Director of trauma - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Patients with Altered Mental Status consider... - ️️A.E.I.O.U/T.I.P.S * Alcohol * Epilepsy (Seizures) * Insulin (Hyper/Hypo) * Overdose/Oxygenation * Uremia (Kidney Failure) * Trauma * Infection * Psychiatric * Stroke/Shock Ventilatory rates for PED Patients; with & w/out pulse. Pt's w/ICP and/or herniation - ️️* w/pulse: 1 breath every 3 seconds * w/out pulse: 1 breath every 6 seconds * Pt's w/ICP & Herniation: Maintain Etco2 30-35% & SpO2 >90% What are the 6 righ...

EMT Chapters 1-8: Online Quizzes Set (JBL: 80 Questions) Already Passed The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as __________. Select one: A. self-confidence B. scene leadership C. communication D. teamwork and diplomacy C. communication Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training? Select one: A. EMT B. Paramedic C. EMR D. AEMT A. EMT What is an EMT's primary service area? Select one: A. The area serviced by the EMT's medical ...

West Coast EMT Block Exam #1 (Answered 100% Correctly) Updated 2024 American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. Select one: A. theories ready for field trial B. trends in the EMS community C. opinions from a core group of cardiologists D. evidence-based research D. evidence-based research As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: Select one: A. medical director approval. B. the patient's condition. C. an order f...

Providing care within the scope of practice would be considered behavior in accordance with: 1. The sovereign immunity doctrine 2. Approved protocols 3. Professional Standards 4. Institutional Standards -answer- Professional Standards As you lift a patient into the rear of the ambulance, a reporter recognizes the patient as a State Senator. Immediately the press demands to be told what has happened to the senator. You Should: 1. Advise the press that you are unable to comment 2. De...

National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. Select one: A. facilitate a national EMS labor group B. reduce expenses at the local and state levels C. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States D. unify EMS providers under a single medical director : C. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming procedures in t...

National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. Select one: A. facilitate a national EMS labor group B. reduce expenses at the local and state levels C. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States D. unify EMS providers under a single medical director - ️️C. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming procedures...

What sets forth the standards for EMS? - ️️National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Technical Assistance Program What are the EMS standards? - ️️Regulation and Policy, resource management, human resources and training, transportation, facilities, communications, public information and education, medical direction, trauma systems, evaluation What is an EMR? - ️️Emergency medical responder - the first person at a scene, responsible for activating the EMS system W...

What sets forth the standards for EMS? - ️️National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Technical Assistance Program What are the EMS standards? - ️️Regulation and Policy, resource management, human resources and training, transportation, facilities, communications, public information and education, medical direction, trauma systems, evaluation What is an EMR? - ️️Emergency medical responder - the first person at a scene, responsible for activating the EMS system W...

American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. Select one: A. theories ready for field trial B. trends in the EMS community C. opinions from a core group of cardiologists D. evidence-based research - D. evidence-based research As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: Select one: A. medical director approval. B. the patient's condition. C. an order from a paramedic. D. the transport time to the hospital. - A. medica...

EMS Exam 1 (Ch 1-4) Questions and Answers Rated A+ the EMT is legally obligated to protect a patients privacy according to 1. DCAP 2. APGAR 3. HIPPA 4. CQI HIPPA Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training 1. EMT 2. EMR 3. AEMT 4. Paramedic 1. EMT The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on: 1. EMS research 2. Local protocols 3....