CCEMSA EMT Protocols Questions with
complete solution 2025
Oxygen therapy is required only for patients with which conditions? - correct
answers (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
__________. - correct answers 6, nasal cannula
High flow oxygen should be administered at _____ liters per minute via
__________. - correct answers 15, non-rebreather mask
If a patient has a history of COPD and is showing signs of cyanosis, how
should oxygen be administered? - correct answers 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? - correct answers 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? - correct
answers If the patient is not breathing or if the patient's breathing is too
shallow to ventilate adequately.
TRUE/FALSE: You should not use oxygen powered breathing devices on
patients 5 years old or less - correct answers True
, TRUE/FALSE: If a COPD patient is on home oxygen and is CHRONICALLY
cyanotic, administer the patient's normal oxygen dosage and contact the base
hospital for an increase in oxygen flow. - correct answers True
List the steps in the suctioning of a tracheostomy patient. - correct answers
Hyperventilate the patient for 1 minute prior to suctioning, irrigate with 3cc
normal saline through trach, tell the patient to inhale and insert suction
catheder gently until resistance is felt. Tell the patient to cough/exhale, and
suction while withdrawing the catheder.
When should full C-spine precautions be taken? - correct answers Severe
blunt multi-system trauma, any patient with neurological deficits, and non-
ambulatory patients or patients suffering from either severe blunt multi-system
trauma or penetrating trauma with altered mental status.
Which acronym should be used in the treatment of a patient in medical
cardiac arrest? - correct answers A-B-C
An AED should only be used under which circumstances? - correct answers
Pulseless non-breathing patient, non-trauma, non-hypothermia, and patients
older than 1 year of age. (Pediatric patients 1-8 years old, use the child AED
pads. If the AED does not have child pads, you may use adults pads anterior
and posterior)
If you witness cardiac arrest, what should you do? - correct answers
Immediately place the AED on the patient, analyze and defibrillate if indicated.
If you arrive on scene to find a patient in unwitnessed cardiac arrest, what
should you do? - correct answers Perform 2 minutes of CPR before analyzing
with AED
complete solution 2025
Oxygen therapy is required only for patients with which conditions? - correct
answers (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
__________. - correct answers 6, nasal cannula
High flow oxygen should be administered at _____ liters per minute via
__________. - correct answers 15, non-rebreather mask
If a patient has a history of COPD and is showing signs of cyanosis, how
should oxygen be administered? - correct answers 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? - correct answers 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? - correct
answers If the patient is not breathing or if the patient's breathing is too
shallow to ventilate adequately.
TRUE/FALSE: You should not use oxygen powered breathing devices on
patients 5 years old or less - correct answers True
, TRUE/FALSE: If a COPD patient is on home oxygen and is CHRONICALLY
cyanotic, administer the patient's normal oxygen dosage and contact the base
hospital for an increase in oxygen flow. - correct answers True
List the steps in the suctioning of a tracheostomy patient. - correct answers
Hyperventilate the patient for 1 minute prior to suctioning, irrigate with 3cc
normal saline through trach, tell the patient to inhale and insert suction
catheder gently until resistance is felt. Tell the patient to cough/exhale, and
suction while withdrawing the catheder.
When should full C-spine precautions be taken? - correct answers Severe
blunt multi-system trauma, any patient with neurological deficits, and non-
ambulatory patients or patients suffering from either severe blunt multi-system
trauma or penetrating trauma with altered mental status.
Which acronym should be used in the treatment of a patient in medical
cardiac arrest? - correct answers A-B-C
An AED should only be used under which circumstances? - correct answers
Pulseless non-breathing patient, non-trauma, non-hypothermia, and patients
older than 1 year of age. (Pediatric patients 1-8 years old, use the child AED
pads. If the AED does not have child pads, you may use adults pads anterior
and posterior)
If you witness cardiac arrest, what should you do? - correct answers
Immediately place the AED on the patient, analyze and defibrillate if indicated.
If you arrive on scene to find a patient in unwitnessed cardiac arrest, what
should you do? - correct answers Perform 2 minutes of CPR before analyzing
with AED
