LA COUNTY ACCREDITATION TEST
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|| GRADED A+||
LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
what is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert an ALS unit? -CORRECTANSWER
Internal disaster
Which of the following reason for a hospital to divert a BLS unit? -CORRECTANSWER
BLS units transport to a MAR REGARDLESS of diversion status with the exception of
internal disaster
When should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult or child? -
CORRECTANSWER when there is reasonable SUSPICION that abuse has occurred
transporting a pt with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, your patient goes into
CARDIAC ARREST DURING the transport.
where do you transport? -CORRECTANSWER Trauma Center
what is the most accurate description of a MAR? -CORRECTANSWER facility MOST
appropriate to suite the patients' needs and chief complaint
what must you assess in order to pronounce death in the field? -CORRECTANSWER
apical pulse for 60 seconds
, what is required to function as a paramedic or MICN in LA county? -
CORRECTANSWER employed with an approved LA county provider and possess a
current CA state license
which of the following may request discontinuation of resuscitation efforts for a
PEDIATRIC patient in full arrest? -CORRECTANSWER parent or guardian
11 year old female at a park with a small laceration to the left hand, there is NO
bleeding and ALS treatment/transport is not required. what do you do? -
CORRECTANSWER release patient to self
what is 2PAM used in conjunction with? -CORRECTANSWER Atropine
What is 2PAM used for? -CORRECTANSWER Nerve agents
what has ultimate say in patient destination? -CORRECTANSWER the assigned base
hospital has ultimate say on pt destination
where do you perform needle T? -CORRECTANSWER midclavicular 2nd intercostal
ABOVE THE THE THIRD RIB
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|| GRADED A+||
LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
what is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert an ALS unit? -CORRECTANSWER
Internal disaster
Which of the following reason for a hospital to divert a BLS unit? -CORRECTANSWER
BLS units transport to a MAR REGARDLESS of diversion status with the exception of
internal disaster
When should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult or child? -
CORRECTANSWER when there is reasonable SUSPICION that abuse has occurred
transporting a pt with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, your patient goes into
CARDIAC ARREST DURING the transport.
where do you transport? -CORRECTANSWER Trauma Center
what is the most accurate description of a MAR? -CORRECTANSWER facility MOST
appropriate to suite the patients' needs and chief complaint
what must you assess in order to pronounce death in the field? -CORRECTANSWER
apical pulse for 60 seconds
, what is required to function as a paramedic or MICN in LA county? -
CORRECTANSWER employed with an approved LA county provider and possess a
current CA state license
which of the following may request discontinuation of resuscitation efforts for a
PEDIATRIC patient in full arrest? -CORRECTANSWER parent or guardian
11 year old female at a park with a small laceration to the left hand, there is NO
bleeding and ALS treatment/transport is not required. what do you do? -
CORRECTANSWER release patient to self
what is 2PAM used in conjunction with? -CORRECTANSWER Atropine
What is 2PAM used for? -CORRECTANSWER Nerve agents
what has ultimate say in patient destination? -CORRECTANSWER the assigned base
hospital has ultimate say on pt destination
where do you perform needle T? -CORRECTANSWER midclavicular 2nd intercostal
ABOVE THE THE THIRD RIB
