Suffolk County Protocols exam with |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
correct answers |||\\\
On-Line Medical Control Physician |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. a physician authorized by the Medical Director and the Regional Emergency Medical
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Advisory Committee (REMAC) to provide advice and direction when such physician is present at
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the scene of an out-of-hospital medical emergency
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b. a physician authorized by the Medical Director to provide advice and direction to ALS
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Providers providing out-of-hospital medical care |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
c. a physician receiving additional authority as a Deputy Fire Coordinator-Medical (DFC-
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Medical) to operate as an agent of the county, when specifically called upon - correct
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answer✔✔b
Disaster Medical Response Team (DMRT) Physician
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a. a physician authorized by the Medical Director and the Regional Emergency Medical
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Advisory Committee (REMAC) to provide advice and direction when such physician is present at
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the scene of an out-of-hospital medical emergency
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b. a physician authorized by the Medical Director to provide advice and direction to ALS
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Providers providing out-of-hospital medical care |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
c. a physician receiving additional authority as a Deputy Fire Coordinator-Medical (DFC-
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Medical) to operate as an agent of the county, when specifically called upon - correct
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answer✔✔c
Designated EMS Field Physician |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. a physician authorized by the Medical Director and the Regional Emergency Medical
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Advisory Committee (REMAC) to provide advice and direction when such physician is present at
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the scene of an out-of-hospital medical emergency
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b. a physician authorized by the Medical Director to provide advice and direction to ALS
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Providers providing out-of-hospital medical care |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
,c. a physician receiving additional authority as a Deputy Fire Coordinator-Medical (DFC-
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Medical) to operate as an agent of the county, when specifically called upon - correct
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answer✔✔a
When required by protocol, voice contact with Medical Control should be established as
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promptly as possible, |||\\\ |||\\\
but not more than _____ minutes, after technician-patient contact is established
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a. 30
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b. 15
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c. 20 - correct answer✔✔c
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Refusal of Medical Assistance (RMA) consults must take place via
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a. telephone
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b. On-Line
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c. Medcom radio - correct answer✔✔a
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An ALS Provider has the right to question an order that is believed to be contraindicated or for
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which the ALS |||\\\ |||\\\
Provider is not certified |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. True
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b. False - correct answer✔✔a
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An ALS Provider believes an order is contraindicated, and clarifies the order and restates the
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patient's condition. If the order is not altered or retracted, the ALS Provider must carry out the
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order unless he/she is not credentialed or trained in that intervention, or if that intervention is
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not listed in the formulary of authorized procedures.
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a. True
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b. False - correct answer✔✔a
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, Procedure attempts are limited to ____ attempts per patient |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. 3 |||\\\
b. 1 |||\\\
c. 2 - correct answer✔✔c
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STANDING ORDERS ARE WRITTEN WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE IS A SINGLE ALS |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
PROVIDER AND THEREFORE MUST BE PERFORMED IN THE ORDER PRESENTED |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. True
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b. False - correct answer✔✔a
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Once standing orders are initiated in a particular protocol, the ALS Provider is obligated to that
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protocol
a. True
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b. False - correct answer✔✔a
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once contact with Medical Control has been established, Standing Orders, unless specifically
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stated otherwise in the protocol, are no longer valid. The Medical Control physician is
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responsible for all subsequent treatment decisions, including the transport decision, the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
exception of defibrillation of the patient who develops Ventricular Fibrillation or Pulseless
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Ventricular Tachycardia |||\\\
a. True
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b. False - correct answer✔✔a
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A physician extender outside the normal setting of his/her usual place of employment may
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
provide onscene |||\\\
medical direction |||\\\
a. True
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correct answers |||\\\
On-Line Medical Control Physician |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. a physician authorized by the Medical Director and the Regional Emergency Medical
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Advisory Committee (REMAC) to provide advice and direction when such physician is present at
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the scene of an out-of-hospital medical emergency
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b. a physician authorized by the Medical Director to provide advice and direction to ALS
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Providers providing out-of-hospital medical care |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
c. a physician receiving additional authority as a Deputy Fire Coordinator-Medical (DFC-
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Medical) to operate as an agent of the county, when specifically called upon - correct
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answer✔✔b
Disaster Medical Response Team (DMRT) Physician
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a. a physician authorized by the Medical Director and the Regional Emergency Medical
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Advisory Committee (REMAC) to provide advice and direction when such physician is present at
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the scene of an out-of-hospital medical emergency
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b. a physician authorized by the Medical Director to provide advice and direction to ALS
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Providers providing out-of-hospital medical care |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
c. a physician receiving additional authority as a Deputy Fire Coordinator-Medical (DFC-
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Medical) to operate as an agent of the county, when specifically called upon - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔c
Designated EMS Field Physician |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. a physician authorized by the Medical Director and the Regional Emergency Medical
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Advisory Committee (REMAC) to provide advice and direction when such physician is present at
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
the scene of an out-of-hospital medical emergency
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
b. a physician authorized by the Medical Director to provide advice and direction to ALS
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Providers providing out-of-hospital medical care |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
,c. a physician receiving additional authority as a Deputy Fire Coordinator-Medical (DFC-
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Medical) to operate as an agent of the county, when specifically called upon - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔a
When required by protocol, voice contact with Medical Control should be established as
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
promptly as possible, |||\\\ |||\\\
but not more than _____ minutes, after technician-patient contact is established
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. 30
|||\\\
b. 15
|||\\\
c. 20 - correct answer✔✔c
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Refusal of Medical Assistance (RMA) consults must take place via
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. telephone
|||\\\
b. On-Line
|||\\\
c. Medcom radio - correct answer✔✔a
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An ALS Provider has the right to question an order that is believed to be contraindicated or for
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
which the ALS |||\\\ |||\\\
Provider is not certified |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. True
|||\\\
b. False - correct answer✔✔a
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
An ALS Provider believes an order is contraindicated, and clarifies the order and restates the
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
patient's condition. If the order is not altered or retracted, the ALS Provider must carry out the
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
order unless he/she is not credentialed or trained in that intervention, or if that intervention is
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
not listed in the formulary of authorized procedures.
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. True
|||\\\
b. False - correct answer✔✔a
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, Procedure attempts are limited to ____ attempts per patient |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. 3 |||\\\
b. 1 |||\\\
c. 2 - correct answer✔✔c
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STANDING ORDERS ARE WRITTEN WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE IS A SINGLE ALS |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
PROVIDER AND THEREFORE MUST BE PERFORMED IN THE ORDER PRESENTED |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. True
|||\\\
b. False - correct answer✔✔a
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Once standing orders are initiated in a particular protocol, the ALS Provider is obligated to that
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
protocol
a. True
|||\\\
b. False - correct answer✔✔a
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
once contact with Medical Control has been established, Standing Orders, unless specifically
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
stated otherwise in the protocol, are no longer valid. The Medical Control physician is
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
responsible for all subsequent treatment decisions, including the transport decision, the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
exception of defibrillation of the patient who develops Ventricular Fibrillation or Pulseless
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Ventricular Tachycardia |||\\\
a. True
|||\\\
b. False - correct answer✔✔a
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A physician extender outside the normal setting of his/her usual place of employment may
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
provide onscene |||\\\
medical direction |||\\\
a. True
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