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Ambulance Operations Exam StudyCTAS iiis iibased iion iithree iithings ii- iiAnswer ii-Initial iiAssessment ii
Clinical iiFindings
Response iito iiTreatment
CTAS iiis ii*not* iiintended iito ii- iiAnswer ii-Replace iireturn iipriority iicode
Affect iidispatch iipriority iicode
Return iiCode iirefers iito ii- iiAnswer ii-Urgency iiof iiresponse iior iitransport
Other iiuse iiof iian iiambulance iiwhen iia iipatient iiis iinot iicarried
Representation iiof iiacuity ii
Reported iito iidispatch iibut iino iilonger iiin iireporting iito iithe iiED
5 iiLevels iiof iiacuity ii- iiAnswer ii-Level ii1 iiResuscitation
Level ii2 iiEmergent ii
Level ii3 iiUrgent
Level ii4 iiLess iiUrgent ii
Level ii5 iiNon iiUrgent
Rules iiof iiCTAS ii- iiAnswer ii-Rule ii1: iiAssignment iiof iiacuity iioccurs iiat iitime iiof
iideparture ii
Rule ii2: iiShould iinot iibe iiany iigreater iithan ii2 iilevels iibelow iipre iitreatment iiacuity ii
Rule ii3: iiNotify iihospital iiof iithe iichange iiin iithe iipatient's iistatus iiand iiacuity iilevel
CTAS iilevel iiDispatch iiDestination iiDecisions ii- iiAnswer ii-Level ii1 ii- iiNearest ii/ iiClosest
iiFacility ii
Level ii2 ii- iiNearest ii/ iiClosest iiappropriate iifacility iibased iion ii"communication" iibetween
iiparamedics iiand iidispatch ii
Level ii3, ii4, iiand ii5 ii- iiMost iiavailable iifacility iibased iion iicommunication iibetween
iidipatch iiand iithe iireceiving iiED. iiThese iilower iiacuity iilevels iimay iialso iitake iiinto
iiconsideration iithe iipatient's iiwishes iifor iidestination.
Contents iiof iithe iiPatch ii- iiAnswer ii-Patient iiage, iisex
Chief iiComplaint ii
CTAS iiacuity iilevel ii
Abnormal iifindings iiand iiabnormal iivital iisigns ii
Treatment iigiven iiand iiresponse ii
, ETA ii
*Transport iipriority iiwill iino iilonger iibe iireported iito iihospitals*
Signs iiof iiHypoperfusion ii- iiAnswer ii-Confusion
Agitation
Decreased iiLOA
Mottling iiand iicold iiextremities ii
Marked iipallor ii
Decreased iiO2 iisaturation iion iiroom iiair
CTAS ii1 iiand ii2 iimust iibe iitravelled iiwhat iicode? ii- iiAnswer ii-Code ii4
CTAS ii1 ii- iiAnswer ii-Conditions iithat iiare iithreats iito iilife iior iilimb ii(or iiimminent iirisk iiof
iideterioration) iirequiring iiimmediate iiaggressive iiinterventions
CTAS ii2 ii- iiAnswer ii-Conditions iithat iiare iipotential iithreat iito iilife, iilimb iior iifunction,
iirequiring iirapid iimedical iiintervention iior iicontrolled iiacts.
CTAS ii3 ii- iiAnswer ii-Conditions iithat iicould iipotentially iiprogress iito iia iiserious iiproblem
iirequiring iiemergency iiintervention. iiMay iibe iiassociated iiwith iisignificant iidiscomfort iior
iiaffecting iiability iito iifunction iiat iiwork iior iiactivities iiof iidaily iiliving.
CTAS ii4 ii- iiAnswer ii-Conditions iithat iirelate iito iipatient iiage, iidistress, iior iipotential iifor
iideterioration iior iicomplications iiwould iibenefit iifrom iiintervention iior iireassurance iiwithin
ii1-2 iihours
CTAS ii5 ii- iiAnswer ii-Conditions iithat iimay iibe iiacute iibut iinon-urgent iias iiwell iias
iiconditions iiwhich iimay iibe iipart iiof iia iichronic iiproblem iiwith iior iiwithout iievidence iiof
iideterioration.
What iishould iibe iidocumented? ii- iiAnswer ii-As iimuch iirelative iiinfo iias iipossible ii
Accurate iiinfo ii
Signs iiand iisymptoms ii
Petinent iinegs ii
Facts iinot iiopinions ii
*Not iidocumented iinot iidone*
Pertinent iiNegatives ii- iiAnswer ii-Assessment iifindings, iieven iithose iithat iiare iinormal ii
Those iithat iiwarrant iino iimedical iicare iior iiintervention iibut iiwhich, iiwhen iithe iiparamedic
iiseeks iithem, iishow iievidence iiof iithoroughness iiof iihis iior iiher iiexamination iiand iihistory
iiof iithe iievent.
Uses iifor iiACR's ii- iiAnswer ii-Medical
Administrative
Research ii
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