WEST COAST EMT FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023-2024
REAL EXAM CHAPTER 1-29QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
Which of the following patients is competent and can legally refuse EMS care?
A confused young female who states that she is the president
A man who is staggering and states that he drank only three beers
A conscious and alert woman who is in severe pain from a broken leg
A diabetic patient who has slurred speech and is not aware of the date - Answer A
conscious and alert woman who is in severe pain from a broken leg
You are treating a patient with an apparent emotional crisis. After the patient refuses
treatment, you tell him that you will call the police and have him restrained if he does
not give you consent. Your actions in this case are an example of:
assault.
battery.
negligence.
abandonment. - Answer assault.
The EMT has a legal duty to act if he or
she is:
off duty and witnesses a major car accident.
a volunteer, is on duty, and is dispatched on a call.
paid for his or her services, but is not on duty.
out of his or her jurisdiction and sees a man choking. - Answer a volunteer, is on
duty, and is dispatched on a call.
Which of the following statements about records and reports is FALSE?
Legally, if it was not documented, it was not performed.
A complete, accurate report is an important safeguard against legal problems.
An incomplete or untidy patient care report is evidence of incomplete or inexpert
emergency medical care.
Your patient care report does not become a part of the patient's hospital record
because your treatment was provided outside the hospital. - Answer Your patient
care report does not become a part of the patient's hospital record because your
treatment was provided outside the hospital.
A 4-year-old boy had an apparent seizure. He is conscious and calm and is sitting on
his mother's lap. His father is sitting in a nearby chair. The child's mother suddenly
begins crying uncontrollably, which causes the child to start crying. You should: Select
one:
,• ask the father to hold the child so you can assess him while your partner tries to
calm the mother.
• give the child a favorite toy or blanket to hold onto and perform your assessment
to the best of your ability.
• reassure the child's mother that seizures in children are very common and that
there is nothing to worry about.
• attempt to calm the child's mother, but avoid separating her from her child
because this will increase her anxiety. - Answer A. ask the father to hold the child so
you can assess him while your partner tries to calm the mother.
As you are wheeling your patient through the emergency department doors, youreceive
another call for a major motor vehicle crash. You should:
Select one:
A. inform the admissions clerk of the situation and then respond at once.
B. respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.
C. leave a copy of the run form with a nurse and then respond to the call.
D. place the patient in a high-visibility area and then respond to the call. - Answer B.
respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.
Communicating with patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can be facilitated by
doing all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
• elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.
• providing pen and paper if the patient prefers to write his or her response.
• C. shining a light on your face when you are in a darkened environment.
D. placing yourself in a position to ensure that the patient can see your lips. - Answer
A. elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.
During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea,
you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question
immediately. You should:
Select one:
A. ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
B. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
C. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions.
D. repeat your question because he probably did not hear you. - Answer B. allow him
time to think about the question and respond to it.
Effective therapeutic communication skills require .
Select one:
A. correct use of complex medical terminology
B. English-speaking patients or family members
C. verbal and nonverbal communication techniques
D. supervision by advanced life support personnel - Answer C. verbal and nonverbal
communication techniques
, Ethnocentrism is defined as:
Select one:
• considering your own cultural values to be more important when interacting with
people of a different culture.
• suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based on the tone of his or her
voice when answering a question.
• subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a patient because you feel that
your own values are more acceptable.
• understanding that people from different cultural backgrounds respond to pain
and stress differently. - Answer A. considering your own cultural values to be more
important when interacting with people of a different culture.
Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's
condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should:
Select one:
A. advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification.
B. state that you will not carry out the order because it is inappropriate.
C. obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the order as usual.
D. carry out the order and then carefully document it on the run form. - Answer A.
advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification.
When providing a patient report via radio, you should protect the patient's privacy by:
Select one:
A. not disclosing his or her name.
B. withholding medical history data.
C. using coded medical language.
D. refraining from objective statements. - Answer A. not disclosing his or her name.
When relaying patient information via radio, communications should be:
Select one:
• coded and scripted.
• brief and easily understood.
• C. lengthy and complete.
D. spoken in a loud voice. - Answer B. brief and easily understood.
When you are communicating with an older patient, it is important to remember that:
Select one:
A. most older people think clearly and are capable of answering questions.
B. speaking loudly and distinctly will ensure that the patient can hear you. C.
your questions should focus exclusively on the patient's obvious problem.
D. hostility and confusion should be presumed to be due to the patient's age. - Answer
A. most older people think clearly and are capable of answering questions.
Which of the following incidents does NOT require a report to be filed with local
authorities?
Select one:
REAL EXAM CHAPTER 1-29QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
Which of the following patients is competent and can legally refuse EMS care?
