EMT Region VIII System Entry Exam
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Version, Complete Study Material)
In some circumstances, early contact with Medical Control
can be beneficial to minimizing the time to definitive care,
and these SMOs are designated as Time Sensitive by what
graphic? - Correct Answers ✅Clock
Name of medical director - Correct Answers ✅Steve
Graham (might have changed since 2020 idk)
Patients can only be pronounced dead by who? - Correct
Answers ✅ED Physician
Spinal immobilization is a part of what? A, B, C, or D -
Correct Answers ✅A (airway)
Who is the best source of information on medications,
baseline vitals, functional level/normal mentation, likely
medical complication, equipment operation and
troubleshooting, and emergency procedures in patients with
special healthcare needs - Correct Answers ✅Parents,
caregivers, or home health nurses
What is the target SpO2 for patients? - Correct Answers
✅94-98% (92% with COPD)
,EMT Region VIII System Entry Exam
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In what cases are hyperoxia contraindicated? - Correct
Answers ✅uncomplicated myocardial infarction / STEMI,
post-cardiac arrest, acute exacerbations of COPD, stroke,
newly born / neonatal resuscitation. If supplemental oxygen is
used in these patients, the goal is to relieve hypoxemia
without causing hyperoxia (target SpO2 94%, not 100%).
Where do you transport a patient? - Correct Answers
✅Transport to the closest appropriate hospital. By law, a
physician must certify that the benefits outweigh the risks of
transport to a facility other than the closest appropriate
hospital, unless patient meets Level 1 Trauma criteria.
Outline for streamlined communication for BLS calls -
Correct Answers ✅1. Name and vehicle number of provider
2. Patient age and gender
3. Chief complaint/mechanism of injury
4. SMO being followed
5. Any deviation from SMO or unusual circumstances
6. ETA
Drug Administration Guidelines for Pediatric Patients -
Correct Answers ✅When calculating drug dosages for
pediatric patients, the maximum individual and total doses
should not exceed the respective adult doses. This does not
apply to IV fluid boluses (where the pediatric dose of 20
, EMT Region VIII System Entry Exam
Questions and Answers (Most Recent
Version, Complete Study Material)
mL/kg may exceed the 200 mL adult dose) or individual
doses of Versed (midazolam) or Narcan (naloxone) due to
weight-based dosing.
Can living wills be honored by EMS? - Correct Answers
✅No
What makes up a valid DNR? - Correct Answers ✅Name of
patient
Resuscitation Order (the words "Do Not Resuscitate",
"Withhold Treatment")
Three signatures
Effective date
Long-term indications of death - Correct Answers
✅Decapitation • Rigor Mortis without hypothermia •
Profound dependent lividity • Decomposition •
Mummification/putrefaction • Incineration • Frozen state (no
resuscitative efforts for these patients)
Triple Zero patients - Correct Answers ✅non-breathing,
pulseless, asystolic, and have one or more long-term
indications of death. (cannot be confirmed if hypothermia is a
factor)
Questions and Answers (Most Recent
Version, Complete Study Material)
In some circumstances, early contact with Medical Control
can be beneficial to minimizing the time to definitive care,
and these SMOs are designated as Time Sensitive by what
graphic? - Correct Answers ✅Clock
Name of medical director - Correct Answers ✅Steve
Graham (might have changed since 2020 idk)
Patients can only be pronounced dead by who? - Correct
Answers ✅ED Physician
Spinal immobilization is a part of what? A, B, C, or D -
Correct Answers ✅A (airway)
Who is the best source of information on medications,
baseline vitals, functional level/normal mentation, likely
medical complication, equipment operation and
troubleshooting, and emergency procedures in patients with
special healthcare needs - Correct Answers ✅Parents,
caregivers, or home health nurses
What is the target SpO2 for patients? - Correct Answers
✅94-98% (92% with COPD)
,EMT Region VIII System Entry Exam
Questions and Answers (Most Recent
Version, Complete Study Material)
In what cases are hyperoxia contraindicated? - Correct
Answers ✅uncomplicated myocardial infarction / STEMI,
post-cardiac arrest, acute exacerbations of COPD, stroke,
newly born / neonatal resuscitation. If supplemental oxygen is
used in these patients, the goal is to relieve hypoxemia
without causing hyperoxia (target SpO2 94%, not 100%).
Where do you transport a patient? - Correct Answers
✅Transport to the closest appropriate hospital. By law, a
physician must certify that the benefits outweigh the risks of
transport to a facility other than the closest appropriate
hospital, unless patient meets Level 1 Trauma criteria.
Outline for streamlined communication for BLS calls -
Correct Answers ✅1. Name and vehicle number of provider
2. Patient age and gender
3. Chief complaint/mechanism of injury
4. SMO being followed
5. Any deviation from SMO or unusual circumstances
6. ETA
Drug Administration Guidelines for Pediatric Patients -
Correct Answers ✅When calculating drug dosages for
pediatric patients, the maximum individual and total doses
should not exceed the respective adult doses. This does not
apply to IV fluid boluses (where the pediatric dose of 20
, EMT Region VIII System Entry Exam
Questions and Answers (Most Recent
Version, Complete Study Material)
mL/kg may exceed the 200 mL adult dose) or individual
doses of Versed (midazolam) or Narcan (naloxone) due to
weight-based dosing.
Can living wills be honored by EMS? - Correct Answers
✅No
What makes up a valid DNR? - Correct Answers ✅Name of
patient
Resuscitation Order (the words "Do Not Resuscitate",
"Withhold Treatment")
Three signatures
Effective date
Long-term indications of death - Correct Answers
✅Decapitation • Rigor Mortis without hypothermia •
Profound dependent lividity • Decomposition •
Mummification/putrefaction • Incineration • Frozen state (no
resuscitative efforts for these patients)
Triple Zero patients - Correct Answers ✅non-breathing,
pulseless, asystolic, and have one or more long-term
indications of death. (cannot be confirmed if hypothermia is a
factor)
