WEST COAST EMT FINALEXAM 2026
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When assessing a patient with signs and symptoms of shock, it is
important to remember that: Select one:
A. the patient's respirations are deep during the early stages of shock.
B. multiple fractures are the most common cause of hypovolemic shock.
C. irreversible shock often responds well to a prompt blood transfusion.
D. blood pressure may be the last measurable factor to change in
shock. − answer>>>D. blood pressure may be the last
measurable factor to change in shock.
When treating an 80−year−old patient who is in shock, it is
important to remember that: Select one:
A. compensation from the respiratory system usually manifests with
increased tidal volume.
B. the older patient's central nervous system usually reacts more briskly
to compensate for shock.
C. medications older patients take for hypertension often cause an
unusually fast heart rate.
D. changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which
increases the risk for vomiting. − answer>>>D. changes in gastric
motility may delay gastric emptying, which increases the risk for
vomiting.
Your patient is in shock, but the body's defense mechanisms
are currently able to maintain adequate circulation. This is
called .
Select one:
A. irreversible shock
B. compensated shock
C. decompensated shock
D. late shock − answer>>>B. compensated shock
A 60−year−old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless,
and apneic. You should: Select one:
A. withhold CPR until he is
defibrillated. B. start CPR
and transport immediately.
C. begin CPR until an AED is available.
, WEST COAST EMT FINALEXAM 2026
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if he has a valid living will. − answer>>>C. begin CPR until
D. determine
an AED is available.
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 this?
Select one:
A. Displacement of her uterus allowed her lungs to expand more fully,
which restored her pulse.
B. Increased blood flow to her heart caused her ventricles to stop
fibrillating, which restored her pulse.
, WEST COAST EMT FINALEXAM 2026
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C. Pressure was relieved from her aorta and vena cava, which
improved chest compression effectiveness.
D. Displacement of her uterus caused blood to flow backward, which
increased blood flow to her heart. − answer>>>C. Pressure was
relieved from her aorta and vena cava, which improved chest
compression effectiveness.
Gastric distention will MOST likely occur:
Select one:
a. in patients who are intubated.
c. when the airway is completely obstructed.
d. when you deliver minimal tidal volume.
e. if you ventilate a patient too quickly. − answer>>>e. if you ventilate a
patient too quickly.
If an object is visible in the unconscious patient's airway, you
should .
Select one:
A. leave it in place
B. place the patient on his or her side
C. remove it
D. continue chest compressions − answer>>>C. remove it
In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and
children is caused by: Select one:
A. respiratory arrest.
B. a cardiac dysrhythmia.
C. a drug overdose.
D. severe chest trauma. − answer>>>A. respiratory arrest.
Several attempts to adequately open a trauma patient's airway with
the jaw−thrust maneuver have been unsuccessful. You should:
Select one:
A. suction the airway and reattempt the jaw−thrust maneuver.
B. tilt the head back while lifting up on the patient's neck.
C. carefully perform the head tilt−chin lift maneuver.
D. try opening the airway by lifting up on the chin. − answer>>>C.
carefully perform the head tiltchin lift maneuver.
, WEST COAST EMT FINALEXAM 2026
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What is the correct compression−to−ventilation ratio
for adult CPR? Select one:
A. 5:1
B. 30:1
C. 30:2
D. 3:2 − answer>>>C. 30:2
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When assessing a patient with signs and symptoms of shock, it is
important to remember that: Select one:
A. the patient's respirations are deep during the early stages of shock.
B. multiple fractures are the most common cause of hypovolemic shock.
C. irreversible shock often responds well to a prompt blood transfusion.
D. blood pressure may be the last measurable factor to change in
shock. − answer>>>D. blood pressure may be the last
measurable factor to change in shock.
When treating an 80−year−old patient who is in shock, it is
important to remember that: Select one:
A. compensation from the respiratory system usually manifests with
increased tidal volume.
B. the older patient's central nervous system usually reacts more briskly
to compensate for shock.
C. medications older patients take for hypertension often cause an
unusually fast heart rate.
D. changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which
increases the risk for vomiting. − answer>>>D. changes in gastric
motility may delay gastric emptying, which increases the risk for
vomiting.
Your patient is in shock, but the body's defense mechanisms
are currently able to maintain adequate circulation. This is
called .
Select one:
A. irreversible shock
B. compensated shock
C. decompensated shock
D. late shock − answer>>>B. compensated shock
A 60−year−old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless,
and apneic. You should: Select one:
A. withhold CPR until he is
defibrillated. B. start CPR
and transport immediately.
C. begin CPR until an AED is available.
, WEST COAST EMT FINALEXAM 2026
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if he has a valid living will. − answer>>>C. begin CPR until
D. determine
an AED is available.
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 this?
Select one:
A. Displacement of her uterus allowed her lungs to expand more fully,
which restored her pulse.
B. Increased blood flow to her heart caused her ventricles to stop
fibrillating, which restored her pulse.
, WEST COAST EMT FINALEXAM 2026
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CORRECT DETAILEDANSWERS
C. Pressure was relieved from her aorta and vena cava, which
improved chest compression effectiveness.
D. Displacement of her uterus caused blood to flow backward, which
increased blood flow to her heart. − answer>>>C. Pressure was
relieved from her aorta and vena cava, which improved chest
compression effectiveness.
Gastric distention will MOST likely occur:
Select one:
a. in patients who are intubated.
c. when the airway is completely obstructed.
d. when you deliver minimal tidal volume.
e. if you ventilate a patient too quickly. − answer>>>e. if you ventilate a
patient too quickly.
If an object is visible in the unconscious patient's airway, you
should .
Select one:
A. leave it in place
B. place the patient on his or her side
C. remove it
D. continue chest compressions − answer>>>C. remove it
In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and
children is caused by: Select one:
A. respiratory arrest.
B. a cardiac dysrhythmia.
C. a drug overdose.
D. severe chest trauma. − answer>>>A. respiratory arrest.
Several attempts to adequately open a trauma patient's airway with
the jaw−thrust maneuver have been unsuccessful. You should:
Select one:
A. suction the airway and reattempt the jaw−thrust maneuver.
B. tilt the head back while lifting up on the patient's neck.
C. carefully perform the head tilt−chin lift maneuver.
D. try opening the airway by lifting up on the chin. − answer>>>C.
carefully perform the head tiltchin lift maneuver.
, WEST COAST EMT FINALEXAM 2026
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CORRECT DETAILEDANSWERS
What is the correct compression−to−ventilation ratio
for adult CPR? Select one:
A. 5:1
B. 30:1
C. 30:2
D. 3:2 − answer>>>C. 30:2
