WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 PREPARATION
2026 HIGH YIELD TOPICS AND SOLUTIONS
FIELD RESPONSE TRAINING KIT
◉ what consists of an OB emergency
Answer: placenta doesn't deliver for 30 minutes
◉ You have a newborn patient that has been just delivered, their
heart rate is less than 60, what is the next step of treatment
Answer: Provide ventilations for 30 seconds
◉ Placenta previa involves
Answer: blood that is bright red but painless
◉ You delivered a newborn baby who is premature, they are
breathing adequately, their heart rate is 90 what is the proper next
step of care
Answer: ventilate using a bvm with room oxygen, and keep the baby
warm
◉ What is the only indication to place your fingers in the vagina
when treating a patient who is delivering is
, Answer: when prolapse of the umbilical cord occurs and breach
presentation
◉ What is the procedure when prolapse of the umbilical cord occurs
Answer: push the head back away form the umbilical cord
◉ spina bifida occurs when
Answer: part of the spinal cord is exposed
◉ You are presented with a infant that is pulseless, apneic and with
profuse blistering, this would most likely show signs of
Answer: fetal demise
◉ In contrast to an adults vital signs infants present
Answer: a faster hr, faster respiration rate and lower blood pressure
◉ An infant or small child can have a sudden close of the airway
because
Answer: the trachea is flexible and the occiput is large
◉ when does the anterior fontanelle fuse
Answer: at 9 to 18 months
2026 HIGH YIELD TOPICS AND SOLUTIONS
FIELD RESPONSE TRAINING KIT
◉ what consists of an OB emergency
Answer: placenta doesn't deliver for 30 minutes
◉ You have a newborn patient that has been just delivered, their
heart rate is less than 60, what is the next step of treatment
Answer: Provide ventilations for 30 seconds
◉ Placenta previa involves
Answer: blood that is bright red but painless
◉ You delivered a newborn baby who is premature, they are
breathing adequately, their heart rate is 90 what is the proper next
step of care
Answer: ventilate using a bvm with room oxygen, and keep the baby
warm
◉ What is the only indication to place your fingers in the vagina
when treating a patient who is delivering is
, Answer: when prolapse of the umbilical cord occurs and breach
presentation
◉ What is the procedure when prolapse of the umbilical cord occurs
Answer: push the head back away form the umbilical cord
◉ spina bifida occurs when
Answer: part of the spinal cord is exposed
◉ You are presented with a infant that is pulseless, apneic and with
profuse blistering, this would most likely show signs of
Answer: fetal demise
◉ In contrast to an adults vital signs infants present
Answer: a faster hr, faster respiration rate and lower blood pressure
◉ An infant or small child can have a sudden close of the airway
because
Answer: the trachea is flexible and the occiput is large
◉ when does the anterior fontanelle fuse
Answer: at 9 to 18 months
