Loyola Entry Exam Important INFO Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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Who is the EMS Loyola EMS System Medical Director? Mark E. Chichon
What is important to give when providing your name and
Desired destination and ETA
vehicle number of provider in your radio report?
Airway (establish and maintain. Consider SPINE MOTION
A in ABCDs?
RESTRICTION)
Disability - neurologic
A - Alert
D in ABCDs? V - Responds to Verbal stimuli
P - Responds to Painful stimuli
U - Unresponsive
Who is the best source of infortmation for
- medications
- baseline vitals
Parents/caregivers
- functional nevel
- likely complication
- equipment
Target SpO2? 94-98% (92% if hx of COPD)
How often should we re-evaluate vitals? q 15 minutes or q 5 minutes if unstable
When can we transport to a facility other than the closest If a physician certifies that the benefits outweigh the risks
appropriate hospital? (unless patient meeds Level 1 Trauma criteria)
What must the deviation from SMOs be based on? The EMS provider treating the patient
What if you are not certain if a DNR/POLST order can be
Begin treatment and contact medical control
applied?
it is written, and signed by the patient's attending practi-
POLST/DNRs can only be honored by EMS providers if:
tioner
Can living wills be honored by EMS providers? No, can not
POLST/DNRs need 3 signatures. Name them.
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, Loyola Entry Exam Important INFO Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
- Patient/Guardian
- Witness
- Attending Practitioner
What if resuscitative ettorts were begun prior to
Ettorts may be withdrawn
POLST/DNR is presented? (valid)
Blunt trauma patient without vital signs may be consid-
ered for witholding resuscitative ettorts with the approval Medical Control
of:
If any ED/Viagra has been taken, or if their SBP is less than
When can we not give Nitroglycerin?
140 mmHg
If patient has pulmonary edema, we place them in High
100 mmHg
Fowler's position if there SBP is above what?
If a patient is wearing a LVAD, and is pulses, the NIBP may
Inaccurate
be:
If a patient is choking but able to speak, we should: Not interfere with their attempts to clear their airway
If airway is obstructed and obscruction is visible, what
Attempt to remove
should we do?
Main Treatment for wheezing/asthmatic? ALBUTEROL 2.5 mg (3 mL)
What should we consider with a wheezing/asthmatic pa-
CHF, especially if they have a history
tient?
Main treatment for allergic reaction? Epinephrine 0.3 mg (0.3 mL) 1:1000 IM
If a patient's blood sugar is less than 60, with intact gag
Oral Glucose
reflex, what is main treatment?
- TEMP > 100.4 or < 96.8
Iif a patient has a known suspected infection AND meets
- Shock index of > 1 (HR / SBP)
any of these two critera, we should consider sepsis:
- HR > 90 bpm
What is shock index? HR / SBP
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Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
Who is the EMS Loyola EMS System Medical Director? Mark E. Chichon
What is important to give when providing your name and
Desired destination and ETA
vehicle number of provider in your radio report?
Airway (establish and maintain. Consider SPINE MOTION
A in ABCDs?
RESTRICTION)
Disability - neurologic
A - Alert
D in ABCDs? V - Responds to Verbal stimuli
P - Responds to Painful stimuli
U - Unresponsive
Who is the best source of infortmation for
- medications
- baseline vitals
Parents/caregivers
- functional nevel
- likely complication
- equipment
Target SpO2? 94-98% (92% if hx of COPD)
How often should we re-evaluate vitals? q 15 minutes or q 5 minutes if unstable
When can we transport to a facility other than the closest If a physician certifies that the benefits outweigh the risks
appropriate hospital? (unless patient meeds Level 1 Trauma criteria)
What must the deviation from SMOs be based on? The EMS provider treating the patient
What if you are not certain if a DNR/POLST order can be
Begin treatment and contact medical control
applied?
it is written, and signed by the patient's attending practi-
POLST/DNRs can only be honored by EMS providers if:
tioner
Can living wills be honored by EMS providers? No, can not
POLST/DNRs need 3 signatures. Name them.
1/7
, Loyola Entry Exam Important INFO Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
- Patient/Guardian
- Witness
- Attending Practitioner
What if resuscitative ettorts were begun prior to
Ettorts may be withdrawn
POLST/DNR is presented? (valid)
Blunt trauma patient without vital signs may be consid-
ered for witholding resuscitative ettorts with the approval Medical Control
of:
If any ED/Viagra has been taken, or if their SBP is less than
When can we not give Nitroglycerin?
140 mmHg
If patient has pulmonary edema, we place them in High
100 mmHg
Fowler's position if there SBP is above what?
If a patient is wearing a LVAD, and is pulses, the NIBP may
Inaccurate
be:
If a patient is choking but able to speak, we should: Not interfere with their attempts to clear their airway
If airway is obstructed and obscruction is visible, what
Attempt to remove
should we do?
Main Treatment for wheezing/asthmatic? ALBUTEROL 2.5 mg (3 mL)
What should we consider with a wheezing/asthmatic pa-
CHF, especially if they have a history
tient?
Main treatment for allergic reaction? Epinephrine 0.3 mg (0.3 mL) 1:1000 IM
If a patient's blood sugar is less than 60, with intact gag
Oral Glucose
reflex, what is main treatment?
- TEMP > 100.4 or < 96.8
Iif a patient has a known suspected infection AND meets
- Shock index of > 1 (HR / SBP)
any of these two critera, we should consider sepsis:
- HR > 90 bpm
What is shock index? HR / SBP
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