Patient Care Transfer in Pre-hospital Setting
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When a non-transporting ALS provider has initiated ALS care, what should they do upon arrival of the transporting ALS provider?

  • Immediately transfer patient care authority to the transporting ALS provider
  • Provide a brief verbal report and leave the scene
  • Accompany the transporting ALS provider to the hospital
  • Maintain patient care authority during transport if transfer could negatively affect patient care (correct)

    • What should the non-transporting ALS provider do when transferring care to the transporting ALS provider?

  • Provide only verbal vital signs
  • Provide a full patient report including vital signs and physical assessment (correct)
  • Provide only the patient's name and age
  • No report is necessary as the transporting ALS provider will reassess the patient

    • If a patient has received medications administered by any level of DCFEMS provider, how is the patient categorized?

  • As a BLS patient
  • As an ALS patient (correct)
  • As a critical patient
  • As a non-transport patient

    • What should BLS providers do if the estimated time of arrival of an ALS resource is greater than the transport time to the closest appropriate hospital?

    <p>Transport the patient to the hospital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If an ALS resource arrives on the scene after a BLS provider has transported a patient who received medications, what should the ALS provider do?

    <p>Assume patient care responsibilities and accompany the patient to the hospital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should a non-transporting ALS provider transfer patient care authority to the transporting ALS provider?

    <p>Immediately upon arrival of the transporting ALS provider</p> Signup and view all the answers

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