La county protocols exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Responsibilities of the Base Hospital in supervising the medical care rendered by Medics and MICN? : 1.Base is responsible for giving medical direction and destination to EMS 2. Designate a Base Hospital Medical Director 3. Provide formal education 4. Quality improvement 5. Reddinet MICN responsibility? : 1. A nurse who is authorized by the medical director to provide prehospital advance life support and issue instructions within LA 2. Maintain daily operations Ref. 408 : ALS Staf...

Base Contact Requirements : 1200.2 Provider Impresions : 1200.3 BLS upgrade to ALS : 1200.4 Assessment : 1201 General Medical : 1202/1202-P Diabetic Emergencies 2 | P a g e : 1203/1203-P Fever/Sepsis : 1204/1204-P GI/GU Emerge

LA County Protocols Exam 114 Questions and Answers.

LA County Protocols Exam 114 Questions and Answers.

506- Trauma Criteria A. BP related : A. Systolic BP <90mmHg, or <70mmHg in infants <1yr. 506- Trauma Criteria B. Respiratory Rate : B. 10 > RR > 29 (sustained), <20RR in infants < 1yr, or requiring ventilatory support. 506- Trauma Criteria C. Cardiopulmonary Arrest : C. Cardiopulmonary arrest with penetrating torso trauma unless pt is found apneic, pulseless, asystolic, and without pupillary reflexes upon EMS arrival. 506- Trauma Criteria D. Penetrating Injuries :...

LA County Protocol Accreditation Exam Use the corresponding "____-P" protocol if the patients age is ? - CORRECT ANSWER-Less than or equal or 14 years of age (Peds) Why do paramedics make base contact, besides having their offline medical direction treatment protocols ? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. To gain online medical control 2. To get additional guidance (help) on field care 1. Children ages 13 to 36 months of age, what is required ? 2. EXCEPT for those who? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Base contact...

Responsibilities of the Base Hospital in supervising the medical care rendered by Medics and MICN? - ANS 1.Base is responsible for giving medical direction and destination to EMS 2. Designate a Base Hospital Medical Director 3. Provide formal education 4. Quality improvement 5. Reddinet MICN responsibility? - ANS 1. A nurse who is authorized by the medical director to provide prehospital advance life support and issue instructions within LA 2. Maintain daily operations Re...

Required for all patients with symptomatic bradycardia : base hospital contact Treatment for Bradycardia w/ suspected Hyperkalemia : 1) Calcium Chloride 1 g (10mL) slow IV/IO push, may repeat x1 for persistent symptoms 2) Albuterol 5 mg (6mL) via nebulizer continuously 3) Contact base to obtain order for Sodium Bicarbonate 50 mEq (50mL) slow IVP If patient is complaining of nausea/vomiting consider _______? : Zofran admin Initial Treatment for Unstable Bradycardia : Atropine 0.5 mg ra...

Required for all patients with symptomatic bradycardia : base hospital contact Treatment for Bradycardia w/ suspected Hyperkalemia : 1) Calcium Chloride 1 g (10mL) slow IV/IO push, may repeat x1 for persistent symptoms 2) Albuterol 5 mg (6mL) via nebulizer continuously 3) Contact base to obtain order for Sodium Bicarbonate 50 mEq (50mL) slow IVP If patient is complaining of nausea/vomiting consider _______? : Zofran admin Initial Treatment for Unstable Bradycardia : Atropine 0.5 mg ra...