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OCEMS Protocol study guide
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Answers Latest Version
A patient encounter shall be considered any event
✓ when signs and symptoms, or a complaint results in evaluation or
treatment.
How long to decide if ALS is needed?
✓ Within 3 minutes after patient contact
How long should initial assessment generally take?
✓ 10 minutes
Trauma patients should be enroute to a receiving facility within _______
minutes unless extensive extrication or atypical situations are encountered
✓ 10 minutes
Medical patients should enroute within
✓ 20 minutes
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Whenever possible obtain what type of consent prior to initializing treatment?
✓ Verbal
For trauma situations a pediatric patient has
✓ the anatomical and physical characteristics of a person fifteen years or
younger
EMTs are able to perform the following:
✓ Apply pulse oximetry and capnography monitoring devices, perform
blood glucose evaluations, perform bag valve mask ventilation,
perform LTA insertion and ventilation and perform BVM ventilation of
paramedic inserted ET tube
When a patient is given parenteral narcotics or sedative agents, what shall be
performed?
✓ Continuous cardiac, O2 saturation and ETCO2 monitoring
In non-critical patients only use a concentration of oxygen to achieve an O2
saturation of over ____ this can normally be accomplished with a
____________________
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
OCEMS Protocol study guide
Questions and Correct Verified
Answers Latest Version
A patient encounter shall be considered any event
✓ when signs and symptoms, or a complaint results in evaluation or
treatment.
How long to decide if ALS is needed?
✓ Within 3 minutes after patient contact
How long should initial assessment generally take?
✓ 10 minutes
Trauma patients should be enroute to a receiving facility within _______
minutes unless extensive extrication or atypical situations are encountered
✓ 10 minutes
Medical patients should enroute within
✓ 20 minutes
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
Whenever possible obtain what type of consent prior to initializing treatment?
✓ Verbal
For trauma situations a pediatric patient has
✓ the anatomical and physical characteristics of a person fifteen years or
younger
EMTs are able to perform the following:
✓ Apply pulse oximetry and capnography monitoring devices, perform
blood glucose evaluations, perform bag valve mask ventilation,
perform LTA insertion and ventilation and perform BVM ventilation of
paramedic inserted ET tube
When a patient is given parenteral narcotics or sedative agents, what shall be
performed?
✓ Continuous cardiac, O2 saturation and ETCO2 monitoring
In non-critical patients only use a concentration of oxygen to achieve an O2
saturation of over ____ this can normally be accomplished with a
____________________
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
