West Coast EMT Final 2023//2024

West Coast EMT Final 2023//2024 A. routine post delivery care - ANSWER A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT interventions will you provide to this newborn? A. routine post delivery care B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes AED and portable suction unit - ANSWER If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choose the: C. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured - ANSWER Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)? A. A system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for providing care to sick and injured patients B. A team of paramedics and emergency physicians who are responsible for providing emergency care to critically injured patients C. A team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured D. A vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive emergency care in the prehospital setting B. Automated external defibrillator - ANSWER Which of the following interventions is used by all levels of EMS providers? A. Automatic transport ventilators B. Automated external defibrillator C. Needle decompression D. Multilumen airways C. report the incident to your supervisor after the call. - ANSWER After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with the contaminated lancet. You should: A. discontinue patient care and seek medical attention. B. immerse your wound in an alcohol-based solution. C. report the incident to your supervisor after the call. D. get immunized against hepatitis as soon as possible. C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else. - ANSWER Quid pro quo, a type of sexual harassment, occurs when the harasser: A. makes rude remarks about a person's body parts. B. touches another person without his or her consent. C. requests sexual favors in exchange for something else. D. stares at certain parts of another person's anatomy. B. There is no vaccine against HIV infection. - ANSWER Which of the following statements regarding HIV is correct?