section 1 field procdeures/ protocols Flashcards
The member in charge of patient care shall
forward the completed Department of Social
Services Report to the appropriate EMS
Battalion Captain within
36 hours
EMT-Is and EMT-Ps are required to report all cases of suspected abuse and/or neglect as ______.
soon as possible
Patient’s restrained extremities shall be evaluated for pulse quality, capillary refill, color and temperature,
nerve and motor function immediately following application and every_______ thereafter.
15 minutes
All members are reminded that patients in custody may refuse care BUT _____ refuse transportation to an
emergency department for evaluation
cannot
A patient may be determined dead if in addition to the absence of respiration, cardiac activity, and neurological reflexes, one or more of the following conditions exists:
Drowning victims, when it is reasonably determined that submersion has been greater than _____.
one hour
If the initial assessment reveals rigor mortis andor post-mortem lividity and, EMS personnel shall perform the following assessments
Assuring that the patient has an open airway
Look, listen, and feel for respiration
(This includes auscultation of the lungs for a minimum of ____ seconds
Auscultation of the apical pulse for a minimum of ____ seconds
Adults and children: Palpation of the carotid pulse for a minimum of 60 seconds
Infants: Palpation of the brachial pulse for a minimum of 60 seconds
30 seconds
60 seconds
The decision to transport a patient is governed by:
The patient’s medical condition
The patient’s chosen receiving facility
DHS policies and guidelines
Medical judgment of the on-scene medical authority
LAFD policies
all are correct
The goal of the CRT is to allow emergency responders to complete operational duties while the \,
CRT team provides _____.
humanitarian services
The Community Emergency Response Team [CERT] are ____ trained
by the Fire Department
civilian volunteers
The purpose of the CERT Program is to improve _____
and, therefore, survival in the event of a large disaster
community self-reliance
It is known that emergency service
resources will be depleted, to the extent that some individuals or neighborhoods will need to rely
on themselves during the first ____ hours
24 to 72 hours
When more than ___ patients are encounteredl the provider has the option of using the
MCI Short Form
ten (10)
Each MCI EMS Report Short Form can accommodate up to___patients and is formatted in
quadruplicate
four
Stable patients requiring only basic life support (BLS) shall be transported to the MAR, regardless of its
diversion status Exception______.
Internal Disaster
________ is the most effective method of selecting critically injured patients before unstable vital signs develop.
Mechanism of injury
