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True or false: It may be necessary for the physician providing
on-line medical consultation to direct a prehospital provider in
rendering care that is not explicitly stated in the protocols,
including administering a patients own medicine which is not
part of the approved formulary - Correct Answers ✅True
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)
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
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
For patients under __ years old, refer to the Pediatric Patient
Destination Protocol - Correct Answers ✅18
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Pediatric protocols are used on children who have not yet
experienced puberty. What are the signs of puberty in males
and females? - Correct Answers ✅Males: chest/underarm
hair
Females: breast development
If there are signs of Airway obstruction, what measures
should be taken? - Correct Answers ✅Ventilation
Management Protocols
What should you do if a patient is unconscious? - Correct
Answers ✅Check breathing and pulse simultaneously
If there are signs of inadequate breathing, what measures
should be taken? - Correct Answers ✅Respiratory Distress
protocols
What should you do if you cannot adequately ventilate a
patient? - Correct Answers ✅The patient must be
transported to the nearest emergency department
What should you never withhold from a patient in Respiratory
Distress? - Correct Answers ✅Oxygen
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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)
Patients with Traumatic Injuries shall be transported in
accordance with the: - Correct Answers ✅Trauma Field
Triage Criteria Protocol
Patients sustaining burn injuries shall be transported in
accordance with the: - Correct Answers ✅Burns Protocol
Pediatric Patients (less than 18 years old for transport
purposes only) shall be transported in accordance with the: -
Correct Answers ✅Pediatric Destination Protocol
Patients with evidence of Stroke shall be transported in
accordance with the: - Correct Answers ✅Stroke (CVA)
Protocol
You arrive to the scene of 3 sexually assaulted individuals.
Patient #1 is 12 years old, Patient #2 is 15 years old, and
Patient #3 is 20 years old. Name all appropriate hospitals
that patients 1, 2, and 3 may be taken to. - Correct Answers
✅1: Sexual assault victims less than 13 years old shall be
transported to Sunrise Hospital
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2: Sexual assault victims between the ages of 13 and 18 shall
be transported to Sunrise Hospital, or UMC
3: Sexual assault victims 18 years and older shall be
transported to UMC
Where should sexual assault patients be transported if they
are more than 50 miles from the nearest protocol designated
destination? - Correct Answers ✅The nearest appropriate
facility
Upon arriving in the emergency department, if transfer of
care has not occurred, any patients, excluding those placed
on legal psychiatric hold, may be placed in the hospital
waiting room if they meet what 5 criteria requirements? -
Correct Answers ✅1. Normal Vital Signs
-HR: 60-100
-RR: 10-20
-Systolic BP: 100-180
-Diastolic BP: 60-110
-Room air pulse oximetry: greater than 94%
-A&Ox4 (Alert and Oriented x4)
2. Did not receive any parenteral medications during EMS
transport except for a single dose of analgesia AND/OR an
anti-emetic
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True or false: It may be necessary for the physician providing
on-line medical consultation to direct a prehospital provider in
rendering care that is not explicitly stated in the protocols,
including administering a patients own medicine which is not
part of the approved formulary - Correct Answers ✅True
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)
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
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
For patients under __ years old, refer to the Pediatric Patient
Destination Protocol - Correct Answers ✅18
,SNHD Protocols Solved Papers -
Questions with Complete Solutions
Pediatric protocols are used on children who have not yet
experienced puberty. What are the signs of puberty in males
and females? - Correct Answers ✅Males: chest/underarm
hair
Females: breast development
If there are signs of Airway obstruction, what measures
should be taken? - Correct Answers ✅Ventilation
Management Protocols
What should you do if a patient is unconscious? - Correct
Answers ✅Check breathing and pulse simultaneously
If there are signs of inadequate breathing, what measures
should be taken? - Correct Answers ✅Respiratory Distress
protocols
What should you do if you cannot adequately ventilate a
patient? - Correct Answers ✅The patient must be
transported to the nearest emergency department
What should you never withhold from a patient in Respiratory
Distress? - Correct Answers ✅Oxygen
,SNHD Protocols Solved Papers -
Questions with Complete Solutions
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)
Patients with Traumatic Injuries shall be transported in
accordance with the: - Correct Answers ✅Trauma Field
Triage Criteria Protocol
Patients sustaining burn injuries shall be transported in
accordance with the: - Correct Answers ✅Burns Protocol
Pediatric Patients (less than 18 years old for transport
purposes only) shall be transported in accordance with the: -
Correct Answers ✅Pediatric Destination Protocol
Patients with evidence of Stroke shall be transported in
accordance with the: - Correct Answers ✅Stroke (CVA)
Protocol
You arrive to the scene of 3 sexually assaulted individuals.
Patient #1 is 12 years old, Patient #2 is 15 years old, and
Patient #3 is 20 years old. Name all appropriate hospitals
that patients 1, 2, and 3 may be taken to. - Correct Answers
✅1: Sexual assault victims less than 13 years old shall be
transported to Sunrise Hospital
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2: Sexual assault victims between the ages of 13 and 18 shall
be transported to Sunrise Hospital, or UMC
3: Sexual assault victims 18 years and older shall be
transported to UMC
Where should sexual assault patients be transported if they
are more than 50 miles from the nearest protocol designated
destination? - Correct Answers ✅The nearest appropriate
facility
Upon arriving in the emergency department, if transfer of
care has not occurred, any patients, excluding those placed
on legal psychiatric hold, may be placed in the hospital
waiting room if they meet what 5 criteria requirements? -
Correct Answers ✅1. Normal Vital Signs
-HR: 60-100
-RR: 10-20
-Systolic BP: 100-180
-Diastolic BP: 60-110
-Room air pulse oximetry: greater than 94%
-A&Ox4 (Alert and Oriented x4)
2. Did not receive any parenteral medications during EMS
transport except for a single dose of analgesia AND/OR an
anti-emetic
