QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100

EMS Delaware Protocols EXAM

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%

SOLVED (Newest 2025) List at least 10 examples when ALS should be considered - Correct Answers ✅- Altered LOC

• Allergic reaction with difficulty breathing or swallowing
• Cardiac symptoms
• Cardiac arrest
• Diabetic Problem
• Multi-system trauma or severe single system trauma

- OB/GYN

• Overdose / poisoning
• Respiratory distress / arrest / failure
• Sudden Unexplained Infant Death
• Seizures / convulsions
• Entrapment with injuries that meet trauma triage criteria
• Shock (Hypo perfusion)
• Severe blood loss
• Unconsciousness / Syncope
• Stroke / CVA symptoms
• Abnormal vitals signs for a particular patient

For Priority 1 patients call online Medical Control utilizing the

following report format: - Correct Answers ✅- BLS unit

number (UD1, A9, B2) 1 / 4

EMS Delaware Protocols EXAM

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%

SOLVED (Newest 2025)

• Specific notification (Trauma, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, CPAP,

etc)

• ETA
• Priority
• Patient age and sex
• Chief complaint and related past medical history
• Vital signs
• Significant findings (SOB, wheezing, etc)
• Care rendered
• Response to care

Reports to Medical Control should not exceed _____ seconds in duration - Correct Answers ✅30 For hospitals that prefer radio reports regarding BLS patients who are a Priority or 2 or 3 (St. Francis, AI, Union), the following brief report format is acceptable - Correct Answers ✅- BLS unit number (UD1, A9, B2)

• Priority
• Patient age and sex
• Chief complaint
• Standing Orders being followed

- ETA 2 / 4

EMS Delaware Protocols EXAM

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SOLVED (Newest 2025) What protocol is used on every single call with a patient? - Correct Answers ✅General Patient Care What is the indication for Adult Nausea / Vomiting protocol? - Correct Answers ✅Ongoing nausea or vomiting that is not from a toxin or alcohol ingestion What are the steps of the Adult Nausea / Vomiting protocol? - Correct Answers ✅- Follow General Patient Care protocol

• Provide appropriate supplemental oxygen. Obtain a pulse ox

reading. Manage airway appropriately

• Consider Zofran 8mg tablets for adults

What is defined as an adult for the General Patient Care (Adult) protocol? - Correct Answers ✅Any patient who is greater than or equal to the age of 15 years old What is defined as a pediatric for the General Patient Care (Pediatric) protocol? - Correct Answers ✅Any patient who is less than the age of 15 years old (neonates are defined as a patient 30 days and under) If patient and/or guardian wishes to refuse treatment and/or transport to a medical facility, what should you inform and 3 / 4

EMS Delaware Protocols EXAM

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%

SOLVED (Newest 2025) verbalize to the patient? - Correct Answers ✅Inform the patient about the needed treatment and possible outcomes including verbalizing the possibility of disability and death What are the 11 reasons for having to do a Med Channel for a refusal? - Correct Answers ✅- Suspicion of intoxication by drugs or alcohol

• Past medical history or suspicion of dementia
• Any intervention performed by any other healthcare

provider

• A summons of EMS to a health care facility or call initiated

by a healthcare provider

• Suspicion of acute mental disease or suicidal or homicidal

ideations

• Suspicion of a significant head injury
• Respiratory distress
• Abnormal vital signs
• Altered mental status who remain altered
• An age less than 18 years old
• Any time ALS is dispatched and recalled by BLS prior to ALS

arrival unless the patient meets hypoglycemia or opiate protocol parameters for refusal or service

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