SNHD Protocols Exams Questions With
Complete Solutions
A high index of suspicion should be considered for these 3 types
of patients experiencing chest pain due to their atypical pains.
Correct Answers 1. Diabetics
2. Geriatrics
3. Females
A patient goes into shock after having an allergic reaction. You
have already assisted administering Epinephrine via Auto-
Injector one minute ago. What care can be provided now at the
EMT-B level? Correct Answers Assist patient with their MDI
(Metered-Dose Inhaler)
A patient had an allergic reaction and is now experiencing signs
of airway involvement breathing difficulties. What care can you
provide at the EMT-B level? Correct Answers Assist the
patient with their own Epinephrine Auto-Injector
A patient has a secured airway when Correct Answers a patient
is receiving appropriate oxygenation and ventillation
A patient is anyone who meets the following 3 criterias: Correct
Answers 1. A person with a CC, MOI or NOI that may be
indicative of an injury/illness
2. A person who has obvious evidence of injury/illness
,3. A person identified by a 2nd/3rd party caller as needing
evaluation for potential injury/illness
A patient presents with burns to the anterior face, the lower
back, and the posterior left leg below the knee. What percentage
of burns have they received to their body? Correct Answers
Anterior face = 4.5
Lower back = 9
Posterior Leg Below knee = 4.5 (divide 18 by 2, and then divide
the answer by 2 again)
=18%
After contacting OEMSTS for providing care that may have
been outside your scope of practice, that information is then
recorded on what form? Correct Answers Quality Improvement
Review
After ensuring adequate airway & ventilation in a patient with
PE/CHF, what should you do at the EMT-B level? Correct
Answers Keep oxygen saturation above 94% just like regular
chest pain and general assessments.
After positioning a pregnant patient with cord presentation, how
should you address the cord? Correct Answers Wrap the cord
and keep it moist
,After providing CCC, what should a provider do to an adult
having a non-traumatic cardiac arrest? Correct Answers Insert
an OPA/NPA and BVM at 8 BPM
Altered mental status may be profound in this type of
poisoning/OD Correct Answers Cyanide poisoning
An EMT/Paramedic may only proceed in providing care not
covered in the protocols once they and the Physician contact the
_______________ Correct Answers OEMSTS (Office of EMS
and Trauma System)
At the EMT-B level, what should be provided to a patient with
an allergic reaction after you have already assisted administering
them Epinephrine Auto-Injector, and MDI? Correct Answers
Oxygen and airway support as needed
At what body temperature does sweat usually disappear and stop
perspirating at? Correct Answers Sweat generally disappears as
body temperature rises over 104 degrees
Contact with medical control should be established through
radio. Telephone contact can only be used if the call is routed
through a recorded phone line provided by the: Correct
Answers FAO (Fire Alarm Office)
Contrary to the Pediatrics Destination Protocol, you will use the
Pediatric Treatment Protocols on any patient under the age of
__________ Correct Answers 12
, During a general adult trauma assessment, if their Glasgow
Coma Scale score is greater than or equal to 8, what should the
responder do? Correct Answers Keep oxygen saturation above
94%
During a general adult trauma assessment, if their Glasgow
Coma Scale score is less than 8, what should the responder do?
Correct Answers Ventilation Management; BVM is O2
saturation is less than or equal to 94%
Excited Delirium Syndrome is most common in what patients?
Correct Answers Male patients, and patients who have a history
of mental illness and/or chronic drug abuse, particularly
stimulants
(If mental illness had a stage 4, think of this as it)
For patients under __ years old, refer to the Pediatric Patient
Destination Protocol Correct Answers 18
How can you address Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat
stroke at the EMT-B level? Correct Answers Heat cramps: PO
Fluids as tolerated. Monitor and reassess.
Heat Exhaustion/Stroke: Active cooling measures
How is race scored? Correct Answers similar to APGAR
model.
facial palsy 0= absent 1= mild 2= severe
Complete Solutions
A high index of suspicion should be considered for these 3 types
of patients experiencing chest pain due to their atypical pains.
