SNHD AEMT PROTOCOL STUDY SET
PACKAGE DEAL CERTIFICATION REVIEW
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ How do you treat a pediatric patient experiencing a dystonic reaction?
Answer: Diphenhydramine, 1 mg/kg IM/IV max of 50mg
⩥ If the patient is acting in a way that is threatening to themselves or
others, what medication may be administered?
Answer: • Benzodiazepine IM with physician orders
⩥ What is the most common cause of bradycardia in pediatric patients?
Answer: hypoxia
⩥ What is the most important treatment for a child who is bradycardic?
Answer: oxygenation and ventilation
⩥ When should CPR be performed on a child?
Answer: When they have a pulse < 60, and are altered, hypotensive, or
showing other signs of poor perfusion
,⩥ What patients are to be transported to a burn center?
Answer: - second degree burns >10% BSA
- ANY third degree burns
- burns involving the face, head, feet, genitalia, perineum or joints
- electrical, chemical, inhalation, and circumferential burns
⩥ What kind of dressing is to be utilized on a burn?
Answer: dry sterile dressing
⩥ What is crucial in patients who have had electrical exposures?
Answer: Identifying an entrance and exit wound
⩥ What are the rule of 9s for a pediatric patient?
Answer: head: 18
chest: 18
back: 18
legs: 14 (each)
arms: 9 (each)
⩥ When should a burn patient have a fluid bolus?
Answer: When they have a BSA >20% or have signs of hypoperfusion
,⩥ What is the fluid regimen for pediatric burn patients?
Answer: >13 yo: 500 ml bolus
• 6 - 12 yo: 250 ml bolus
• <5 yo: 125 ml bolus
⩥ What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in pediatric patients?
Answer: hypoxia
⩥ What differentials are to be considered?
(Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Non-Traumatic)
Answer: • If the cardiac arrest is due to medical or trauma
• If the cardiac arrest is due to a primary cardiac event, respiratory cause,
or drug overdose
⩥ How deep and fast should compressions be performed on a pediatric
patient?
Answer: • 1.5 inches on an infant and 2 inches on a child (15:2 ratio
from 1 day old until puberty);
• 100 - 120 BPM after advanced airway is obtained
⩥ • Are adult paddles suitable for use on a pediatric patient?
Answer: Yes, if the patient is >10 kg
, ⩥ When do we transport pediatric cardiac arrests?
Answer: After 20 minutes of on scene resuscitation, or if ROSC is
obtained
⩥ When is defibrillation utilized?
Answer: • When the AED prompts you (E/A)
• When the patient is in VF/VT
⩥ In what order should the Pit Crew approach be assigned?
Answer: • 1* Airway, 2nd Compressions, 3d IV/10 and med
administration, 4th Monitor/AED and measuring, 5th family liaison and
history gathering
⩥ When is Epinephrine to be administered?
Answer: After the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th defibrillation (VF/VT)
• Every 3 - 5 minutes (asystole)
⩥ What steps are to be taken for a pediatric patient experiencing a cold-
related illness?
Answer: • Remove from the environment
• Remove wet clothing
• Dry and warm the patient through passive warming measures
PACKAGE DEAL CERTIFICATION REVIEW
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ How do you treat a pediatric patient experiencing a dystonic reaction?
Answer: Diphenhydramine, 1 mg/kg IM/IV max of 50mg
⩥ If the patient is acting in a way that is threatening to themselves or
others, what medication may be administered?
Answer: • Benzodiazepine IM with physician orders
⩥ What is the most common cause of bradycardia in pediatric patients?
Answer: hypoxia
⩥ What is the most important treatment for a child who is bradycardic?
Answer: oxygenation and ventilation
⩥ When should CPR be performed on a child?
Answer: When they have a pulse < 60, and are altered, hypotensive, or
showing other signs of poor perfusion
,⩥ What patients are to be transported to a burn center?
Answer: - second degree burns >10% BSA
- ANY third degree burns
- burns involving the face, head, feet, genitalia, perineum or joints
- electrical, chemical, inhalation, and circumferential burns
⩥ What kind of dressing is to be utilized on a burn?
Answer: dry sterile dressing
⩥ What is crucial in patients who have had electrical exposures?
Answer: Identifying an entrance and exit wound
⩥ What are the rule of 9s for a pediatric patient?
Answer: head: 18
chest: 18
back: 18
legs: 14 (each)
arms: 9 (each)
⩥ When should a burn patient have a fluid bolus?
Answer: When they have a BSA >20% or have signs of hypoperfusion
,⩥ What is the fluid regimen for pediatric burn patients?
Answer: >13 yo: 500 ml bolus
• 6 - 12 yo: 250 ml bolus
• <5 yo: 125 ml bolus
⩥ What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in pediatric patients?
Answer: hypoxia
⩥ What differentials are to be considered?
(Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Non-Traumatic)
Answer: • If the cardiac arrest is due to medical or trauma
• If the cardiac arrest is due to a primary cardiac event, respiratory cause,
or drug overdose
⩥ How deep and fast should compressions be performed on a pediatric
patient?
Answer: • 1.5 inches on an infant and 2 inches on a child (15:2 ratio
from 1 day old until puberty);
• 100 - 120 BPM after advanced airway is obtained
⩥ • Are adult paddles suitable for use on a pediatric patient?
Answer: Yes, if the patient is >10 kg
, ⩥ When do we transport pediatric cardiac arrests?
Answer: After 20 minutes of on scene resuscitation, or if ROSC is
obtained
⩥ When is defibrillation utilized?
Answer: • When the AED prompts you (E/A)
• When the patient is in VF/VT
⩥ In what order should the Pit Crew approach be assigned?
Answer: • 1* Airway, 2nd Compressions, 3d IV/10 and med
administration, 4th Monitor/AED and measuring, 5th family liaison and
history gathering
⩥ When is Epinephrine to be administered?
Answer: After the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th defibrillation (VF/VT)
• Every 3 - 5 minutes (asystole)
⩥ What steps are to be taken for a pediatric patient experiencing a cold-
related illness?
Answer: • Remove from the environment
• Remove wet clothing
• Dry and warm the patient through passive warming measures
