WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM -

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM -

ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

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Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you note that two small cars collided head-on; the occupants are still in their vehicles. The fire department is in the process of stabilizing the vehicles and law enforcement personnel are directing traffic. After parking the ambulance at a safe distance, you and your partner

should:

Select one:

• put on high-visibility safety vests.
• assist with vehicle stabilization.
• quickly begin the triage process.
• report to the incident commander. Correct Answer A. put on

high-visibility safety vests.

Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus is unnecessary if you:

Select one:

• have been infected with hepatitis in the past.
• have a weak immune system.
• received a hepatitis B vaccination.
• are older than 35 years of age. Correct Answer A. have been

infected with hepatitis in the past.

Vector-borne transmission of an infectious organism occurs via:

Select one:

• animals or insects.
• direct contact.
• smoke or dust.
• inanimate objects. Correct Answer A. animals or insects.

When decontaminating the back of your ambulance after a call,

you should: 1 / 4

Select one:

• spray the contaminated areas and then immediately wipe them

dry with a towel.

B. use a bleach and water solution at a 1:2 dilution ratio to

thoroughly wipe all surfaces.

• clean all surfaces and patient contact areas with a mixture of

alcohol and water.

• allow surfaces to air dry unless otherwise indicated in the

product directions. Correct Answer D. allow surfaces to air dry unless otherwise indicated in the product directions.

Which of the following is an effective stress management strategy?

Select one:

• Requesting overtime to occupy your mind
• Developing a social network outside of EMS
• Frequently reflecting on troublesome calls
• Modestly increasing caffeine consumption Correct Answer B.

Developing a social network outside of EMS

Which of the following scenarios MOST accurately depicts a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reaction?

Select one:

• An EMT is emotionally exhausted and depressed after a school

bus crash involving critical injuries and the death of several children.

• A newly certified EMT becomes extremely nauseated and

diaphoretic at the scene of an incident involving grotesque injuries.

• An EMT with many years of field experience becomes irritable

with her coworkers and experiences headaches and insomnia.

• An EMT becomes distracted at the scene of a motor vehicle

crash involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed. Correct Answer D. An EMT becomes distracted 2 / 4

at the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving the same type of car in which a child was previously killed.

Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?

Select one:

• HIV is easily transmittable in the EMS field.
• HIV is transmitted exclusively via blood.
• HIV is far more contagious than hepatitis B.
• There is no vaccine against HIV infection. Correct Answer D.

There is no vaccine against HIV infection.

Which of the following statements regarding the different stages of the grieving process is correct?

Select one:

• The stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.
• It is rare that people will jump back and forth between stages.
• Bargaining is the most unpleasant stage of the grieving

process.

• The grieving process typically begins with severe depression.

Correct Answer A. The stages of the grieving process may occur simultaneously.

Which of the following would provide the EMT with the BEST cover in a situation involving active gunfire?

Select one:

• A concrete barricade
• Behind a car door
• A large cluster of shrubs
• Stacked empty barrels Correct Answer A. A concrete

barricade

While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another emergency medical 3 / 4

technician (EMT) several days later. Which route of transmission does this scenario describe?

Select one:

• Direct contact
• Airborne transmission
• Indirect contact
• Vector-borne transmission Correct Answer C. Indirect contact

You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the entire right side of her body. In addition to

providing the medical care that she needs, you should:

Select one:

• reassure her that after proper treatment in the hospital, she will

regain her speech in time.

• maintain eye contact at all times and tell her that there is no

need for her to be scared.

• acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take

good care of her.

• tell her that you understand why she is scared and that

everything will likely be okay. Correct Answer C. acknowledge that she is scared and tell her that you will take good care of her.

As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially

based on:

Select one:

• locally accepted protocols.
• the wishes of the general public.
• a consensus among paramedic supervisors.
• the priorities of the medical director. Correct Answer A. locally

accepted protocols.

During your monthly internal quality improvement (QI) meeting, you review several patient care reports (PCRs) with the staff of your EMS system. You identify the patient's name, age, and sex,

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