Medical Care Errors Reporting Procedures

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What is the primary goal of reporting medication or treatment errors?

To maintain quality assurance (correct)

To assign blame

To avoid disciplinary actions

To escalate the issue

What should be done if the medication or treatment is immediately harmful to the patient?

Wait for the patient's condition to deteriorate before taking action

Contact medical control immediately and treat the resulting symptoms as ordered (correct)

Continue with the current treatment without any changes

Notify the receiving nurse or physician at the next shift change

When should the EMS Section Chief and medical director be notified about medication errors?

The next day during the morning briefing

At the end of the week during a team meeting

As soon as possible after reports to ER staff have been completed (correct)

At the end of the shift

What action should be taken if there is no immediate deterioration of the patient’s condition or if the error was not immediately discovered?

Notify the receiving nurse or physician on transfer of care, or as soon as the error is noticed Signup and view all the answers

Who should be copied on the email to be sent after reports to ER staff have been completed?

EMS Operations Officer and Medic’s Company Officer Signup and view all the answers

What will happen if any policy, including reporting procedures, is not followed?

Disciplinary actions will result Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the reporting requirement mentioned in the text?

To provide immediate care for adverse effects on customers Signup and view all the answers

When must EMS personnel report instances of suspected abuse or neglect of a child?

Immediately upon suspecting abuse or neglect Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct procedure for reporting patients with reportable health conditions?

Report it to TDH by telephone with specific patient information Signup and view all the answers

In which situations should EMS crews report diseases to the TDH by telephone?

When there is a refusal of care by the patient Signup and view all the answers

What should EMS personnel do if they treat a person for injuries that they have reason to believe were caused by family violence?

Inform the person regarding the nearest family violence shelter center Signup and view all the answers

Which agency should be reported to if a member of the department has cause to believe that a child has been abused or neglected?

The local or state law enforcement agency Signup and view all the answers

When should EMS personnel report outbreaks, exotic diseases, and unusual group expressions of illness to the TDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Surveillance Division?

When they suspect it may be of public health concern Signup and view all the answers

What information is needed when reporting diseases immediately to TDH by telephone?

Name, Age,DOB, Address, Number, Disease, Dt of onset, ,ethos of diagnosis, Nm add num of physician Signup and view all the answers

What diseases should be reported to the TDH Immunization Division?

Diseases where immunization is required Signup and view all the answers

When are EMS personnel required to report patients who are suspected of having a reportable condition?

When there is a refusal of care Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of immediate reporting of patients with reportable conditions who refuse care?

To fulfill legal reporting requirements Signup and view all the answers

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