The prehospital - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Endotracheal intubation EMS is treating a 24-year-old soccer player who was kicked in the chest. Prehospital providers note paradoxical movement of a portion of the patient's chest wall. The patient;s respiratory rate is 16 and oxygen saturation is 94%. What is the most appropriate action A) Endotracheal intubation B) Provide supplemental oxygen and transport to a trauma center C) Place bulky dressing over the wound and tight wrap the chest D) stabilize the segment with sandbags on the...

TEST BANK FOR PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE, 11TH EDITION BY JOSEPH MISTOVICH (Complete Test Bank Chapters 1-46) Prehospital Emergency Care, 11th edition (Mistovich et al.) Test Bank Table of Contents: PART 1: PREPARATORY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 1. Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research, and Public Health 2. Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT 3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues 4. Documentation 5. Communication 6. Lifting and Moving Patients PART 2: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ...

What role does EMS research play in EMS? correct answer: -Field research gathered from prehospital care that provides future guidance on best practices of EMS and provide public education to prevent emergencies. Explain how the EMS system functions in the following regarding standard of practice/protocols/Scope of Practice: 1) National level 2) State level 3) County level (service area) correct answer: -National: National EMS Scope of Practice Model - overarching guidelines of minimum requi...

Test Bank - Paramedic Care - Principles & Practice ED.6 Volume 1-5 by Bryan Bledsoe, Robert Porter & Richard Cherry - Complete, Elaborated and Latest Test Bank. ALL Chapters(1-80) Included and Updated #ParamedicCare #EMSFoundations #EmergencyMedicine #MedicalEmergencies #PatientAssessment #Pulmonology #Cardiology #Neurology #Endocrinology #Immunology #Gastroenterology #Toxicology #MedicalOperations #SpecialConsiderations #EMSPractitionerRoles VOLUME 1: EMS FOUNDATIONS Chap...

SNHD Manual - Answer The goal of the manual is to standardize prehospital care in Clark County If a physician giving on-line medical consultation directs you to provide care not explicitly stated in the protocol manual you must...? - Answer You and the telemetry physician must immediately notify OEMSTS. In addition, after finishing the call, you as the provider must make all prehospital care documentation/records of your deviation and telemetry physician's name available to OEMSTS. Thi...

Ref. 304 Purpose of base hospital Base hospital is ? correct answer: responsible for providing medical direction and destination to pre-hospital care personnel within LA County EMS system according to standard procedures consistent with statewide guidelines Ref. 304 Purpose of base hospital MICN is what? correct answer: registered nurse who has been authorized by the medical director, qualified to provide prehospital advanced life support or to issue instructions to EMS personnel with...

What has the modern emergency medical services (EMS) system been developed to provide? - correct answer Prehospital Care What is another term to describe the items needed for standard precautions or body substance isolation precautions? - correct answer Personal Protective Equipment Which of the following would be the primary reason for changing gloves between contact with patients? A. To minimize the possibility of latex allergy B. To protect onesself from becoming infected C. To ...

EMT Module 7 Questions with complete solutions You are assisting a woman in the delivery of her infant when you note that a segment of the umbilical cord is sticking out of her birth canal. What is the prehospital treatment of this condition? [Ans: - Instruct the patient not to push. Place the mother in knee-chest position or elevate the hips with pillows, push the baby's head several inches upward into the birth canal, and cover the exposed cord with wet sterile dressings. What describes t...

EMT AAOS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED advanced EMT (AEMT) An individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medications advanced life support (ALS) Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the EMT Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination automated extern...

EMT FINAL-JB Learning Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A Q: CPAP is indicated for patients who: Answer: have pulmonary edema and can follow verbal commands. Q: When the body senses a state of hypoperfusion, the sympathetic nervous system releases epinephrine, the effects of which include: Answer: tachycardia Q: Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing? Choose one answer. A. 24 breaths/m...