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When should psychiatric patients be transported to the closest appropriate emergency department?
When should psychiatric patients be transported to the closest appropriate emergency department?
- When there is a helipad available
- When the patient refuses to go
- When stable
- When unstable (correct)
What is a valid reason for a helicopter not to be used for transport according to the guidelines?
What is a valid reason for a helicopter not to be used for transport according to the guidelines?
- If the patient is a trauma patient
- If the patient requests not to be transported by helicopter
- If the patient is under 200 lbs
- If the patient is a bariatric patient over 350 lbs (correct)
Under what circumstances can a helicopter be used according to the guidelines?
Under what circumstances can a helicopter be used according to the guidelines?
- If the pilot determines it is safe
- To transport any patient upon request by the EMS provider (correct)
- Only if it is a mass casualty incident
- If ground response time to the scene is less than 10 minutes
What is a scenario where pre-hospital ground transport to a Trauma Center is necessary?
What is a scenario where pre-hospital ground transport to a Trauma Center is necessary?
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What indicates that a trauma patient meets the transport criteria for an air ambulance according to Broward County Trauma Report protocols?
What indicates that a trauma patient meets the transport criteria for an air ambulance according to Broward County Trauma Report protocols?
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