500 EMS Div

Question 1

Ride-along Program participants must be a minimum of ___ years old to participate

Answer 1

18

Question 2

Who should a ride along request be submitted to?

Answer 2

EMS Division, Information Outreach, or their UFA Liason

Question 3

What are the approved hours for ride along shifts?

Answer 3

10:00am-6:00pm (8 hours), unless otherwise approved in advance

Question 4

In regards to EMS skills, Individuals may be referred for skill verification by any UFA Division by notifying the __________ of an impending need.

Answer 4

EMS Division Chief

Question 5

Before referring any UFA EMS provider to the EMS division for a skills evaluation, Operations supervisors must provide the EMS division with what?

Answer 5

Documentation of efforts to remediate any perceived deficiencies.

Question 6

Current employees, who have successfully completed the qualifications for paramedic, aemt, or emt will be given how many attempts to pass a skills evaluation at the appropriate licensure level?

Answer 6

3

Question 7

What is a “diversion” in regards to controlled substances?

Answer 7

Something besides a simple error or mistake. A diversion requires further investigation, explanation, and notifications.

Question 8

All controlled substances shall be secured and tracked at all times in accordance with established ____, _____, and_____ requirements.

Answer 8

DEA, Utah DOPL, and UFA medical director

Question 9

Who should be notified in the case of a controlled substance deviation?

Answer 9

Immediate supervisor and Controlled Substance Program Manager (via email) as soon as possible.

Question 10

If a controlled substance safe access card is lost or stolen, the _______ will be notified immediately for deactivation of the card, and the _____ shall be notified via email as soon as possible.

Answer 10

on-call BioTech representative
Controlled Substance Program Manager

Question 11

True or False? Two EMTs are allowed to access the controlled substance safe?

Answer 11

False, one of the access cards must belong to a paramedic or supervisor

Question 12

If a face-to-face transfer of the controlled substance box is not possible, what should happed?

Answer 12

The controlled substance medications shall be removed from the box and transferred into the station-controlled substance safe.

Question 13

The controlled substance safes will be checked and counted a minimum of how often?

Answer 13

Once a month on the medication restock delivery day.

Question 14

Any unused medication shall be wasted in front of ____

Answer 14

an authorized UFA EMS employee

Question 15

Where should unused medication not be wasted?

Answer 15

Into a sink, toilet, or other plumbing that could contaminate the water supply

Question 16

All expired medications will be disposed of in accordance with current DEA regulations. The current DEA approved method utilized by UFA is _____

Answer 16

destruction by explosion utilizing the UFA special enforcement division

Question 17

Any Diversion found, including missing tags, missing vials, or suspicious tampering will be immediately reported to who?

Answer 17

Station Captain, Battalion Chief, Ops chief, EMS division chief, and controlled substance manager.

Question 18

When a diversion is discovered, which employees may be required to be drug tested?

Answer 18

All employees currently at the station involved.
All employees, off going and oncoming, must remain at the station until released by the Operations Chief.

Question 19

Regarding controlled substances, In the case of theft or accidental loss, the crew will be required to complete what form?

Answer 19

DEA Form 106
The controlled substance Manager will ensure that this form is submitted to the DEA within 24hrs

Question 20

What are the current UFA controlled substances

Answer 20

Morphine, Fentanyl, Versed, Ketamine