EMT Treatment Protocols ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Atraumatic Chest Pain/Discomfort - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Initial actions: Scene size
up, primary assessment, immediate life-saving interventions
Shortness of breath - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Symptom of patients exhibiting hypoxia
(SPO < 94%)
Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Condition of low oxygen saturation in the blood
Administer oxygen - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅To improve respiratory symptoms or
saturation (94-99%)
Avoid exerting the patient - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Minimize physical exertion and
place in a position of comfort
Request Advanced Life Support (ALS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Consider transport to a
receiving facility with emergency cardiac catheterization capability
Baseline vital signs - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Initial measurements of blood pressure,
heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature
SAMPLE history - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Acronym for Signs/Symptoms, Allergies,
Medications, Past medical history, Last oral intake, Events leading up to present illness/injury
Secondary assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Detailed evaluation of the patient's
condition
Fibrinolytic therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Treatment to dissolve blood clots
, Oral acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin, ASA) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Treatment for
atraumatic chest pain or discomfort of known or suspected cardiac origin
Sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG) or glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Treatment for atraumatic chest pain or discomfort of known or suspected
cardiac origin
Angioedema - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Swelling of the deep layers of the skin
Vomiting - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Expelling the contents of the stomach through the
mouth
Stomach irritation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inflammation or discomfort in the stomach
Headache - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Pain in the head
Cardiovascular collapse - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sudden loss of blood flow resulting in
the failure of the circulatory system
Lightheadedness - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Feeling dizzy or faint
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abnormally slow heart rate
Flushing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Redness and warmth of the skin
Hypotension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abnormally low blood pressure
Methemoglobinemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Blood disorder characterized by the
presence of a higher than normal level of methemoglobin
Assist with one tablet or spray under the tongue - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Method of
administering sublingual nitroglycerin
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Atraumatic Chest Pain/Discomfort - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Initial actions: Scene size
up, primary assessment, immediate life-saving interventions
Shortness of breath - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Symptom of patients exhibiting hypoxia
(SPO < 94%)
Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Condition of low oxygen saturation in the blood
Administer oxygen - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅To improve respiratory symptoms or
saturation (94-99%)
Avoid exerting the patient - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Minimize physical exertion and
place in a position of comfort
Request Advanced Life Support (ALS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Consider transport to a
receiving facility with emergency cardiac catheterization capability
Baseline vital signs - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Initial measurements of blood pressure,
heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature
SAMPLE history - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Acronym for Signs/Symptoms, Allergies,
Medications, Past medical history, Last oral intake, Events leading up to present illness/injury
Secondary assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Detailed evaluation of the patient's
condition
Fibrinolytic therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Treatment to dissolve blood clots
, Oral acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin, ASA) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Treatment for
atraumatic chest pain or discomfort of known or suspected cardiac origin
Sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG) or glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Treatment for atraumatic chest pain or discomfort of known or suspected
cardiac origin
Angioedema - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Swelling of the deep layers of the skin
Vomiting - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Expelling the contents of the stomach through the
mouth
Stomach irritation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inflammation or discomfort in the stomach
Headache - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Pain in the head
Cardiovascular collapse - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sudden loss of blood flow resulting in
the failure of the circulatory system
Lightheadedness - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Feeling dizzy or faint
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abnormally slow heart rate
Flushing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Redness and warmth of the skin
Hypotension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abnormally low blood pressure
Methemoglobinemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Blood disorder characterized by the
presence of a higher than normal level of methemoglobin
Assist with one tablet or spray under the tongue - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Method of
administering sublingual nitroglycerin
