SNHD Protocol test
SNHD Protocol test – UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
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SNHD Protocol test
Q1 What is the goal of the SNHD manual?
A Standardize care in Clark County
Q2 The protocols are just ...
A Guidelines that are not meant to expand anyones scope of practice
Q3 The protocols are not meant to...
A Delay rapid transport
Q4 When an order cannot be carried out, what must happen?
A The provider must tell the physician why it cannot be completed and entered into the
Quality Improvement Review process
Q5 What is an General Adult Assessment?
A Scene safety and size-up, bring equipment by the patient's side, check LoC, airway,
breathing, circulation, and disability, get history, VS, and blood glucose, follow specific
protocols, take c-spine measures if needed, comfort measures, and keep O2 above 94%.
Radio and transport.
Q6 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient is unresponsive what do you do next?
A Check pulse. If there is no pulse, follow cardiac arrest protocol.
Q7 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient's airway is not protected what should
you do next?
A Follow the Ventilation management protocol
Q8 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient is in respiratory distress what should
you do next?
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A Follow the Respiratory Distress protocol
Q9 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient is bleeding what should you do next?
A Follow General Trauma protocol
Q10 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient is altered mental status what should
you do next?
A Follow the altered mental status/syncope protocol
Q11 During the adult trauma assessment, what is the goal for the EMT?
A Keep O2 above at or above 94% and treat other life threatening issues as needed.
Q12 During the General Adult Trauma Assessment, if a patient has a suspected TBI what should
the EMT do?
A Raise the head of the bed 30 degrees
Q13 If a patient is altered, what should you check?
A If blood glucose is below 60mg/dl
Q14 When do you implement the SAFER model? What does it stand for?
A Stabilize situation, Assess the crisis, Facilitate resources, Encourage patient to use
resources, Refer (leave patient in the care of someone responsible. It is implemented when
someone is suspected of having excited delirium.
Q15 A patient who is having a behavioral crisis threaten to harm themselves, what precautions
should you take?
A Behavioral restraints and law enforcement.
Q16 A patient who is having a behavioral crisis threaten to harm others, what precautions should
you take?
A 4 point restraints and hood if necessary
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SNHD Protocol test – UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
Answers
SNHD Protocol test
Q1 What is the goal of the SNHD manual?
A Standardize care in Clark County
Q2 The protocols are just ...
A Guidelines that are not meant to expand anyones scope of practice
Q3 The protocols are not meant to...
A Delay rapid transport
Q4 When an order cannot be carried out, what must happen?
A The provider must tell the physician why it cannot be completed and entered into the
Quality Improvement Review process
Q5 What is an General Adult Assessment?
A Scene safety and size-up, bring equipment by the patient's side, check LoC, airway,
breathing, circulation, and disability, get history, VS, and blood glucose, follow specific
protocols, take c-spine measures if needed, comfort measures, and keep O2 above 94%.
Radio and transport.
Q6 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient is unresponsive what do you do next?
A Check pulse. If there is no pulse, follow cardiac arrest protocol.
Q7 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient's airway is not protected what should
you do next?
A Follow the Ventilation management protocol
Q8 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient is in respiratory distress what should
you do next?
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A Follow the Respiratory Distress protocol
Q9 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient is bleeding what should you do next?
A Follow General Trauma protocol
Q10 During the General Adult Assessment, if the patient is altered mental status what should
you do next?
A Follow the altered mental status/syncope protocol
Q11 During the adult trauma assessment, what is the goal for the EMT?
A Keep O2 above at or above 94% and treat other life threatening issues as needed.
Q12 During the General Adult Trauma Assessment, if a patient has a suspected TBI what should
the EMT do?
A Raise the head of the bed 30 degrees
Q13 If a patient is altered, what should you check?
A If blood glucose is below 60mg/dl
Q14 When do you implement the SAFER model? What does it stand for?
A Stabilize situation, Assess the crisis, Facilitate resources, Encourage patient to use
resources, Refer (leave patient in the care of someone responsible. It is implemented when
someone is suspected of having excited delirium.
Q15 A patient who is having a behavioral crisis threaten to harm themselves, what precautions
should you take?
A Behavioral restraints and law enforcement.
Q16 A patient who is having a behavioral crisis threaten to harm others, what precautions should
you take?
A 4 point restraints and hood if necessary
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