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EMT Region VIII System Entry ExamQuestions And Answers
In gsome gcircumstances, gearly gcontact gwith gMedical gControl gcan gbe gbeneficial gto
gminimizing gthe gtime gto gdefinitive gcare, gand gthese gSMOs gare gdesignated gas gTime
gSensitive gby gwhat ggraphic? g- gANS-Clock
Name gof gmedical gdirector g- gANS-Steve gGraham g(might ghave gchanged gsince g2020
gidk)
Patients gcan gonly gbe gpronounced gdead gby gwho? g- gANS-ED gPhysician
Spinal gimmobilization gis ga gpart gof gwhat? gA, gB, gC, gor gD g- gANS-A g(airway)
Who gis gthe gbest gsource gof ginformation gon gmedications, gbaseline gvitals, gfunctional
glevel/normal gmentation, glikely gmedical gcomplication, gequipment goperation gand
gtroubleshooting, gand gemergency gprocedures gin gpatients gwith gspecial ghealthcare
gneeds g- gANS-Parents, gcaregivers, gor ghome ghealth gnurses
What gis gthe gtarget gSpO2 gfor gpatients? g- gANS-94-98% g(92% gwith gCOPD)
In gwhat gcases gare ghyperoxia gcontraindicated? g- gANS-uncomplicated gmyocardial
ginfarction g/ gSTEMI, gpost-cardiac garrest, gacute gexacerbations gof gCOPD, gstroke,
gnewly gborn g/ gneonatal gresuscitation. gIf gsupplemental goxygen gis gused gin gthese
gpatients, gthe ggoal gis gto grelieve ghypoxemia gwithout gcausing ghyperoxia g(target
gSpO2 g94%, gnot g100%).
Where gdo gyou gtransport ga gpatient? g- gANS-Transport gto gthe gclosest gappropriate
ghospital. gBy glaw, ga gphysician gmust gcertify gthat gthe gbenefits goutweigh gthe grisks gof
gtransport gto ga gfacility gother gthan gthe gclosest gappropriate ghospital, gunless gpatient
gmeets gLevel g1 gTrauma gcriteria.
Outline gfor gstreamlined gcommunication gfor gBLS gcalls g- gANS-1. gName gand gvehicle
gnumber gof gprovider g
2. gPatient gage gand ggender g
3. gChief gcomplaint/mechanism gof ginjury g
4. gSMO gbeing gfollowed g
5. gAny gdeviation gfrom gSMO gor gunusual gcircumstances g
6. gETA
, Drug gAdministration gGuidelines gfor gPediatric gPatients g- gANS-When gcalculating gdrug
gdosages gfor gpediatric gpatients, gthe gmaximum gindividual gand gtotal gdoses gshould
gnot gexceed gthe grespective gadult gdoses. gThis gdoes gnot gapply gto gIV gfluid gboluses
g(where gthe gpediatric gdose gof g20 gmL/kg gmay gexceed gthe g200 gmL gadult gdose) gor
gindividual gdoses gof gVersed g(midazolam) gor gNarcan g(naloxone) gdue gto gweight-
based gdosing.
Can gliving gwills gbe ghonored gby gEMS? g- gANS-No
What gmakes gup ga gvalid gDNR? g- gANS-Name gof gpatient
Resuscitation gOrder g(the gwords g"Do gNot gResuscitate", g"Withhold gTreatment")
Three gsignatures
Effective gdate
Long-term gindications gof gdeath g- gANS-Decapitation g• gRigor gMortis gwithout
ghypothermia g• gProfound gdependent glividity g• gDecomposition g•
gMummification/putrefaction g• gIncineration g• gFrozen gstate g(no gresuscitative gefforts
gfor gthese gpatients)
Triple gZero gpatients g- gANS-non-breathing, gpulseless, gasystolic, gand ghave gone gor
gmore glong-term gindications gof gdeath. g(cannot gbe gconfirmed gif ghypothermia gis ga
gfactor)
If gany gof gthe gfollowing ghave gbeen gtaken gin gthe gpast g48 ghours gwithhold
gNITROGLYCERIN g(NTG). g- gANS-sildenafil g(Viagra)
vardenafil g(Levitra, gStaxyn)
tadalafil g(Cialis, gAdcirca)
sildenafil gcitrate g(Revatio)
riociguat g(Adempas)
Dosage gfor gnitroglycerin g- gANS-0.4 gmg
Region gVIII gresource ghospitals g- gANS-Central gDuPage, gEdward, gGood gSamaritan,
gLoyola
Is gstreamlined gcommunication gfor gBLS gcalls gonly? g- gANS-Yes
CPAP ginclusion gcriteria: g- gANS-Respiratory gDistress g+ g2 gor gmore gof gthe gfollowing:
g
• gRetractions/accessory gmuscle guse g
• gRespiratory grate g> g25 g
• gSPO2 g< g90% g
• gExam gconsistent gwith gpulmonary gedema g
• gBilateral gor gdiffuse grales/crackles
A gpalpable gpulse gcan gNEVER gbe gtaken gin ga gperson gwith gan gLVAD? g- gANS-True
g(LVAD gpatients gdon't ghave ga gpulse gor gmeasurable gblood gpressure)
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