Correct Answers 1. Diabetics
2. Geriatrics
3. Females
A patient goes into shock after having an allergic reaction. You
have already assisted administering Epinephrine via Auto-
Injector one minute ago. What care can be provided now at the
EMT-B level? Correct Answers Assist patient with their MDI
(Metered-Dose Inhaler)
A patient had an allergic reaction and is now experiencing signs
of airway involvement breathing difficulties. What care can you
provide at the EMT-B level? Correct Answers Assist the
patient with their own Epinephrine Auto-Injector
A patient has a secured airway when Correct Answers a patient
is receiving appropriate oxygenation and ventillation
A patient is anyone who meets the following 3 criterias: Correct
Answers 1. A person with a CC, MOI or NOI that may be
indicative of an injury/illness
2. A person who has obvious evidence of injury/illness
,3. A person identified by a 2nd/3rd party caller as needing
evaluation for potential injury/illness
A patient presents with burns to the anterior face, the lower
back, and the posterior left leg below the knee. What percentage
of burns have they received to their body? Correct Answers
Anterior face = 4.5
Lower back = 9
Posterior Leg Below knee = 4.5 (divide 18 by 2, and then divide
the answer by 2 again)
=18%
After contacting OEMSTS for providing care that may have
been outside your scope of practice, that information is then
recorded on what form? Correct Answers Quality Improvement
Review
After ensuring adequate airway & ventilation in a patient with
PE/CHF, what should you do at the EMT-B level? Correct
Answers Keep oxygen saturation above 94% just like regular
chest pain and general assessments.
After positioning a pregnant patient with cord presentation, how
should you address the cord? Correct Answers Wrap the cord
and keep it moist
,After providing CCC, what should a provider do to an adult
having a non-traumatic cardiac arrest? Correct Answers Insert
an OPA/NPA and BVM at 8 BPM
Altered mental status may be profound in this type of
poisoning/OD Correct Answers Cyanide poisoning
An EMT/Paramedic may only proceed in providing care not
covered in the protocols once they and the Physician contact the
_______________ Correct Answers OEMSTS (Office of EMS
and Trauma System)
At the EMT-B level, what should be provided to a patient with
an allergic reaction after you have already assisted administering
them Epinephrine Auto-Injector, and MDI? Correct Answers
Oxygen and airway support as needed
At what body temperature does sweat usually disappear and stop
perspirating at? Correct Answers Sweat generally disappears as
body temperature rises over 104 degrees
Contact with medical control should be established through
radio. Telephone contact can only be used if the call is routed
through a recorded phone line provided by the: Correct
Answers FAO (Fire Alarm Office)
Contrary to the Pediatrics Destination Protocol, you will use the
Pediatric Treatment Protocols on any patient under the age of
__________ Correct Answers 12
, During a general adult trauma assessment, if their Glasgow
Coma Scale score is greater than or equal to 8, what should the
responder do? Correct Answers Keep oxygen saturation above
94%
During a general adult trauma assessment, if their Glasgow
Coma Scale score is less than 8, what should the responder do?
Correct Answers Ventilation Management; BVM is O2
saturation is less than or equal to 94%
Excited Delirium Syndrome is most common in what patients?
Correct Answers Male patients, and patients who have a history
of mental illness and/or chronic drug abuse, particularly
stimulants
(If mental illness had a stage 4, think of this as it)
For patients under __ years old, refer to the Pediatric Patient
Destination Protocol Correct Answers 18
How can you address Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat
stroke at the EMT-B level? Correct Answers Heat cramps: PO
Fluids as tolerated. Monitor and reassess.
Heat Exhaustion/Stroke: Active cooling measures
How is race scored? Correct Answers similar to APGAR
model.
facial palsy 0= absent 1= mild 2= severe
