Medical
How do you decide whether you will treat a pt as a pediatric or adult
Signs of puberty (facial hair, chest development etc)
Compression rate
100-120bpm
The most basic principle of firefighting is that__ takes precedence over all other concerns?
Life Safety
Wispy smoke, usually light in color, indicates what stage of fire
Incipient stage
T or F Noncombustible refers to the fuel contributed to the structural components, not its resistance to the spread of the fire
True
SaO2 should be maintained to _______% in most situations.
94%
never interrupt compressions for longer than _______
10 sec
Generally, the people __ the fire are in the greatest danger and should be removed first.
Closest to
Whose responsibility is it to do preplanning?
a. The fire chief
b. All of these
c. The firefighter
d. The company officer
B
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Approx age 30, extruded eyeball, respiration approx. 12, radial pulse present, totally disoriented
Red
A ring cracker may be used on this type of material
(Name 1)
Tungsten Carbide
Ceramic
Serinium
Deliver one breath every __-__ seconds
5-6 seconds
What is the average windowsill height from the floor
3'
What is the first sequence of actions to take at fire?
Locate the fire
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Age approx. 41, bilateral periorbital ecchymosis, respiratory rate of 12, good radial pulse, answers questions appropriately
Yellow
Do this if the ring begins to bend when using a ring cracker
Stop and switch to the ring cutter
For adult compressions you should press down about...
2 inches
The three phases fire progress through?
Incipient
Free burning
Smoldering
Threats to victims are best removed how?
Rapidly extinguishing the fire
Victims are likely to suffer brain damage after ____ minutes without oxygen?
4Min
Name 3 contraindication to CPAP use
• SBP less than 90 mmHg
• Patients without spontaneous respirations
• Decreased LOC (lethargic) or lack of gag reflex
• Chest barotrauma with suspected pneumothorax
• Facial fractures with instability or facial deformity
• Patients < 30kg • If patient condition worsens, (suspect increasing EtCO2 ) discontinue CPAP for RSI.
Switching roles should be done in _____ seconds
Less than 5 seconds
Fire venting from windows on different floor usually is indicative of two things? (Name 1)
Prolonged burning
Use of an accelerant to spread fire rapidly
a fire that has heavy black smoke should suggest the presence of
Petroleum based products
Who are in the next greatest of danger in a fire AFTER, the people in the immediate vicinity of the fire?
The next highest priority are the people directly above the fire