Protocols Flashcards
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Above all else, Paramedics and EMTs should ensure that a patient arrives at the appropriate facility with
Any deviation of protocols approved by?
patent airway, oxygenated and ventilated with a perfusing blood pressure.
Medical Director or the receiving physician.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
these protocols may be altered, provided they are within the standard of care by?
At the discretion of the receiving physician
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Physicians who call for patients in their office may give orders on their patients providing
those orders DO NOT conflict with these protocols or are otherwise not outside the standard of practice for emergency care
Blood specimens will be drawn by all certified Paramedics for blood alcohol analysis upon request of an authorized law enforcement officer. The blood should only be drawn with a kit or tubes provided by the law enforcement officer. In addition, this procedure should be documented in a report, making sure to include
the law enforcement officer’s name and ID number.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
If at least one of the following conditions is found, CPR may be withheld:
Lividity, and/or
Rigor mortis, and/or
Blunt or penetrating trauma without signs of life, and/or
Decomposition, and/or
A valid DNRO is discovered
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Physician in attendance – The patient’s physician is in attendance and requests that the patient be given limited or no resuscitative effort. What must be documented? How is the order given?
the name of the physician and the time the order was given.
This order, verbal or in writing, must be given by a Florida licensed MD or DO to be legal.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
PATIENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS ARE ABLE TO REFUSE CARE
Exception?
Emancipated minors, Self sufficient minor, Married minors, and Minors in the military have the right to refuse care equal to an adult
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
PATIENTS MAY NOT REFUSE CARE AND/OR TRANSPORTATION
Altered mental status (GCS
BLS STANDING ORDERS
In mutual aid circumstances, personnel should follow which protocol?
the transporting agency’s patient treatment protocols.
BLS STANDING ORDERS
Semi-conscious patients with an intact gag reflex shall have an nasopharyngeal airway inserted. Unresponsive patients without a gag reflex shall have an ???? inserted. If ventilation is required for more than ? minutes, a .. should be inserted.
OPA
2 min
LMA
BLS STANDING ORDERS
spontaneously breathing patients: altered mental status, postictal, suspected drug overdose, etc., if no suspected spinal injury placed in which position?
Recovery position
BLS STANDING ORDERS: VENTILATION BPM
Adults?
Children?
Neotates?
Adults 10 breaths/minute (1 breath every 6 seconds)
Children 20 breaths/minute (1 breath every 3 seconds)
Neonates 40 breaths/minute
BLS STANDING ORDERS: VENTILATION
Patients with advanced airways should be ventilated at a rate of??
8-10 breaths/minute (1 breath every 6-8 seconds)
BLS STANDING ORDERS
Begin compressions for infants and children with a pulse less than ?? with signs and symptoms of poor perfusion (altered mental status).
60
BLS STANDING ORDERS
CHIEF COMPLAINT is?
Why the person called 911
