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What is the primary goal of reporting medication or treatment errors?
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?
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?
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?
What action should be taken if there is no immediate deterioration of the patient’s condition or if the error was not immediately discovered?
Who should be copied on the email to be sent after reports to ER staff have been completed?
Who should be copied on the email to be sent after reports to ER staff have been completed?
What will happen if any policy, including reporting procedures, is not followed?
What will happen if any policy, including reporting procedures, is not followed?
What is the primary goal of the reporting requirement mentioned in the text?
What is the primary goal of the reporting requirement mentioned in the text?
When must EMS personnel report instances of suspected abuse or neglect of a child?
When must EMS personnel report instances of suspected abuse or neglect of a child?
What is the correct procedure for reporting patients with reportable health conditions?
What is the correct procedure for reporting patients with reportable health conditions?
In which situations should EMS crews report diseases to the TDH by telephone?
In which situations should EMS crews report diseases to the TDH by telephone?
What should EMS personnel do if they treat a person for injuries that they have reason to believe were caused by family violence?
What should EMS personnel do if they treat a person for injuries that they have reason to believe were caused by family violence?
Which agency should be reported to if a member of the department has cause to believe that a child has been abused or neglected?
Which agency should be reported to if a member of the department has cause to believe that a child has been abused or neglected?
When should EMS personnel report outbreaks, exotic diseases, and unusual group expressions of illness to the TDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Surveillance Division?
When should EMS personnel report outbreaks, exotic diseases, and unusual group expressions of illness to the TDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Surveillance Division?
What information is needed when reporting diseases immediately to TDH by telephone?
What information is needed when reporting diseases immediately to TDH by telephone?
What diseases should be reported to the TDH Immunization Division?
What diseases should be reported to the TDH Immunization Division?
When are EMS personnel required to report patients who are suspected of having a reportable condition?
When are EMS personnel required to report patients who are suspected of having a reportable condition?
What is the purpose of immediate reporting of patients with reportable conditions who refuse care?
What is the purpose of immediate reporting of patients with reportable conditions who refuse care?