A confused young female who states that she is the president
A man who is staggering and states that he drank only three beers
A conscious and alert woman who is in severe pain from a broken leg
A diabetic patient who has slurred speech and is not aware of the date - Answer A
conscious and alert woman who is in severe pain from a broken leg
You are treating a patient with an apparent emotional crisis. After the patient refuses
treatment, you tell him that you will call the police and have him restrained if he does
not give you consent. Your actions in this case are an example of:
assault.
battery.
negligence.
abandonment. - Answer assault.
The EMT has a legal duty to act if he or
she is:
off duty and witnesses a major car accident.
a volunteer, is on duty, and is dispatched on a call.
paid for his or her services, but is not on duty.
out of his or her jurisdiction and sees a man choking. - Answer a volunteer, is on
duty, and is dispatched on a call.
Which of the following statements about records and reports is FALSE?
Legally, if it was not documented, it was not performed.
A complete, accurate report is an important safeguard against legal problems.
An incomplete or untidy patient care report is evidence of incomplete or inexpert
emergency medical care.
Your patient care report does not become a part of the patient's hospital record
because your treatment was provided outside the hospital. - Answer Your patient
care report does not become a part of the patient's hospital record because your
treatment was provided outside the hospital.
A 4-year-old boy had an apparent seizure. He is conscious and calm and is sitting on
his mother's lap. His father is sitting in a nearby chair. The child's mother suddenly
begins crying uncontrollably, which causes the child to start crying. You should: Select
one:
,• ask the father to hold the child so you can assess him while your partner tries to
calm the mother.
• give the child a favorite toy or blanket to hold onto and perform your assessment
to the best of your ability.
• reassure the child's mother that seizures in children are very common and that
there is nothing to worry about.
• attempt to calm the child's mother, but avoid separating her from her child
because this will increase her anxiety. - Answer A. ask the father to hold the child so
you can assess him while your partner tries to calm the mother.
As you are wheeling your patient through the emergency department doors, youreceive
another call for a major motor vehicle crash. You should:
Select one:
A. inform the admissions clerk of the situation and then respond at once.
B. respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.
C. leave a copy of the run form with a nurse and then respond to the call.
D. place the patient in a high-visibility area and then respond to the call. - Answer B.
respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.
Communicating with patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can be facilitated by
doing all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
• elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.
• providing pen and paper if the patient prefers to write his or her response.
• C. shining a light on your face when you are in a darkened environment.
D. placing yourself in a position to ensure that the patient can see your lips. - Answer
A. elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.
During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea,
you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question
immediately. You should:
Select one:
A. ask him if he frequently experiences severe headaches and nausea.
B. allow him time to think about the question and respond to it.
C. tell him that you cannot help him unless he answers your questions.
D. repeat your question because he probably did not hear you. - Answer B. allow him
time to think about the question and respond to it.
Effective therapeutic communication skills require .
Select one:
A. correct use of complex medical terminology
B. English-speaking patients or family members
C. verbal and nonverbal communication techniques
D. supervision by advanced life support personnel - Answer C. verbal and nonverbal
communication techniques
, Ethnocentrism is defined as:
Select one:
• considering your own cultural values to be more important when interacting with
people of a different culture.
• suspecting that a person has an ulterior motive based on the tone of his or her
voice when answering a question.
• subconsciously forcing your cultural values onto a patient because you feel that
your own values are more acceptable.
• understanding that people from different cultural backgrounds respond to pain
and stress differently. - Answer A. considering your own cultural values to be more
important when interacting with people of a different culture.
Medical control gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's
condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should:
Select one:
A. advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification.
B. state that you will not carry out the order because it is inappropriate.
C. obtain consent from the patient and then carry out the order as usual.
D. carry out the order and then carefully document it on the run form. - Answer A.
advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification.
When providing a patient report via radio, you should protect the patient's privacy by:
Select one:
A. not disclosing his or her name.
B. withholding medical history data.
C. using coded medical language.
D. refraining from objective statements. - Answer A. not disclosing his or her name.
When relaying patient information via radio, communications should be:
Select one:
• coded and scripted.
• brief and easily understood.
• C. lengthy and complete.
D. spoken in a loud voice. - Answer B. brief and easily understood.
When you are communicating with an older patient, it is important to remember that:
Select one:
A. most older people think clearly and are capable of answering questions.
B. speaking loudly and distinctly will ensure that the patient can hear you. C.
your questions should focus exclusively on the patient's obvious problem.
D. hostility and confusion should be presumed to be due to the patient's age. - Answer
A. most older people think clearly and are capable of answering questions.
Which of the following incidents does NOT require a report to be filed with local
authorities?
Select one:
