WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 2 FINAL SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS AND CLINICAL
STUDY GUIDE FOR PREHOSPITAL CARE
◉ GCS SCALE
Answer: Eyes, Motor, Speech. EYES (4): Spontaneous- 4, To voice- 3,
To pain- 2, None- 1. MOTOR (6): Obeys commands- 6, Localizes pain-
5, Withdraws from pain- 4, Decorticate- 3, Decerebrate- 2, None- 1.
SPEECH (5): Oriented- 5, Confused- 4, Inappropriate- 3, Sounds
(garbled, mumbling, etc)- 2, None, 1. *Your pt will always be 3 or
more.
◉ Treatment for chest pain:
Answer: nitroglycerin, is systolic BP is over 100, baby aspirin (chew)
◉ what organs are in the RUQ? (right upper quadrant)
Answer: liver, gallbladder, large intestine, small intestine,
kidney,pancreas
◉ when assessing a patient's abdomen, what are you looking for
Answer: looking and palpating for DCAP- BTLS, rigidity and
distention
, ◉ which conditions warrent immediate transport
Answer: altered mental states, abnormal breath/ circulation,
trauma, medical, chest pain, stroke, descended abdomen
◉ what does systolic and diastolic measure
Answer: Systolic: pressure in your arteries when your neck heart
beats
Diastolic: pressure in your arteries when your heart rests between
beats
◉ when you palpate BP, what do you get
Answer: the systolic BP
◉ what type of assessment do you do on a patient with a headache
with no life threats
Answer: would not do a systematic head-to- toe examination
◉ what is capnography and what its used for
Answer: to diagnose early respiratory depression and airway
disorders
◉ what is a pertinent negative
Answer: negative findings that warrent no care/ interventions
2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS AND CLINICAL
STUDY GUIDE FOR PREHOSPITAL CARE
◉ GCS SCALE
Answer: Eyes, Motor, Speech. EYES (4): Spontaneous- 4, To voice- 3,
To pain- 2, None- 1. MOTOR (6): Obeys commands- 6, Localizes pain-
5, Withdraws from pain- 4, Decorticate- 3, Decerebrate- 2, None- 1.
SPEECH (5): Oriented- 5, Confused- 4, Inappropriate- 3, Sounds
(garbled, mumbling, etc)- 2, None, 1. *Your pt will always be 3 or
more.
◉ Treatment for chest pain:
Answer: nitroglycerin, is systolic BP is over 100, baby aspirin (chew)
◉ what organs are in the RUQ? (right upper quadrant)
Answer: liver, gallbladder, large intestine, small intestine,
kidney,pancreas
◉ when assessing a patient's abdomen, what are you looking for
Answer: looking and palpating for DCAP- BTLS, rigidity and
distention
, ◉ which conditions warrent immediate transport
Answer: altered mental states, abnormal breath/ circulation,
trauma, medical, chest pain, stroke, descended abdomen
◉ what does systolic and diastolic measure
Answer: Systolic: pressure in your arteries when your neck heart
beats
Diastolic: pressure in your arteries when your heart rests between
beats
◉ when you palpate BP, what do you get
Answer: the systolic BP
◉ what type of assessment do you do on a patient with a headache
with no life threats
Answer: would not do a systematic head-to- toe examination
◉ what is capnography and what its used for
Answer: to diagnose early respiratory depression and airway
disorders
◉ what is a pertinent negative
Answer: negative findings that warrent no care/ interventions
