EMERGENCY CARE AND INCIDENTS (EMERGENCY MEDICINE)
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
in patient care areas, who should be qualified to provide immediate emergency
care?
Answers:employees and caregivers
(in pts home OR free standing facility)
where is the information found regarding emergency care?
Answers:P&P manual - how to contact emergency services
codes - convey critical info so clear to all and prevent panic
(may be on ID badge, not universal)
code red
Answers:fire
code blue
Answers:heart or respiratory arrest
code orange
Answers:hazardous material spill or release
code gray
Answers:combative person
code silver
,Answers:person w weapon or hostage
amber alerts
Answers:infant of child abduction
external triage
Answers:external disaster
internal triage
Answers:internal emergency
rapid response team
Answers:a team that is trained to intervene and assist caregivers before a patient's
condition deteriorates to the point that a conventional code is required.
code name clear
Answers:to clear a code
what does it tell you if ur pt wears a medical alert bracelet (or necklace)?
Answers:- allergies
- implants
- pacemaker
- diabetes
- medication requirements
what is a crash cart? whats in it? how often is it checked?
, Answers:mobile unit - contains emergency supplies (bandages, dressings, meds,
manual resuscitation device, and IVs)
carts always locked
checked daily
- defibrilator charges
- meds not expired
- all items present
- document and record date cart was checked
T/F all caregivers must be informed of required legal responsibility in providing
emergency care
Answers:T
good samaritan law
Answers:gives lay citizens the ability to help one another in emergency situations
by giving emergency care, w/o worry of being sued
this law protects you when you act in good faith to help someone in an emergency
texas good samaritan law
Answers:liability for emergency care
- a person who in good faith administers emergency care at a scene of an
emergency or in hospital is not liable in civil damages for an act performed during
the emergency unless the act is willfully or wantonly negligent
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
in patient care areas, who should be qualified to provide immediate emergency
care?
Answers:employees and caregivers
(in pts home OR free standing facility)
where is the information found regarding emergency care?
Answers:P&P manual - how to contact emergency services
codes - convey critical info so clear to all and prevent panic
(may be on ID badge, not universal)
code red
Answers:fire
code blue
Answers:heart or respiratory arrest
code orange
Answers:hazardous material spill or release
code gray
Answers:combative person
code silver
,Answers:person w weapon or hostage
amber alerts
Answers:infant of child abduction
external triage
Answers:external disaster
internal triage
Answers:internal emergency
rapid response team
Answers:a team that is trained to intervene and assist caregivers before a patient's
condition deteriorates to the point that a conventional code is required.
code name clear
Answers:to clear a code
what does it tell you if ur pt wears a medical alert bracelet (or necklace)?
Answers:- allergies
- implants
- pacemaker
- diabetes
- medication requirements
what is a crash cart? whats in it? how often is it checked?
, Answers:mobile unit - contains emergency supplies (bandages, dressings, meds,
manual resuscitation device, and IVs)
carts always locked
checked daily
- defibrilator charges
- meds not expired
- all items present
- document and record date cart was checked
T/F all caregivers must be informed of required legal responsibility in providing
emergency care
Answers:T
good samaritan law
Answers:gives lay citizens the ability to help one another in emergency situations
by giving emergency care, w/o worry of being sued
this law protects you when you act in good faith to help someone in an emergency
texas good samaritan law
Answers:liability for emergency care
- a person who in good faith administers emergency care at a scene of an
emergency or in hospital is not liable in civil damages for an act performed during
the emergency unless the act is willfully or wantonly negligent
