SNHD AEMT PROTOCOLS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
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CORRECT RATED A+
Question: What specific criteria determine whether an individual is classified as a
"patient" under EMS guidelines? Answer: ✔✔ An individual is considered a
patient if they meet any of the following conditions:
1. They present with a physical complaint or were involved in a mechanism of
injury that suggests potential trauma or medical illness.
2. They display manifest, observable signs of acute illness or injury.
3. A responsible second or third-party caller has requested an emergency
response, identifying the individual as needing a clinical evaluation.
Question: How is a patient clinically identified as "pediatric" for the application of
treatment protocols? Answer: ✔✔ Pediatric protocols are applied to any child who
has not yet reached or displayed physiological signs of puberty. Indicators of
puberty include the presence of underarm or chest hair in males, and any degree of
breast development in females.
Question: What are the age-specific destination protocols for victims of sexual
assault? Answer: ✔✔ Transport destinations are determined by the patient's age
and geographic location:
Under 13 years old: Must be transported directly to Sunrise Hospital.
Ages 13 to 17: Must be transported to either Sunrise Hospital or University
Medical Center (UMC).
Ages 18 and older: Must be transported to University Medical Center
(UMC).
Geographic Exception: If the incident occurs outside a 50-mile radius from
these designated centers, the patient must be taken to the closest available
medical facility.
, Waiting Room Criteria -ANSWER ✔✔-Cant be on legal psychiatric hold
-Normal vital signs
-Did not receive any parental medication during EMS transport except single dose
of analgesia and/or an antiemetic
-Can maintain a sitting position without adverse impact on their medical condition
-is left with a verbal report to hospital personnel
Internal Disaster -ANSWER ✔✔-If a hospital declares an internal disaster, that
facility is to be bypassed for all patients except patients in cardiac arrest or in
whom the ability to adequately ventilate has not been established
-Operational exceptions may be initiated in regard to transport to hospitals on
internal disaster
Excited Delirium Syndrome -ANSWER ✔✔-Medical emergency-combination of
delirium, psychomotor agitation, anxiety, hallucination, speech disturbances,
disorientation, violent behavior, insensitivity to pain, hyperthermia, and increased
strength
-Potentially life threatening, and associated with the use of physicals control
measures including restraints, TASER, or similar device.
-Most common in male subjects with history of serious mental illness and/or acute
chronic drug abuse, particularly stimulants
Dystonic Reaction -ANSWER ✔✔-condition causing involuntary muscle
movements or spasms typically of the face, neck and upper extremities
-typically an adverse reaction to drugs such as haloperidol
-When recognized, administer diphenhydramine 50mg IM/IV/IO
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Question: What specific criteria determine whether an individual is classified as a
"patient" under EMS guidelines? Answer: ✔✔ An individual is considered a
patient if they meet any of the following conditions:
1. They present with a physical complaint or were involved in a mechanism of
injury that suggests potential trauma or medical illness.
2. They display manifest, observable signs of acute illness or injury.
3. A responsible second or third-party caller has requested an emergency
response, identifying the individual as needing a clinical evaluation.
Question: How is a patient clinically identified as "pediatric" for the application of
treatment protocols? Answer: ✔✔ Pediatric protocols are applied to any child who
has not yet reached or displayed physiological signs of puberty. Indicators of
puberty include the presence of underarm or chest hair in males, and any degree of
breast development in females.
Question: What are the age-specific destination protocols for victims of sexual
assault? Answer: ✔✔ Transport destinations are determined by the patient's age
and geographic location:
Under 13 years old: Must be transported directly to Sunrise Hospital.
Ages 13 to 17: Must be transported to either Sunrise Hospital or University
Medical Center (UMC).
Ages 18 and older: Must be transported to University Medical Center
(UMC).
Geographic Exception: If the incident occurs outside a 50-mile radius from
these designated centers, the patient must be taken to the closest available
medical facility.
, Waiting Room Criteria -ANSWER ✔✔-Cant be on legal psychiatric hold
-Normal vital signs
-Did not receive any parental medication during EMS transport except single dose
of analgesia and/or an antiemetic
-Can maintain a sitting position without adverse impact on their medical condition
-is left with a verbal report to hospital personnel
Internal Disaster -ANSWER ✔✔-If a hospital declares an internal disaster, that
facility is to be bypassed for all patients except patients in cardiac arrest or in
whom the ability to adequately ventilate has not been established
-Operational exceptions may be initiated in regard to transport to hospitals on
internal disaster
Excited Delirium Syndrome -ANSWER ✔✔-Medical emergency-combination of
delirium, psychomotor agitation, anxiety, hallucination, speech disturbances,
disorientation, violent behavior, insensitivity to pain, hyperthermia, and increased
strength
-Potentially life threatening, and associated with the use of physicals control
measures including restraints, TASER, or similar device.
-Most common in male subjects with history of serious mental illness and/or acute
chronic drug abuse, particularly stimulants
Dystonic Reaction -ANSWER ✔✔-condition causing involuntary muscle
movements or spasms typically of the face, neck and upper extremities
-typically an adverse reaction to drugs such as haloperidol
-When recognized, administer diphenhydramine 50mg IM/IV/IO
