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The restraint system we use to properly secure children to the stretcher is this _ color and referred to as the _.
What is red and the Pedi-Mate?
For all patients with a foreign body airway obstruction, if the patient is to become unconscious, this would be the immediate next step in treatment.
What is initiate CPR? If the foreign object is visible in the mouth, perform a finger sweep.
This medication is contraindicated for patients under 28 days of age.
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
This age in years and above qualifies a patient as an adult under trauma protocols.
What is 15 years of age?
Name a situation in which consultation would be required for a patient refusal.
1. Patient is not medically capable to refuse.
2. Clinician judgement that refusal of transport would result in poor outcome for patient.
3. Patient was involved in a mechanism included in the Trauma Decision Tree which recommends transport to trauma center.
4. Minors
Children are patients under the age of _ years for MEDICAL calls.
What is 18 years of age?
These are the two indications for BLS albuterol.
1. Signs and symptoms of respiratory distress
2. Bronchospasm/wheezing associated with:
Asthma, COPD/Emphysema, allergic reactions (anaphylaxis)
Newborns should have a heart rate greater than _.
What is 100 BPM?
This patient would qualify as a _ category trauma:
A 93 year old female is AOX3 at baseline, fell while walking to the bathroom after getting out of bed. Husband witnessed fall, patient denies losing consciousness. Patient history of dementia, hypertension, AFIB, and asthma. Patient takes Albuterol as needed, Metoprolol, and Xarelto.
What is category D-Delta?
Another update to the protocols this year expands the requirement of EMS clinicians to be mandatory reporters of suspected abuse, with the protocol now including mandatory reporting of neglect in this population, in addition to children.
What are vulnerable adults? (Defined under Maryland Law as a patient 18 years or older who lacks the physical or mental capacity to provide for their daily needs).
The correct dose of epinephrine for patients _ years or greater is _, administered in the _ and for patients less than _ years of age is _, administered _.
What is 5 years of age and greater, 0.5mg IM in lateral thigh and less than 5 years of age 0.15mg IM in lateral thigh?
The 2026 update to the Maryland Protocols outlines the procedure for a foreign body airway obstruction that now applies to ALL conscious patients 1 year of age and older, this treatment consists of alternating between these two maneuvers.
What are five back blows followed by five abdominal thrusts?
List at least two of the protocols for properly caring for and transportation of a newborn as listed under the Newly Born Checklist in your protocols.
1. Respiratory support as needed
2. Keep the baby warm (maintain body temp.)
3. Perform a heel stick to obtain glucose reading
4. Consult and transport to appropriate facility
5. Premature infants less than 32 weeks gestation may need assistance in ventilations via a BVM
6. Do not administer naloxone
This degree of burn automatically qualifies a patient for transportation to a burn center, with our nearest center being _.
What is a 3rd degree burn and Bayview (Hopkins Adult/Hopkins Pediatric Burn Center)?
If you are assessing a patient for a refusal and their vital signs fall into the high risk vitals and symptoms as listed on EMEDS refusal form, this is necessary before obtaining a refusal.
What is consult with the closest appropriate base station?
This is the age in which nitroglycerin is contraindicated for pediatrics.
Hypoxia is defined as <__, with proper treatment including providing this dosage of oxygen via __ and this dosage of oxygen via ____.
What is 94%, and 2-6LPM via nasal cannula or 12-15 LPM via non-rebreather mask?
Proper assessment and treatment for newborns consists of first doing this_ and then assessing _, _, and _, as outlined in the algorithm protocol for newborns.
What is dry, warm, position, stimulate, suction as needed, and assess respirations, appearance, and heart rate?
The major change to the 2026 trauma protocols was the implementation of this acronym _ used for assessment and treatment, with the additional beginning letter signifying this _.
What is “X-ABC” with the X meaning prompt hemorrhage control/management?
The 2026 protocol update includes this assessment tool in order to determine a patient's capacity to exercise judgment in their medical care.
What are the 3 A's? Advise, Ask, Assess
Advise the patient of your concerns, Ask the patient to explain their understanding of said concerns, Assess whether or not you think the patient adequately understands.
The 2026 Protocol updates now specify Critically Unstable Patient procedures are applicable regardless of age. Name one indication of a critically unstable patient that would cause them to fall under this protocol and an appropriate treatment to perform on scene.
Patients that are identified to be in extremis or at risk of deterioration to cardiac arrest:
Altered mental status, airway compromise, acute respiratory distress, signs of poor perfusion
Control life-threatening bleeding, manage airway and breathing, treat hypoxia and respiratory distress, elevate head to 30 degrees for extreme head trauma (while maintaining neutral neck position, consider padding under children's shoulders to support airway)
This is the proper treatment for conscious infants (less than one year of age) with a foreign body airway obstruction.
What is alternate between sets of 5 back blows and 5 CHEST thrusts using the heel of one hand until the object is expelled or the infant becomes unconscious?
These five signs are assessed in the APGAR chart and are ranked from a score of _ to _.
What is muscle tone (activity), pulse, reflex irritability (grimace), color (appearance), respirations, scored from 0 to 2?
This patient would have a GCS of _ and qualify as this trauma category:
54 year old male patient involved in a motor vehicle collision. BP 82/58, RR 8, HR 120, OX 88 on RA, patient is unconscious, does not open eyes, makes incomprehensible noises, does not respond to pain and presents with abnormal extension.
What is a GCS of 5 and a category Alpha?
If you as an EMS clinician suspect abuse is occurring to your patient, it is your responsibility to report your suspicion to _.