LA County Accreditation Test with Answers Rated A
what is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert an ALS
Internal disaster
unit?
Which of the following reason for a hospital to divert a BLS BLS units transport to a MAR REGARDLESS of diversion
unit? status with the exception of internal disaster
When should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent when there is reasonable SUSPICION that abuse has oc-
adult or child? curred
transporting a pt with a gunshot wound to the abdomen,
your patient goes into CARDIAC ARREST DURING the
Trauma Center
transport.
where do you transport?
facility MOST appropriate to suite the patients' needs and
what is the most accurate description of a MAR?
chief complaint
what must you assess in order to pronounce death in the
apical pulse for 60 seconds
field?
what is required to function as a paramedic or MICN in LA employed with an approved LA county provider and pos-
county? sess a current CA state license
which of the following may request discontinuation of
parent or guardian
resuscitation ettorts for a PEDIATRIC patient in full arrest?
11 year old female at a park with a small laceration to the
left hand, there is NO bleeding and ALS treatment/trans- release patient to self
port is not required. what do you do?
what is 2PAM used in conjunction with? Atropine
What is 2PAM used for? Nerve agents
the assigned base hospital has ultimate say on pt destina-
what has ultimate say in patient destination?
tion
where do you perform needle T? midclavicular 2nd intercostal ABOVE THE THE THIRD RIB
what is not a trauma guideline? physiology of helicopter/air transport/ altitude
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, LA County Accreditation Test with Answers Rated A
which is not appropriate means of pain management? rapid transport
which of the following requires base contact? 26 year old complaining of pleuritic chest pain
treating a pt with VTACH when they suddenly become
synchronized cardioversion
unresponsive, what treatment can you administer?
what treatment would you administer FIRST for a pt with
nitroglycerin
respiratory distress with a cardiac origin?
what is considered a pediatric in LA county? 14 years and younger
pediatric injuries meeting trauma criteria per 506 in between midclavicular lines
you are assessing a patient and note unilateral adventi-
pneumonia
tous (rales) lung sounds, what would you suspect?
you are transporting a pt who was actively seizing and is
contact base
now postictal, what should you do?
your pt meets medical guidelines and REQUIRES trans-
port, however the pt is refusing ALS assessment, treat- contact base
ment, and transport.. what do you do?
what pt requires transport to a hospital regardless of chief
pediatric 12 months and younger
complaint?
your pt is a pediatric with swollen vocal cords, what treat- 5mg:1:1000 nebulized (if over 1 year old) 2.5mg HHN less
ment do you administer? than 1 year EPI
you are treating a hospice pt with morphine, what is
patient must sign AMA
required?
you are treating a pt on scene in full cardio-pulmonary
after ROSC is achieved
arrest. at what point should you transport?
if pt needs a copy of their ems report, where would they
LA county hall of records
be able to get it?
what is NOT a barrier to pain? time of day
what must you acquire after you achieve ROSC? 12 lead
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what is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert an ALS
Internal disaster
unit?
Which of the following reason for a hospital to divert a BLS BLS units transport to a MAR REGARDLESS of diversion
unit? status with the exception of internal disaster
When should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent when there is reasonable SUSPICION that abuse has oc-
adult or child? curred
transporting a pt with a gunshot wound to the abdomen,
your patient goes into CARDIAC ARREST DURING the
Trauma Center
transport.
where do you transport?
facility MOST appropriate to suite the patients' needs and
what is the most accurate description of a MAR?
chief complaint
what must you assess in order to pronounce death in the
apical pulse for 60 seconds
field?
what is required to function as a paramedic or MICN in LA employed with an approved LA county provider and pos-
county? sess a current CA state license
which of the following may request discontinuation of
parent or guardian
resuscitation ettorts for a PEDIATRIC patient in full arrest?
11 year old female at a park with a small laceration to the
left hand, there is NO bleeding and ALS treatment/trans- release patient to self
port is not required. what do you do?
what is 2PAM used in conjunction with? Atropine
What is 2PAM used for? Nerve agents
the assigned base hospital has ultimate say on pt destina-
what has ultimate say in patient destination?
tion
where do you perform needle T? midclavicular 2nd intercostal ABOVE THE THE THIRD RIB
what is not a trauma guideline? physiology of helicopter/air transport/ altitude
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, LA County Accreditation Test with Answers Rated A
which is not appropriate means of pain management? rapid transport
which of the following requires base contact? 26 year old complaining of pleuritic chest pain
treating a pt with VTACH when they suddenly become
synchronized cardioversion
unresponsive, what treatment can you administer?
what treatment would you administer FIRST for a pt with
nitroglycerin
respiratory distress with a cardiac origin?
what is considered a pediatric in LA county? 14 years and younger
pediatric injuries meeting trauma criteria per 506 in between midclavicular lines
you are assessing a patient and note unilateral adventi-
pneumonia
tous (rales) lung sounds, what would you suspect?
you are transporting a pt who was actively seizing and is
contact base
now postictal, what should you do?
your pt meets medical guidelines and REQUIRES trans-
port, however the pt is refusing ALS assessment, treat- contact base
ment, and transport.. what do you do?
what pt requires transport to a hospital regardless of chief
pediatric 12 months and younger
complaint?
your pt is a pediatric with swollen vocal cords, what treat- 5mg:1:1000 nebulized (if over 1 year old) 2.5mg HHN less
ment do you administer? than 1 year EPI
you are treating a hospice pt with morphine, what is
patient must sign AMA
required?
you are treating a pt on scene in full cardio-pulmonary
after ROSC is achieved
arrest. at what point should you transport?
if pt needs a copy of their ems report, where would they
LA county hall of records
be able to get it?
what is NOT a barrier to pain? time of day
what must you acquire after you achieve ROSC? 12 lead
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