CCEMSA EMT PROTOCOLS (QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS) 2024!!!

CCEMSA EMT PROTOCOLS (QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS) 2024!!! Evatee 7/10/24 CCEMSA CCEMSA EMT PROTOCOLS (QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS) 2024!!!
Oxygen therapy is required only for patients with which conditions? Answer - (CARMAPS) Chest pain, Altered mental status, Respiratory distress, Multi-
systems trauma, Abnormal heart rate, Protocols (any condition specifically covered in the BLS protocols), Shock
Low flow oxygen should be administered at _____ liters per minute via __________. Answer - 6, nasal cannula
High flow oxygen should be administered at _____ liters per minute via __________. Answer - 15, non-rebreather mask
If a patient has a history of COPD and is showing signs of cyanosis, how should oxygen be administered? Answer - Administer oxygen at 2 liters per minute via
nasal cannula and gradually increase until cyanosis clears.
If you administer oxygen therapy to a patient with a history of COPD and cyanosis does not clear, what should you do? Answer - Administer 6 liters per minute via cannula and increase to 15 L/min by non-rebreathing mask.
When should a bag-valve-mask with supplemental oxygen be used? Answer - If
the patient is not breathing or if the patient's breathing is too shallow to ventilate adequately.