LA County Accreditation Test Exam
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what is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert an ALS
unit?
Internal disaster
Which of the following reason for a hospital to divert a BLS
unit?
BLS units transport to a MAR REGARDLESS of diversion status
with the exception of internal disaster
When should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult
or child?
when there is reasonable SUSPICION that abuse has occurred
transporting a pt with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, your
patient goes into CARDIAC ARREST DURING the transport.
where do you transport?
Trauma Center
what is the most accurate description of a MAR?
facility MOST appropriate to suite the patients' needs and chief
complaint
what must you assess in order to pronounce death in the
field?
apical pulse for 60 seconds
what is required to function as a paramedic or MICN in LA
county?
employed with an approved LA county provider and possess a
current CA state license
which of the following may request discontinuation of
resuscitation efforts for a PEDIATRIC patient in full arrest?
parent or guardian
, 11 year old female at a park with a small laceration to the left
hand, there is NO bleeding and ALS treatment/transport is
not required. what do you do?
release patient to self
what is 2PAM used in conjunction with?
Atropine
What is 2PAM used for?
Nerve agents
what has ultimate say in patient destination?
the assigned base hospital has ultimate say on pt destination
where do you perform needle T?
midclavicular 2nd intercostal ABOVE THE THE THIRD RIB
what is not a trauma guideline?
physiology of helicopter/air transport/ altitude
which is not appropriate means of pain management?
rapid transport
which of the following requires base contact?
26 year old complaining of pleuritic chest pain
treating a pt with VTACH when they suddenly become
unresponsive, what treatment can you administer?
synchronized cardioversion
what treatment would you administer FIRST for a pt with
respiratory distress with a cardiac origin?
nitroglycerin
what is considered a pediatric in LA county?
14 years and younger
pediatric injuries meeting trauma criteria per 506
in between midclavicular lines
you are assessing a patient and note unilateral adventitous
(rales) lung sounds, what would you suspect?
pneumonia
you are transporting a pt who was actively seizing and is
now postictal, what should you do?
contact base
Questions and Answers Latest Version Top
Rated
what is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert an ALS
unit?
Internal disaster
Which of the following reason for a hospital to divert a BLS
unit?
BLS units transport to a MAR REGARDLESS of diversion status
with the exception of internal disaster
When should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult
or child?
when there is reasonable SUSPICION that abuse has occurred
transporting a pt with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, your
patient goes into CARDIAC ARREST DURING the transport.
where do you transport?
Trauma Center
what is the most accurate description of a MAR?
facility MOST appropriate to suite the patients' needs and chief
complaint
what must you assess in order to pronounce death in the
field?
apical pulse for 60 seconds
what is required to function as a paramedic or MICN in LA
county?
employed with an approved LA county provider and possess a
current CA state license
which of the following may request discontinuation of
resuscitation efforts for a PEDIATRIC patient in full arrest?
parent or guardian
, 11 year old female at a park with a small laceration to the left
hand, there is NO bleeding and ALS treatment/transport is
not required. what do you do?
release patient to self
what is 2PAM used in conjunction with?
Atropine
What is 2PAM used for?
Nerve agents
what has ultimate say in patient destination?
the assigned base hospital has ultimate say on pt destination
where do you perform needle T?
midclavicular 2nd intercostal ABOVE THE THE THIRD RIB
what is not a trauma guideline?
physiology of helicopter/air transport/ altitude
which is not appropriate means of pain management?
rapid transport
which of the following requires base contact?
26 year old complaining of pleuritic chest pain
treating a pt with VTACH when they suddenly become
unresponsive, what treatment can you administer?
synchronized cardioversion
what treatment would you administer FIRST for a pt with
respiratory distress with a cardiac origin?
nitroglycerin
what is considered a pediatric in LA county?
14 years and younger
pediatric injuries meeting trauma criteria per 506
in between midclavicular lines
you are assessing a patient and note unilateral adventitous
(rales) lung sounds, what would you suspect?
pneumonia
you are transporting a pt who was actively seizing and is
now postictal, what should you do?
contact base
