Pt 506 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

LA County ProtocolIf a patient dies due to prone positioning what is it considered? A. Homicide B. Accidental - Answer-B. Accidental You are transporting a patient with a medical complaint, your pt then goes into full arrest, after resuscitative measures you achieve ROSC. where do you transport? - Answer-Stemi center Why do we have SART? A. so PD can question victims in private rooms B. So patient and victim are at separate facilities C. To increase conviction rate - Answer-To increas...

LA County Protocol Study Guide Questions and Answers Rated A+ Which of the following is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert ALS unit? (503) A. internal disaster B. workers action C. non-operable MRI Internal disaster What is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert BLS units? (502) BLS units transport to MAR regardless of diversion status with the exception of internal disaster. At what point should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult or child? When there...

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 :...

Patient dies in prone position, accidental or homicide? : Accidental Why can't you transport prone? : Positional Asphyxia A peds Pt is what age? : < 14 YO When is the DuoDote (Atropine + 2-‐Pam) indicated? : Ref. 1225 - Nerve Agent Exposure DuoDote ONLY for nerve agents Ref. 1233 - Organophosphate Emergency Atropine for organophosphate poisonin What advanced airways are LA County approved? 2 | P a g e : Ref. LACo Study Guide—Difficult Airway Mangagement (ppt) How many atte...

LA County Accreditation Test Exam 2 Questions and Answers which of the following must go to PMC? - Answer-pediatric choking, with a brief period of cyanosis. pt is not longer choking if a pt dies due to prone positioning what is it considered? - Answer-accidental you are transporting a pt with a medical complaint. your pt then goes into full cardio-pulmonary arrest, after resuscitative measures you achieve ROSC. where do you transport this pt? - Answer-SRC why do we have SART? - Answe...

Patient dies in prone position, accidental or homicide? - CORRECT ANSWER-Accidental Why can't you transport prone? - CORRECT ANSWER-Positional Asphyxia A peds Pt is what age? - CORRECT ANSWER-< 14 YO When is the DuoDote (Atropine + 2-‐Pam) indicated? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ref. 1225 - Nerve Agent Exposure DuoDote ONLY for nerve agents Ref. 1233 - Organophosphate Emergency Atropine for organophosphate poisonin What advanced airways are LA County approved? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ref. LACo Stud...

LA County Protocols 506, 814, and 1200.2 506- Trauma Criteria A. BP related - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Systolic BP <90mmHg, or <70mmHg in infants <1yr. 506- Trauma Criteria B. Respiratory Rate - CORRECT ANSWER-B. 10 > RR > 29 (sustained), <20RR in infants < 1yr, or requiring ventilatory support. 506- Trauma Criteria C. Cardiopulmonary Arrest - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Cardiopulmonary arrest with penetrating torso trauma unless pt is found apneic, pulseless, asystolic, and without p...

LA County protocol study guide Which of the following is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert ALS unit? (503) A. internal disaster B. workers action C. non-operable MRI - CORRECT ANSWER-Internal disaster What is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert BLS units? (502) - CORRECT ANSWER-BLS units transport to MAR regardless of diversion status with the exception of internal disaster. At what point should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult or child? - CORRECT ANS...

Which of the following is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert ALS unit? (503) A. internal disaster B. workers action C. non-operable MRI : Internal disaster What is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert BLS units? (502) : BLS units transport to MAR regardless of diversion status with the exception of internal disaster. At what point should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult or child? : When there is reasonable suspicion that the abuse has occurred. You are...

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 :...