Category 1
A 56-year-old male with crushing chest pain requests help taking his prescribed nitroglycerin. His BP is 118/76 and he has not taken erectile dysfunction medication. What should the EMT do?
Assist with nitroglycerin
A conscious diabetic patient is confused and diaphoretic. He can swallow and follow commands. What medication should the EMT administer?
What is glucose?
An unresponsive patient with slow respirations and pinpoint pupils is suspected of opioid overdose. Which medication should the EMT administer?
What is Narcan?
A patient with severe wheezing from an asthma attack has a prescribed inhaler. What medication will the EMT likely assist with?
What is albuterol?
A patient experiencing anaphylaxis presents with hives, wheezing, and hypotension. Which medication should be administered first?
What is epinephrine?
Eliquis is this type of drug
What is an anticoagulant?
You arrive to a patient with shortness of breath. They are speaking in 2–3 word sentences, RR 28, SpO₂ 90%. What should you do first?
What is administer high flow O2?
A patient develops unequal blood pressures in both arms. What should you suspect?
What is aortic dissection?
A 58-year-old male with chest pain took a dose of his prescribed nitroglycerin 10 minutes ago with no relief. His BP is 88/60. What should you do next?
What is withhold nitroglycerin and reassess?
Activated charcoal is used in certain overdose ingestion scenarios. What is the action of this drug?
What is binds to drugs and toxins?
The weight, dose and repeat time interval for epinephrine in an adult patient
What is >30kg, 0.3mg x1 after 5 minutes
Why is epinephrine NOT used in hypovolemic shock?
It increases cardiac workload without volume
Duodote is used for this emergency
What is organophosphate poisoning
The dosage, repeat time interval, and total amount allowed, via a high concentration Narcan nasal spray.
What is 4mg, after 3 min, 1 time, for a total of 8mg?
A patient with suspected opioid overdose is breathing 6 times per minute but has a pulse. What is your priority before administering naloxone?
Assist ventilations with a BVM
The five rights
A 72-year-old male on anticoagulant therapy presents after a ground-level fall. He is alert and denies pain, but has a small hematoma on his forehead. What is your primary concern?
What is a intracranial hemorrhage?
The weight range, dosage, time interval and route of administration for a pediatric patient needing epinephrine?
What is <30kg, 0.15mg, x1, after 5 minutes, intramuscular.
We must always DICCE our drugs, which stands for?
What is Drug, integrity, clarity, concentration, expiration?
What does narrowing pulse pressure indicate?
what is shock?
What is the concentration for epinephrine?
What is 1mg/ml
IO is an acronym for this administration type
What is Intraosseous?
A patient with chest pain admits to taking sildenafil 2 hours ago. He is hypotensive and diaphoretic. Which medication is CONTRAINDICATED and why?
What is nitroglycerin? It is also a vasodilator.
A 25-year-old female with an allergic reaction has hives and mild wheezing. She is anxious but speaking in full sentences. What is the MOST appropriate intervention?
Monitor and assist with interventions if patient condition worsens
For the Narcan preload nasal atomizer, the concentration is:
What is 2mg/2ml?
What is CO poisoning can provide false SPO2?
The two medical emergencies that epinephrine can be used for:
What is severe asthma attack and anaphylaxis?
A patient has a combo inhaler. This means it contains what two drugs:
What is a bronchodilator and corticosteroid?
The proper administration technique and dosage for the preload Narcan atomizer is:
What is IN at 1mg per nostril?