SNHD PROTOCOL EXAM REV
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS(GRADED A+)
Question: What volume of fluid bolus should be administered to a general trauma
patient who lacks a palpable radial pulse?
Answer: ✔✔ 1 Liter (1,000 mL / cc)
Question: Which two specific patient conditions dictate immediate transport to the
nearest available emergency department or hospital?
Answer: ✔✔ Unmanageable airway emergencies and individuals experiencing
chronic public inebriation.
Question: What is the appropriate patient positioning intervention when a
traumatic brain injury (TBI) is suspected?
Answer: ✔✔ Elevate the head of the stretcher or bed to a 30-degree angle.
Question: Which protocol or framework is utilized for patient triage during mass
casualty incidents?
Answer: ✔✔ The START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) system.
Question: What is the standard target threshold that oxygen saturation ($SpO_2$)
should typically be maintained above?
Answer: ✔✔ 94%
Question: At what Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score threshold does a general
adult trauma patient require bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation?
Answer: ✔✔ A GCS score below 8.
Question: Is managing a patient with a bag-valve-mask considered an acceptable
approach if their oxygen levels can be successfully sustained above 90%?
Answer: ✔✔ Yes.
Question: Under what specific circumstances or protocols is establishing radio
communication mandatory?
, Answer: ✔✔ During Code 3 transport returns, trauma activations, consultations
with a telemetry physician, or as explicitly dictated by local protocol.
Question: To which designated facility should a victim of sexual assault who is
under the age of 13 be transported?
Answer: ✔✔ Sunrise Hospital (or the designated regional pediatric specialty
center).
A sexual assault ages 13 - 18 is transported to which facility? -ANSWER
✔✔Sunrise or UMC
Adult sexual assault patients are transported to which facility? -ANSWER
✔✔UMC
Which two conditions can ignore internal disaster? -ANSWER ✔✔Cardiac arrest
and airways emergencies
What is the typical bolus for an adult unless protocol indicates otherwise? -
ANSWER ✔✔500 cc up to 2000 cc
What is the medication given for acute coronary syndrome? -ANSWER ✔✔324
mg of asprin, then assist with nitro
What is the protocol medication for an allergic reaction with no airway
involvement? -ANSWER ✔✔50 mg Benadryl following vascular access
What is the medications/interventions for allergic reaction with airway
involvement? -ANSWER ✔✔Autoinjector > Epi 1:1 .5mg > albuterol 2.5mg/3cc >
500cc bolus > 50 mg benadryl
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS(GRADED A+)
Question: What volume of fluid bolus should be administered to a general trauma
patient who lacks a palpable radial pulse?
Answer: ✔✔ 1 Liter (1,000 mL / cc)
Question: Which two specific patient conditions dictate immediate transport to the
nearest available emergency department or hospital?
Answer: ✔✔ Unmanageable airway emergencies and individuals experiencing
chronic public inebriation.
Question: What is the appropriate patient positioning intervention when a
traumatic brain injury (TBI) is suspected?
Answer: ✔✔ Elevate the head of the stretcher or bed to a 30-degree angle.
Question: Which protocol or framework is utilized for patient triage during mass
casualty incidents?
Answer: ✔✔ The START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) system.
Question: What is the standard target threshold that oxygen saturation ($SpO_2$)
should typically be maintained above?
Answer: ✔✔ 94%
Question: At what Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score threshold does a general
adult trauma patient require bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation?
Answer: ✔✔ A GCS score below 8.
Question: Is managing a patient with a bag-valve-mask considered an acceptable
approach if their oxygen levels can be successfully sustained above 90%?
Answer: ✔✔ Yes.
Question: Under what specific circumstances or protocols is establishing radio
communication mandatory?
, Answer: ✔✔ During Code 3 transport returns, trauma activations, consultations
with a telemetry physician, or as explicitly dictated by local protocol.
Question: To which designated facility should a victim of sexual assault who is
under the age of 13 be transported?
Answer: ✔✔ Sunrise Hospital (or the designated regional pediatric specialty
center).
A sexual assault ages 13 - 18 is transported to which facility? -ANSWER
✔✔Sunrise or UMC
Adult sexual assault patients are transported to which facility? -ANSWER
✔✔UMC
Which two conditions can ignore internal disaster? -ANSWER ✔✔Cardiac arrest
and airways emergencies
What is the typical bolus for an adult unless protocol indicates otherwise? -
ANSWER ✔✔500 cc up to 2000 cc
What is the medication given for acute coronary syndrome? -ANSWER ✔✔324
mg of asprin, then assist with nitro
What is the protocol medication for an allergic reaction with no airway
involvement? -ANSWER ✔✔50 mg Benadryl following vascular access
What is the medications/interventions for allergic reaction with airway
involvement? -ANSWER ✔✔Autoinjector > Epi 1:1 .5mg > albuterol 2.5mg/3cc >
500cc bolus > 50 mg benadryl
