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4 criteria for sepsis (and how many do you need?) - Need 2 of the following: pulse >90, systolic
<90, temp <96 or >100.4, respirations >20. Must also have suspicion of infection.
A 911 ambulance can only leave the county for what 2 reasons? - Multi-casualty incident (MCI), or
a se...
Santa Clara EMS -exam 4 criteria for sepsis (and how many do you need?) - Need 2 of the following: pulse >90, systolic <90, temp <96 or >100.4, respirations >20. Must also have suspicion of infection. A 911 ambulance can only leave the county for what 2 reasons? - Multi -casualty incident (MCI), or a search A BLS ambulance can only upgrade to Code 3 (lights and sirens) in what situation? - For a critical pt, if the amount of time from arriving on scene to delivering pt to ER is less than 10min. A stroke pt should be transported to a COMPREHENSIVE stroke center if _______________ (time frame, how many BEFAST signs) - It has been 3.5 -5hrs since pt was last seen normal, pt has at least 1 BEFAST symptom, and pt has not had seizure A stroke pt should be transported to a PRIMARY stroke center if _______________ (time frame, how many BEFAST signs) - It has been <3.5hrs or >5hrs since pt last seen normal Adult Trauma centers - Regional Medical Center San Jose, Stanford, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Burn Centers - Santa Clara Valley Medical Center For a LARGE hazmat incident, you must keep people ___________ away. - 500ft For a SMALL hazmat incident, you must keep people ___________ away. - 100ft How many pts are in a Level 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 multiple pt incident? - Lvl 1: <10, Lvl 2: <20, Lvl 3: 20 -
100 (use START triage), lvl 4: 100 -1000, lvl 5: >1000
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