UCLA OPERATIONS EXAM STUDY
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List the criteria for a rapid extrication of a patient · The vehicle or scene is unsafe
· Explosives or other hazardous materials are on the scene
· There is a fire or a danger fire
· The patient cannot be properly assessed before being removed from the vehicle
· The patient needs immediate intervention that requires a supine position
· The patient has a life-threatening condition that requires rapid transport to the hospital
· The patient blocks your access to another seriously injured patient
Describe the process for making patient contact when the patient is in a vehicle and the doors
cannot be opened Should break a side mirror with a spring-loaded window breaker
Explain the proper place to dispose of a sharps · Do not recap, break, or bend needles.
Even the most careful providers may expose themselves through an accidental needlestick
· Dispose of all sharp items that have been in contact with human secretions in approved, closed,
rigid containers
, List the types of restraints and the proper use of them when providing patient care Types
of Restraints: triangle bandages, roller gauze, commercially available disposable restraints, and
leather restraints. Correctable causes for combativeness must be identified
List the criteria for not providing any interventions or CPR in a patient Rigor mortis-
stiffening of the body after death
Dependent lividity- discoloration of the skin caused by the pooling of blood
Putrefaction-decomposition of body tissues
Evidence of nonsurvivable injury, such as decapitation, dismemberment, or being burned beyond
recognition
Define a Do Not Resuscitate Order, who might have one, and how it impacts the care provided
by an EMT Advance directive that allows you to not attempt resuscitation. People with a
terminal illness or older patients might have a DMR. Should still provide care but should not
resuscitate if they die
Describe when an EMT would not follow the direction provided by a Do Not Resuscitate Order.
If it goes against local laws or is not signed by a physician. If a gaurdian wants to change
it.
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Experts
List the criteria for a rapid extrication of a patient · The vehicle or scene is unsafe
· Explosives or other hazardous materials are on the scene
· There is a fire or a danger fire
· The patient cannot be properly assessed before being removed from the vehicle
· The patient needs immediate intervention that requires a supine position
· The patient has a life-threatening condition that requires rapid transport to the hospital
· The patient blocks your access to another seriously injured patient
Describe the process for making patient contact when the patient is in a vehicle and the doors
cannot be opened Should break a side mirror with a spring-loaded window breaker
Explain the proper place to dispose of a sharps · Do not recap, break, or bend needles.
Even the most careful providers may expose themselves through an accidental needlestick
· Dispose of all sharp items that have been in contact with human secretions in approved, closed,
rigid containers
, List the types of restraints and the proper use of them when providing patient care Types
of Restraints: triangle bandages, roller gauze, commercially available disposable restraints, and
leather restraints. Correctable causes for combativeness must be identified
List the criteria for not providing any interventions or CPR in a patient Rigor mortis-
stiffening of the body after death
Dependent lividity- discoloration of the skin caused by the pooling of blood
Putrefaction-decomposition of body tissues
Evidence of nonsurvivable injury, such as decapitation, dismemberment, or being burned beyond
recognition
Define a Do Not Resuscitate Order, who might have one, and how it impacts the care provided
by an EMT Advance directive that allows you to not attempt resuscitation. People with a
terminal illness or older patients might have a DMR. Should still provide care but should not
resuscitate if they die
Describe when an EMT would not follow the direction provided by a Do Not Resuscitate Order.
If it goes against local laws or is not signed by a physician. If a gaurdian wants to change
it.
