UCLA OPERATIONS EXAM STUDY GUIDE | 100% Correct Answers

List some medical conditions or pathogens which would make the EMT don an N95 mask. - Tuberculosis or airborne communicable diseases List some conditions which would make the EMT don a face shield - When you need to protect your eyes from blood body fluids. Foreign objects, plants, insects, and debris. Describe the proper hand washing techniques. - When washing hands rub your hands together for at least 20 seconds to work up a lather. Play attention to fingernails, between fingers and back of the hands. List the steps in preparing for your shift and describe your responsibilities as an EMT - Must protect patient from harm and deliver excellent medical care. Describe the safe driving habits while responding in an ambulance with lights and sirens. - · Select the shortest and least congested rout e to the scene at the time of dispatch · Avoid routes with heavy traffic congestion; know alternative routes to each hospital during rush hour · Avoid one-way streets; they may become clogged. Do not go against the flow of traffic on a one-way street, unless absolutely necessary · Watch carefully for bystanders as you approach the scene. Curiosity seeks rarely move out of the way · Park the ambulance in a safe place once you arrive at the scene. If you park facing into traffic, turn off your headlights so they do not blind on coming motorists unless they are needed to illuminate the scene. If the vehicle is blocking part of the road, keep on your warning lights to alert oncoming motorists · Drive within the speed limit while transporting patients, except in the rare extreme emergency · Go with the flow of the traffic