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EMT personnel may immediately transport hypotensive trauma patients with life
threatening, penetrating injuries to the torso to the closest - CORRECT ANSWER-
trauma center, not the MAR,
• The legal obligations to report sexual assault in California, including how, when and to
whom to report. - CORRECT ANSWER-. EMS personnel shall notify the local law
enforcement agency of sexual assault patients regardless of whether the patient
complains of physical injuries. EMS personnel shall document on the EMS Report Form
to whom the incident was reported.
• The importance of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) evaluation for victims
of sexual assault and which patients may be released to law enforcement for direct
transport to a SART center. - CORRECT ANSWER-Increased rate of conviction
The definition of BRUE - CORRECT ANSWER-Brief Resolved Unexplained Event
(BRUE): A brief episode characterized by any one of the following (for children 12
months of age or younger):
absent, decreased, or irregular breathing;
color change (usually cyanosis or pallor);
marked change in muscle tone (usually limpness or hypotonia, may also include
hypertonia);
altered level of responsiveness.
EMT personnel shall transport 9-1-1 patients deemed stable and requiring only basic life
support (BLS) to the - CORRECT ANSWER-MAR regardless of its diversion status (
When would EMT personnel not transport patients to the MAR? - CORRECT ANSWER-
exception: internal disaster).
Transport personnel shall take into consideration what kind of factors for transport? -
CORRECT ANSWER-traffic, weather conditions, or other factors that may influence
transport time in identifying the most accessible facility.
final authority for patient destination rests with the - CORRECT ANSWER-base hospital
handling the call
,EMT personnel may honor patient requests to be transported to other than the MAR
provided that the patient is deemed - CORRECT ANSWER-stable, requires basic life
support measures only, and the ambulance is not unreasonably removed from its
primary area of response. In order to facilitate this, EMT personnel may transfer care of
a patient to another EMT team if necessary.
In life-threatening situations (e.g., unmanageable airway or uncontrollable hemorrhage)
in which the estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the paramedics exceeds the ETA to the
MAR, EMTs should - CORRECT ANSWER-exercise their clinical judgment as to
whether it is in the patient's best interest to be transported prior to the arrival of
paramedics.
Destination of Restrained Patients - CORRECT ANSWER-. Restrained patients shall be
transported to the MAR within the guidelines of this policy.
. Restrained patients shall be transported to the MAR within the guidelines of this policy.
Allowable exceptions - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Patients without a medical complaint,
with a 5150 order written by a designated Department of Mental Health Team, when
transport to a psychiatric facility has been arranged
. 2. A law enforcement request for transport other than the closest may be honored with
base concurrence
Patient requests for transport to hospitals that are not 9-1-1 Receiving Facilities may be
honored by EMT or paramedic personnel provided: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. made
aware that the requested hospital is not a 9-1-1 receiving facility;
2. The Base hospital or EMS provider contacts the requested facility and ensures that
the hospital has agreed to accept the patient;
3. If transport requires additional transport time, the patient's condition is considered
sufficiently stable to tolerate
Ref 500 - CORRECT ANSWER-TRANSPORTATION / PATIENT DESTINATION
Ref 502 - CORRECT ANSWER-Patient destination
Ref 503 - CORRECT ANSWER-Guidelines for Hospitals Requesting Diversion of ALS
Patients
Ref 506 - CORRECT ANSWER-Trauma triage
Do not delay transport of hypotensive patients with - CORRECT ANSWER-penetrating
torso trauma in order to apply spinal motion restriction.
, When pediatric and adult trauma patients are transported together in one aircraft, the
receiving trauma center shall be both a - CORRECT ANSWER-trauma center and a
pediatric trauma center
Trauma Criteria - - CORRECT ANSWER-Requires immediate transportation to a
designated trauma center
Requires immediate transportation to a designated trauma center
Systolic blood pressure less than blank or less than blank in infants age less than one
year - CORRECT ANSWER-90 mmHg, 70 mmHg
PACT - CORRECT ANSWER-Push dose epi
Adenosine (for peds)
Cardioversion
Transcutaneous pacing
Requires immediate transportation to a designated trauma center
Respiratory rate greater than ---- less than ----
less than --- in infants age less than one year, or requiring ventilatory support -
CORRECT ANSWER-29 breaths/minute (sustained), 10 breaths/minute,
20 breaths/minute
All penetrating injuries to head, neck, torso, and extremities proximal to the elbow or
knee Requires - CORRECT ANSWER-immediate transportation to a designated trauma
center
Blunt head injury associated with a suspected skull fracture, altered level of
consciousness (Glasgow Coma Score less than or equal to 14), seizures, unequal
pupils, or focal neurological deficit
Requires - CORRECT ANSWER-immediate transportation to a designated trauma
center
dependant adult is a - CORRECT ANSWER-18 to 64 year old needing daily help
elder abuse is considered (age) for persons - CORRECT ANSWER-65 or older
mandated reporter - CORRECT ANSWER-Anytime abuse is suspected
reporting for abuse elder abuse written - CORRECT ANSWER-48 hours or 2 business
days
child abuse must be reported in - CORRECT ANSWER-36 hours
Questions and Answers Latest Updated
EMT personnel may immediately transport hypotensive trauma patients with life
threatening, penetrating injuries to the torso to the closest - CORRECT ANSWER-
trauma center, not the MAR,
• The legal obligations to report sexual assault in California, including how, when and to
whom to report. - CORRECT ANSWER-. EMS personnel shall notify the local law
enforcement agency of sexual assault patients regardless of whether the patient
complains of physical injuries. EMS personnel shall document on the EMS Report Form
to whom the incident was reported.
