Loyola /
System
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Entry
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(Region
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VIII) -
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BLS Exam Rated A+ Questions With Answers
/ // // // // // //
Radio //Report //Order //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
agency //name, //unit //number/call //sign, //desired //destination //(if //different //than //hospital //being
//contacted), //level //of //care //being //provided
-patient //age, //sex, //approx. //weight
-LOC //and //orientation //(GCS)
-
Chief /
/complaint/primary /
/impression, /
/symptoms, //MOI/NOI, //pertinent //scene //info, //pertinent //negatives/associated //complaints
-vital //signs: //BP, //HR, //RR, //SpO2, //temperature, //pain //score //0-10 //(Wong //Baker)
-Cincinnati //Stroke //Scale/NIH //Stroke //Scale //findings
-Last //known //well
-Blood //glucose //level
-Pupils, //lung //sounds, //skin //parameters, //history, //medications, //allergies
-Interventions, //medications //given, //disposition
-Destination, //ETA
,General //Patient //Assessment //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊Initial //Assessment:
-Scene //safety/PPE
-ABCs/C-
spine: /
/airway /
/(establish /
/and /
/maintain), /
/breathing /
/(assess, /
/assist /
/or /
/provide //ventilations, //assess //lung //sounds), //circulation //(check //pulse, //control //hemorrhage)
-AVPU
-expose/examine
-priority //transport
Focused //history //and //physical //exam
-SAMPLE //(Signs/symptoms, //systematic //head-to-
toe, /
/GCS; /
/allergies; /
/medications; //pertinent //medical //history; //last //oral //intake/menstrual //period; //events //leading
//to)
-initial //vital //signs
-pain //0-10 //scale
Detailed //physical //exam
Ongoing //assessment //- //reassess //ABCDs
Most //adult //SMOs //include //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-AIMC //or //PIMC
,-AITC //or //PITC
-don't //do //anything //if //contraindicated
-Refer //to //other //SMOs //as //needed
-transport, //support //ABCs, //keep //warm
-when //in //doubt //contact //MD
Considerations //for //patients //with //special //healthcare //needs //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Be //aware //of //situation //and //equipment //and //utilize //resources //such //as //caregivers/family
Streamlined //BLS //communication //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
Name //and //vehicle //number //of //provider
-Patient //age //and //gender
-Chief //complain/MOI
-SMO //being //followed
-Any //deviation //from //SMO //or //unusual //circumstance
-ETA
Load-and-go //situation //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
When //needing //hospital //care //for //patient //stability
-May //need //to //omit/adapt //SMO //based //on //own //medical //judgment
-Document //deviations //thoroughly
-
not /
/implying /
/speed //of //transport //increases //but //emphasize //rapid //patient //packaging //and //limited //on-
scene //time
Withholding //or //withdrawing //resuscitative //efforts //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
uncertainty //= //begin //treating //and //contact //MD
, -emotional //support //to //significant //others
Who //can //pronounce //a //patient //dead? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊ED //physician
-document //time //in //PCR
Power //of //attorney //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
honor /
/only //if //written //POLST/DNR //order //signed //by //patient's //attending //practitioner //is //presented
-other //healthcare //decisions //may //be //made //by //POA //if //document //allows
-bring //all //documents //to //hospital
Living //Will/surrogates //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
may //not //be //honored; //treat //and //contact //MD
-
no /
/situation /
/where /
/surrogate //can //give //direct //instructions //to //EMS //provider; //treat, //contact //MD, //explain
POLST/DNR //orders/withholding //treatment //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
confirm //validity //of //POLST/DNR //order, //call //MD //if //item //is //missing
-Must //be //a //written //document //that //hasn't //been //revoked
-Must //include //all //needed //components
-If //valid: //resuscitative //efforts //withheld //and //follow //anything //on //order
-
if /
/valid /
/and /
/patient /
/is //not //in //cardiac //or //respiratory //arrest //with //a //decompensating //condition: //begin //AIMC
System
/ /
Entry
/ /
(Region
/ /
VIII) -
/ // /
BLS Exam Rated A+ Questions With Answers
/ // // // // // //
Radio //Report //Order //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
agency //name, //unit //number/call //sign, //desired //destination //(if //different //than //hospital //being
//contacted), //level //of //care //being //provided
-patient //age, //sex, //approx. //weight
-LOC //and //orientation //(GCS)
-
Chief /
/complaint/primary /
/impression, /
/symptoms, //MOI/NOI, //pertinent //scene //info, //pertinent //negatives/associated //complaints
-vital //signs: //BP, //HR, //RR, //SpO2, //temperature, //pain //score //0-10 //(Wong //Baker)
-Cincinnati //Stroke //Scale/NIH //Stroke //Scale //findings
-Last //known //well
-Blood //glucose //level
-Pupils, //lung //sounds, //skin //parameters, //history, //medications, //allergies
-Interventions, //medications //given, //disposition
-Destination, //ETA
,General //Patient //Assessment //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊Initial //Assessment:
-Scene //safety/PPE
-ABCs/C-
spine: /
/airway /
/(establish /
/and /
/maintain), /
/breathing /
/(assess, /
/assist /
/or /
/provide //ventilations, //assess //lung //sounds), //circulation //(check //pulse, //control //hemorrhage)
-AVPU
-expose/examine
-priority //transport
Focused //history //and //physical //exam
-SAMPLE //(Signs/symptoms, //systematic //head-to-
toe, /
/GCS; /
/allergies; /
/medications; //pertinent //medical //history; //last //oral //intake/menstrual //period; //events //leading
//to)
-initial //vital //signs
-pain //0-10 //scale
Detailed //physical //exam
Ongoing //assessment //- //reassess //ABCDs
Most //adult //SMOs //include //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-AIMC //or //PIMC
,-AITC //or //PITC
-don't //do //anything //if //contraindicated
-Refer //to //other //SMOs //as //needed
-transport, //support //ABCs, //keep //warm
-when //in //doubt //contact //MD
Considerations //for //patients //with //special //healthcare //needs //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Be //aware //of //situation //and //equipment //and //utilize //resources //such //as //caregivers/family
Streamlined //BLS //communication //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
Name //and //vehicle //number //of //provider
-Patient //age //and //gender
-Chief //complain/MOI
-SMO //being //followed
-Any //deviation //from //SMO //or //unusual //circumstance
-ETA
Load-and-go //situation //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
When //needing //hospital //care //for //patient //stability
-May //need //to //omit/adapt //SMO //based //on //own //medical //judgment
-Document //deviations //thoroughly
-
not /
/implying /
/speed //of //transport //increases //but //emphasize //rapid //patient //packaging //and //limited //on-
scene //time
Withholding //or //withdrawing //resuscitative //efforts //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
uncertainty //= //begin //treating //and //contact //MD
, -emotional //support //to //significant //others
Who //can //pronounce //a //patient //dead? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊ED //physician
-document //time //in //PCR
Power //of //attorney //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
honor /
/only //if //written //POLST/DNR //order //signed //by //patient's //attending //practitioner //is //presented
-other //healthcare //decisions //may //be //made //by //POA //if //document //allows
-bring //all //documents //to //hospital
Living //Will/surrogates //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
may //not //be //honored; //treat //and //contact //MD
-
no /
/situation /
/where /
/surrogate //can //give //direct //instructions //to //EMS //provider; //treat, //contact //MD, //explain
POLST/DNR //orders/withholding //treatment //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊-
confirm //validity //of //POLST/DNR //order, //call //MD //if //item //is //missing
-Must //be //a //written //document //that //hasn't //been //revoked
-Must //include //all //needed //components
-If //valid: //resuscitative //efforts //withheld //and //follow //anything //on //order
-
if /
/valid /
/and /
/patient /
/is //not //in //cardiac //or //respiratory //arrest //with //a //decompensating //condition: //begin //AIMC
