Anatomy
The protective structure that surrounds your thorax
ribcage
Typically performed (in Boca) by this unit
1st due rescue company
Used to provide manual ventilations for the patient
Bag Valve Mask (BVM)
A cutting a striking tool with a 6lb head. The handle can be either wood or fiberglass
Flathead axe
Right hemisphere
22 feet long! This is the longer of your two intestines
Small intestine (not so small)
The object you're never supposed to lose contact with during a search
No elevators! Grab this piece of equipment
The stair chair
The only tool on the truck with a blade rated to cut through any material
K 12 saw
The sudden ignition of all superheated gasses in a structure
Flashover
The ball of your shoulder joint. (not so funny)
Humeral head
This type of search is slow and very thorough
Secondary search
What is the weight limit of the AutoPulse?
300 lbs
What is the length of the 1 3/4" rear preconnect?
300'
Most people in Boca wake up with 1 blue already. Add another blue (like a fall from 12 feet or greater) and they're called this
A trauma alert
Your lumbar spine contains this many vertebrae
5
The type of search performed by entering through a window and only searching one room at a time
VES
What does CPAP stand for?
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
750 gallons
This is what BLEVE stands for
Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
The only artery in the body that carries de-oxygenated blood
Pulmonary artery
In a high rise building this is floor is the second priority for searching, only after the fire floor itself
The floor above the fire
Our rainbow sensor can measure SaO2, CO, and this all at your fingertip!
SPMET
Strainer
This can be set to 3% for hydrocarbons and 6% for polar solvents
Foam inductor