WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 4 STUDY GUIDE 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ACCURATE DETAILED
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ANSWERS|EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS /TOP RATED A+.
WEST COAST EMT
Pass the West Coast EMT Block 4 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.
Know what cavitation is ...... ANSWER ......Results from rapid
changes in tissue and fluid pressure that occur with the passage of the
projectile, can result in serious injury to internal organs distant to the
actual path of the bullet.
Know Newton's First Law of Motion ...... ANSWER ......The first law
states that objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion tend
to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
Kinetic Energy ...... ANSWER ......The energy of a moving object.
Reflects the relationship between the mass (weight) of the object and the
velocity (speed) at which it is traveling.
, Potential Energy...... ANSWER ......The product of mass (weight),
force of gravity, and height and is mostly associated with the energy of
falling objects.
Page | 2 The energy stored within an object.
Know the 3 collisions that occur in a car accident.
First Collision: ...... ANSWER ......The collision of the car against
another car, a tree, or other objects.
Does not directly affect patient care except making extrication difficult
The damage to the car can indicate how severe the patient's injury is and
help determine the mechanism of injury.
Know the 3 collisions that occur in a car accident.
Second Collision: ...... ANSWER ......The collision of the passenger
against the interior of the car.
This damage is caused by the kinetic energy produced by the passenger's
mass and velocity is converted into the work of stopping the passenger's
body.
It can cause severe traumatic injury that can be apparent during the scene
size up or primary assessment.
The most dramatic injury occurs when the passenger is not restrained.
Know the 3 collisions that occur in a car accident.
, Third Collision: ...... ANSWER ......The collision of the passenger's
internal organs against the solid structures of the body.
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These injuries may not be as obvious as external injuries but they are
often the most life-threatening.
When the car hits an object, the internal organs also hit the inside
structure of the body which can result in compression or stretching
(tearing).
What to assume with the death of an occupant in the same vehicle as
another person? ...... ANSWER ......Suspect that the other person has
sustained serious injuries even if the injuries are not obvious.
Treat life-threatening injuries and provide rapid transport to a trauma
center.
These passengers have likely experienced the same amount of force that
caused the death of the other.
What is the purpose of airbags? What happens if airbags don't deploy +
what should you do? ...... ANSWER ......Air bags gently cushions the
occupant as the body slows and decelerates to decrease the severity of
the impact of the second and third collision.
If the airbags did not inflate during the accident, there is a chance they
will deploy during extrication which can cause severe injury to the EMT.
Extreme caution must be used when extricating a patient whose airbags
did not deploy.
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ACCURATE DETAILED
Page | 1
ANSWERS|EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS /TOP RATED A+.
WEST COAST EMT
Pass the West Coast EMT Block 4 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.
Know what cavitation is ...... ANSWER ......Results from rapid
changes in tissue and fluid pressure that occur with the passage of the
projectile, can result in serious injury to internal organs distant to the
actual path of the bullet.
Know Newton's First Law of Motion ...... ANSWER ......The first law
states that objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion tend
to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
Kinetic Energy ...... ANSWER ......The energy of a moving object.
Reflects the relationship between the mass (weight) of the object and the
velocity (speed) at which it is traveling.
, Potential Energy...... ANSWER ......The product of mass (weight),
force of gravity, and height and is mostly associated with the energy of
falling objects.
Page | 2 The energy stored within an object.
Know the 3 collisions that occur in a car accident.
First Collision: ...... ANSWER ......The collision of the car against
another car, a tree, or other objects.
Does not directly affect patient care except making extrication difficult
The damage to the car can indicate how severe the patient's injury is and
help determine the mechanism of injury.
Know the 3 collisions that occur in a car accident.
Second Collision: ...... ANSWER ......The collision of the passenger
against the interior of the car.
This damage is caused by the kinetic energy produced by the passenger's
mass and velocity is converted into the work of stopping the passenger's
body.
It can cause severe traumatic injury that can be apparent during the scene
size up or primary assessment.
The most dramatic injury occurs when the passenger is not restrained.
Know the 3 collisions that occur in a car accident.
, Third Collision: ...... ANSWER ......The collision of the passenger's
internal organs against the solid structures of the body.
Page | 3
These injuries may not be as obvious as external injuries but they are
often the most life-threatening.
When the car hits an object, the internal organs also hit the inside
structure of the body which can result in compression or stretching
(tearing).
What to assume with the death of an occupant in the same vehicle as
another person? ...... ANSWER ......Suspect that the other person has
sustained serious injuries even if the injuries are not obvious.
Treat life-threatening injuries and provide rapid transport to a trauma
center.
These passengers have likely experienced the same amount of force that
caused the death of the other.
What is the purpose of airbags? What happens if airbags don't deploy +
what should you do? ...... ANSWER ......Air bags gently cushions the
occupant as the body slows and decelerates to decrease the severity of
the impact of the second and third collision.
If the airbags did not inflate during the accident, there is a chance they
will deploy during extrication which can cause severe injury to the EMT.
Extreme caution must be used when extricating a patient whose airbags
did not deploy.
