WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 PRACTICE
TEST 2026 CORE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS PARAMEDIC
FOUNDATIONS
◉ An antibody is defined as
Answer: an immune response
◉ signs and symptoms of a sting consists of
Answer: pain, localized heat and wheal
◉ A bee stinger in the skin can inject venom for how long?
Answer: 20 minutes
◉ Epinephrine does what
Answer: increases heart rate and restricts blood vessels and dilates
the bronchioles
◉ When do we give epinephrine for allergies?
Answer: Anaphylaxis, we see wheezing, stridor, shock, and
hypotension
,◉ When administering an epipen
Answer: administer it for 3 seconds and rub it for 10
◉ what are the side effects of epinephrine
Answer: dizziness tachycardia headache anxiety
◉ After injecting the epi-pen, what should you do?
Answer: Dispose of the syringe
◉ How many times can you give epinephrine?
Answer: Only after you call medical control can you give the second
dose of epinephrine
◉ When administering activated charcoal
Answer: make sure to consider the status of the airway because it
can cause someone to vomit
◉ Percocet and heroin look like
Answer: pin point pupils, hypotension, and hyperventilation
◉ A percocet is considered to be an
, Answer: opioid
◉ Delirium tremens involves
Answer: severe withdrawal, agitation, seizures, hallucinations and
altered mental status
◉ Behavior crisis is
Answer: any reaction to events that interferes with activities of daily
living or is unacceptable to the patient or others
◉ psychological emergencies
Answer: the patient may show agitation or violence or become a
threat to self or others
◉ risks of suicide include
Answer: chronic illness, depression, advanced age along with drugs
and alcohol
◉ The most serious and prompt cause of suicide is
Answer: Depression
◉ What is hydromorphone?
Answer: it is a medication that is an opiate
TEST 2026 CORE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS PARAMEDIC
FOUNDATIONS
◉ An antibody is defined as
Answer: an immune response
◉ signs and symptoms of a sting consists of
Answer: pain, localized heat and wheal
◉ A bee stinger in the skin can inject venom for how long?
Answer: 20 minutes
◉ Epinephrine does what
Answer: increases heart rate and restricts blood vessels and dilates
the bronchioles
◉ When do we give epinephrine for allergies?
Answer: Anaphylaxis, we see wheezing, stridor, shock, and
hypotension
,◉ When administering an epipen
Answer: administer it for 3 seconds and rub it for 10
◉ what are the side effects of epinephrine
Answer: dizziness tachycardia headache anxiety
◉ After injecting the epi-pen, what should you do?
Answer: Dispose of the syringe
◉ How many times can you give epinephrine?
Answer: Only after you call medical control can you give the second
dose of epinephrine
◉ When administering activated charcoal
Answer: make sure to consider the status of the airway because it
can cause someone to vomit
◉ Percocet and heroin look like
Answer: pin point pupils, hypotension, and hyperventilation
◉ A percocet is considered to be an
, Answer: opioid
◉ Delirium tremens involves
Answer: severe withdrawal, agitation, seizures, hallucinations and
altered mental status
◉ Behavior crisis is
Answer: any reaction to events that interferes with activities of daily
living or is unacceptable to the patient or others
◉ psychological emergencies
Answer: the patient may show agitation or violence or become a
threat to self or others
◉ risks of suicide include
Answer: chronic illness, depression, advanced age along with drugs
and alcohol
◉ The most serious and prompt cause of suicide is
Answer: Depression
◉ What is hydromorphone?
Answer: it is a medication that is an opiate
