SNHD EMS PROTOCOL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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 - correct 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 - correct answer-
D) Examine the posterior pharynx
***Someone who scores a 5 on RACE should be
transported where? - correct answer- Stroke
center
***What GCS is required to sit in waiting room?
A) >12
B) >8
C) >10
D) Any GCS - correct answer- A) >12
(Must be A&Ox4)
***What is considered a conclusive sign of death? -
correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer- B) Apply
Pressure
***Where will burn victims with trauma be transported if
they are in the St. Rose Siena area? - correct
answer- Sunrise
***Which Rapid Arterial Occlusion Score would prompt
you to take a patient to a stroke hospital?
A) 1
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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 - correct 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 - correct answer-
D) Examine the posterior pharynx
***Someone who scores a 5 on RACE should be
transported where? - correct answer- Stroke
center
***What GCS is required to sit in waiting room?
A) >12
B) >8
C) >10
D) Any GCS - correct answer- A) >12
(Must be A&Ox4)
***What is considered a conclusive sign of death? -
correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer- B) Apply
Pressure
***Where will burn victims with trauma be transported if
they are in the St. Rose Siena area? - correct
answer- Sunrise
***Which Rapid Arterial Occlusion Score would prompt
you to take a patient to a stroke hospital?
A) 1
