BLS PCS 3.3

Question 1

Paramedic Conduct Standard

The paramedic shall… (11)

Answer 1

1. Conserve life, alleviate pain and suffering, and promote health
2. Protect and maintain patient safety, dignity and privacy
3. Provide care based on human needs with respect to dignity
4. Demonstrate empathy and compassion for patients and their families
5. Provide care until it is no longer required or until another qualified healthcare professional has accepted responsibility for patient care
6. Discharge his/her duties with honesty, diligence, efficiency and integrity

7.Conduct and present oneself in such a manner so as to encourage and merit the respect of the public for members of the paramedic profession

8. Attempt to establish and maintain good working relationships with other professional colleagues
9. Assume responsibility for personal and professional development, including quality assurance initiatives such as reporting safety incidents
10. Maintain familiarity with current legislation and practice, and strive to work to their fullest extent of his/her competencies
11. Report any incompetent, illegal or unethical conduct by colleagues or other healthcare professionals to the ambulance service operator or base hospital

Question 2

Paramedic Misconduct

The paramedic shall not… (9)

Answer 2

1. Practice beyond his/her level of certification
2. Refuse or neglect to serve persons requiring services that are part of his/her normal duties
3. Falsify documentation
4. Misrepresent qualifications or credentials
5. Threaten or use violent behavior
6. Take or posses drugs from the ambulance service without authorization
7. Disclose confidential information to anyone
8. Have any form of inappropriate sexual contact, relations or impropriety with a patient
9. Engage in and other conduct unbecoming of a paramedic

Question 3

Confidential information includes… (3)

Answer 3

1. Identifying information about and individual
2. Personal health information, such as a medical record or the name and address of a patient
3. Information obtained through ones position as a paramedic which is not available to the public in general

Question 4

General Measures Standard

The paramedic shall… (16)

Answer 4

1. On receipt on call, confirm call info with CACC
2. Use appropriate speed and route to call, use seatbelts, use lights and sirens responsibly
3. On arrival: Assess scene, park ambulance in a safe place as close to the point of patient contact as possible, identify access and egress routes
4. Ensure call environment is safe.
5. If danger exists on scene, inform CACC and/or request allied agencies
6. Bring all equipment required to establish baseline vital signs and perform defib, to patient side
7. Use call and scene information to determine necessary equipment to be brought to patient side
8. If there is more than one patient, contact CACC
9. Utilize PPE as per Patient Care and Transportation Standards
10. Identify and introduce themselves to patients
11. Obtain consent for care
12. Use proper, effective communication techniques
13. Protect the patient from hazards and exposure to adverse enviroments
14. Reference Transport Canada emergency response guidebook if responding to a scene invloving hazardous materials
15. Ensure safe disposal of equipment (sharps)
16. Perform hand hygiene