Dispatch Phases
Safety issues regarding emergency vehicles
What is audible/visual warning devices?
An example of a rotorcraft and a fixed-wing aircraft
What are helicopters and planes/jets?
Definition of a jumpkit
What is a kit full of medical supplies for emergencies?
What is 5x the normal distance?
Things to keep in mind during Phase 2 (En Route to the Scene)
What is safety, walk with purpose, safety belt, clearly and calmly/survey area/plan for arrival, NOT exempt from traffic laws?
The essential rule when performing patient care in the moving emergency vehicle
What is 3/5 body parts "hugging" the ambulance OR feet well placed/equal to shoulder width ?
Three of the five criteria required for a landing zone.
What is the minimum distance of 10,000 sq ft?
What is flat land?
What is firm land?
What is an area cleared with no obstacles?
What is an area clear of traffic and pedestrians?
What should be done with equipment prior to calls
What is prepared beforehand and ready to go?
How to deal with agressive drivers on the road
What is DON'T react, notify law enforcement if possible?
Packaging and what it refers to
What is getting the patient ready for transport and moving the patient onto a stretcher for support?
A good alternative to drowsiness during long transport
What is stretching or deep breathing?
An advantage and disadvantage of air medical transport.
Advantages:
What is access to rural and remote areas?
What are hospital centers and trauma centers that have helipads?
What are patients who may be unstable?
What is time would ground transport lower the chances of a patient's survival?
Disadvantages:
What are weather conditions that make it difficult for the helicopter to take off?
What is the cost of air transport being more expensive than ground transportation?*
What is a safe place to land for a helicopter?
What is the variety of sizes for a helicopter?
*(May be phrased differently, must have key components)
What SHOULD be in a Jumpkit
What is airways/suctioning, artificial ventilation, basic wound supplies and supplies for severe bleeding?
How to deal with vision diminished (ex. fog)
What is PSAP and what are the central access points
What is communications center answering point - 911, police and fire rescue?
What phase (number and/or name) should the vehicle be cleaned?
Phase 7 (Arrival at the Recieving Facility)
The first step when dealing with a downed electric line.
What is notifying the power company before approaching the vehicle?
What should be done when leaving the scene
What is pick/dispose of equipment, place items in containers and recollect reusable containers for cleaning/stock, turn over scene to appropriate authority?
What should be done during Phase 9 (Available for Next Emergency Call)
What protocol should be checked regarding emergency vehicles
What is audible/visual warning devices?
The most important thing to do when approaching the patient.
What is looking around for clues to find what caused the emergency and the severity of the damage?
(May be phrased differently, must have key points)
What CAN be in a Jumpkit
What is PPE, BP cuff/stethoscope, maps/scissors, flaslight, notepad/pen, hand sanitizer, any other equipment required by standards?
Safety for people/objects in a moving emergency vehicle