WEST COAST EMT BLOCK #1 EXAM
2026/2027 UPDATED WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Mentally competent patients have the right to refuse treatment. T/F? - correct answer✔✔ True
When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the concept of .-
correct answer✔✔ Implied consent
List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for medical care despite their young age. -
correct answer✔✔ Married, armed services, pregnant
is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a patient who is in need of medical
treatment and transportation but is combative and presents a significant risk of danger to himself,
herself, or others. - correct answer✔✔ Forcible restraint
What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders? - correct answer✔✔ An advance
directive is a written document that specifies the types of care a patient would want if she were unable
to express it herself. A DNR order prevents resuscitative efforts from starting if a patient goes into
cardiac arrest.
You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid DNR order. The patient's family
has called because he is having difficulty breathing. Should you give him oxygen? - correct answer✔✔
Yes. A DNR order only applies to resuscitative measures (ventilation, chest compressions, and
defibrillation). The EMT must perform all other measures in his scope of practice to make DNR patients
comfortable and safe, including giving oxygen, stopping bleeding, applying splints, etc.
The laws that define what an EMT can do are called . - correct answer✔✔ Scope of
Practice
What four elements must be present to prove negligence? - correct answer✔✔ Duty, Breach of Duty,
Damages and Causation
, Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old patient, you splint an ankle that you
believe may be sprained. What crime have you committed by doing this? - correct answer✔✔ Battery
List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have to be reported. - correct
answer✔✔ Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during a felony, drug-related injuries, childbirth,
scene of a crime, deceased patient, exposure to infectious disease
The first key rule of lifting is to . - correct answer✔✔ keep the back in a straight, upright
position and lift without twisting.
What are the six steps of a power lift as described in Skill Drill 35-1? - correct answer✔✔ 1. Tighten your
back in its normal upright position and use your abdominal muscles to lock it in a slight curve.
2. Spread your legs apart about 15ʺ, and bend your legs to lower your torso and arms.
3. With your arms extended down each side of your body, grasp the stretcher or backboard with your
hands held palms up and just in front of the plane described by the anterior torso and imaginary lines
extending vertically from it to the ground.
4. Adjust your orientation and position until the weight is balanced and centered between both arms.
5. Reposition your feet as necessary so that they are about 15ʺ apart with one slightly farther forward
and rotated so that you and your center of gravity will be properly balanced between them. Be sure to
straddle the object, keep your feet flat, and distribute your weight to the balls of the feet or just behind
them.
6. With your arms extended downward, lift by straightening your legs until you are fully standing. Make
sure your back is locked and that your upper body comes up before your hips.
Which direction should the palms be facing when lifting? - correct answer✔✔ Up
Describe the diamond carry. - correct answer✔✔ One EMT at the head end, one EMT at the foot end,
and an EMT on each side of the patient's torso.
Which end of the backboard should go down a flight of stairs first when carrying a patient on a
backboard? - correct answer✔✔ Foot End
2026/2027 UPDATED WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Mentally competent patients have the right to refuse treatment. T/F? - correct answer✔✔ True
When a patient is unconscious, you may provide treatment under the concept of .-
correct answer✔✔ Implied consent
List conditions where minors may, by state law, give consent for medical care despite their young age. -
correct answer✔✔ Married, armed services, pregnant
is sometimes necessary when you are confronted with a patient who is in need of medical
treatment and transportation but is combative and presents a significant risk of danger to himself,
herself, or others. - correct answer✔✔ Forcible restraint
What is the difference between advance directives and DNR orders? - correct answer✔✔ An advance
directive is a written document that specifies the types of care a patient would want if she were unable
to express it herself. A DNR order prevents resuscitative efforts from starting if a patient goes into
cardiac arrest.
You respond to the home of a 72-year-old cancer patient with a valid DNR order. The patient's family
has called because he is having difficulty breathing. Should you give him oxygen? - correct answer✔✔
Yes. A DNR order only applies to resuscitative measures (ventilation, chest compressions, and
defibrillation). The EMT must perform all other measures in his scope of practice to make DNR patients
comfortable and safe, including giving oxygen, stopping bleeding, applying splints, etc.
The laws that define what an EMT can do are called . - correct answer✔✔ Scope of
Practice
What four elements must be present to prove negligence? - correct answer✔✔ Duty, Breach of Duty,
Damages and Causation
, Despite the expressed refusal of care by a competent 40-year-old patient, you splint an ankle that you
believe may be sprained. What crime have you committed by doing this? - correct answer✔✔ Battery
List four special situations that may, based on state or local laws, have to be reported. - correct
answer✔✔ Any four of the following: Abuse, injury during a felony, drug-related injuries, childbirth,
scene of a crime, deceased patient, exposure to infectious disease
The first key rule of lifting is to . - correct answer✔✔ keep the back in a straight, upright
position and lift without twisting.
What are the six steps of a power lift as described in Skill Drill 35-1? - correct answer✔✔ 1. Tighten your
back in its normal upright position and use your abdominal muscles to lock it in a slight curve.
2. Spread your legs apart about 15ʺ, and bend your legs to lower your torso and arms.
3. With your arms extended down each side of your body, grasp the stretcher or backboard with your
hands held palms up and just in front of the plane described by the anterior torso and imaginary lines
extending vertically from it to the ground.
4. Adjust your orientation and position until the weight is balanced and centered between both arms.
5. Reposition your feet as necessary so that they are about 15ʺ apart with one slightly farther forward
and rotated so that you and your center of gravity will be properly balanced between them. Be sure to
straddle the object, keep your feet flat, and distribute your weight to the balls of the feet or just behind
them.
6. With your arms extended downward, lift by straightening your legs until you are fully standing. Make
sure your back is locked and that your upper body comes up before your hips.
Which direction should the palms be facing when lifting? - correct answer✔✔ Up
Describe the diamond carry. - correct answer✔✔ One EMT at the head end, one EMT at the foot end,
and an EMT on each side of the patient's torso.
Which end of the backboard should go down a flight of stairs first when carrying a patient on a
backboard? - correct answer✔✔ Foot End
