Protocols
What are the four priority symptoms?
What are : consciousness, breathing, chest pain, and hemmorhage
What is the only recognized method of airway control?
The head-tilt
What are the three levels of ambulances provided by AHS
NAT, BLS, ALS
What is a Safety Alert?
A notification of a potential safety concern that does not require a police response or for the responding units to stage Five
First Nations areas are what color in CAD?
Orange
Correct protocol for the chief complaint "my heart hurts"
10 - Chest Pain
Hurts to breathe is considered difficulty or abnormal breathing. True or False?
False! First Law of Chest or Back Pain: "hurts to breathe" is not considered difficulty or abnormal breathing
What are two types of yellow transfers?
Urgent and high priority or time specific
A palliative patient requesting pain control can be transferred to health link via the 811 shared response line if their event type is a 26A08?
False
After completing a call where you were unable to find a verifiable address, what should you do?
Fill in a map form!
Correct Protocol for 'aura'?
12 - Seizures/Convulsions
How many seconds between breaths is considered ineffective breathing?
8 seconds
If a nurse is travelling with a patient who requires meds in transit, a BLS crew can be used. True or False!
True
When a call evaluator identifies a “Mandatory Stage Event”, they will:
Press the “Safety Alert’ button in CAD, followed by the “Hold Back” button in CAD. Ensure the visual perimeter was created on the CAD map to indicate there’s a staged event in the area. Immediately document the reason for the mandatory stage in CAD remarks.
What are three questions you can ask your caller if they are unable to verify an address?
"Is there a commonplace name?" "What is the closest intersection?" "Are there any landmarks nearby?" "Are there any mile markers? Exits? Coordinates?"
27
Name three phrases that will trigger "ineffective breathing"
"barely breathing" "can't breath" "fighting for air" gasping for air" " just a little" "making funny noises" "not breathing" "turning blue" "turning purple"
Name three High Priority Departments
ED/ER, ICU, CCU, NICU, PICU, CATH, Nuc Med...
Protocol used if an address is not obtained within 60 seconds from time of call
What is R.E.A.C.T?
SPecial ADdress
Name four of the Alpha level non-priority complaints found on the 26 card
blood pressure abnormality, dizziness/vertigo, fever/chills, general weakness, nausea, new onset of immobility, other pain (non-omega level), transportation only, unwell/ill, vomiting, possible meningitis
Name one of the EMD's law of safety.
1. Don't create more victims at the scene
2. Don't get it on you or even touch it
3. One patient down, trouble around. Two patients down, coincidence found? Three patients down, danger abounds!
"Ambulance Dispatch, [...] speaking, does your patient have a clinical condition immediately threatening to life or limb?"
"Does your patient have a clinical condition requiring transport within 60 minutes?"
Modified PDIs used when a call determinant is yellow and the estimated time for an ambulance to arrive is > 45 minutes in Edmonton and Calgary
What is the pending event management procedure/script?
Alarm number and Map numbers are used on two First Nations communities respectively. Which are they?
Alarm number - Nakoda
Map number - Siksika