EMS Manual Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What is the decision making capacity CURVES?
A
- Communicate
- Understand
- Reason
- Values
- Emergent condition
- Surrogate (pg. 16)
2
Q
Who gets contacted for a patient with impaired decision making due to PSYCHIATRIC illness?
A
- EMS supervisor
- Police (pg. 17
3
Q
Who gets contacted for a patient with impaired decision making due to MEDICAL illness?
A
- POLMD (may be able to obtain ECO through magistrate) (pg. 17)
4
Q
What age range is a minor declared emancipated by court order and can make medical decisions?
A
14-18 (needs court order to verify) (pg. 24)
5
Q
Can 14 year old refuse assessment/treatment/transport in the absence of guardians?
A
Yes (with proper decision making abilities) (pg. 25)
6
Q
Notifications to make for reports of abuse?
A
- EMS supervisor
- Attending physician at facility
- Appropriate social services agency (or PD if refused medical services) (pg. 29)
7
Q
CPR Termination time
A
30 minutes (pg. 85)
8
Q
Cot drop actions
A
- Assess patient and crew well being
- Provide treatment as needed
- Notify DPSC and ask for EMS supervisor and SAFO
- Call for additional resources
- Notify receiving facility physician
- Document in epcr narrative (pg. 529)
