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West Coast EMT Block Exam 1 – 2025/ 2026 Test Bank
with Verified Questions & Answers (Full Study Guide
PDF)||Latest Exam!!!
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model,
an EMT should be able to:
A. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
B. insert a peripheral IV line and infuse fluids.
C. administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous route.
D. interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly. -
Answer-A. assist a patient with certain prescribed
medications.
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when
your patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
Select one:
A. reassure the patient that everything will be all right,
even if it will not be.
B. demand that the patient remain quiet and cooperative
during transport.
C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and
respectful.
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D. ignore the patient's feelings and focus on his or her
medical complaint. - Answer-C. continue to be
nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various
aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
Select one:
A. advanced EMT (AEMT).
B. paramedic.
C. EMR.
D. EMT. - Answer-B. paramedic
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and
other advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
Select one:
A. АЕМТ.
B. EMR.
C. paramedic.
D. EMT. - Answer-C. paramedic.
Continuing education in EMS serves to:
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Select one:
A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge
and skills.
B. provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS
system.
C. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital
care.
D. enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific
training. - Answer-A. maintain, update, and expand the
EMT's knowledge and skills.
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the
publication of:
Select one:
A. the Emergency Medical Services Act.
B. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and
Injured.
C. the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death
and Dying.
D. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease
of Modern Society. - Answer-D. Accidental Death and
Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
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If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device
terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of
the time, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid purchasing the device because this claim is
unrealistic.
B. purchase the device based solely on the manufacturer's
claim.
C. determine which device the American Heart Association
recommends.
D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save
more lives. - Answer-D. recognize that this does not mean
the device will save more lives.
Obtaining continuing medical education is the
responsibility of the:
Select one:
A. EMS medical director.
B. individual EMT.
C. EMS training officer.
D. State Bureau of EMS. - Answer-B. individual EMT.
West Coast EMT Block Exam 1 – 2025/ 2026 Test Bank
with Verified Questions & Answers (Full Study Guide
PDF)||Latest Exam!!!
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model,
an EMT should be able to:
A. assist a patient with certain prescribed medications.
B. insert a peripheral IV line and infuse fluids.
C. administer epinephrine via the subcutaneous route.
D. interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly. -
Answer-A. assist a patient with certain prescribed
medications.
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when
your patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
Select one:
A. reassure the patient that everything will be all right,
even if it will not be.
B. demand that the patient remain quiet and cooperative
during transport.
C. continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and
respectful.
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D. ignore the patient's feelings and focus on his or her
medical complaint. - Answer-C. continue to be
nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful.
An EMS provider who has extensive training in various
aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n):
Select one:
A. advanced EMT (AEMT).
B. paramedic.
C. EMR.
D. EMT. - Answer-B. paramedic
Cardiac monitoring, pharmacologic interventions, and
other advanced treatment skills are functions of the:
Select one:
A. АЕМТ.
B. EMR.
C. paramedic.
D. EMT. - Answer-C. paramedic.
Continuing education in EMS serves to:
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Select one:
A. maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge
and skills.
B. provide an ongoing review and audit of the EMS
system.
C. confirm research and statistical findings in prehospital
care.
D. enforce mandatory attendance at agency-specific
training. - Answer-A. maintain, update, and expand the
EMT's knowledge and skills.
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the
publication of:
Select one:
A. the Emergency Medical Services Act.
B. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and
Injured.
C. the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death
and Dying.
D. Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease
of Modern Society. - Answer-D. Accidental Death and
Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society.
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If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device
terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of
the time, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid purchasing the device because this claim is
unrealistic.
B. purchase the device based solely on the manufacturer's
claim.
C. determine which device the American Heart Association
recommends.
D. recognize that this does not mean the device will save
more lives. - Answer-D. recognize that this does not mean
the device will save more lives.
Obtaining continuing medical education is the
responsibility of the:
Select one:
A. EMS medical director.
B. individual EMT.
C. EMS training officer.
D. State Bureau of EMS. - Answer-B. individual EMT.
