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SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH
DISTRICT’S PROTOCOL EXAM FOR
EMS (EMT BASIC) LEVEL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR
2026- 2027 ALREADY A GRADED | NEW
AND REVISED
**What are the symptoms of a moderate allergic reaction?
A) Hives with no respiratory involvement
B) Itchy and watery eyes
C) skin reaction w/ some respiratory involvement but the patient can still
maintain good tidal volume and air exchange
D) respiratory difficulty - ANSWER- C) skin reaction w/ some
respiratory involvement but the patient can still maintain good tidal
volume and air exchange
*In which scenario would nitroglycerin NOT be indicated?
A) The patient is hypertensive
B) The pt has taken viagra in the past 48 hours
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C) The pt has taken nitroglycerin in the last 24 hours
D) All of the above - ANSWER- B) The pt has taken viagra in the past
48 hours
**You have a pregnant woman in active labor in which the baby is
presenting with an arming sticking out. Which position is best for
transport?
A) Trendelenburg
B) Left Lateral Recumbent
C) Right Lateral Recumbent
D) Position of comfort - ANSWER- B) Left Lateral Recumbent
**You arrive on scene to a dead body and bystanders are disturbed, what
is the correct way to cover the body?
A) With a clean sterile burn sheet
B) With a trauma blanket
C) With a regular white sheet
D) All of the above - ANSWER- A) With a clean sterile burn sheet
**Which of the following is NOT part of the SAFER acronym?
A) Stabilize the situation
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B) Assess the Situation/Crisis
C) Facilitate the contact of recourses
D) Restrain - ANSWER- D) Restrain
*How many miles away from a trauma center would you have to be to
just transport the patient to the nearest hospital?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50 - ANSWER- D) 50
**In which scenario would you be able to transport/move a dead body?
A) Permission from coroner
B) protect the body
C) assess patient
D) all of the above - ANSWER- A) Permission from the coroner
You can do all of the above IF you have permission from the coroner.
**You arrive on scene to a male PT who has a valid POLST and is
experiencing respiratory distress and hypotension. What do you do?
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A) Listen to the requests of next of kin
B) Provide emotional support and comfort
C) Immediately leave
D) Provide pain management and comfort to patient, but do not engage
in any life-saving interventions - ANSWER- D)
*You arrive on scene to a pulseless and apneic patient who has a DNR,
what do you do?
A) Try to verify the validity of the DNR
B) Contact medical direction for next steps
C) Make sure patient and family really understand what their DNR
means
D) Begin CPR - ANSWER- A)
*Which of the following might indicate shock in a pediatric patient?
A) A strong, slow pulse
B) Respiratory Distress
C) Weak Rapid Pulse
D) Convulsions - ANSWER- C) Weak Rapid Pulse
*You arrive on scene to find an unconscious and apneic 5 year old male.
At which heart rate would it be appropriate to begin CPR?
SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH
DISTRICT’S PROTOCOL EXAM FOR
EMS (EMT BASIC) LEVEL EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS TOP RATED VERSION FOR
2026- 2027 ALREADY A GRADED | NEW
AND REVISED
**What are the symptoms of a moderate allergic reaction?
A) Hives with no respiratory involvement
B) Itchy and watery eyes
C) skin reaction w/ some respiratory involvement but the patient can still
maintain good tidal volume and air exchange
D) respiratory difficulty - ANSWER- C) skin reaction w/ some
respiratory involvement but the patient can still maintain good tidal
volume and air exchange
*In which scenario would nitroglycerin NOT be indicated?
A) The patient is hypertensive
B) The pt has taken viagra in the past 48 hours
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C) The pt has taken nitroglycerin in the last 24 hours
D) All of the above - ANSWER- B) The pt has taken viagra in the past
48 hours
**You have a pregnant woman in active labor in which the baby is
presenting with an arming sticking out. Which position is best for
transport?
A) Trendelenburg
B) Left Lateral Recumbent
C) Right Lateral Recumbent
D) Position of comfort - ANSWER- B) Left Lateral Recumbent
**You arrive on scene to a dead body and bystanders are disturbed, what
is the correct way to cover the body?
A) With a clean sterile burn sheet
B) With a trauma blanket
C) With a regular white sheet
D) All of the above - ANSWER- A) With a clean sterile burn sheet
**Which of the following is NOT part of the SAFER acronym?
A) Stabilize the situation
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B) Assess the Situation/Crisis
C) Facilitate the contact of recourses
D) Restrain - ANSWER- D) Restrain
*How many miles away from a trauma center would you have to be to
just transport the patient to the nearest hospital?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50 - ANSWER- D) 50
**In which scenario would you be able to transport/move a dead body?
A) Permission from coroner
B) protect the body
C) assess patient
D) all of the above - ANSWER- A) Permission from the coroner
You can do all of the above IF you have permission from the coroner.
**You arrive on scene to a male PT who has a valid POLST and is
experiencing respiratory distress and hypotension. What do you do?
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A) Listen to the requests of next of kin
B) Provide emotional support and comfort
C) Immediately leave
D) Provide pain management and comfort to patient, but do not engage
in any life-saving interventions - ANSWER- D)
*You arrive on scene to a pulseless and apneic patient who has a DNR,
what do you do?
A) Try to verify the validity of the DNR
B) Contact medical direction for next steps
C) Make sure patient and family really understand what their DNR
means
D) Begin CPR - ANSWER- A)
*Which of the following might indicate shock in a pediatric patient?
A) A strong, slow pulse
B) Respiratory Distress
C) Weak Rapid Pulse
D) Convulsions - ANSWER- C) Weak Rapid Pulse
*You arrive on scene to find an unconscious and apneic 5 year old male.
At which heart rate would it be appropriate to begin CPR?
