JFRD SOG 430 EXAM QUESTIONS |
COMPREHENSIVE NOTES |
GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS |LATEST VERSION
Scope of Practice
All JFRD Field Personnel.
EMTs and Paramedics are trained in- - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
basic and advanced emergency medical procedures and certified by the
Florida Department of Health.
Scope of Practice
EMT Responsibilities:
(there are 12 terms) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Responsibilities:
Perform a scene assessment and determine if the scene is safe
Perform a primary patient assessment and initiate care
Be familiar with and follow the treatment guidelines up to your level of
training
Assess each trauma patient using "Trauma Scorecard Methodology" and
initiate care as required
Perform a secondary patient assessment and obtain a patient history
Assess each suspected stroke patient for stroke alert criteria
,Assess all newborns using the APGAR scoring method
Assist paramedic with ALS procedures
Report all suspected child and elderly abuse
Be familiar with and follow the instructions found in F.A.C. 64J-(1)(2)
as they relate to the appropriate level of training
Complete all reports prior to the end of your shift
Scope of Practice
Paramedic Responsibilities:
Additional Responsibilities: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Assess each
acute coronary syndrome patient for STEMI alert criteria
Consent and Competency
Informed Consent
mentally competent patient
(there are 3 terms) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Patient gives verbal
permission to treat
Patient gives written permission to treat
Patient does not object as you begin assessment
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
,Consent and Competency
Informed Consent
(there are 3 terms)
In order to give informed consent, a patient must be legally allowed to
act as an adult. This means that the patient must be: - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ At least 18 years of age
OR
Emancipated
Less than 18 and married or legally released from custody of parent or
guardian
Consent and Competency
Informed Consent - Exceptions
(there are 2) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ An unmarried pregnant
minor may consent to or refuse treatment for medical problems related
to her pregnancy only
An unmarried minor mother may consent to or refuse treatment for her
child
Consent and Competency
Medical Power of Attorney or Health Care Surrogate.
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
, If a patient is incapacitated or otherwise not mentally competent- -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ decisions regarding the patient's medical
treatment can be made by an agent with durable medical power of
attorney or health care surrogate. The agent must be a person who is 18
years of age or older, who must present JFRD with a notarized power of
attorney document, signed by the patient and two witnesses. The
document must specifically state that the agent's power of attorney (1)
includes all health care decisions on behalf of the patient; and (2) is
intended to be exercisable if the patient is incapacitated.
Consent and Competency
Medical Power of Attorney or Health Care Surrogate.
An agent with medical power of attorney or health care surrogate may- -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ may verbally revoke a Do Not Resuscitate
Order (DNRO) and request that JFRD initiate or continue CPR on the
patient, even if a DNRO exists.
However, an agent with power of attorney may not verbally withhold
consent for CPR in the absence of a DNRO. Resuscitation may only be
withheld or withdrawn upon presentation of a valid DNRO as described
in JFRD Resuscitation Guideline 1130.
Consent and Competency
Medical Power of Attorney or Health Care Surrogate.
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
COMPREHENSIVE NOTES |
GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS |LATEST VERSION
Scope of Practice
All JFRD Field Personnel.
EMTs and Paramedics are trained in- - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
basic and advanced emergency medical procedures and certified by the
Florida Department of Health.
Scope of Practice
EMT Responsibilities:
(there are 12 terms) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Responsibilities:
Perform a scene assessment and determine if the scene is safe
Perform a primary patient assessment and initiate care
Be familiar with and follow the treatment guidelines up to your level of
training
Assess each trauma patient using "Trauma Scorecard Methodology" and
initiate care as required
Perform a secondary patient assessment and obtain a patient history
Assess each suspected stroke patient for stroke alert criteria
,Assess all newborns using the APGAR scoring method
Assist paramedic with ALS procedures
Report all suspected child and elderly abuse
Be familiar with and follow the instructions found in F.A.C. 64J-(1)(2)
as they relate to the appropriate level of training
Complete all reports prior to the end of your shift
Scope of Practice
Paramedic Responsibilities:
Additional Responsibilities: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Assess each
acute coronary syndrome patient for STEMI alert criteria
Consent and Competency
Informed Consent
mentally competent patient
(there are 3 terms) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Patient gives verbal
permission to treat
Patient gives written permission to treat
Patient does not object as you begin assessment
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
,Consent and Competency
Informed Consent
(there are 3 terms)
In order to give informed consent, a patient must be legally allowed to
act as an adult. This means that the patient must be: - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ At least 18 years of age
OR
Emancipated
Less than 18 and married or legally released from custody of parent or
guardian
Consent and Competency
Informed Consent - Exceptions
(there are 2) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ An unmarried pregnant
minor may consent to or refuse treatment for medical problems related
to her pregnancy only
An unmarried minor mother may consent to or refuse treatment for her
child
Consent and Competency
Medical Power of Attorney or Health Care Surrogate.
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
, If a patient is incapacitated or otherwise not mentally competent- -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ decisions regarding the patient's medical
treatment can be made by an agent with durable medical power of
attorney or health care surrogate. The agent must be a person who is 18
years of age or older, who must present JFRD with a notarized power of
attorney document, signed by the patient and two witnesses. The
document must specifically state that the agent's power of attorney (1)
includes all health care decisions on behalf of the patient; and (2) is
intended to be exercisable if the patient is incapacitated.
Consent and Competency
Medical Power of Attorney or Health Care Surrogate.
An agent with medical power of attorney or health care surrogate may- -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ may verbally revoke a Do Not Resuscitate
Order (DNRO) and request that JFRD initiate or continue CPR on the
patient, even if a DNRO exists.
However, an agent with power of attorney may not verbally withhold
consent for CPR in the absence of a DNRO. Resuscitation may only be
withheld or withdrawn upon presentation of a valid DNRO as described
in JFRD Resuscitation Guideline 1130.
Consent and Competency
Medical Power of Attorney or Health Care Surrogate.
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
