Orange County protocols with correct
answers 100% 2026
How long do you have to decide if ALS will be needed? - Correct Answers 3 mins
How long before you transport a trauma patient? - Correct Answers 10 mins
How long before you transport a medical patient? - Correct Answers 20 mins
What do you notify dispatch when arriving at a cardiac arrest? - Correct Answers Patient contact
time
After arriving and notifying dispatch during a code, what else must you notify them about? -
Correct Answers First shock time
What do you check prior to medication administration? - Correct Answers allergies
What age is considered a pediatric trauma? - Correct Answers 15 and younger
What skills can the EMT help with? - Correct Answers Spo2, etco2, monitor, blood glucose, bvm,
administer intranasal narcan.
What must be monitored when giving narcotics and sedatives? - Correct Answers spo2 and
etco2
An invasive airway attempt is considered what? - Correct Answers insertion of the tip of the
laryngoscope blade past the incisors
,In non critical patients who no respiratory distress, what spo2 do you want? - Correct Answers
Use nasal cannula to get spo2 of 92%
For patients with severe respiratory distress what oxygen do you use? - Correct Answers 100%
o2 either non rebreather or bvm
All patients should be transported to an emergency dept of their what? - Correct Answers
choice
In what case would a patient not be able to choose their hospital to be transported to? - Correct
Answers Unstable patient
Unstable patients are transported to what type of hospitals? - Correct Answers closest
appropriate hospital
What situations require one of more personnel in the rescue? - Correct Answers Medical or
trauma cardiac arrest, post rose, patients needing active airway assistance. Imminent delivery of
a fetus.
a second personal is not required if there will be a delay in transport on critical patients true or
false? - Correct Answers true
Can a ems student be considered a second attendant on a call? - Correct Answers Yes
how many minutes prior to arrival should the receiving hospital be notified? - Correct Answers 5
mins
What are you telling the receiving hospital over the radio? - Correct Answers general pt info, eta
,What radio do you select the appropriate receiving facility talk group on? - Correct Answers 800
Mhz radio
What do all receiving hospitals in orange county have regarding radio systems? - Correct
Answers individual talk group
What do you begin each radio transmission with? - Correct Answers Agency name and unit
number, medic name, triage category and triage level, eta
What is a red triage? - Correct Answers High acuity, but does not meet alert criteria
Yellow triage - Correct Answers Serious but not critical
Green triage - Correct Answers Low acuity illness or injury
how many minutes after ED arrival should you give report to the nurse? - Correct Answers 2
mins after arrival
What is the only exception with a patient when giving something by mouth? - Correct Answers
Diabetic patient who can self admin oral glucose or a beverage
What is evidence of dehydration? - Correct Answers tachycardia, dry mucous membranes, poor
skin tugor
What is the protocol for dehydration? - Correct Answers admin bolus of 0.9% NaCl at 250ml
What is the max bolus you can give for a dehydration patient without hypotension? - Correct
Answers 500ml
, If the blood pressure is <90 systolic, MAP <65 how much fluid do you administer? - Correct
Answers Bolus of 0.9% NS until BP is >90 systolic, max 2L
What IV med does OC carry for diabetic emergency? - Correct Answers 10% dextrose
What is the dose for the 10% dextrose? - Correct Answers 100ml every 5 mins to a max dose of
250mL
When titrating 10% dextrose at what point would you stop admin the med? - Correct Answers
pt returns to normal mentation and bgl is >90
When giving 10% dextrose how often do you recheck the sugar? - Correct Answers after each
100mL
If unable to get an IV and the diabetic patient is alert what is your option? - Correct Answers Self
admin oral glucose
If you have no IV and the diabetic patient is not alert enough to take oral glucose what do you
do? - Correct Answers Glucagon 1mg IM
What do you do for a patient with severe nausea and vomiting? - Correct Answers Zofran slow iv
4 mg oral tab
BLS skills for a respiratory failure? - Correct Answers C-spine, suction, 100% o2, BVM if needed
What are you monitoring all the time on a respiratory failure patient? - Correct Answers etco2
and spo2
answers 100% 2026
How long do you have to decide if ALS will be needed? - Correct Answers 3 mins
How long before you transport a trauma patient? - Correct Answers 10 mins
How long before you transport a medical patient? - Correct Answers 20 mins
What do you notify dispatch when arriving at a cardiac arrest? - Correct Answers Patient contact
time
After arriving and notifying dispatch during a code, what else must you notify them about? -
Correct Answers First shock time
What do you check prior to medication administration? - Correct Answers allergies
What age is considered a pediatric trauma? - Correct Answers 15 and younger
What skills can the EMT help with? - Correct Answers Spo2, etco2, monitor, blood glucose, bvm,
administer intranasal narcan.
