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Elements of the assessment of the critical care interfacility transport patient
include all of the following except? - -Documentation and communication
with receiving facility
- Protected health information can be released in all of the following
situations EXCEPT: - -A television reporter on the scene of a motor vehicle
collision asks you for the patient's name and condition
- Which individual is typically medically responsible for giving specific orders
for a patient who is being transferred from one facility to another during the
actual transport by a CCT medic? - -The sending physician
- Regarding the designation of critical care paramedic, which of the following
is most accurate? - -The scope of practice of a critical care paramedic is
determined by the medical director under whom he or she operates.
- Which of these statements regarding patient consent is most accurate? - -
Informed consent includes explaining the risks and benefits of a treatment,
as well as consequences of not having the treatment.
- While taking handoff report from the ICU nurse, you are performing your
assessment when she interrupts you, stating, "Why are you wasting time
doing all that? I just told you what was wrong with her!" You should: - -
explain to her that a thorough assessment helps you understand the
patient's baseline physiologic status, and thus makes you more sensitive to
changes in the patient's condition during transport that may otherwise be
attributed to the patient's general condition
- You anticipate that the patient may need chemical paralysis and/or
additional sedation during transport. Prior to leaving the sending facility, you
obtain verbal orders for additional doses of sedative as needed, but the
sending physician refuses an order for chemical paralysis. You should (select
all correct answers): - -document your request and the physician's response
in your patient care report
- Which individual is typically medically responsible for giving specific orders
for a patient who is being transferred from one facility to another during the
actual transport by a CCT medic? - -The sending physician
- You are a critical care transport crew temporarily in a backup unit because
your regular unit is in the shop for maintenance. The unit you are driving is a
, Dodge sprinter with an inverter and no generator, and no on-board
pressurized air. You are dispatched to a local Women's Hospital to pick up a
NICU transport team for a transport three hours away. You should first: - -
Notify dispatch that your unit is not suitable for a team transport, and why.
- When dealing with upset or angry staff members, the best strategy for
interpersonal communication is to: - -adhere to the principles of good
customer service.
- The most common cause of right axis deviation is: - -right ventricular
hypertrophy
- A QRS axis of -25 degrees is: - -normal axis
- Causes of left axis deviation include: - -LVV, LBB, inferior wall MI, Left
Anterior Hemiblock
- Extreme right axis deviation is defined as an axis between: - --90 and -180
- Normal R wave TRANSITION from negative to positive in the precordial
leads occurs: - -in leads v3-v4
- Why is a hemiblock clinically significant? - -A hemiblock in an acute MI has
4x the mortality
- An axis of 55 degrees is considered to be: - -normal
- What are the ECG criteria for a bundle branch block? - -Rhythm must be
supraventricular
, The QRS width must be > .12 seconds
- Why are bifascicular blocks bad? - -Two of the three pathways for
ventricular depolarization are blocked
- On the 12 lead ECG, the QTc: - -is the QT interval corrected for heart rate.
- A 12 lead ECG reveals the following: ST segment elevation in lead III and
aVF > 1mm that is concordant to the QRS complexes and ST segment
depression in lead V1 and V2 that is > 1mm, and there is no ST segment
elevation anywhere greater than 5mm. What is the probability that this
patient is experiencing an MI? - -92%
- A 55 year old female with a history of mitral valve stenosis shows a wide
biphasic P wave in leads V1 & V2. This suggests: - -Left atrial hypertrophy
- A patient with a prolonged QT interval should not receive: - -Procainamide
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