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SNHD EMT EMS PROTOCOLS;
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS
Key Feature of heat cramps -correct-answer-Benign (not harmful) muscle cramps
Key Feature of heat exhaustion -correct-answer-Altered mental status,
hypotension, elevated temperature
Key Feature of of heat stroke -correct-answer-Altered mental status and body
temp >104%
Field signs of preeclampsia -correct-answer-Change of vision, headache, and RUQ
Abdomen pain
examples of opiates -correct-answer-morphine, heroin, methadone, codeine,
oxycodone
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Key signs of CHF -correct-answer-JVD
Pink Frothy sputum
(Pedal) Edema
Bilateral rales
Key signs of a grand Mal seizure -correct-answer-Loss of consciousness
Incontinence
Oral Trauma
Key signs of focal seizures -correct-answer--Only 1 part of the body affected
-Not typically associated w loss of consciousness
Hypotension is typically defined as _______ but ______ -correct-answer-A systolic
BP <90, should be interpreted based on patients normal blood pressure
Causes of hypovolemic shock (loss of blood and fluid apply) -correct-answer-
Hemorrhage, trauma, etc
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Causes of cardiogenic shock -correct-answer-Heart failure, MI, Cardiomyopathy
(disease that makes heart pump more difficult, and myocardial contusion (bruise
of the heart muscle)
Cause of disruptive shock (abnormal distribution of blood flow) -correct-answer-
Sepsis, anaphylaxis, and neurogenic toxins
Causes of obstructive shock (shock due to obstruction to a great vessel/heart) -
correct-answer-Pericardial tamponade, pulmonary embolus, etc
R.A.C.E stands for (Stroke score) -correct-answer-Rapid, Arterial, Occlusion,
evaluation
Lowest RACE score -correct-answer-0
Highest RACE score -correct-answer-9
RACE Score - Facial Palsy -correct-answer-0- Absent
1- Mild
SNHD EMT EMS PROTOCOLS;
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS
Key Feature of heat cramps -correct-answer-Benign (not harmful) muscle cramps
Key Feature of heat exhaustion -correct-answer-Altered mental status,
hypotension, elevated temperature
Key Feature of of heat stroke -correct-answer-Altered mental status and body
temp >104%
Field signs of preeclampsia -correct-answer-Change of vision, headache, and RUQ
Abdomen pain
examples of opiates -correct-answer-morphine, heroin, methadone, codeine,
oxycodone
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Key signs of CHF -correct-answer-JVD
Pink Frothy sputum
(Pedal) Edema
Bilateral rales
Key signs of a grand Mal seizure -correct-answer-Loss of consciousness
Incontinence
Oral Trauma
Key signs of focal seizures -correct-answer--Only 1 part of the body affected
-Not typically associated w loss of consciousness
Hypotension is typically defined as _______ but ______ -correct-answer-A systolic
BP <90, should be interpreted based on patients normal blood pressure
Causes of hypovolemic shock (loss of blood and fluid apply) -correct-answer-
Hemorrhage, trauma, etc
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Causes of cardiogenic shock -correct-answer-Heart failure, MI, Cardiomyopathy
(disease that makes heart pump more difficult, and myocardial contusion (bruise
of the heart muscle)
Cause of disruptive shock (abnormal distribution of blood flow) -correct-answer-
Sepsis, anaphylaxis, and neurogenic toxins
Causes of obstructive shock (shock due to obstruction to a great vessel/heart) -
correct-answer-Pericardial tamponade, pulmonary embolus, etc
R.A.C.E stands for (Stroke score) -correct-answer-Rapid, Arterial, Occlusion,
evaluation
Lowest RACE score -correct-answer-0
Highest RACE score -correct-answer-9
RACE Score - Facial Palsy -correct-answer-0- Absent
1- Mild
