NHD EMT EMS PROTOCOLS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
Question: At what blood sugar threshold is the administration of oral glucose
indicated for a pediatric patient? Answer: ✔✔ A blood glucose reading of less
than 60 mg/dL.
Question: What is the blood sugar threshold for administering oral glucose to a
newborn infant? Answer: ✔✔ A blood glucose reading of less than 40 mg/dL.
Question: At what pulse rate threshold should cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) be initiated for a pediatric patient experiencing poor perfusion? Answer:
✔✔ A heart rate dropping below 60 beats per minute.
Question: What is the standard pediatric dosage and administration route for
Naloxone (Narcan)? Answer: ✔✔ 2 to 4 mg delivered via the intranasal (IN)
route.
Question: For the purposes of forensic transport and specialized care, what age
threshold defines a pediatric sexual assault victim? Answer: ✔✔ Any individual
under 18 years of age.
Question: How should EMS units route transport when a local hospital declares an
internal disaster? Answer: ✔✔ The affected facility must be bypassed for
alternative destinations, except in critical scenarios where the patient is in active
cardiac arrest or an unmanageable airway emergency.
Who should you never use Narcan on? -ANSWER ✔✔Newborns
Pediatric Patients with altered mental status- it is important to not excuse____
causes -ANSWER ✔✔Drugs, alcohol, or diabetes
,Should narcan be administered before or after advanced airway procedures? -
ANSWER ✔✔Before
A pediatric patients HR is less than 60bpm, what now? -ANSWER
✔✔Immediately begin CPR
Life resuscitating treatment includes -ANSWER ✔✔Chest compressions
Defibrillation
Assisted ventilations
Prior to transfer who is responsible for notifying the reciveiving staff of reason,
patient condition, and ETA? -ANSWER ✔✔The physician to the receiving
physician
Criteria a patient must meet in order to be transported to a drug and alcohol rehab
facility (vs an emergency room) -ANSWER ✔✔BP: 90-180/60-100
Pulse: 60-120
Respiratory Rate: 12-22
Blood Glucose: 60-250
GCS: >14
Spo2: >94% or >90% for a smoker
No Medical Complications
No signs of trauma
No suspected head trauma
Approval of physican or mediacal staff prior to transport
, When resuscitation efforts are terminated what should you do with medical
interventions? -ANSWER ✔✔leave them in place
When can you transport or move a body w/o permission from the coroners office?
-ANSWER ✔✔Never
Indication for manual cervical stabilization -ANSWER ✔✔Midline cervical
tenderness
Focal neurologic deficit
AMS
Drug or alcohol intoxication
Painful or distracting injury
Contraindications of manual cervical stabilization -ANSWER ✔✔-Penetrating
trauma to head or neck w no evidence of spinal injury
-When cervical collar might impede the patient's airway or ventilation
- Patient in cardiac arrest
Where to apply tourniquet -ANSWER ✔✔proximal to injury site
Contraindications to a traction splint -ANSWER ✔✔Pelvic fracture/instability,
knee, lower leg, or ankle instability
What medications can an EMT-B administer for an uncontrolled nose bleed?
(Medication, dose, and route) -ANSWER ✔✔Oxymetazoline or Phenylephrine, 2
sprays per nostril, Intranasal
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
Question: At what blood sugar threshold is the administration of oral glucose
indicated for a pediatric patient? Answer: ✔✔ A blood glucose reading of less
than 60 mg/dL.
Question: What is the blood sugar threshold for administering oral glucose to a
newborn infant? Answer: ✔✔ A blood glucose reading of less than 40 mg/dL.
Question: At what pulse rate threshold should cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) be initiated for a pediatric patient experiencing poor perfusion? Answer:
✔✔ A heart rate dropping below 60 beats per minute.
Question: What is the standard pediatric dosage and administration route for
Naloxone (Narcan)? Answer: ✔✔ 2 to 4 mg delivered via the intranasal (IN)
route.
Question: For the purposes of forensic transport and specialized care, what age
threshold defines a pediatric sexual assault victim? Answer: ✔✔ Any individual
under 18 years of age.
Question: How should EMS units route transport when a local hospital declares an
internal disaster? Answer: ✔✔ The affected facility must be bypassed for
alternative destinations, except in critical scenarios where the patient is in active
cardiac arrest or an unmanageable airway emergency.
Who should you never use Narcan on? -ANSWER ✔✔Newborns
Pediatric Patients with altered mental status- it is important to not excuse____
causes -ANSWER ✔✔Drugs, alcohol, or diabetes
,Should narcan be administered before or after advanced airway procedures? -
ANSWER ✔✔Before
A pediatric patients HR is less than 60bpm, what now? -ANSWER
✔✔Immediately begin CPR
Life resuscitating treatment includes -ANSWER ✔✔Chest compressions
Defibrillation
Assisted ventilations
Prior to transfer who is responsible for notifying the reciveiving staff of reason,
patient condition, and ETA? -ANSWER ✔✔The physician to the receiving
physician
Criteria a patient must meet in order to be transported to a drug and alcohol rehab
facility (vs an emergency room) -ANSWER ✔✔BP: 90-180/60-100
Pulse: 60-120
Respiratory Rate: 12-22
Blood Glucose: 60-250
GCS: >14
Spo2: >94% or >90% for a smoker
No Medical Complications
No signs of trauma
No suspected head trauma
Approval of physican or mediacal staff prior to transport
, When resuscitation efforts are terminated what should you do with medical
interventions? -ANSWER ✔✔leave them in place
When can you transport or move a body w/o permission from the coroners office?
-ANSWER ✔✔Never
Indication for manual cervical stabilization -ANSWER ✔✔Midline cervical
tenderness
Focal neurologic deficit
AMS
Drug or alcohol intoxication
Painful or distracting injury
Contraindications of manual cervical stabilization -ANSWER ✔✔-Penetrating
trauma to head or neck w no evidence of spinal injury
-When cervical collar might impede the patient's airway or ventilation
- Patient in cardiac arrest
Where to apply tourniquet -ANSWER ✔✔proximal to injury site
Contraindications to a traction splint -ANSWER ✔✔Pelvic fracture/instability,
knee, lower leg, or ankle instability
What medications can an EMT-B administer for an uncontrolled nose bleed?
(Medication, dose, and route) -ANSWER ✔✔Oxymetazoline or Phenylephrine, 2
sprays per nostril, Intranasal
