Randoms
Do ambulance drivers have the absolute right of way when driving emergency traffic, or are we requesting other drivers to yield?
We are requesting them to yield
The act of touching a patient, or providing treatment without consent of any kind
What is battery?
The officer that is in charge of the safety of all providers and personnel on scene of an MCI
What is the safety officer?
The color category given to a patient that is able to walk away from an MCI without any assistance, regardless of mentation, respiratory status, or circulatory status
What is green?
The most important thing to remember when responding to a possible terrorism event
The reason for disconnecting car batteries in wrecks, and being aware of risks when entering a vehicle that has been involved in an accident
What are undeployed airbags?
The type of transport that should be utilized when there is prolonged extrication of a critical patient, time sensitive conditions (such as STEMI or stroke), or prolonged transport time of a critical patient
What is air medical transport?
The federal agency that oversees all radio operations in the United States, and creates regulations and laws regarding the use of radio frequencies
What is the FCC? ("you know the FCC won't let me be, or let me be me!" -Eminem)
The act of providing treatment that is inadequate, or not performing treatments that should be provided due to patient condition
What is negligence?
The act of working alone without orders, or direction during an MCI/ICS event
What is freelancing?
The color category that is given to a patient that is presumed dead, or expectant
What is black?
3 Most common injuries after an explosion
What are tympanic rupture (ear drum), lung and hollow organ damage?
The action that should be taken prior to entering, or working around a vehicle that has been involved in an accident
What is stabilization?
The minimum amount of space that should be utilized to create a landing zone for a helicopter
What is 100x100ft
The type of communication in which you are aware of body language (non-verbal communication), speak clearly and slowly, are honest with patients, face patients that are hard of hearing, etc.
What is therapeutic communications?
A written document that dictates what treatments a patient wishes to be performed, or not performed, during an emergency situation where they cannot express their wishes
What is an advanced directive?
The three main areas of the medical branch of the ICS
What are Triage, treatment and transport?
The color category that is given to a patient that is able to follow commands, but is unable to walk due to an injury (such as a broken leg)
What is yellow?
The 3 ways to prevent exposure to radiation
What are time, distance and shielding?
The type of extrication that should be utilized when there is no risk to life or safety in the vehicle, no critical status of the patient being extricated, or the patient is not blocking another critical patient in the vehicle
What is normal extrication (non-rapid)?
How lights should be utilized to mark a landing zone with the ambulance and emergency vehicles
What is an x pattern with lights pointing inward?
The things to do to preserve evidence at a crime scene
What is avoid cutting clothing, placing items in paper bags, and preventing victims from cleaning themselves?
The type of medical direction orders that are prewritten instructions on treatments that are allowed per your protocols
What are standing orders?
What is span of control?
The color category that is given to a patient that has respiratory compromise, circulatory compromise, is unconscious, or unable to follow commands. (ie has a respiratory rate >30 or < , cap refil >2 seconds, or absent radial pulses)
What is red?
What are primary (blown ear drums, lung/hollow organ damage), Secondary (injuries from flying debris), tertiary (injuries from getting blasted into the next century and hitting things) and quaternary (any other injuries such as long term complications).
The type of extrication that is utilized when the patient is critical(compromised ABCs, or cardiac arrest), is blocking access to another critical patient, or there is risk/ danger being in the vehicle
What is rapid extrication?
The characteristics of a safe landing zone for a helicopter
What are free from debris, powerlines, trees, and loose object?
The 3 obvious signs of death
What are putrefaction (rotting), Lividity (livor mortis), and rigor mortis?
The treatments that you are allowed to perform under your certification level
What is Scope of Practice?
The four divisions of the Incident command system
What are command, planning, logistics and financing?
The extra treatment that is provided to pediatric patients during an MCI, that is not normally provided to an adult patient utilizing Jump START triage method
What are 5 rescue breaths?
The four types of radiation
What are Alpha, Beta, Gamma and neutron radiation?
The device that is used to remove a patient from a vehicle when rapid extrication is not needed, to provide spinal immobilization in the seated position
What is a KED?
When and how you should approach a helicopter when utilizing air transport
What is from the front, after gaining permission from the pilot? and always from downhill coming up
Driving technique that should be utilized when driving emergency traffic
What is defensive driving?
The act that is committed when you have made patient contact and are treating a patient on one call, but leave your patient to respond to a higher priority call
What is abandonment?
The first thing that should be done when arriving at an MCI/ICS incident as a medical provider
What is reporting to the medical command/ incident command officer for assignment?
The three criteria used to determine a patient's color category when utilizing START triage
What are respiratory status-> circulation-> mental status? (in that order)
What is botulinum?
The type of extrication that should be used on a 32 yo female that has a broken leg, is complaining of neck pain, is breathing adequately, and has present radial pulses, who is seated in the drivers seat of a vehicle that has been stabilized?
The reasons to utilize air medical transport
What are prolonged extrication, prolonged transport time, and time sensitive conditions?