EMS in Ontario
CTAS stands for?
What is Canadian Triage & Acuity Scale?
The recommended radius when securing a landing zone for an air ambulance.
What is 150'/45m?
This is the highest priority of a paramedic on scene.
What is scene safety?
Procedure code 010 corresponds to what
What are vital signs?
OPQRST is used to assess pain. It stands for....
What is onset/provocation/quality/radiate/severity/time?
The 10 Code used to request Police assistance immediately?
What is 10-2000?
The 10 code used to indicate your arrival on scene.
What is 10-7?
The ability to share and understand the feelings of others is known as.
What is empathy?
Basic word structure, as it relates to medical terminology, contains 5 parts. Name them.
What is;
root / suffix / prefix / combining vowel / combining form
Barriers to communication fall under 4 general categories. Name 2
What are;
physical / social / psychological / assumptions & perceptions
The dispatch system that TB CACC currently uses.
What is MPDS (Medical Dispatch Priority System)?
What is IMISTAMBO?
The document containing the Paramedic Conduct Standard.
What is BLS PCS ?
The 3 planes of the body.
What are;
sagittal/lateral
frontal/coronal
transverse/axial
3 types of questions that can be used during a patient assessment.
What is open-ended, closed-ended and iceberg questions?
This CTAS level corresponds to conditions that are a potential threat to life or limb.
What is CTAS 2 - emergent?
The 3 pre-alerts paramedics may call in to dispatch while on scene
What is;
STEMI Pre Alert
STROKE Pre Alert
TRAUMS Pre Alert?
The regulatory body responsible for certifying Paramedics in Ontario is know as.
What is a base hospital program?
Two situations when a Refusal of Service must be filled out.
What is when a patient refuses transport or treatment?
Working with patient's in a mental health crisis can be difficult. Name 3 red flags to watch out for.
What is/are;
Expressed intent for self-harm or harm to others
Vivid Hallucinations
Extreme agitation or pacing
Sudden calm after intense distress
Inability to care for basic needs
Distrust or paranoia directed at responders
Using the phonetic alphabet, spell JESSICA
What is "Juliet/Echo/Sierra/Sierra/India/Charlie/Alpha"?
Provide 3 reasons why you would contact a base hospital physician.
What is when;
a medical directive has a mandatory patch point,
situations falling outside a medical directive,
for consultation?
Name 3 of the 6 points of paramedic professionalism.
What is/are:
2 reference documents for completing documentation.
What are;
Ontario Ambulance Documentation Standards
Ambulance Call Report Completion Manual
The aid to capacity assessment has 4 boxes that need to be checked. Having a responsible adult on scene is one of them. The other 3 are...
What is, a pt communicates;
an understanding of clinical situation
an understanding of applicable risks
ability to make alternative plan for care?