West Coast EMT Exam (Latest Update 2023/24) Verified
Answers
A. 7.
B. 9.
C. 8.
D. 6. - correct answers ✅C. 8.
A 29-year-old pregnant woman has had severe vomiting for the last 2 days.
Today, she is vomiting large amounts of blood. Her skin is cool and pale and
she is tachycardic. The EMT should suspect:
Select one:
A. Mallory-Weiss tear.
B. esophagitis.
C. esophageal varices.
D. acute pancreatitis. - correct answers ✅A. Mallory-Weiss tear.
A 30-year-old woman with a history of alcoholism presents with severe
upper abdominal pain and is vomiting large amounts of bright red blood. Her
skin is cool, pale, and clammy; her heart rate is 120 beats/min and weak;
and her blood pressure is 70/50 mm Hg. Your MOST immediate action
should be to:
Answers
A. 7.
B. 9.
C. 8.
D. 6. - correct answers ✅C. 8.
A 29-year-old pregnant woman has had severe vomiting for the last 2 days.
Today, she is vomiting large amounts of blood. Her skin is cool and pale and
she is tachycardic. The EMT should suspect:
Select one:
A. Mallory-Weiss tear.
B. esophagitis.
C. esophageal varices.
D. acute pancreatitis. - correct answers ✅A. Mallory-Weiss tear.
A 30-year-old woman with a history of alcoholism presents with severe
upper abdominal pain and is vomiting large amounts of bright red blood. Her
skin is cool, pale, and clammy; her heart rate is 120 beats/min and weak;
and her blood pressure is 70/50 mm Hg. Your MOST immediate action
should be to:
