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Exam Important INFO Questions With Answers
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Who //is //the //EMS //Loyola //EMS //System //Medical //Director?
Mark //E. //Chichon
What /
/is /
/important /
/to /
/give //when //providing //your //name //and //vehicle //number //of //provider //in //your //radio //report?
Desired //destination //and //ETA
A //in //ABCDs?
Airway //(establish //and //maintain. //Consider //SPINE //MOTION //RESTRICTION)
D //in //ABCDs?
Disability //- //neurologic
A //- //Alert
V //- //Responds //to //Verbal //stimuli
P //- //Responds //to //Painful //stimuli
,U //- //Unresponsive
Who //is //the //best //source //of //infortmation //for
- //medications
- //baseline //vitals
- //functional //nevel
- //likely //complication
- //equipment
Parents/caregivers
Target //SpO2?
94-98% //(92% //if //hx //of //COPD)
How //often //should //we //re-evaluate //vitals?
q //15 //minutes //or //q //5 //minutes //if //unstable
When //can //we //transport //to //a //facility //other //than //the //closest //appropriate //hospital?
If //
a/
/physician /
/certifies /
/that //the //benefits //outweigh //the //risks //(unless //patient //meeds //Level //1 //Trauma //criteria)
, What //must //the //deviation //from //SMOs //be //based //on?
The //EMS //provider //treating //the //patient
What //if //you //are //not //certain //if //a //DNR/POLST //order //can //be //applied?
Begin //treatment //and //contact //medical //control
POLST/DNRs //can //only //be //honored //by //EMS //providers //if:
it //is //written, //and //signed //by //the //patient's //attending //practitioner
Can //living //wills //be //honored //by //EMS //providers?
No, //can //not
POLST/DNRs //need //3 //signatures. //Name //them.
- //Patient/Guardian
- //Witness
- //Attending //Practitioner
What //if //resuscitative //efforts //were //begun //prior //to //POLST/DNR //is //presented? //(valid)
Efforts //may //be //withdrawn
Entry
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Exam Important INFO Questions With Answers
/ // // // // //
Who //is //the //EMS //Loyola //EMS //System //Medical //Director?
Mark //E. //Chichon
What /
/is /
/important /
/to /
/give //when //providing //your //name //and //vehicle //number //of //provider //in //your //radio //report?
Desired //destination //and //ETA
A //in //ABCDs?
Airway //(establish //and //maintain. //Consider //SPINE //MOTION //RESTRICTION)
D //in //ABCDs?
Disability //- //neurologic
A //- //Alert
V //- //Responds //to //Verbal //stimuli
P //- //Responds //to //Painful //stimuli
,U //- //Unresponsive
Who //is //the //best //source //of //infortmation //for
- //medications
- //baseline //vitals
- //functional //nevel
- //likely //complication
- //equipment
Parents/caregivers
Target //SpO2?
94-98% //(92% //if //hx //of //COPD)
How //often //should //we //re-evaluate //vitals?
q //15 //minutes //or //q //5 //minutes //if //unstable
When //can //we //transport //to //a //facility //other //than //the //closest //appropriate //hospital?
If //
a/
/physician /
/certifies /
/that //the //benefits //outweigh //the //risks //(unless //patient //meeds //Level //1 //Trauma //criteria)
, What //must //the //deviation //from //SMOs //be //based //on?
The //EMS //provider //treating //the //patient
What //if //you //are //not //certain //if //a //DNR/POLST //order //can //be //applied?
Begin //treatment //and //contact //medical //control
POLST/DNRs //can //only //be //honored //by //EMS //providers //if:
it //is //written, //and //signed //by //the //patient's //attending //practitioner
Can //living //wills //be //honored //by //EMS //providers?
No, //can //not
POLST/DNRs //need //3 //signatures. //Name //them.
- //Patient/Guardian
- //Witness
- //Attending //Practitioner
What //if //resuscitative //efforts //were //begun //prior //to //POLST/DNR //is //presented? //(valid)
Efforts //may //be //withdrawn
