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What is the purpose of the Advance Health Care Directives Policy?
What is the purpose of the Advance Health Care Directives Policy?
- To regulate EMS member salaries
- To establish EMS member work hours
- To outline Advance Health Care Directives for EMS members (correct)
- To provide guidelines for EMS member vacation time
What types of documents are required for withholding or withdrawing resuscitative or life-sustaining measures?
What types of documents are required for withholding or withdrawing resuscitative or life-sustaining measures?
- Birth certificates
- Marriage licenses
- Advance Health Care Directives (correct)
- Driver's licenses
What can EMS members do in the case of an airway obstruction?
What can EMS members do in the case of an airway obstruction?
- Administer medication
- Perform a blood transfusion
- Relieve the obstruction (correct)
- Perform surgery
What is provided in the policy related to definitions?
What is provided in the policy related to definitions?
What should be provided to all do-not-resuscitate patients according to the policy?
What should be provided to all do-not-resuscitate patients according to the policy?
What happens if a do-not-resuscitate patient requests resuscitative measures?
What happens if a do-not-resuscitate patient requests resuscitative measures?
Where should the orders be noted and documented?
Where should the orders be noted and documented?
What should be done if a do-not-resuscitate patient is in cardiopulmonary arrest and not transported?
What should be done if a do-not-resuscitate patient is in cardiopulmonary arrest and not transported?
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Study Notes
- The policy is about Advance Health Care Directives for EMS members.
- It identifies the types of documents required for withholding or withdrawing resuscitative or life-sustaining measures.
- EMS members can relieve an airway obstruction.
- Definitions related to this policy are provided.
- DDNR Orders, Alternate DDNR jewelry, and Other DNR Orders should be honored by EMS members.
- Guidelines for confirming the validity of these orders are provided.
- Non-resuscitation-related palliative care and other comfort measures should be provided to all do-not-resuscitate patients.
- The orders shall be disregarded if the patient requests resuscitative measures.
- The orders should be noted and documented on the Pre-Hospital Patient Care Report.
- Local law enforcement and/or the coroner's office should be contacted if a do-not-resuscitate patient is in cardiopulmonary arrest and not transported.
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