EMS

Question 1

What is Direct/online medical control?

Answer 1

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refers to the real-time supervision of EMS by a physician.
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include radio, phone, telemedicine, or on scene oversight

Question 2

Tierd vs non-tiered system

Answer 2

Tiered: criteria informs level of care sent out vs highest level dispatched to all calls

Question 3

Who goes out for each? Choices: BLS/EMT or ALS Paramedic

Foot injury = ?
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Seizure =?

Answer 3

Foot injury = BLS/EMT
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Seizure = ALS/Paramedic

Question 4

MATCH THESE: EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic

are certified in limited but lifesaving techniques including manual CPR, first aid, basic wound care, automated external defibrillation (AED).
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____can perform everything within the scope of an EMR as well as: basic vital sign assessment, Epinephrine auto-injector, oral glucose, assist with patient’s home medication administration (including nitroglycerine and inhaled medication such as Albuterol), splinting and spinal immobilization, extrication, and transport. Pulse oximetry has recently been added their scope of practice. Can acquire (but not interpret) a 12 lead-ECG
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____ everything within scope of EMT plus: insert supraglottic airways, perform end-tidal CO2 monitoring, obtain IV access and administer nonmedicated IV fluids (and limited IV medications in some areas).
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____everything within scope of AEMT plus: perform intubations, cricothyrotomy, needle decompression, gastric decompression, give IV/IM medications, perform medication enhanced intubation using sedatives and paralytics,interpret at 12 lead ECG, manual defibrillation/cardiac pacing, and termination of resuscitation.

Answer 4

EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic

Question 5

Which type of EMS person can start IV’s

Answer 5

AEMT, Paramedic

Question 6

Who can do these things? (EMT paramedic..)

Answer 6

Paramedic only

Question 7

Type of EMS worker

Who can’t do these things?

Answer 7

EMR

Question 8

No HELI

High altitude flights are ____ with air trapped in pathological body spaces (e.g., untreated pneumothorax, pneumocephalus, recent abdominal surgery, gas gangrene penetrating eye injury)

Answer 8

contraindicated

Question 9

Recs/Precautions when transporting patient in the air

There are 2

Answer 9

Expansion of air in equipment:

ETT-recommend filling with sterile water
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Avoid air casts or pneumatic splints