AEMT Protocols Study Guide Verified questions and answers.

AEMT Protocols Study Guide Verified
questions and answers.

Telemetry Contact shall be established when? - uy uy uy uy uy uy



(correct answers)A. For all time sensitive or life threatening condition transports.
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B. For all medical emergency in which the EMS providers judgement suggests cons
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ultation with a telemetry physician is necessary.
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C. For all trauma patients going to a trauma center.
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D. When telemetry contact is required per protocol.
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A Patient Care Report (PCR) will be completed for each incident/
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patient encounter, in accordance with current EMS regulations. A patient is any indi
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vidual that, upon contact with an EMS system, has any of these following: -
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(correct answers)A. A complaint or mechanism suggestive of potential illness or inj
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B. Obvious evidence of illness or injury
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C. An individual or informed 2nd/
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3rd party caller requests evaluation for potential illness or injury.
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IV attempts need to be documented when? -
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(correct answers)Always in PCR whether successful or not.
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If EMS provider is presented with DNR/
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POLST order or identification what should he/she do? -
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(correct answers)He shall attempt to verify the validity of the order or identification
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by confirming the patients name, age, and condition of identification.
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When can DNR/POLST be determined invalid? -
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(correct answers)If at any time the patient indicates that he/
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she wishes to receive life-
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resuscitating treatment. The EMS provider shall document the presence of the DNR/
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, POLST order or identification, and how the patient indicated that he/
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she wanted the order or identification to be revoked.
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Valid DNR and POLST must have? - (correct answers)DNR-
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written directive issued by a physician licensed in this state that life-
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resuscitating treatment is not to be administered to a qualified patient. The term al
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so includes a valid do-not-resuscitate order issued under the laws of another state.
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POLST-
valid form is signed physician that records the wishes of the patient and directs a h
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ealthcare provider regarding the provision of life-resuscitating treatment and life-
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Ambulance attendants should only transfer a patient whose therapy required during
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the transfer lies within the ambulance attendant's capabilities, unless capable pers
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onnel accompany the patient. -uy uy uy uy



(correct answers)A. Ambulance attendants are authorized to administer or monitor
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all medications listed on the official drug inventory as appropriate for their level of l
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icensure and as per protocol. uy uy uy uy




B. AEMT/EMT-I and Paramedic/EMT-
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P ambulance attendants are authorized to administer or monitor any crystalloid IV s
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olution during transport. uy uy




C. Arterial lines should be discontinued unless appropriate personnel from the initia
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ting facility accompany the patient.
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D. Heparin locks/implantable catheters with/
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without reservoirs may be closed off and left in place. If they are to be used during
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transport, then an IV drip should be established if tolerated by the patient.
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E. IV pump systems should be discontinued unless capable personnel accompany th
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e patient.
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F. Orogastric or nasogastric tubes may be left in place and should either be closed
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off or left to suction per order of the transferring physician.
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