Operations
This equipment should be checked at the beginning of your shift.
What is oxygen delivery system.
This type of command should be utilized when multiple agencies are involved in the incident.
What is unified command structure.
An EARLY sign of hypothermia for a normally healthy patient, even in the geriatric population.
What is tachycardia.
How do you move a MVC patient with a carotid pulse, but no radial pulse and is unresponsive.
Rapid extrication procedure.
Manual stabilization of spine and rotated out of the vehicle onto a long board and stretcher.
Dive emergency patient with sharp, tearing pain, confusion, vertigo, visual disturbances and hemiplegia. What is it?
Arterial gas embolism.
The BEST reason to request a police escort.
You are not familiar with the area.
When the number of patient's exceeds the resources available on scene.
What is a multiple casualty incident.
Core temp of 85 and ventricular fibrillation is classified as________ hypothermia.
What is severe.
You are first arriving unit at an MCI. You have requested additional resources. What is your next step?
Set up incident command
The cause of poor lung compliance in a Near-drowning patient with clear lung sounds.
What is fluid in the lung tissues.
A near-drowning patient in fresh water will absorb the fluid into the lungs and some will flow into the parenchymal tissue.
Air medical is activated for a Glasgow Coma Scale score of this.
What is less than 10.
This role in an MCI has the greatest direct impact on receiving hospitals.
What is the transportation officer.
What caused it?
Exercise induced sudden leg and abdominal pain.
Heat cramps secondary to an electrolyte imbalance.
During a hazmat spill, you are approached by someone with wet clothing and an odd-odor.
Send them to decontamination area then extend the warm zone.
What type of patient would you expect CHRONIC HYPOTHERMIA to develop?
Pre-existing medical condition: hypothyroidism due to decreased metabolism can develop hypothermia even when not exposed to a cold environment.
The concept that a driver should demonstrate proper respect for life and property while responding to an emergency call.
What is due regard.
This type of command works best for small mass casualty incidents.
What is singular command.
Skin condition of patient with classic heat stroke on a hot day with low humidity and high winds.
Hot and dry.
Patient at top of mountain is short of breath on exertion, dry cough and slight crackles in lungs.
What is appropriate treatment?
Provide oxygen and take patient to lower elevation. (altitude pulmonary edema)
Diving emergency patient with severe substernal chest pain, irregular pulse, abnormal heart sounds, low blood pressure, narrow pulse pressure. What is the problem?
pneumomediastinum caused by a release of air into the mediastinum and pericardial sac that is causing a reduction in returned blood.
This move is used for moving a patient who is at risk to spinal cord injury.
What is short backboard device.
Following any mass casualty, especially those requiring long hours with multiple patients, it may be necessary to provide this for your crew.
What is Stress relief.
The trademark sign indicating ______, is cool, diaphoretic skin.
What is heat exhaustion.
Scuba diver with sharp, tearing pain, confusion, vertigo and hemiplegia is now unresponsive with a weak, rapid pulse. What do you do?
Transport to a recompression chamber asap. These are signs of an arterial gas embolism.
Your hypothermic patient has stopped shivering and blood pressure is unobtainable. Pulse 50, resp 10, a-fib. What are you most concerned with?
Patient is at risk of progressing into v-fib.