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WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAMACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024/2025, EXAMS OF NURSING
It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and
movement in all extremities as well as pupillary reactions in
patients with a suspected ___________ problem.
Select one:
A. endocrine
B. respiratory
C. cardiac
D. neurologic Correct Answer D. neurologic
Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________.
Select one:
A. a low blood glucose level
B. abdominal pain
C. seizures
D. a fever Correct Answer D. a fever
Most treatments provided in the prehospital setting are intended
to _________.
Select one:
A. reduce the need for transport to the hospital
B. confirm the patient's diagnosis
C. address the patient's symptoms
D. correct the patient's underlying problem Correct Answer C.
address the patient's symptoms
The BEST way to prevent infection from whooping cough is to:
Select one:
A. routinely place a surgical mask on all respiratory patients.
B. ask all patients if they have recently traveled abroad.
C. get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
,D. wear a HEPA mask when treating any respiratory patient.
Correct Answer C. get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus,
and pertussis.
The determination of whether a medical patient is a high-priority
or low-priority transport is typically made:
Select one:
A. as soon as the patient voices his or her chief complaint.
B. after the primary assessment has been completed.
C. upon completion of a detailed secondary assessment.
D. once the patient's baseline vital signs are known. Correct
Answer B. after the primary assessment has been completed.
When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the
following would MOST likely reveal the cause of the problem?
Select one:
A. Baseline vital signs
B. Index of suspicion
C. Medical history
D. Primary assessment Correct Answer C. Medical history
When caring for a patient with an altered mental status and signs
of circulatory compromise, you should:
Select one:
A. perform a detailed secondary assessment prior to transporting
the patient.
B. have a paramedic unit respond to the scene if it is less than 15
minutes away.
C. limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
D. transport immediately and begin all emergency treatment en
route to the hospital. Correct Answer C. limit your time at the
scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible.
When forming your general impression of a patient with a medical
complaint, it is important to remember that:
,Select one:
A. most serious medical conditions do not present with obvious
symptoms.
B. it is during the general impression that assessment of the
ABCs occurs.
C. the conditions of many medical patients may not appear
serious at first.
D. the majority of medical patients you encounter are also injured.
Correct Answer C. the conditions of many medical patients may
not appear serious at first.
Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a
psychiatric condition?
Select one:
A. Alzheimer disease
B. Depression
C. Schizophrenia
D. Substance abuse Correct Answer D. Substance abuse
Which of the following is bacterium resistant to most antibiotics
and causes skin abscesses?
Select one:
A. Whooping cough
B. MRSA
C. H1N1
D. Avian flu Correct Answer B. MRSA
Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for complications
caused by the influenza virus?
Select one:
A. 50-year-old woman moderate obesity
B. 68-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes
C. 12-year-old child with a fractured arm
D. 39-year-old man with mild hypertension Correct Answer B. 68-
year-old woman with type 2 diabetes
, You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old
man who complains of weakness. Your primary assessment
reveals that he is critically ill and will require aggressive treatment.
The closest hospital is 25 miles away. You should:
Select one:
A. administer oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and obtain as
much of his medical history as possible.
B. manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and
consider requesting an ALS unit.
C. load him into the ambulance, begin transport, and perform all
treatment en route to the hospital.
D. perform a detailed secondary assessment, assess his vital
signs, and then transport rapidly. Correct Answer B. manage all
threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider
requesting an ALS unit.
You are attending to a 27-year-old male driver of a car. According
to his passenger, the patient had been acting strangely while
driving, then slumped forward against the steering wheel,
apparently unconscious. The car drove off the road and struck a
telephone pole. The patient remains unconscious, and physical
assessment reveals only a large hematoma on his right forehead
with no other physical signs. Your patient is a diabetic who had
been under a lot of stress lately and may have missed meals.
This is an example of a:
Select one:
A. combination of a psychiatric and trauma emergency.
B. medical emergency.
C. trauma emergency.
D. combination of a medical and trauma emergency. Correct
Answer D. combination of a medical and trauma emergency.
"PASTE" is an alternate assessment tool for ___________.
Select one:
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