SNHD AEMT Exam Questions and Answers Fully Solved
If the ability to adequately ventilate a patient cannot be established the patient should be transported
to... - Answers the nearest emergency department
Sexual assault victims <13 y/o should be transported to... - Answers sunrise
Sexual assault victims between 13 and 18 y/o should be transported to... - Answers sunrise or UMC
Sexual assault victims 18 and older should be transported to... - Answers UMC
For sexual assault victims outside a 50 mile radius from UMC or Sunrise transport should be... - Answers
to the nearest appropriate facility
A patient not on a legal psychiatric hold meeting all of the following criteria may be placed in the
hospital waiting room or other appropriate location: - Answers HR 60-100
RR 10-20
Systolic 100-180
Diastolic 60-100
Room air >94
AOx4
no parenteral medication except 1 dose morphine sulfate and/or ondansetron
no ECG monitoring
no IV
maintains sitting position
If a hospital declares internal disaster that facility is to be bypassed for all patients except... - Answers
patients in cardiac arrest or in whom the ability to ventilate has not been established
For trauma pt, c-spine stabilized, GCS <8 and NO palpable radial pulse you should... - Answers E: BVM if
sat 94 and under
A: vascular access and give 1L NS bolus
For trauma patients try to keep the SpO2 over... - Answers 94, BVM if equal to or less than
If a trauma patient has a radial pulse you should... - Answers still obtain vascular access
BVM is an acceptable method of ventilating and managing an airway if pulse ox can be maintained... -
Answers 90 or greater
, For patients w/ abdominal/flank pain/nausea/vomiting, if the pt shows signs of hypovolemia you
should.. - Answers obtain vascular access and give a 500 ml NS bolus (repeat up to 2000 ml)
Neuro disorders or signs of hypo perfusion/shock in the presence of abdominal pain may indicate... -
Answers an aneurysm
After each fluid bolus you should... - Answers repeat vital signs
Abdominal pain in women of childbearing age should be considered... - Answers pregnancy until proven
otherwise
For patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome you should.... - Answers obtain vascular access,
keep spo2 >94, give 324 mg ASA PO, and assist pt with own NTG as prescribed may repeat 3x
Nitro is contraindicated in any patient with... - Answers -hypotension
-bradycardia
-tachycardia in absence of heart failure
-evidence of R ventricular infarction
- use of ED meds
For a patient seeming to have an allergic reaction without evidence of airway involvement/difficulties
you should... - Answers - obtain vascular access
- give 50 mg Dipenhydramine IM/IV
For a patient having an allergic reaction with evidence of airway involvement you should... - Answers E:
assist with pts own auto injector
A: give epi 0.5 mg 1:1000 IM (may repeat in 15 min w/ may of 1.5 mg)
If a patient having a severe allergic reaction is not in shock you can... - Answers E: assist with albuterol
MDI
A: give albuterol 2.5 mg SVN, provide ventilation management, gain IV access and give 500 cc MS bolus
up to 2 L, then 50 mg diphenhydramine IM/IV
If a pt having a severe allergic reaction is in shock you should... - Answers provide ventilation
management, give albuterol 2.5 mg SVN repeated as needed, IV access and give 500 cc NS bolus up to
2L, give 50 mg diphenhydramine IM/IV
_________________ should be administered in priority before or during attempts at IV or IO access for
anaphylactic reactions. - Answers IM epi (1:1000)
For refractory anaphylaxis... - Answers contact medical control
If the ability to adequately ventilate a patient cannot be established the patient should be transported
to... - Answers the nearest emergency department
Sexual assault victims <13 y/o should be transported to... - Answers sunrise
Sexual assault victims between 13 and 18 y/o should be transported to... - Answers sunrise or UMC
Sexual assault victims 18 and older should be transported to... - Answers UMC
For sexual assault victims outside a 50 mile radius from UMC or Sunrise transport should be... - Answers
to the nearest appropriate facility
A patient not on a legal psychiatric hold meeting all of the following criteria may be placed in the
hospital waiting room or other appropriate location: - Answers HR 60-100
RR 10-20
Systolic 100-180
Diastolic 60-100
Room air >94
AOx4
no parenteral medication except 1 dose morphine sulfate and/or ondansetron
no ECG monitoring
no IV
maintains sitting position
If a hospital declares internal disaster that facility is to be bypassed for all patients except... - Answers
patients in cardiac arrest or in whom the ability to ventilate has not been established
For trauma pt, c-spine stabilized, GCS <8 and NO palpable radial pulse you should... - Answers E: BVM if
sat 94 and under
A: vascular access and give 1L NS bolus
For trauma patients try to keep the SpO2 over... - Answers 94, BVM if equal to or less than
If a trauma patient has a radial pulse you should... - Answers still obtain vascular access
BVM is an acceptable method of ventilating and managing an airway if pulse ox can be maintained... -
Answers 90 or greater
, For patients w/ abdominal/flank pain/nausea/vomiting, if the pt shows signs of hypovolemia you
should.. - Answers obtain vascular access and give a 500 ml NS bolus (repeat up to 2000 ml)
Neuro disorders or signs of hypo perfusion/shock in the presence of abdominal pain may indicate... -
Answers an aneurysm
After each fluid bolus you should... - Answers repeat vital signs
Abdominal pain in women of childbearing age should be considered... - Answers pregnancy until proven
otherwise
For patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome you should.... - Answers obtain vascular access,
keep spo2 >94, give 324 mg ASA PO, and assist pt with own NTG as prescribed may repeat 3x
Nitro is contraindicated in any patient with... - Answers -hypotension
-bradycardia
-tachycardia in absence of heart failure
-evidence of R ventricular infarction
- use of ED meds
For a patient seeming to have an allergic reaction without evidence of airway involvement/difficulties
you should... - Answers - obtain vascular access
- give 50 mg Dipenhydramine IM/IV
For a patient having an allergic reaction with evidence of airway involvement you should... - Answers E:
assist with pts own auto injector
A: give epi 0.5 mg 1:1000 IM (may repeat in 15 min w/ may of 1.5 mg)
If a patient having a severe allergic reaction is not in shock you can... - Answers E: assist with albuterol
MDI
A: give albuterol 2.5 mg SVN, provide ventilation management, gain IV access and give 500 cc MS bolus
up to 2 L, then 50 mg diphenhydramine IM/IV
If a pt having a severe allergic reaction is in shock you should... - Answers provide ventilation
management, give albuterol 2.5 mg SVN repeated as needed, IV access and give 500 cc NS bolus up to
2L, give 50 mg diphenhydramine IM/IV
_________________ should be administered in priority before or during attempts at IV or IO access for
anaphylactic reactions. - Answers IM epi (1:1000)
For refractory anaphylaxis... - Answers contact medical control
