WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 QUIZ
COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Without practice, your CPR skills will __________.
Select one:
A. become part of your muscle memory
B. improve over time
C. come back automatically when needed
D. deteriorate over time Answer: D. deteriorate over time
◉ Your conscious patient has a mild partial airway obstruction. You
should:
Select one:
A. place the patient supine.
B. encourage the patient to cough.
C. administer back blows.
D. perform abdominal thrusts. Answer: B. encourage the patient to
cough.
◉ Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged
woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply the AED pads, you note
,that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of the
AED pads will be placed. You should:
Select one:
A. move the patch to another area of the patient's chest and then
properly apply the AED pads.
B. apply the AED pad at least 1 inch away from the medication patch
to avoid skin burns.
C. continue CPR until you can determine the name of the medication
contained in the patch.
D. remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue,
and apply the AED pads. Answer: D. remove the medication patch,
wipe away any medication residue, and apply the AED pads.
◉ Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis,
you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result.
This MOST likely indicates that:
Select one:
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause
symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated
immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the
34-year-old patient.
,D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of exposure
to secretions. Answer: C. you were exposed to another infected
person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient.
◉ After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious
disease, your next priority should be to:
Select one:
A. contact medical control.
B. notify law enforcement.
C. quickly access the patient.
D. take standard precautions. Answer: D. take standard precautions.
◉ An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renders
the immune system nonfunctional.
B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be
destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small,
harmful organisms within the body.
D. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to
another through a number of mechanisms. Answer: C. a medical
condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful
organisms within the body.
, ◉ Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the
_________.
Select one:
A. nature of illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history Answer: A. nature of illness
◉ Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
Select one:
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. is less resistant to treatment. Answer: B. has a greater ability to
produce disease.
◉ In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths
worldwide in the form of the swine flu. In 1919, a similar outbreak
of the H1N1 occurred in the form of the Spanish flu. Starting in
Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide, claiming up to 50
million lives. These are both examples of:
Select one:
COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Without practice, your CPR skills will __________.
Select one:
A. become part of your muscle memory
B. improve over time
C. come back automatically when needed
D. deteriorate over time Answer: D. deteriorate over time
◉ Your conscious patient has a mild partial airway obstruction. You
should:
Select one:
A. place the patient supine.
B. encourage the patient to cough.
C. administer back blows.
D. perform abdominal thrusts. Answer: B. encourage the patient to
cough.
◉ Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged
woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply the AED pads, you note
,that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of the
AED pads will be placed. You should:
Select one:
A. move the patch to another area of the patient's chest and then
properly apply the AED pads.
B. apply the AED pad at least 1 inch away from the medication patch
to avoid skin burns.
C. continue CPR until you can determine the name of the medication
contained in the patch.
D. remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication residue,
and apply the AED pads. Answer: D. remove the medication patch,
wipe away any medication residue, and apply the AED pads.
◉ Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis,
you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result.
This MOST likely indicates that:
Select one:
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never cause
symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be treated
immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the
34-year-old patient.
,D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of exposure
to secretions. Answer: C. you were exposed to another infected
person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient.
◉ After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious
disease, your next priority should be to:
Select one:
A. contact medical control.
B. notify law enforcement.
C. quickly access the patient.
D. take standard precautions. Answer: D. take standard precautions.
◉ An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and renders
the immune system nonfunctional.
B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be
destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small,
harmful organisms within the body.
D. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to
another through a number of mechanisms. Answer: C. a medical
condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful
organisms within the body.
, ◉ Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the
_________.
Select one:
A. nature of illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history Answer: A. nature of illness
◉ Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
Select one:
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. is less resistant to treatment. Answer: B. has a greater ability to
produce disease.
◉ In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths
worldwide in the form of the swine flu. In 1919, a similar outbreak
of the H1N1 occurred in the form of the Spanish flu. Starting in
Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide, claiming up to 50
million lives. These are both examples of:
Select one:
