SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT’S PROTOCOL
EXAM FOR EMS (EMT BASIC) LEVEL PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
***How much aspirin and what type should you give to a man having a stemi?
A) 81mg chewable
B) 81mcg enteric coating
C) 324 mg chewable
D) 324 mg enteric coating - Answer-C)
\.***How should you evaluate posterior blood loss sustained during Epistaxis?
A) Weigh with scale
B) Examine the back of PT's neck
C) There is never a need for blood loss evaluation during epistaxis
D) Examine the posterior pharynx - Answer-D) Examine the posterior pharynx
\.***Someone who scores a 5 on RACE should be transported where? - Answer-Stroke center
\.***What GCS is required to sit in waiting room?
A) >12
B) >8
,C) >10
D) Any GCS - Answer-A) >12
(Must be A&Ox4)
\.***What is considered a conclusive sign of death? - Answer-Dependent lividity and rigor
mortis
\.***What is considered a preemptive sign of death?
A) Apnea
B) Pulselessness
C) Fixed Dilated pupils
D) All of the above - Answer-D)
\.***What is considered an obvious sign of death?
A) Body decomposition
B) Decapitation
C) Functional separation from the body of the brain
D) All of the above - Answer-D) All of the above
\.***What should an EMT consider when they have a violent behavioral patient?
A) Police escort
B) Restraints
, C) Placing them in prone position
D) A & B - Answer-D) A&B
\.***What's the best way to treat epistaxis?
A) Tilt head back
B) Apply pressure
C) Tilt head forward and let it drip
D) Blow nose - Answer-B) Apply Pressure
\.***Where will burn victims with trauma be transported if they are in the St. Rose Siena area? -
Answer-Sunrise
\.***Which Rapid Arterial Occlusion Score would prompt you to take a patient to a stroke
hospital?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
4) 5 - Answer-A) 1
\.***You arrive on scene to find a body with conclusive signs of death. Bystanders are doing CPR
on this body as instructed by dispatch. What is your next move and why?
A) Instruct bystanders to stop CPR and don't take over since there are conclusive signs of death
B) Take over CPR since bystanders already started it, knowing that ROSC isn't possible
C) Contact Medical Direction to see if you need to take over CPR
EXAM FOR EMS (EMT BASIC) LEVEL PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
***How much aspirin and what type should you give to a man having a stemi?
A) 81mg chewable
B) 81mcg enteric coating
C) 324 mg chewable
D) 324 mg enteric coating - Answer-C)
\.***How should you evaluate posterior blood loss sustained during Epistaxis?
A) Weigh with scale
B) Examine the back of PT's neck
C) There is never a need for blood loss evaluation during epistaxis
D) Examine the posterior pharynx - Answer-D) Examine the posterior pharynx
\.***Someone who scores a 5 on RACE should be transported where? - Answer-Stroke center
\.***What GCS is required to sit in waiting room?
A) >12
B) >8
,C) >10
D) Any GCS - Answer-A) >12
(Must be A&Ox4)
\.***What is considered a conclusive sign of death? - Answer-Dependent lividity and rigor
mortis
\.***What is considered a preemptive sign of death?
A) Apnea
B) Pulselessness
C) Fixed Dilated pupils
D) All of the above - Answer-D)
\.***What is considered an obvious sign of death?
A) Body decomposition
B) Decapitation
C) Functional separation from the body of the brain
D) All of the above - Answer-D) All of the above
\.***What should an EMT consider when they have a violent behavioral patient?
A) Police escort
B) Restraints
, C) Placing them in prone position
D) A & B - Answer-D) A&B
\.***What's the best way to treat epistaxis?
A) Tilt head back
B) Apply pressure
C) Tilt head forward and let it drip
D) Blow nose - Answer-B) Apply Pressure
\.***Where will burn victims with trauma be transported if they are in the St. Rose Siena area? -
Answer-Sunrise
\.***Which Rapid Arterial Occlusion Score would prompt you to take a patient to a stroke
hospital?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
4) 5 - Answer-A) 1
\.***You arrive on scene to find a body with conclusive signs of death. Bystanders are doing CPR
on this body as instructed by dispatch. What is your next move and why?
A) Instruct bystanders to stop CPR and don't take over since there are conclusive signs of death
B) Take over CPR since bystanders already started it, knowing that ROSC isn't possible
C) Contact Medical Direction to see if you need to take over CPR