• The importance of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) evaluation for victims
of sexual assault and which patients may be released to law enforcement for direct
transport to a SART center. - CORRECT ANSWER-Increased rate of conviction
The definition of BRUE - CORRECT ANSWER-Brief Resolved Unexplained Event
(BRUE): A brief episode characterized by any one of the following (for children 12
months of age or younger):
absent, decreased, or irregular breathing;
color change (usually cyanosis or pallor);
marked change in muscle tone (usually limpness or hypotonia, may also include
hypertonia);
altered level of responsiveness.
EMT personnel shall transport 9-1-1 patients deemed stable and requiring only basic life
support (BLS) to the - CORRECT ANSWER-MAR regardless of its diversion status (
When would EMT personnel not transport patients to the MAR? - CORRECT ANSWER-
exception: internal disaster).
Transport personnel shall take into consideration what kind of factors for transport? -
CORRECT ANSWER-traffic, weather conditions, or other factors that may influence
transport time in identifying the most accessible facility.
final authority for patient destination rests with the - CORRECT ANSWER-base hospital
handling the call
,EMT personnel may honor patient requests to be transported to other than the MAR
provided that the patient is deemed - CORRECT ANSWER-stable, requires basic life
support measures only, and the ambulance is not unreasonably removed from its
primary area of response. In order to facilitate this, EMT personnel may transfer care of
a patient to another EMT team if necessary.
In life-threatening situations (e.g., unmanageable airway or uncontrollable hemorrhage)
in which the estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the paramedics exceeds the ETA to the
MAR, EMTs should - CORRECT ANSWER-exercise their clinical judgment as to
whether it is in the patient's best interest to be transported prior to the arrival of
paramedics.
Destination of Restrained Patients - CORRECT ANSWER-. Restrained patients shall be
transported to the MAR within the guidelines of this policy.
. Restrained patients shall be transported to the MAR within the guidelines of this policy.
Allowable exceptions - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Patients without a medical complaint,
with a 5150 order written by a designated Department of Mental Health Team, when
transport to a psychiatric facility has been arranged
. 2. A law enforcement request for transport other than the closest may be honored with
base concurrence
Patient requests for transport to hospitals that are not 9-1-1 Receiving Facilities may be
honored by EMT or paramedic personnel provided: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. made
aware that the requested hospital is not a 9-1-1 receiving facility;
2. The Base hospital or EMS provider contacts the requested facility and ensures that
the hospital has agreed to accept the patient;
3. If transport requires additional transport time, the patient's condition is considered
sufficiently stable to tolerate
Ref 500 - CORRECT ANSWER-TRANSPORTATION / PATIENT DESTINATION
Ref 502 - CORRECT ANSWER-Patient destination
Ref 503 - CORRECT ANSWER-Guidelines for Hospitals Requesting Diversion of ALS
Patients
Ref 506 - CORRECT ANSWER-Trauma triage
Do not delay transport of hypotensive patients with - CORRECT ANSWER-penetrating
torso trauma in order to apply spinal motion restriction.
, When pediatric and adult trauma patients are transported together in one aircraft, the
receiving trauma center shall be both a - CORRECT ANSWER-trauma center and a
pediatric trauma center
Trauma Criteria - - CORRECT ANSWER-Requires immediate transportation to a
designated trauma center
Requires immediate transportation to a designated trauma center
Systolic blood pressure less than blank or less than blank in infants age less than one
year - CORRECT ANSWER-90 mmHg, 70 mmHg
PACT - CORRECT ANSWER-Push dose epi
Adenosine (for peds)
Cardioversion
Transcutaneous pacing
Requires immediate transportation to a designated trauma center
Respiratory rate greater than ---- less than ----
less than --- in infants age less than one year, or requiring ventilatory support -
CORRECT ANSWER-29 breaths/minute (sustained), 10 breaths/minute,
20 breaths/minute
All penetrating injuries to head, neck, torso, and extremities proximal to the elbow or
knee Requires - CORRECT ANSWER-immediate transportation to a designated trauma
center
Blunt head injury associated with a suspected skull fracture, altered level of
consciousness (Glasgow Coma Score less than or equal to 14), seizures, unequal
pupils, or focal neurological deficit
Requires - CORRECT ANSWER-immediate transportation to a designated trauma
center
dependant adult is a - CORRECT ANSWER-18 to 64 year old needing daily help
elder abuse is considered (age) for persons - CORRECT ANSWER-65 or older
mandated reporter - CORRECT ANSWER-Anytime abuse is suspected
reporting for abuse elder abuse written - CORRECT ANSWER-48 hours or 2 business
days
child abuse must be reported in - CORRECT ANSWER-36 hours
