WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 4 EXAM BANK |COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
A 40-year-old unrestrained female impacted the steering wheel of her vehicle with her chest
when she hit a tree while traveling at 45 mph. She is conscious and alert, but is experiencing
significant chest pain and shortness of breath. Which of the following injuries is the LEAST
likely?
A. Head injury
B. Pulmonary contusion
C. Multiple rib fractures
D. Cardiac contusion - (answer)A. Head injury
When caring for an occupant inside a motor vehicle equipped with an airbag that did not deploy
upon impact, you should:
A. remember that it could still deploy and seriously injure you.
B. realize that the airbag malfunctioned at the time of impact.
C. suspect that the patient may have experienced serious injuries.
D. recognize that the force of impact was most likely not severe. - (answer)A. remember that it
could still deploy and seriously injure you
,A 30-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the neck when he was attacked outside a nightclub.
During your assessment, you should be MOST alert for:
A. injury to the cervical spine.
B. potential airway compromise.
C. damage to internal structures.
D. alterations in his mental status - (answer)B. potential airway compromise
Which of the following statements regarding gunshot wounds is correct?
A. Low-velocity bullets will cause the greatest amount of trauma.
B. The speed of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury produced.
C. The size of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury produced.
D. High-velocity bullets will cause less severe internal injuries. - (answer)B. the speed of a bullet
has the greatest impact on the injury proceeded
The cervical spine is MOST protected from whiplash-type injuries when the:
A. rear end of the vehicle is initially struck.
B. headrest is appropriately positioned.
C. patient tenses up at the time of impact.
D. airbag correctly deploys upon impact. - (answer)B. headrest is appropraitely positioned
,Approximately 25% of severe injuries to the aorta occur during:
A. rear-end collisions.
B. rollover collisions.
C. lateral collisions.
D. frontal collisions - (answer)C. lateral collisions
Evaluation of the interior of a crashed motor vehicle during extrication will allow the EMT to:
A. determine the vehicle's speed at the time of impact.
B. identify contact points and predict potential injuries.
C. recognize if the driver hit the brakes before impact.
D. assess the severity of the third collision of the crash. - (answer)B. identify contact points and
predict potential injuries
Which of the following interventions is the MOST critical to the outcome of a patient with
multisystem trauma?
A. Elevation of the lower extremities
B. Intravenous fluid administration
C. Early administration of oxygen
, D. Rapid transport to a trauma center - (answer)D. rapid transport to a trauma center
When evaluating the mechanism of injury of a car versus pedestrian collision, you should first:
A. determine if the patient was propelled away from the vehicle.
B. approximate the speed of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian.
C. determine if the patient was struck and pulled under the vehicle.
D. evaluate the vehicle that struck the patient for structural damage. - (answer)B. approximate
the speed of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian
If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash, the EMT should:
A. transport the survivors only if they have injuries or complain of pain.
B. suspect that all living occupants experienced the same serious trauma.
C. allow the survivors to refuse transport if they have no obvious injuries.
D. rapidly assess only the survivors who have experienced obvious trauma. - (answer)B. suspect
that all living occupants experienced the same serious trauma
When the speed of a motor vehicle doubles, the amount of kinetic energy:
A. quadruples.
B. doubles.
WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
A 40-year-old unrestrained female impacted the steering wheel of her vehicle with her chest
when she hit a tree while traveling at 45 mph. She is conscious and alert, but is experiencing
significant chest pain and shortness of breath. Which of the following injuries is the LEAST
likely?
A. Head injury
B. Pulmonary contusion
C. Multiple rib fractures
D. Cardiac contusion - (answer)A. Head injury
When caring for an occupant inside a motor vehicle equipped with an airbag that did not deploy
upon impact, you should:
A. remember that it could still deploy and seriously injure you.
B. realize that the airbag malfunctioned at the time of impact.
C. suspect that the patient may have experienced serious injuries.
D. recognize that the force of impact was most likely not severe. - (answer)A. remember that it
could still deploy and seriously injure you
,A 30-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the neck when he was attacked outside a nightclub.
During your assessment, you should be MOST alert for:
A. injury to the cervical spine.
B. potential airway compromise.
C. damage to internal structures.
D. alterations in his mental status - (answer)B. potential airway compromise
Which of the following statements regarding gunshot wounds is correct?
A. Low-velocity bullets will cause the greatest amount of trauma.
B. The speed of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury produced.
C. The size of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury produced.
D. High-velocity bullets will cause less severe internal injuries. - (answer)B. the speed of a bullet
has the greatest impact on the injury proceeded
The cervical spine is MOST protected from whiplash-type injuries when the:
A. rear end of the vehicle is initially struck.
B. headrest is appropriately positioned.
C. patient tenses up at the time of impact.
D. airbag correctly deploys upon impact. - (answer)B. headrest is appropraitely positioned
,Approximately 25% of severe injuries to the aorta occur during:
A. rear-end collisions.
B. rollover collisions.
C. lateral collisions.
D. frontal collisions - (answer)C. lateral collisions
Evaluation of the interior of a crashed motor vehicle during extrication will allow the EMT to:
A. determine the vehicle's speed at the time of impact.
B. identify contact points and predict potential injuries.
C. recognize if the driver hit the brakes before impact.
D. assess the severity of the third collision of the crash. - (answer)B. identify contact points and
predict potential injuries
Which of the following interventions is the MOST critical to the outcome of a patient with
multisystem trauma?
A. Elevation of the lower extremities
B. Intravenous fluid administration
C. Early administration of oxygen
, D. Rapid transport to a trauma center - (answer)D. rapid transport to a trauma center
When evaluating the mechanism of injury of a car versus pedestrian collision, you should first:
A. determine if the patient was propelled away from the vehicle.
B. approximate the speed of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian.
C. determine if the patient was struck and pulled under the vehicle.
D. evaluate the vehicle that struck the patient for structural damage. - (answer)B. approximate
the speed of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian
If one or more occupants in the same vehicle are killed in a crash, the EMT should:
A. transport the survivors only if they have injuries or complain of pain.
B. suspect that all living occupants experienced the same serious trauma.
C. allow the survivors to refuse transport if they have no obvious injuries.
D. rapidly assess only the survivors who have experienced obvious trauma. - (answer)B. suspect
that all living occupants experienced the same serious trauma
When the speed of a motor vehicle doubles, the amount of kinetic energy:
A. quadruples.
B. doubles.
