Cardiac
Which rhythm is treated with synchronized cardioversion when unstable?
Tachycardia with a pulse
What ETCO₂ value can indicate inadequate ventilation?
Elevated ETCO₂.
What is the preferred treatment for life-threatening extremity hemorrhage?
Tourniquet
What medication reverses opioid-induced respiratory depression?
Naloxone (Narcan)
What finding suggests impending respiratory failure in a severe asthma patient?
Silent chest
What rhythm is characterized by organized electrical activity but no pulse?
PEA
What airway adjunct is commonly used with a BVM in an unconscious patient without a gag reflex?
OPA
What type of shock results from significant blood loss?
Hemorrhagic shock
What medication is given for suspected acute coronary syndrome when not contraindicated?
Aspirin
What is the first-line medication for anaphylaxis?
IM epinephrine
What rhythm requires an unsynchronized shock?
VFIB or pulseless VTACH
What ETCO₂ waveform confirms effective ventilation after advanced airway placement?
A continuous capnography waveform.
What finding strongly suggests tension pneumothorax?
Unilateral absent breath sounds
What electrolyte abnormality is commonly associated with severe vomiting?
Hypokalemia
A hypoglycemic patient cannot swallow. What route can glucose be given other than IV/IO?
IM/IN glucagon
What ECG finding makes a tachycardia wide-complex?
QRS ≥ 0.12 seconds.
What oxygen flow rate is commonly used to power a standard nebulizer?
6-8LPM
What intervention treats suspected tension pneumothorax?
Chest decompression
What medication is used to treat symptomatic bradycardia?
A patient in adrenal crisis cannot self-administer their steroid. Which medication does Kentucky's protocol call for immediately?
Methylprednisolone 125mg IM/IV/IO
What are the three major signs of poor perfusion an EMT should assess for?
Altered mental status, diaphoretic, weak/absent peripheral pulses
A ventilated patient suddenly develops a "shark-fin" capnography waveform. What does this suggest?
Bronchospasm/airway obstruction
What is the most reliable sign of compensated shock in an adult trauma patient?
Tachycardia
What medication is commonly used for refractory ventricular fibrillation after defibrillation? This medication has a contraindication of hypotension.
Amiodarone
What endocrine emergency can cause weakness, confusion, hypotension, and hyperpigmentation?
Adrenal Crisis
What artery is most commonly associated with an inferior STEMI?
Right Coronary Artery
What condition causes pink, frothy sputum and severe respiratory distress?
Pulmonary edema
What spinal injury mechanism involves axial loading?
Compression
What medication is used to terminate certain stable regular narrow-complex tachycardias?
Adenosine
What is the most dangerous immediate complication of severe hyperkalemia?
Cardiac dysrhythmias
What ECG leads represent the inferior wall?
II, III and aVF
What capnography phase represents alveolar emptying and is used to assess ventilation?
Phase 3
What shock type can result from spinal cord injury?
Neurogenic shock
What medication can be administered for acute pulmonary edema with severe hypertension?
Nitroglycerin
What toxidrome commonly causes diaphoresis, salivation, bronchorrhea, and pinpoint pupils?
Cholinergic toxicity