Director of trauma - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM: READING COMPREHENSION, CHEMISTRY, GRAMMAR, BIOLOGY, VOCABULARY & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY AND MATH VERSION 2 (With answers) Reading Comprehension Neurologists and biological psychologists have witnessed a sharp increase in the knowledge and understanding of particular structures of the brain over the past two decades. As technology becomes ever more advanced, scientists are able to isolate the functions of even small regions of ...

An OT is conducting an evaluation on a client post-CVA. The client present with contralateral hemiplegia, grasp reflex, incontinence, confusion, and apathy. What is the involved artery and the site of the infarct? Select one: a. Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) b. Middle cerebral artery (MCA) c. Internal carotid artery (ICA) d. Anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - correct answer d. Anterior cerebral artery (ACA) A child has recently begun to build with blocks both horizontally and vertical...

The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as __________. Select one: A. self-confidence B. scene leadership C. communication D. teamwork and diplomacy correct answer: C. communication Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training? Select one: A. EMT B. Paramedic C. EMR D. AEMT correct answer: A. EMT What is an EMT's primary service area? Select one: A. The area serviced by the EMT's medical director B. The main area in whi...

American Heart Association protocols are based on _________ - ANSWER-A. Evidence- Based Research As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: - ANSWER-B. Medical director approval National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. - ANSWER-D.provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States Online medical control requires __________. - ANSWER-A. phone or radio contact with the medical director Prehospital pat...

107 - Stakeholder Involvment 108 - System Variance Reporting 403 - Trauma Center Service Areas 501 - Hospital Radio Reports 502 - Patient Consent and Refusal for EMS Services 600 - Field Pronouncement of Death 600 i. - Five signs of immediate DOA 600 ii. - A pulseless and/or apneic patient with a valid Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) directive (refer to Santa Clara County Prehospital Care Policy 604: Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) / Advanced Directives) 600 iii. - A pulseless and/or apneic patient w...

American Heart Association protocols are based on _________ correct answer: A. Evidence- Based Research As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: correct answer: B. Medical director approval National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. correct answer: D.provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States Online medical control requires __________. correct answer: A. phone or radio contact with the ...

EMR ASHI Final Exam Prep Already Graded A Orders given over the radio to give a patient oxygen would be called? On-line medical control What duties does an EMR perform? Safely gaining access to the patient. Specific instructions from medical director that are written for taking care of sick and injured patients is? standing orders A feature of professionalism is Well-groomed If an EMR touches someone against there will? battery If an EMR is paid a member, they are required to respond becaus...

Procedures with a (black diamond) indicates what? correct answer: Are never to be performed without a Medical Control Physician (MCP) order. -you have to call Medical Control for authorization Items enclosed in braces ({ }) means what correct answer: are at the option of the department and its Medical Director -we can dictate the directive What does a pink color indicate? correct answer: Pediatric A section with an "A" indicate what correct answer: Adult section A section wit...

The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to __________________. A) DCAP B) APGAR C) HIPAA D) CQI - Answer- C Which of the following courses requires about 150 hours of training? A) EMT B) EMR C) AEMT D) Paramedic - Answer- A The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing time-consuming procedures in the field on a major trauma patient is based MOSTLY on: A) EMS research B) local protocols C) the ...

National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. Select one: A. facilitate a national EMS labor group B. reduce expenses at the local and state levels C. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States D. unify EMS providers under a single medical director - C. provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States The determination that prompt surgical care in the hospital is more important than performing timeconsuming procedures in the f...

What is your priority as the incident commander at a mass casualty incident? Monitor incident organization. You are the first ambulance to arrive on the scene of a school bus rollover. The fire department has stabilized the bus. What should you do? Have your partner begin triaging patients. A 43 year old male complains of a stiff neck, persistent cough, and fever for the past week. He states he has been in and out of homeless shelters for the past 5 months. What should you do? U...

why is 1966 important - DOT charged with devolping EMS standards the white paper was published whats the white paper - accidental death and disabilty the neglected disease of modern society state of emergency care was poor many people died on highways and this was a turning point for ems 4 national levels of EMS providers - emergency medical responder (first responder) emergency medical technician (emt basic) advanced emergency medical technician (emt intermediate) paramedi...