Prompt transport - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the MOST important concept to explain to a group of non-BLS trained citizens when discussing the importance of rapid EMS notification for a patient in cardiac arrest? Correct Answer-Importance of early CPR and defibrillation. Because of the predominance of ventricular fibrillation in the majority of adult cardiac arrest patients, it must be emphasized to laypeople that early, effective CPR and defibrillation are the most critical interventions and have clearly demonstrated increased s...

Be able to determine if a patient should be transported to a hospital and what level of urgency should be taken. - correct answer Transport A patient's condition requires care by medical professionals, but speed in getting the patient to a medical facility is not most important. Prompt transport A patient's condition is serious enough that the patient needs to be taken to an appropriate medical facility in a fairly short period of time. Rapid transport When EMS personnel are unable to g...

DCOM 101 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass The Physical layer has been divided into two sublayers, called the LLC sublayer and the MAC sublayer False Which layer has been subdivided into the Logical Link Control sublayer and the Media Access Control sublayer? Data Link Which layer is responsible for establishing communication setup between the source and destination computers? Session Switches operate at this layer Data Link Layer Hubs operate at this layer Physical Layer Sublayer...

A 49-year-old woman presents with a headache, nausea, and ringing in her ears. She is conscious and alert and states that she has hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Her BP is 202/114 mm Hg, her pulse is 60 beats/min, and her respirations are 16 breaths/min. What should you do? A) Place her in a supine position B) Give her one tube of oral glucose C) Prepare for immediate transport D) Summon an ALS unit to the scene - correct answer C The patient's presentation is indicative of acute hyper...

The Firewall Protection Module is enabled in a new child policy called Internal-SQL. You notice that some rules for Firewall are already enabled in the policy, but when you try to remove one of the rules, the item is greyed out. Why are you not able to remove the rules for the Firewall Protection Module in this policy? - Rules can be assigned at any level in the Rules hierarchy, but not unassigned DS Protection modules - Enterprise level gives everything. DSaaS does, too. Otherwise can choose...

The network administrator enters these commands into the R1 router: R1# copy running-config tftp Address or name of remote host [ ]? When the router prompts for an address or remote host name, what IP address should the administrator enter at the prompt? CORRECT ANSWER 192.168.11.252 Which three statements characterize the transport layer protocols? CORRECT ANSWER TCP and UDP port numbers are used by application layer protocols. TCP uses windowing and sequencing to provide reliable transf...

1. Which of the following descriptions MOST accurately portrays emergency medical services (EMS)? A. a vast network of advanced life support (ALS) providers who provide definitive emergency care in the prehospital setting B. a team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured C. a system composed exclusively of emergency medical responders (EMRs) and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who are responsible for prov...

A 49-year-old woman presents with a headache, nausea, and ringing in her ears. She is conscious and alert and states that she has hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Her BP is 202/114 mm Hg, her pulse is 60 beats/min, and her respirations are 16 breaths/min. What should you do? A) Place her in a supine position B) Give her one tube of oral glucose C) Prepare for immediate transport D) Summon an ALS unit to the scene - correct answer C The patient's presentation is indicative of acute hyper...

SLUDGEM - salivation, sweating lacrimation urination defecation, drooling, diarrhea gastric upset and cramps emesis muscle twitching/miosis (pinpoint pupils) Opiates and opioids - morphine, codeine, and heroin, methadone, oxycodone hypoventilation, respiratory arrest, pinpoint pupils, sedation, coma, hypotension sympathomimetics - epinephrine, albuterol, cocaine, methamphetamine hypertension, tachycardia, dilated pupils, agitation, seizures, hyperthermia sedative hypnotics - diazepam,...

EMT Trauma Fisdap Questions and Answers 2023 Treatment for a patient with full-thickness burns High-flow oxygen; dry, sterile dressings; thermal management (keep patient warm); provide rapid transport What should you do if there is a major hemorrhage in a patient? Apply a proximal tourniquet to stop the bleeding immediately. Then turn to patient's airway and breathing status (CAB) How do you care for a partially amputated extremity? Control bleeding with bulky compression (pre...