500 EMS Div Flashcards
Ride-along Program participants must be a minimum of ___ years old to participate
18
Who should a ride along request be submitted to?
EMS Division, Information Outreach, or their UFA Liason
What are the approved hours for ride along shifts?
10:00am-6:00pm (8 hours), unless otherwise approved in advance
In regards to EMS skills, Individuals may be referred for skill verification by any UFA Division by notifying the __________ of an impending need.
EMS Division Chief
Before referring any UFA EMS provider to the EMS division for a skills evaluation, Operations supervisors must provide the EMS division with what?
Documentation of efforts to remediate any perceived deficiencies.
Current employees, who have successfully completed the qualifications for paramedic, aemt, or emt will be given how many attempts to pass a skills evaluation at the appropriate licensure level?
3
What is a “diversion” in regards to controlled substances?
Something besides a simple error or mistake. A diversion requires further investigation, explanation, and notifications.
All controlled substances shall be secured and tracked at all times in accordance with established ____, _____, and_____ requirements.
DEA, Utah DOPL, and UFA medical director
Who should be notified in the case of a controlled substance deviation?
Immediate supervisor and Controlled Substance Program Manager (via email) as soon as possible.
If a controlled substance safe access card is lost or stolen, the _______ will be notified immediately for deactivation of the card, and the _____ shall be notified via email as soon as possible.
on-call BioTech representative
Controlled Substance Program Manager
True or False? Two EMTs are allowed to access the controlled substance safe?
False, one of the access cards must belong to a paramedic or supervisor
If a face-to-face transfer of the controlled substance box is not possible, what should happed?
The controlled substance medications shall be removed from the box and transferred into the station-controlled substance safe.
The controlled substance safes will be checked and counted a minimum of how often?
Once a month on the medication restock delivery day.
Any unused medication shall be wasted in front of ____
an authorized UFA EMS employee
Where should unused medication not be wasted?
Into a sink, toilet, or other plumbing that could contaminate the water supply
All expired medications will be disposed of in accordance with current DEA regulations. The current DEA approved method utilized by UFA is _____
destruction by explosion utilizing the UFA special enforcement division
Any Diversion found, including missing tags, missing vials, or suspicious tampering will be immediately reported to who?
Station Captain, Battalion Chief, Ops chief, EMS division chief, and controlled substance manager.
When a diversion is discovered, which employees may be required to be drug tested?
All employees currently at the station involved.
All employees, off going and oncoming, must remain at the station until released by the Operations Chief.
Regarding controlled substances, In the case of theft or accidental loss, the crew will be required to complete what form?
DEA Form 106
The controlled substance Manager will ensure that this form is submitted to the DEA within 24hrs
What are the current UFA controlled substances
Morphine, Fentanyl, Versed, Ketamine
