SNHD EMT EMS PROTOCOLS CORE
PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE GUIDELINES
REVIEW 2026
◉ When resuscitation efforts are terminated what should you do
with medical interventions?
Answer: leave them in place
◉ When can you transport or move a body w/o permission from the
coroners office?
Answer: Never
◉ Indication for manual cervical stabilization.
Answer: Midline cervical tenderness
Focal neurologic deficit
AMS
Drug or alcohol intoxication
Painful or distracting injury
◉ Contraindications of manual cervical stabilization.
Answer: -Penetrating trauma to head or neck w no evidence of
spinal injury
,-When cervical collar might impede the patient's airway or
ventilation
- Patient in cardiac arrest
◉ Where to apply tourniquet.
Answer: proximal to injury site
◉ Contraindications to a traction splint.
Answer: Pelvic fracture/instability, knee, lower leg, or ankle
instability
◉ What medications can an EMT-B administer for an uncontrolled
nose bleed? (Medication, dose, and route).
Answer: Oxymetazoline or Phenylephrine, 2 sprays per nostril,
Intranasal
◉ How to evaluate posterior blood loss? (Epistaxis).
Answer: Examine the posterior pharnyx
◉ At what point does sweat generally disappear? (Body temp).
Answer: 104 degrees F
◉ Any pregnant patient should be placed in what position?.
, Answer: left lateral recumbent
◉ What medication, dose and route is used to treat a suspected
opiate overdose?.
Answer: Narcan, 2-4mg, intranasal
◉ Waiting Room Criteria Blood Pressure.
Answer: 100-180 Systolic
60-100 Diastolic
◉ Waiting Room Criteria HR & RR.
Answer: 60-100 HR
10-20 RR
◉ Waiting Criteria Pulse Oximetry.
Answer: >94%
◉ Waiting Room Criteria AxO.
Answer: x4
◉ Important notes for stoke documentation.
PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE GUIDELINES
REVIEW 2026
◉ When resuscitation efforts are terminated what should you do
with medical interventions?
Answer: leave them in place
◉ When can you transport or move a body w/o permission from the
coroners office?
Answer: Never
◉ Indication for manual cervical stabilization.
Answer: Midline cervical tenderness
Focal neurologic deficit
AMS
Drug or alcohol intoxication
Painful or distracting injury
◉ Contraindications of manual cervical stabilization.
Answer: -Penetrating trauma to head or neck w no evidence of
spinal injury
,-When cervical collar might impede the patient's airway or
ventilation
- Patient in cardiac arrest
◉ Where to apply tourniquet.
Answer: proximal to injury site
◉ Contraindications to a traction splint.
Answer: Pelvic fracture/instability, knee, lower leg, or ankle
instability
◉ What medications can an EMT-B administer for an uncontrolled
nose bleed? (Medication, dose, and route).
Answer: Oxymetazoline or Phenylephrine, 2 sprays per nostril,
Intranasal
◉ How to evaluate posterior blood loss? (Epistaxis).
Answer: Examine the posterior pharnyx
◉ At what point does sweat generally disappear? (Body temp).
Answer: 104 degrees F
◉ Any pregnant patient should be placed in what position?.
, Answer: left lateral recumbent
◉ What medication, dose and route is used to treat a suspected
opiate overdose?.
Answer: Narcan, 2-4mg, intranasal
◉ Waiting Room Criteria Blood Pressure.
Answer: 100-180 Systolic
60-100 Diastolic
◉ Waiting Room Criteria HR & RR.
Answer: 60-100 HR
10-20 RR
◉ Waiting Criteria Pulse Oximetry.
Answer: >94%
◉ Waiting Room Criteria AxO.
Answer: x4
◉ Important notes for stoke documentation.
