WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 FINAL EXAM LATEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ACCURATE
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DETAILED ANSWERS|EXPERT VERIFIED FOR
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WEST COAST EMT
Pass the West Coast EMT Block 3 exam 2025/2026 with confidence. This
exam resource features questions in areas like: airway management, patient
assessment, trauma care, and medical emergencies. It’s ideal for students
pursuing medicine and healthcare courses building on foundational EMT
skills to prepare students for real-world scenarios.
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a
generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure
is:
A: a serious infection
B: a brain tumor
C: epilepsy
D: intercranial bleeding ....... ANSWER ......C: epilepsy
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
A: not able to swallow without choking
B: experiencing a right hemispheric stroke
, C: unable to produce or understand speech
D: usually conscious but has slurred speech ....... ANSWER ......C:
unable to produce or understand speech
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A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for
thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she:
A: has a GCS score that is less than 8
B: has had a prior heart attack
C: is older than 60 years of age
D: has bleeding within the brain ....... ANSWER ......D: has bleeding
within the brain
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A: typically alert but is confused as to preceding events
B: usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus
C: completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused ....... ANSWER
......D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused
Components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale include:
A: arm drift, memory, and grip strength
, B: speech, pupil reaction, and memory
C: facial droop, speech, and pupil size
D: arm drift, speech, and facial droop ....... ANSWER ......D: arm
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drigt, speech, and facial droop
Febrile seizures:
A: are usually benign but should be evaluated
B: are also referred to as absence seizures
C: often result in permanent brain damage
D: occur when a child's fever rises slowly ....... ANSWER ......A: are
usually benign but should be evaluated
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial
bleeding and hypoglycemia secondary to abnormalities in the:
A: pancreas
B: kidneys
C: brain
D: liver ....... ANSWER ......D: liver
Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
, B: cerebral cortex
C: cerebellum
D: cerebrum ....... ANSWER ......C: cerebellum
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Status epilepticus is characterized by:
A: generalized seizures that last less than 5 minutes
B: an absence seizure that is not preceded by an aura
C: prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
D: profound tachycardia and total muscle flaccidity ....... ANSWER
......C: prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure,
and swallowing, are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebellum
C: cerebral cortex
D: cerebrum ....... ANSWER ......A: brain stem
The MOST significant risk factor for a hemorrhagic stroke is:
A: hypertension
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ACCURATE
Page | 1
DETAILED ANSWERS|EXPERT VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS /TOP RATED A+.
WEST COAST EMT
Pass the West Coast EMT Block 3 exam 2025/2026 with confidence. This
exam resource features questions in areas like: airway management, patient
assessment, trauma care, and medical emergencies. It’s ideal for students
pursuing medicine and healthcare courses building on foundational EMT
skills to prepare students for real-world scenarios.
A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a
generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure
is:
A: a serious infection
B: a brain tumor
C: epilepsy
D: intercranial bleeding ....... ANSWER ......C: epilepsy
A patient who is experiencing aphasia is:
A: not able to swallow without choking
B: experiencing a right hemispheric stroke
, C: unable to produce or understand speech
D: usually conscious but has slurred speech ....... ANSWER ......C:
unable to produce or understand speech
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A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for
thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she:
A: has a GCS score that is less than 8
B: has had a prior heart attack
C: is older than 60 years of age
D: has bleeding within the brain ....... ANSWER ......D: has bleeding
within the brain
A patient with an altered mental status is:
A: typically alert but is confused as to preceding events
B: usually able to be aroused with a painful stimulus
C: completely unresponsive to all forms of stimuli
D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused ....... ANSWER
......D: not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused
Components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale include:
A: arm drift, memory, and grip strength
, B: speech, pupil reaction, and memory
C: facial droop, speech, and pupil size
D: arm drift, speech, and facial droop ....... ANSWER ......D: arm
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drigt, speech, and facial droop
Febrile seizures:
A: are usually benign but should be evaluated
B: are also referred to as absence seizures
C: often result in permanent brain damage
D: occur when a child's fever rises slowly ....... ANSWER ......A: are
usually benign but should be evaluated
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial
bleeding and hypoglycemia secondary to abnormalities in the:
A: pancreas
B: kidneys
C: brain
D: liver ....... ANSWER ......D: liver
Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
, B: cerebral cortex
C: cerebellum
D: cerebrum ....... ANSWER ......C: cerebellum
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Status epilepticus is characterized by:
A: generalized seizures that last less than 5 minutes
B: an absence seizure that is not preceded by an aura
C: prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
D: profound tachycardia and total muscle flaccidity ....... ANSWER
......C: prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness
The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure,
and swallowing, are controlled by the:
A: brain stem
B: cerebellum
C: cerebral cortex
D: cerebrum ....... ANSWER ......A: brain stem
The MOST significant risk factor for a hemorrhagic stroke is:
A: hypertension
