WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 1 EXAM
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 2024-2025
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You are attending to a 22-year-old female patient who has
overdosed. The patient is unresponsive in an upstairs
bedroom. The most appropriate way to bring the patient
downstairs is:
Select one:
A. secured to a stair chair with the strongest provider at
the head end.
B. secured to a fracture board with the strongest provider
at the head end.
C. secured to a stair chair with the strongest provider at
the foot end.
D. secured to a fracture board with the strongest provider
at the foot end. Correct Answer B. secured to a fracture
board with the strongest provider at the head end.
You are attending to a 26-year-old female who is 34
weeks pregnant with her first child. Your patient has been
having lower abdominal pains and cramping for the past
two hours. In placing your patient on the stretcher and
preparing for transport, you should place her:
Select one:
A. on her left side.
B. in a position of comfort.
C. supine with her legs elevated.
,D. in the Fowler position. Correct Answer A. on her left
side.
You are attending to a 34-year-old male patient who
requires transport to the hospital for assessment of his
chronic back pain. The patient weighs over 750 pounds.
Your bariatric stretcher has a wider surface area to allow
for:
Select one:
A. increased stability and leverage when lifting with more
than two providers.
B. increased patient comfort and dignity.
C. increased lifting capacity and patient weight load.
D. better stability when moving the patient on uneven
ground. Correct Answer B. increased patient comfort and
dignity.
A medical transport helicopter is incoming and you are
responsible for setting up the landing zone (LZ). You
should:
Select one:
A. use yellow caution tape to mark of the LZ perimeter.
B. ask bystanders to stand at all four corners of the LZ.
C. place four flares 100 feet apart in an "X" pattern.
D. use weighted cones to mark all four corners of the LZ.
Correct Answer D. use weighted cones to mark all four
corners of the LZ.
A type _____ ambulance features a conventional, truck
cab-chassis with a modular ambulance body that can be
transferred to a newer chassis as needed.
,Select one:
A. I
B. III
C. II
D. IV Correct Answer A. I
Common safety equipment carried on the ambulance
includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. turnout gear.
B. safety goggles.
C. face shields.
D. hazardous materials gear. Correct Answer D.
hazardous materials gear.
During the transport phase of an ambulance call, it is
MOST important to:
Select one:
A. complete the run form before arrival at the hospital.
B. converse with the patient and provide reassurance.
C. reassess unstable patients at least every 15 minutes.
D. reassess the patient only if he or she deteriorates.
Correct Answer B. converse with the patient and provide
reassurance.
Equipment and supplies that are carried on an ambulance
should be stored:
Select one:
A. in locked or secured cabinets in order to prevent theft.
B. as directed by the EMS system's medical director.
C. based on recommendations of the health department.
, D. according to the urgency and frequency of their use.
Correct Answer D. according to the urgency and
frequency of their use.
For every emergency request, the dispatcher should
routinely gather and record all of the following information,
EXCEPT the:
Select one:
A. caller's phone number.
B. nature of the call.
C. location of the patient(s).
D. patient's medical history. Correct Answer D. patient's
medical history.
General guidelines for safe ambulance driving include all
of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. avoiding routes with heavy traffic congestion.
B. avoiding one-way streets whenever possible.
C. assuming that other drivers will not see you.
D. regularly using the siren as much as possible. Correct
Answer D. regularly using the siren as much as possible.
Hydroplaning of the ambulance on wet roads would MOST
likely occur at speeds of greater than _____ mph.
Select one:
A. 30
B. 10
C. 20
D. 15 Correct Answer A. 30
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