SOP's 400 Flashcards

1
Q

400.02
What three things does the EMS mission statement focus on?

A

Innovation, reliable training and suport

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2
Q

401.03

What are the 5 Patient Rights?

A
  1. Right to make a decision about healthcare
  2. Right to know if healthcare provider is in training
  3. Right to agree to treatment
  4. Right to personal privacy
  5. Right to express concerns about treatment
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3
Q

401.04

When was the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) established?

A

1996

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4
Q

401.04

PHI stands for?

A

Patient Health Information

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5
Q

401.04

What are acceptable uses of PHI?

A

Exchange of PT information for treatment, billing, or essential healthcare operations, peer review, internal audits and quality management activities

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6
Q

401.04

Who is responsible for overseeing confidentiality of PHI and is delegated by who?

A

The privacy officer, overseen by the technical services assistant chief and the administrative medical director.

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7
Q

401.06

HIPAA allows for disclosure of what to people involved in pts care, including relatives, spouses, roommates, neighbors and colleagues.

A

Only directly relevant PHI

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8
Q

401.06

Any department member who becomes aware of PHI violations must report them how?

A

By submitting a pre-hospital quality management form sent to the privacy officer.

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9
Q

401.07

Requesting proof of a service animal is considered what?

A

Discrimination and shall be avoided

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10
Q

401.07

What two questions can be asked when inquiring about a service animal?

A

Is the service animal required because of a disability?
What work or task has the animal been trained to perform?

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11
Q

401.07

Are service animals required to wear an identifying vest or ID tag?

A

NO

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12
Q

401.07

What items exclude the requirement to transport a service animal?

A

The animal is not housebroken
Owner unable to control animal
Owner allows animal to wonder
Animal disruptively barking

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13
Q

402.01

A pt. who is physically restrained (last resort, even after pharmacological intervention) shall be evaluated at least every _____ minutes

A

10 minutes

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14
Q

402.01

Handcuffs may only be used as restraint devices if?

A

Law enforcement accompanies the patient in the ambulance

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15
Q

402.02
When starting an IV on a pt with a latex allergy, do not use the tourniquet, instead use what?

A

A BP cuff with gauze or cling wrapped around the arm

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16
Q

403.01

What is our backup base hospital?

A

Banner Baywood

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17
Q

403.01

Online treatment orders may only be received from who?

A

Base hospital, backup base hospital or at the receiving facility (trauma or burn pts)

18
Q

403.04

Who do you contact for a missing or lost RXFOB

A

Car 209

19
Q

403.04

Who’s responsibility is it to ensure the medications in the drug box are accounted for, not expired, seals intact and show now evidence of alteration?

A

The captain and paramedics

20
Q

403.04

Whose is notified if medications are missing from the drug box?

A

Start with the captain of the off going shift, then the current battalion chief.

21
Q

403.04

When are expiration dates for medications checked?

A

The first day of the month for any drugs expiring in the current month

22
Q

403.04

Drug box medication inventory should take place when?

A

Beginning and end of each shift

23
Q

404.02C
How old must an emancipated minor be?

A

16 years old

24
Q

404.03

Hospital Status Color? Gives agencies 1 hour notification window. All beds are full and 2 or more ambulances are in bay. May also be activated with speciality equipment failure

A

Caution “Yellow”

25
Q

404.03

Hospital Status Color? Facility is saturated air overcrowded to the point that emergency department resources are unavailable

A

Bypass “Red”

26
Q

404.03

Hospital Status Color? Medical facility cannot receive emergency patients due to an internal disaster

A

Closed “Black”

27
Q

404.03

How often should status updates be given from emergency facilities assigned to a mass casualty incident?

A

Every 15 minutes

28
Q

405.01

If a member wished to make an addendum to a ePCR they must contact who?

A

EMS

29
Q

405.01

EPCR must be completed by ____ and is the ____ to ensure this is done

A

End of shift
Captain

30
Q

406.01

Are you required to patch to a base station with making the decision not to provide care when a PMCD is present and valid?

A

No

31
Q

406.01

If a valid DNR is present and family members are requesting resuscitation, are we required to comply?

A

No

32
Q

406.01

Are photographs required on a DNR?

A

No

33
Q

406.01

If a patient is wearing a PMCD bracelet, but the DNR cannot be found, should resuscitation begin?

A

Yes

34
Q

406.02

Incidents involving a school bus with multiple, uninjured children may have care transferred to a school official, is there signature required?

A

No

35
Q

407.04

If an ALS member chooses not to follow up with a patient, the members rational must be supported through what?

A

Their Documentation

36
Q

408.01

If the MFMD digital recording devices is not working, can a member use their personal device to record a high risk refusal?

A

NO

37
Q

408.02

Emergency issue medical equipment is reserved for what uses?

A

Equipping temporary units, replacement of malfunction equipment, sponsored special event

38
Q

408.02

How often is the emergency issued medical equipment checked?

A

Every Saturday the checklist should be used to go over the equipment by an ALS member

39
Q

409.01

BLS members are required to recert every ____ years and have a minimum of ____ hours of continuing education

A

2 Years
24 Hours

40
Q
A