Activating EMS
This channel on radio telephones (VHF radio) is the station coast guard and emergency medical services monitor and respond to calls on
what is channel 16
This is the most common piece of PPE used to prevent direct contact with blood or bodily fluids.
What are disposable gloves?
This is the very first thing you check when arriving at an emergency to ensure you don't become a victim yourself.
What is a scene survey? (check for danger)
This acronym is used specifically to assess and describe a person’s level of consciousness.
What is "A.V.P.U"
This BC Act protects individuals from liability when they provide emergency aid at the scene of an accident, provided they aren't "grossly negligent".
What is "the good Samaritan act"
When calling EMS, this is the most critical piece of information to provide.
What is the location, Address or GPS coordinates of the emergency
This device is used during CPR to prevent mouth-to-mouth contact while delivering breaths.
What is a pocket mask or breathing barrier?
This "C" stands for the step where you send someone to get a first aid kit and an AED.
What is "call"
In the A.V.P.U scale, the "A" stands for this, meaning the person is awake and oriented.
What is "Alert"
A casualty with a life threatening injury has just refused your help when offered. Your next step should be this
What is call EMS 911 and stay near by the casualty
You should never do this until the 9-1-1 dispatcher tells you it is okay to do so.
what is hang up or end call
"Indirect contact" is one the four modes of transmitting: _________
what is infection and germs?
During the "Check" phase, you check for these "ABCs" of life
What is "Airway, Breathing, Circulation"
If a person only opens their eyes when you shout at them, they are at this level of consciousness.
What is "Verbal"
The legal principle that assumes an unconscious person would want life-saving help if they were able to ask for it.
What is "Implied Consent"
If you are alone with an unresponsive adult, you should do this before starting CPR.
What is call 9-1-1 and get an AED?
This step is important when switching care from one casualty to another
what is hand washing (sanitizer)
changing disposable gloves
You should check a person for responsiveness and normal breathing for no more than this many seconds.
What is 10 seconds?
Pinching of the ear lobes, is a method used to test for this level of conciousness on the AVPU scale
What is "Pain"
Under new 2024 regulations, a "remote" workplace is defined as being more than this many minutes from a BC Ambulance station.
What is 30 minutes
The letter "M" in the acronym M.I.S.T is used to report this when on the line with EMS (911)
What is Mechanism of injury?
An exposure to a casualties infectious bodily fluids (eyes, mouth, skin) should be responded to by this procedure
What is flushing/irrigating with water or saline solution (15-20 mins for eyes)
The letter "P" in the acronym S.A.M.P.L.E refers to "this" piece of information when performing the secondary survey
What is "past medical history"
This is the most serious level of consciousness where the person does not respond to any stimuli.
What is "Unresponsive"
Employers are required to keep confidential first aid records of all workplace injuries for at least this many years.
What is 3 years?