Chapter 20, Transition Of Care For The Trauma Patient

Question 1

What does EMTALA stand for?

Answer 1

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act

Question 2

What does EMTALA require?

Answer 2

All patients who present to an emergency department receive a medical screening examination, resuscitation, and stabilization of any identified emergency condition, regardless of their ability to pay.

Question 3

The decision to transport a patient to a higher level of care rests solely with who?

Answer 3

The physician responsible for the patient’s care at the initial receiving facility.

Question 4

The transferring physician must directly communicate with who regarding a transfer?

Answer 4

The physician at the receiving facility.

Question 5

What is the minimum number of people needed for an interfacility transfer?

Answer 5

Two patient care providers
One vehicle operator

Question 6

What is essential for a patient being admitted?

Answer 6

That the patient be moved from the ED to an inpatient unit as quickly as possible.