General Information
This protocol applies "to all patient encounters unless otherwise noted in specific treatment protocols."
What is General Patient Care?
This algorithm contains four different categorizations for patients.
What is START/JumpStart Triage?
This medication is indicated for evidence of hypoxia.
What is oxygen?
This procedure suggests the "E-C clamp" technique for single provider use.
Indications of this include a history of SCUBA, breathing in a pressurized environment, or exposure to blast concussion.
What is over pressurization?
A "brief communication to the ED."
What is Hospital Notification?
This algorithm includes determining the "last known well" time.
What is the EMS Stroke Algorithm?
This medication's contraindications include altered mental status and patients who have received an emetic.
What is Activated Charcoal?
What is physical restraints?
Patients with this type of trauma should not have spinal immobilization.
What is an isolated penetrating trauma?
A "bi-directional communication via EMRC between an authorized hospital-based physician (or EMSOP medical director) and prehospital EMS clinician."
What is Medical Consultation?
This algorithm accepts bracelets or a verbal order from a doctor.
What is the EMS DNR flowchart?
This medication's adverse effects include tachycardia, angina, headache, and sore throat.
What is albuterol?
This procedure has crew roles based on the number of clinicians on scene.
What is high performance CPR?
This protocol utilizes the SAFER acronym.
What is adult agitation?
The minimum reassessment time for stable patients.
What is 15 minutes?
This algorithm determines the proper destination for specific patients.
What is the Trauma Decision Tree?
This medication is indicated in patients three months or older with an EMS-documented temperature greater than or equal to 100.4 F.
What is acetaminophen?
This procedure is authorized for BLS if the patient has been caring for their equipment at home without the assistance of a health care clinician.
What is IV maintenance therapy?
All patients in this type of cardiac arrest must be transported to the closest appropriate facility unless there are injuries incompatible with life.
What is hypothermic cardiac arrest?
This protocol covers if an "error or variance occurs" in patient care.
What is the Protocol Variation Procedure?
This algorithm includes a drawing for patient positioning.
What is the Childbirth Algorithm?
This medication has adverse effects and contraindications that are "not clinically significant."
What is oral glucose?
This procedure requires the presence of two clinicians or a clinician and a trained family member.
What is tracheostomy change/suctioning?
Transport to a specialty center requires a dual consult.
What is false?