient is assigned a total score of 9 on the GCS. He is assigned a score of 2 for eye
opening, a score of 3 for verbal response, and a score of 4 for motor response. Which of the
following clinical findings is consistent with his GCS score? - answer✔✔Opens eyes in response
to pain, uses inappropriate words, withdraws from pain
During an EMS call, you should take standard precautions? - answer✔✔before exiting the
ambulance and before actual patient contact
In patients with deeply pigmented skin, changes in color may be apparent only in certain areas,
such as the? - answer✔✔lips or oral mucosa
Reassessment is performed to determine all of the following, EXCEPT? - answer✔✔the reason
why the patient called EMS
The chief complaint is MOST accurately defined as the? - answer✔✔most serious thing the
patient is concerned about
The rapid exam of a patient that occurs following the primary assessment should take no longer
than? - answer✔✔60 to 90 seconds
Treatment and transport priorities at the scene of a mass-casualty incident should be determined
after? - answer✔✔all the patients have been triaged
What maneuver should be used to open the airway of an unresponsive patient with suspected
trauma? - answer✔✔Jaw-thrust maneuver
When approaching a 32-year-old male who is complaining of traumatic neck pain, you should? -
answer✔✔ensure that the patient can see you approaching him
When you shine a light into one pupil, the normal reaction of the other pupil should be to? -
answer✔✔become smaller
Which of the following actions would NOT be performed during the scene size-up? -
answer✔✔Rapidly assessing a patient's respiratory status
Which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to cause an altered level of
consciousness? - answer✔✔Acute anxiety
Which of the following scenarios does NOT involve the presence of any symptoms? -
answer✔✔A 61-year-old female who is unconscious with facial cyanosis
Which of the following statements regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI) is correct? -
answer✔✔The MOI may allow you to predict the severity of a patient's injuries
Which of the following statements regarding the secondary assessment is correct? -
answer✔✔The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of the body as
determined by the chief complaint
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: - 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? - answer✔✔has
bradycardia and diminished muscle tone
A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should? -
answer✔✔begin CPR until an AED is available
Basic life support (BLS) is defined as? - 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 __________. - answer✔✔allow full chest recoil
Complications associated with chest compressions include all of the following, EXCEPT? -
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
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