UCLA OPERATIONS EXAM STUDY GUIDE

UCLA OPERATIONS EXAM STUDY GUIDE .1. Describe techniques the EMT can use to overcome language barriers and patients who are deaf or blind. - ANSWER-Deaf- can use hand signals Blind- explain to patient what you are going to do to them .Contrast libel and slander. - ANSWER-Libel- false and damaging information about a person that is communicated in writing Slander- False and damaging info about a person that is communicated by the spoken word .Define a Do Not Resuscitate Order, who might have one, and how it impacts the care provided by an EMT - ANSWER-Advance directive that allows you to not attempt resuscitation. People with a terminal illness or older patients might have a DMR. Should still provide care but should not resuscitate if they die .Define a standing order. - ANSWER-Standing order is a written order by a medical professional that you can use to choose a course of treatment .Define definitive care and how it relates to the EMT - ANSWER-Lets us know what to do with certain patients .Define reciprocity. - ANSWER-Gaining licensing in other states within the US .Define the CHART and SOAP documentation methods. - ANSWER-Chart- Chief complaint, History, Assessment, treatment, or transport Soap- Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan .Describe additional resources which may be required to assist the EMS provider - ANSWER-Firefighters, utility workers, hazardous materials technicians, and law enforcement personel .Describe the process for making patient contact when the patient is in a vehicle and the doors cannot be opened - ANSWER-Should break a side mirror with a spring-loaded window breaker .Describe the proper hand washing techniques. - ANSWER-When washing hands rub your hands together for at least 20 seconds to work up a lather. Play attention to fingernails, between fingers and back of the hands. .Describe the proper technique for lifting and moving a patient - ANSWER-Power Lift · Tighten your back in its normal upright position, and use abs to lock it in a slight curve · Spread legs apart about 15in and bend legs to lower torso and arms · With arms extended down each side of the body, grasp the stretcher with your hands held palm up and just in front of the plane described by the anterior torso and imaginary lines extending vertically from it to the ground · Adjust your orientation and position until the weight is balanced and cerntered between both arms · Reposition your feet make sure they are flat and do not bend more than 90 deg an do not extend past your toes · With the arms extended downward lift by straightening your legs until you are fully standing. Make sure your back is held upright and that your upper body comes up before your hips .Describe the safe driving habits while responding in an ambulance with lights and sirens. - ANSWER-· Select the shortest and least congested rout e to the scene at the time of dispatch · Avoid routes with heavy traffic congestion; know alternative routes to each hospital during rush hour · Avoid one-way streets; they may become clogged. Do not go against the flow of traffic on a one-way street, unless absolutely necessary · Watch carefully for bystanders as you approach the scene. Curiosity seeks rarely move out of the way · Park the ambulance in a safe place once you arrive at the scene. If you park facing into traffic, turn off your headlights so they do not blind on coming motorists unless they are needed to illuminate the scene. If the vehicle is blocking part of the road, keep on your warning lights to alert oncoming motorists · Drive within the speed limit while transporting patients, except in the rare extreme emergency · Go with the flow of the traffic · Always drive defensively · Always maintain a safe following distance. Use the "4-second rule": stay at least 4 seconds behind another vehicle in the same lane