EMS 131 FINAL TERMS ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What are the indications for RSI?.
Answer: Impending Respiratory Failure, CardiacCompromise, or
Endangered Airway- Some Signs/Symptoms:• Altered mental status• <10 or
>30 respirations• Cyanosis• SaO2 < 90%• Extensive secretions (or other
blockage)• Facial trauma[should be a series of these signs]
◍ What are the six P's of RSI?.
Answer: • Preparation• Preoxygenation• Premedicate• Paralysis• Placement
of tube• Postintubation management
◍ advanced EMT (AEMT).
Answer: an individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life
support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain
emergency medications
◍ advanced life support (ALS).
Answer: Advanced life-saving procedures, some of which are now being
provided by the EMT
◍ During the preparation of RSI, what scales are used to determine difficulty
of intubation?.
Answer: Mallampati Scale and Carmack-Lehane Grade
◍ What type of PTs do you use the Mallampati scale?.
Answer: Conscious
◍ Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
Answer: Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people with
, disabilities against discrimination
◍ What type of PTs do you use the Carmack-Lehane Grade?.
Answer: Unconscious
◍ automated external defibrillator (AED).
Answer: A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and
delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient
◍ certification.
Answer: A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is
evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to
provide safe and ethical care
◍ What percentage of O2 should you preoxygenate PTs prior to performing
RSI?.
Answer: 100%
◍ How long should you preoxygenate PTs prior to performing RSI?.
Answer: 5 minutes
◍ community paramedicine.
Answer: a healthcare model in which experienced paramedics receive
advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the
prehospital environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring of chronic
illness or conditions, and patient advocacy
◍ What are indications for Lidocaine when premedicating RSI PTs?.
Answer: Head Injury, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), increased
Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
◍ continuous quality improvement (CQI).
Answer: A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects
of an EMS system aiming at improving outcomes
◍ credentialing.
Answer: an established process to determine the qualifications necessary to
, be allowed to practice a particular profession, or to function as an
organization
◍ What is the dosage for Lidocaine in RSI?.
Answer: 1 to 1.5 mg/kg (100 mg)
◍ emergency medical dispatch (EMD).
Answer: A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to
respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with vital
instructions until the arrival of EMS crews
◍ What is the therapeutic action of Lidocaine?.
Answer: Reduces bronchospasm & airway reactivity post intubation.
Hypothesized to suppress a potential, transient increase in ICP
◍ How does Lidocaine work?.
Answer: Sodium (Na) channel blocker
◍ What are indications for Atropine when premedicating RSI PTs?.
Answer: Bradycardia, Used to counter vagal stimulationof ETI
◍ emergency medical responder (EMR).
Answer: a first trained professional, such as police officer, firefighter,
lifeguard, or other rescuer, who may arrive first at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance
◍ emergency medical services (EMS).
Answer: A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of
several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to
the sick and injured
◍ emergency medical technician (EMT).
Answer: an individual who has training in basic life support, including
automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and
assisting patients with certain medications
◍ evidence-based medicine (EBM).
Answer: an approach to medicine where decisions are based on
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What are the indications for RSI?.
Answer: Impending Respiratory Failure, CardiacCompromise, or
Endangered Airway- Some Signs/Symptoms:• Altered mental status• <10 or
>30 respirations• Cyanosis• SaO2 < 90%• Extensive secretions (or other
blockage)• Facial trauma[should be a series of these signs]
◍ What are the six P's of RSI?.
Answer: • Preparation• Preoxygenation• Premedicate• Paralysis• Placement
of tube• Postintubation management
◍ advanced EMT (AEMT).
Answer: an individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life
support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain
emergency medications
◍ advanced life support (ALS).
Answer: Advanced life-saving procedures, some of which are now being
provided by the EMT
◍ During the preparation of RSI, what scales are used to determine difficulty
of intubation?.
Answer: Mallampati Scale and Carmack-Lehane Grade
◍ What type of PTs do you use the Mallampati scale?.
Answer: Conscious
◍ Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
Answer: Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people with
, disabilities against discrimination
◍ What type of PTs do you use the Carmack-Lehane Grade?.
Answer: Unconscious
◍ automated external defibrillator (AED).
Answer: A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and
delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient
◍ certification.
Answer: A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is
evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to
provide safe and ethical care
◍ What percentage of O2 should you preoxygenate PTs prior to performing
RSI?.
Answer: 100%
◍ How long should you preoxygenate PTs prior to performing RSI?.
Answer: 5 minutes
◍ community paramedicine.
Answer: a healthcare model in which experienced paramedics receive
advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the
prehospital environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring of chronic
illness or conditions, and patient advocacy
◍ What are indications for Lidocaine when premedicating RSI PTs?.
Answer: Head Injury, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), increased
Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
◍ continuous quality improvement (CQI).
Answer: A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects
of an EMS system aiming at improving outcomes
◍ credentialing.
Answer: an established process to determine the qualifications necessary to
, be allowed to practice a particular profession, or to function as an
organization
◍ What is the dosage for Lidocaine in RSI?.
Answer: 1 to 1.5 mg/kg (100 mg)
◍ emergency medical dispatch (EMD).
Answer: A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate units to
respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with vital
instructions until the arrival of EMS crews
◍ What is the therapeutic action of Lidocaine?.
Answer: Reduces bronchospasm & airway reactivity post intubation.
Hypothesized to suppress a potential, transient increase in ICP
◍ How does Lidocaine work?.
Answer: Sodium (Na) channel blocker
◍ What are indications for Atropine when premedicating RSI PTs?.
Answer: Bradycardia, Used to counter vagal stimulationof ETI
◍ emergency medical responder (EMR).
Answer: a first trained professional, such as police officer, firefighter,
lifeguard, or other rescuer, who may arrive first at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance
◍ emergency medical services (EMS).
Answer: A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of
several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to
the sick and injured
◍ emergency medical technician (EMT).
Answer: an individual who has training in basic life support, including
automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and
assisting patients with certain medications
◍ evidence-based medicine (EBM).
Answer: an approach to medicine where decisions are based on
