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Southern Nevada Health District’s Protocol Exam For EMS (EMT Basic) Level Exam Newest 2025/2026 Complete 150 Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) |Already Graded A+||Brand New Version!!
When parking your emergency vehicle to block oncoming traffic at the scene of a crash, how should you park your apparatus?At a 45 degree angle to traffic, taking up multiple lanes Park in the center median Perpendicular to traffic, taking up multiple lanes Parallel to traffic, taking up one lane - ANSWER-At a 45 degree angle to traffic, taking up multiple lanes
An 8-year-old boy has fallen off his bike and appears to have a broken arm. You have tried to contact the parents, but they cannot be reached. Your next step would be to?Assume that the parents would have given consent for treatment Ask the police for permission to treat Transport the patient but preform no treatment Contact Medical Control and ask if it is okay to transport the patient - ANSWER-Assume that the parents would have given consent for treatment 1 / 4
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The implementation of tsunami warning system with monthly drills is known as what?Disaster mitigation Disaster recognition Disaster aversion Disaster response - ANSWER-Disaster mitigation
You are assessing a male adult patient you suspect was exposed to nerve gas. When assessing this patient, which pneumonic will help you determine if the symptoms match your suspicion of injury?
DUMBELS
BURP
OPQRST
AEIOU-TIPS - ANSWER-DUMBELS: defecation, urination,
miosis, bradycardia, emesis, lacrimation, salivation. These symptoms are all consistent with nerve agent poisoning, which inhibits acetylcholinesterase from the breakdown of acetycholine. This leads to over-stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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When performing rapid triage via the START method, what three criteria are you assessing? - ANSWER-Respirations, perfusion, mental status
You have been dispatched as the initial responding unit for a multi-vehicle crash. Dispatch information indicates that a large boat being pulled behind a truck came unhitched while traveling at highway speeds. The boat hit four vehicles, including a semi, before coming to a stop. Additional resources are en route and it is reported that there are 12 patients with varying levels of injury. You are assigned to begin triaging patients. According to START triage, which of the following patients should be categorized as "RED" or "IMMEDIATE"?27-year-old female with partial amputation of her right leg above the knee. She is conscious but very disoriented with an absent radial pulse and respiratory rate of 40 34-year-old male with gross fracture of right humerus. He is in extreme pain but has self-extricated and is trying to reach his daughter and wife in the car 32-year-old female complaining of severe abdominal pain. She - ANSWER-According to START triage, patients are categorized based upon respirations, perfusion, and mental status. The 27- year-old female meets "RED" or "IMMEDIATE" criteria in all three categories. Her respiratory rate is greater than 30, she has no radial pulse, and she is altered. Although the 32-year-old 3 / 4
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female is pregnant with abdominal pain as a result of trauma, she is alert and oriented. However, she cannot move so she should be categorized as "YELLOW" or "DELAYED". The 34- year-old male has self-extricated and is up walking around (walking wounded). He should be categorized as "GREEN" or "MINOR". Despite the 6-year-old female appearing to have spontaneous respirations, it is important to recognize that she still has agonal respirations AFTER repositioning her airway.This patient should be triaged as "BLACK" or "DECEASED"
When assessing a trauma patient, which finding will determine whether the patient is in need of an air ambulance to a trauma center?Multi-Systems Trauma Airway compromise Large Burn Surface Area Amputations - ANSWER-Multi-Systems Trauma
Which of the following is not a component of spinal immobilization during a water rescue?Out-of-water spinal immobilization C-collar application Backboarding and extrication
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