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WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 4 EXAM PREPKIT WITH ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRCET ANSWERS RATED A+
1. What is your first concern in this situation? A. History taking B.
Physical examination C. Scene size-up D. Reassessment Correct
Answer C. Scene size-up
safety first, plus you can predict MOI and nijuries
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural road. On
arrival you see a single vehicle in an embankment. The scene
appears to be safe. The car has front-end damage and a starred
windshield. You find an unrestrained driver sitting in the driver's
seat. He opens his eyes when you speak to him; however; he is
confused and unable to tell you what happened, but he follows
your commands. Examination reveals a laceration on the center
of his forehead and a large bruise on his chest. Pulses and motor
and sensory function are present in all extremities. His pulse is
rapid, and breathing is slightly labored.
2. What type of chest injury is present? A. Blunt B. Penetrating C.
Crushing D. Barotrauma Correct Answer A. Blunt
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural road. On
arrival you see a single vehicle in an embankment. The scene
appears to be safe. The car has front-end damage and a starred
windshield. You find an unrestrained driver sitting in the driver's
seat. He opens his eyes when you speak to him; however; he is
confused and unable to tell you what happened, but he follows
your commands. Examination reveals a laceration on the center
of his forehead and a large bruise on his chest. Pulses and motor
and sensory function are present in all extremities. His pulse is
rapid, and breathing is slightly labored.
,3. What is the Glasgow Coma Scale score for this patient? A. 15
B. 14 C. 13 D. 12 Correct Answer 13
3- opens eyes to verbal (out of 4)
4- confused (out of 5)
6- follows commands (out of 6)
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural road. On
arrival you see a single vehicle in an embankment. The scene
appears to be safe. The car has front-end damage and a starred
windshield. You find an unrestrained driver sitting in the driver's
seat. He opens his eyes when you speak to him; however; he is
confused and unable to tell you what happened, but he follows
your commands. Examination reveals a laceration on the center
of his forehead and a large bruise on his chest. Pulses and motor
and sensory function are present in all extremities. His pulse is
rapid, and breathing is slightly labored.
4. You would use the Revised Trauma Score scoring system for
this patient due to the potential for what type of trauma? A.
Abdominal B. Head C. Chest D. Extremity Correct Answer B.
Head
revised trauma score -->
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural road. On
arrival you see a single vehicle in an embankment. The scene
appears to be safe. The car has front-end damage and a starred
windshield. You find an unrestrained driver sitting in the driver's
seat. He opens his eyes when you speak to him; however; he is
confused and unable to tell you what happened, but he follows
your commands. Examination reveals a laceration on the center
of his forehead and a large bruise on his chest. Pulses and motor
,and sensory function are present in all extremities. His pulse is
rapid, and breathing is slightly labored.
5. Given the patient's condition and the findings of your
assessment, which of the following would be the most correct
transport consideration? A. Transport the patient to a Level I
trauma center 1 hour away. B. Transport the patient to a Level II
trauma center that is the same distance as a Level I trauma cente
Correct Answer D. Call for an ALS unit to respond to the scene or
intercept the BLS transport.
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural road. On
arrival you see a single vehicle in an embankment. The scene
appears to be safe. The car has front-end damage and a starred
windshield. You find an unrestrained driver sitting in the driver's
seat. He opens his eyes when you speak to him; however; he is
confused and unable to tell you what happened, but he follows
your commands. Examination reveals a laceration on the center
of his forehead and a large bruise on his chest. Pulses and motor
and sensory function are present in all extremities. His pulse is
rapid, and breathing is slightly labored.
6. What is index of suspicion? A. Life-threatening injuries are
present with a significant mechanism of injury. B. The patient has
an illness that is not caused by an outside force. C. Awareness
that due to the mechanism of injury, unseen injuries may be
present. D. Awareness that the mechanism of injury will r Correct
Answer C. Awareness that due to the mechanism of injury,
unseen injuries may be present.
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural road. On
arrival you see a single vehicle in an embankment. The scene
appears to be safe. The car has front-end damage and a starred
windshield. You find an unrestrained driver sitting in the driver's
seat. He opens his eyes when you speak to him; however; he is
, confused and unable to tell you what happened, but he follows
your commands. Examination reveals a laceration on the center
of his forehead and a large bruise on his chest. Pulses and motor
and sensory function are present in all extremities. His pulse is
rapid, and breathing is slightly labored.
7. What other injuries might you suspect in this patient? Correct
Answer You might suspect head injury, neck injury, pulmonary
contusions, myocardial contusions, abdominal injury, internal
bleeding, and pelvic injuries.
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural road. On
arrival you see a single vehicle in an embankment. The scene
appears to be safe. The car has front-end damage and a starred
windshield. You find an unrestrained driver sitting in the driver's
seat. He opens his eyes when you speak to him; however; he is
confused and unable to tell you what happened, but he follows
your commands. Examination reveals a laceration on the center
of his forehead and a large bruise on his chest. Pulses and motor
and sensory function are present in all extremities. His pulse is
rapid, and breathing is slightly labored.
8. Does this patient meet the criteria for rapid transport? Why or
why not? Correct Answer Yes, the patient meets the criteria for
rapid transport because he has sustained multisystem trauma.
You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on a rural road. On
arrival you see a single vehicle in an embankment. The scene
appears to be safe. The car has front-end damage and a starred
windshield. You find an unrestrained driver sitting in the driver's
seat. He opens his eyes when you speak to him; however; he is
confused and unable to tell you what happened, but he follows
your commands. Examination reveals a laceration on the center
of his forehead and a large bruise on his chest. Pulses and motor
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