Cardiac Monitoring & Vitals
EMTs are allowed to place this monitoring device on fingers, toes, or ears.
What is a pulse oximeter?
EMTs can input joules and charge the monitor for this intervention per RN direction
What is defibrillation?
EMTs can assemble this but cannot transfer a patient between machines.
What is a ventilator circuit?
EMTs can place this airway if certified and outside Santa Clara County.
What is an LMA?
EMTs can flush IVs, connect or disconnect lines to patient when the RN is too busy
False- they cannot flush IVs, connect or disconnect lines
EMTs can cycle this vital sign and adjust its frequency with RN direction.
What is non-invasive blood pressure?
EMTs can press the “sync” button and select joules for this, with RN direction.
What is cardioversion?
EMTs can input vent settings copied from the hospital, but only with this person’s oversight.
Who is the CCT RN?
EMTs cannot place this supraglottic airway.
What is an iGel?
EMTs can input settings and into this pump.
What is the Sapphire & Brauns IV pump?
EMTs can prompt the Zoll to do this for an arterial line — but not the transducer.
What is zeroing the arterial pressure on the monitor?
EMTs can input mode, rate, and output for this therapy with RN direction— but cannot start it.
What is pacing?
EMTs may not silence alarms or change vent settings on this device without RN direction when connected to a patient.
What is the ventilator?
EMTs may assist with intubation by doing this with a ETT.
What is feeding the ETT over the bougie per RN direction?
EMTs cannot press these buttons on IV pumps.
What are start, stop, silence or pause?
EMTs may place this type of EKG and initiate a snapshot with guidance of the RNs
What is a 12-lead EKG?
EMTs are NOT allowed to press this button under any circumstances.
What is the shock button?
EMTs can initiate this level of oxygen support independently.
What is BLS oxygen (NC, NRB, BVM)?
EMTs can suction only at this depth.
What is shallow oral suction?
EMTs can Prime IV lines with medications when RN is too busy
FALSE
EMTs can zero an arterial line independently.
False — EMTs cannot zero via the transducer.
EMTs can independently deliver a synchronized shock if the RN tells them to.
False — EMTs cannot deliver shocks.
EMTs can transfer pt between AirVo Machine and change Airvo settings as long as they match the hospital.
False — Only RN can Transfer patient between Airvo machines. RN direction and oversight required for settings.
EMTs can intubate if the RN is present.
False — EMTs cannot intubate.
EMTs can draw up vial medications if the RN watches.
False — EMTs cannot draw up meds.