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Q1 Your medical director's standing orders authorize you to give aspirin for suspected cardiac chest pain without calling for permission first, but a different scenario requires you to contact medical control before acting. What factors do you think determine which interventions get standing orders and which require real-time physician authorization? How does this balance between speed and oversight affect patient outcomes?
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Q2 You respond to a critical patient and determine they need interventions beyond your EMT scope of practice. ALS is 20 minutes away, and the closest hospital is 10 minutes away. Walk through how you would think through the decision to stay on scene and wait for ALS versus initiating transport. What information from this module's readings about EMS system design, certification levels, and systems of care would guide your decision? ---
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