WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 ACTUAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TRAINING
◉ Passive Ventilation occurs when air is moved in and out of the
chest cavity passively as a result of compressing the chest
Answer: Expansion and contraction creates a pump for air
movement during cardiac arrest
◉ A patient with difficulty breathing with respiratory of 22 you
would
Answer: administer oxygen via NRB and place in fowler position
◉ As a single EMT managing apneac patient airway the preferred
initial method of providing ventilations is
Answer: Mouth to mask technique with a one way valve or BVM
◉ when managing the airway of an unresponsive patient with
shallow/rapid breaths and secretions in the mouth you would
,Answer: Suction any secretion , liquid out of mouth
◉ Oxygen gets into your lungs "alveoli" blood gets into your lungs
via the pulmonary artery and the grape like sacs called
Answer: alveoli is responsible for the gas exchange of oxygen and
carbon dioxide
◉ The receptors in your medulla sense for the PH in your cerebral
spinal fluid when:
Answer: when carbon dioxide is to high the medulla sense change in
PH of CSF causing you to breath
◉ When suctioning a patients mouth they might:
Answer: Gag or vomit
◉ Hypoxic drive is a condition in which
Answer: In which chronically low levels of oxygen in the blood
stimulate the respiratory drive
◉ To treat an overdose patient with slow shallow respirations you
would :
Answer: Give oxygen through BVM, and give narcan
, ◉ For a patient with respiratory distress, low oxygen saturation and
speaking 2-3 word sentences you should use a
Answer: NRB
◉ Alkalosis
Answer: The buildup of excess base (lack of acids) in the body fluids.
◉ Medical conditions that cause hyperventilation are what:
Answer: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Asthma ,
Panic/anxiety, respiratory issues
◉ When administering supplemental oxygen to a patient with a
chronic lung disease, you should:
Answer: Remember that O2 removes a COPD patients , hypoxic (low
levels of oxygen) respiratory drive causing hypoventilation which
causes higher carbon dioxide levels, apnea(pauses in breathing) and
ultimately respiratory failure
◉ Anaphylaxis
Answer: a severe response to an allergen/antigen , to which the
body has became hypersensitive
◉ s/s of hyperventilation syndrome
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TRAINING
◉ Passive Ventilation occurs when air is moved in and out of the
chest cavity passively as a result of compressing the chest
Answer: Expansion and contraction creates a pump for air
movement during cardiac arrest
◉ A patient with difficulty breathing with respiratory of 22 you
would
Answer: administer oxygen via NRB and place in fowler position
◉ As a single EMT managing apneac patient airway the preferred
initial method of providing ventilations is
Answer: Mouth to mask technique with a one way valve or BVM
◉ when managing the airway of an unresponsive patient with
shallow/rapid breaths and secretions in the mouth you would
,Answer: Suction any secretion , liquid out of mouth
◉ Oxygen gets into your lungs "alveoli" blood gets into your lungs
via the pulmonary artery and the grape like sacs called
Answer: alveoli is responsible for the gas exchange of oxygen and
carbon dioxide
◉ The receptors in your medulla sense for the PH in your cerebral
spinal fluid when:
Answer: when carbon dioxide is to high the medulla sense change in
PH of CSF causing you to breath
◉ When suctioning a patients mouth they might:
Answer: Gag or vomit
◉ Hypoxic drive is a condition in which
Answer: In which chronically low levels of oxygen in the blood
stimulate the respiratory drive
◉ To treat an overdose patient with slow shallow respirations you
would :
Answer: Give oxygen through BVM, and give narcan
, ◉ For a patient with respiratory distress, low oxygen saturation and
speaking 2-3 word sentences you should use a
Answer: NRB
◉ Alkalosis
Answer: The buildup of excess base (lack of acids) in the body fluids.
◉ Medical conditions that cause hyperventilation are what:
Answer: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Asthma ,
Panic/anxiety, respiratory issues
◉ When administering supplemental oxygen to a patient with a
chronic lung disease, you should:
Answer: Remember that O2 removes a COPD patients , hypoxic (low
levels of oxygen) respiratory drive causing hypoventilation which
causes higher carbon dioxide levels, apnea(pauses in breathing) and
ultimately respiratory failure
◉ Anaphylaxis
Answer: a severe response to an allergen/antigen , to which the
body has became hypersensitive
◉ s/s of hyperventilation syndrome