What must be monitored when giving narcotics and sedatives? - Correct Answers spo2 and
etco2
An invasive airway attempt is considered what? - Correct Answers insertion of the tip of the
laryngoscope blade past the incisors
,In non critical patients who no respiratory distress, what spo2 do you want? - Correct Answers
Use nasal cannula to get spo2 of 92%
For patients with severe respiratory distress what oxygen do you use? - Correct Answers 100%
o2 either non rebreather or bvm
All patients should be transported to an emergency dept of their what? - Correct Answers
choice
In what case would a patient not be able to choose their hospital to be transported to? - Correct
Answers Unstable patient
Unstable patients are transported to what type of hospitals? - Correct Answers closest
appropriate hospital
What situations require one of more personnel in the rescue? - Correct Answers Medical or
trauma cardiac arrest, post rose, patients needing active airway assistance. Imminent delivery of
a fetus.
a second personal is not required if there will be a delay in transport on critical patients true or
false? - Correct Answers true
Can a ems student be considered a second attendant on a call? - Correct Answers Yes
how many minutes prior to arrival should the receiving hospital be notified? - Correct Answers 5
mins
What are you telling the receiving hospital over the radio? - Correct Answers general pt info, eta
,What radio do you select the appropriate receiving facility talk group on? - Correct Answers 800
Mhz radio
What do all receiving hospitals in orange county have regarding radio systems? - Correct
Answers individual talk group
What do you begin each radio transmission with? - Correct Answers Agency name and unit
number, medic name, triage category and triage level, eta
What is a red triage? - Correct Answers High acuity, but does not meet alert criteria
Yellow triage - Correct Answers Serious but not critical
Green triage - Correct Answers Low acuity illness or injury
how many minutes after ED arrival should you give report to the nurse? - Correct Answers 2
mins after arrival
What is the only exception with a patient when giving something by mouth? - Correct Answers
Diabetic patient who can self admin oral glucose or a beverage
What is evidence of dehydration? - Correct Answers tachycardia, dry mucous membranes, poor
skin tugor
What is the protocol for dehydration? - Correct Answers admin bolus of 0.9% NaCl at 250ml
What is the max bolus you can give for a dehydration patient without hypotension? - Correct
Answers 500ml
, If the blood pressure is <90 systolic, MAP <65 how much fluid do you administer? - Correct
Answers Bolus of 0.9% NS until BP is >90 systolic, max 2L
What IV med does OC carry for diabetic emergency? - Correct Answers 10% dextrose
What is the dose for the 10% dextrose? - Correct Answers 100ml every 5 mins to a max dose of
250mL
When titrating 10% dextrose at what point would you stop admin the med? - Correct Answers
pt returns to normal mentation and bgl is >90
When giving 10% dextrose how often do you recheck the sugar? - Correct Answers after each
100mL
If unable to get an IV and the diabetic patient is alert what is your option? - Correct Answers Self
admin oral glucose
If you have no IV and the diabetic patient is not alert enough to take oral glucose what do you
do? - Correct Answers Glucagon 1mg IM
What do you do for a patient with severe nausea and vomiting? - Correct Answers Zofran slow iv
4 mg oral tab
BLS skills for a respiratory failure? - Correct Answers C-spine, suction, 100% o2, BVM if needed
What are you monitoring all the time on a respiratory failure patient? - Correct Answers etco2
and spo2
