LA county accredidation UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Patient dies in prone position - accidental or homicide? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Accidental
Why can't you transport prone? - CORRECT ANSWER - Positional asphyxia
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 poisoning
What advanced airways are approved in LA County? - CORRECT ANSWER - ETT and
King LTD-s (Not Combitube)
Which pediatric does NOT go to the EDAP? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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
Police 1A - The requesting individual will be referred to the Medical Records department of the
receiving hospital
Medical full arrest goes to what facility? - CORRECT ANSWER - MAR
If ROSC/STEMI, transport to SRC (Ref 502)
, Who has final say in pt destination? - CORRECT ANSWER - Base - Ref 502: Final
authority for patient destination rests within the base hospital
Ref 304 - Base hospital physician has the ultimate responsibility for treatment and disposition
What abuse is mandatory to report? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ref 508 - Sexual Assault
Patient Destination
Ref 822 - Suspected Child Abuse/Neglect
Ref 823 - Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Abuse
Drug abuse is the only type of abuse NOT mandatory to report
Need suspicion only to report
Do helicopters impact physiology of traumas? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
MAC should be called because - they can come up with pt destinations for all the ones involved?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Ref 519 - 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 transport? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Make base contact to get an order for morphine - Obtain AMA
Treat the pt for pain, dyspnea, major hemorrhage, or other medical conditions (includes
medication by any route)
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Patient dies in prone position - accidental or homicide? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Accidental
Why can't you transport prone? - CORRECT ANSWER - Positional asphyxia
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 poisoning
What advanced airways are approved in LA County? - CORRECT ANSWER - ETT and
King LTD-s (Not Combitube)
Which pediatric does NOT go to the EDAP? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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
Police 1A - The requesting individual will be referred to the Medical Records department of the
receiving hospital
Medical full arrest goes to what facility? - CORRECT ANSWER - MAR
If ROSC/STEMI, transport to SRC (Ref 502)
, Who has final say in pt destination? - CORRECT ANSWER - Base - Ref 502: Final
authority for patient destination rests within the base hospital
Ref 304 - Base hospital physician has the ultimate responsibility for treatment and disposition
What abuse is mandatory to report? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ref 508 - Sexual Assault
Patient Destination
Ref 822 - Suspected Child Abuse/Neglect
Ref 823 - Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Abuse
Drug abuse is the only type of abuse NOT mandatory to report
Need suspicion only to report
Do helicopters impact physiology of traumas? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
MAC should be called because - they can come up with pt destinations for all the ones involved?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Ref 519 - 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 transport? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Make base contact to get an order for morphine - Obtain AMA
Treat the pt for pain, dyspnea, major hemorrhage, or other medical conditions (includes
medication by any route)
