L.A. County Test Study Guide | Exam Questions & Healthcare Test Prep

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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.,Study.,Guide—Difficult.,Airway.,Mangagement.,(ppt)

How.,many.,attempts?—
LACo.,allows.,THREEE.,attempts.,at.,advanced.,airway.,insertion:

Insert.,ETT

Try.,again.,AFTER.,changing.,something

Insert.,King.,Airway.,OR.,continue.,BVM

Answer:.,ETT.,and.,King.,LTD-‐S.,NOT.,Combitube

,Which.,pediatric.,does.,NOT.,go.,to.,the.,EDAP?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
The.,auto.,vs..,ped.,(PTC).,Ref.506



Pt.,wants.,a.,run.,copy,.,can.,you.,give.,them.,one.,if.,not.,where.,can.,they.,get.,one?.,-
.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Ref..,612.,Release.,of.,EMS.,Records

Policy.,I.A—
The.,requesting.,individual.,will.,be.,referred.,to.,the.,Medical.,Records.,Dept..,of.,the.,rece
iving.,hospital.,where.,the.,patient.,was.,transported

Policy.,I.B—Provider.,agency

Policy.,I.C—EMS.,Agency

Ref..,604.,Ordering.,Prehospital.,Care.,Forms



Medical.,full.,arrest.,goes.,to.,what.,facility?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ MAR

If.,ROSC/STEMI.,transport.,to.,SRC

Ref..,502.,VI.,D.,states.,that.,patients.,who.,have.,ROSC.,after.,a.,non-‐
traumatic.,cardiac.,arrest.,should.,be.,transported.,to.,an.,approved.,STEMI.,Receiving.,Ce
nter.,(SRC)

Ref..,516.,III.,B.,-
.,Pt's.,who.,have.,progressed.,in.,cardiopulmonary.,arrest.,while.,en.,route.,and.,had.,a.,pre-

arrest.,STEMI.,go.,to.,SRC



Base.,has.,final.,say.,in.,pt..,destination..,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Ref..,502.,Principle.,7.,-
.,Final.,authority.,for.,patient.,destination.,rests.,within.,the.,base.,hospital.,handling.,the.,ca

ll

, Ref.,304.,VII.,stated.,that.,the.,"base.,hospital.,physician.,has.,the.,ultimate.,responsibility.,
for.,determining.,the.,patient's.,treatment.,and.,disposition."



What.,abuse.,is.,mandatory.,to.,report?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Ref..,508.,-
.,Sexual.,Assault.,Patient.,Destination



Ref..,822.,-.,Suspected.,Child.,Abuse/Neglect.,Reporting.,Guidelines

Ref..,823.,-.,Elder.,Abuse.,and.,Dependent.,Adult.,Abuse.,Reporting.,Guidelines

Drug.,abuse.,is.,the.,only.,type.,of.,abuse.,that.,is.,NOT.,mandatory.,to.,report

Ref..,823.,Policy.,I.C—The.,reporter.,reasonably.,suspects.,abuse,.,neglect,.,or.,self-‐
neglect..,*Report.,abuse—need.,suspicion.,only



MAC.,should.,be.,called.,because?.,Possibly.,because.,they.,can.,come.,up.,with.,pt..,destin
ations.,for.,all.,of.,the.,ones.,involved?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Ref..,519.,Management.,of.,Multiple.,Causality.,Incidents

Principle.,6—
MAC.,is.,equipped.,to.,communicate.,with.,multiple.,receiving.,facilities.,simultaneously
.,and.,can.,rapidly.,assess.,system.,wide.,emergency.,department.,bed.,status,.,hospital.,and.

,ambulance.,resources.




Why.,should.,you.,make.,base.,contact?.,Advice.,OR.,protocols.,with.,meds?.,-
.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Advice



You.,give.,POLST.,pt..,morphine.,for.,pain:.,do.,you.,transport,.,make.,them.,AMA,.,Must.,
be.,transported.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Make.,base.,contact.,to.,get.,an.,order.,for.,morphine

Obtain.,AMA—Ref..,834.,Policy.,Section.,I.C