SNHD PROTOCOL EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ HR Answer: heart rate
◉ ICP Answer: intracranial pressure
◉ IM Answer: intramuscular
◉ IN Answer: Intranasal
◉ IO Answer: Intraosseous
◉ IV Answer: intravenous
◉ IVP Answer: intravenous push
◉ IVPB Answer: intravenous piggyback
◉ JVD Answer: Jugular Vein Distension
,◉ MAD Answer: mucosal atomizer device
◉ MI Answer: myocardial infarction
◉ MOI Answer: Mechanism of Injury
◉ NRB Answer: Non-rebreather
◉ NS Answer: Normal Saline. .9%.
Meaning .9 g of salt (NaCI) per 100mL of solution or 9 g per Liter.
◉ NV Answer: nausea and vomiting
◉ OEMSTS Answer: Office of Emergency Medical Services & Trauma
System
◉ OPQRST Answer: onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity,
time
◉ PCI Answer: percutaneous coronary intervention
,◉ PCR Answer: Patient Care Report
◉ PO Answer: by mouth (per os)
◉ PRN Answer: as needed (pro re nata)
◉ q Answer: every
◉ ROSC Answer: Return of spontaneous circulation
◉ RR Answer: respiratory rate
◉ RUQ Answer: right upper quadrant
◉ SAMPLE Answer: Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Prior History,
Last Oral Intake, Events leading up to Injury/Illness
◉ SL Answer: sublingual (under the tongue)
◉ SOB Answer: shortness of breath
, ◉ S/P Answer: Status Post (after)
◉ SQ Answer: subcutaneous (under the skin)
◉ S/S Answer: signs and symptoms
◉ SVT Answer: supraventricular tachycardia; rapid heartbeats
arising from the atria and causing palpitations, SOB, and dizziness
◉ TCA's Answer: tricyclic antidepressants
◉ TFTC Answer: Trauma Field Triage Criteria
◉ TIA Answer: transient ischemic attack....mini stroke, no dead
tissue.
◉ TKO/KVO Answer: to keep open/keep vein open
◉ VF Answer: ventricular fibrillation
◉ VT Answer: ventricular tachycardia
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ HR Answer: heart rate
◉ ICP Answer: intracranial pressure
◉ IM Answer: intramuscular
◉ IN Answer: Intranasal
◉ IO Answer: Intraosseous
◉ IV Answer: intravenous
◉ IVP Answer: intravenous push
◉ IVPB Answer: intravenous piggyback
◉ JVD Answer: Jugular Vein Distension
,◉ MAD Answer: mucosal atomizer device
◉ MI Answer: myocardial infarction
◉ MOI Answer: Mechanism of Injury
◉ NRB Answer: Non-rebreather
◉ NS Answer: Normal Saline. .9%.
Meaning .9 g of salt (NaCI) per 100mL of solution or 9 g per Liter.
◉ NV Answer: nausea and vomiting
◉ OEMSTS Answer: Office of Emergency Medical Services & Trauma
System
◉ OPQRST Answer: onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity,
time
◉ PCI Answer: percutaneous coronary intervention
,◉ PCR Answer: Patient Care Report
◉ PO Answer: by mouth (per os)
◉ PRN Answer: as needed (pro re nata)
◉ q Answer: every
◉ ROSC Answer: Return of spontaneous circulation
◉ RR Answer: respiratory rate
◉ RUQ Answer: right upper quadrant
◉ SAMPLE Answer: Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Prior History,
Last Oral Intake, Events leading up to Injury/Illness
◉ SL Answer: sublingual (under the tongue)
◉ SOB Answer: shortness of breath
, ◉ S/P Answer: Status Post (after)
◉ SQ Answer: subcutaneous (under the skin)
◉ S/S Answer: signs and symptoms
◉ SVT Answer: supraventricular tachycardia; rapid heartbeats
arising from the atria and causing palpitations, SOB, and dizziness
◉ TCA's Answer: tricyclic antidepressants
◉ TFTC Answer: Trauma Field Triage Criteria
◉ TIA Answer: transient ischemic attack....mini stroke, no dead
tissue.
◉ TKO/KVO Answer: to keep open/keep vein open
◉ VF Answer: ventricular fibrillation
◉ VT Answer: ventricular tachycardia
