SAAS Definitions
Manual Tasks
MNEMONICS
Bits and Pieces
Ambulance Officer Protocols
100
Is or appears 14 years of age or over
What is an Adult
100
57Kg
What is the weight of the F2650 stretcher
100
History taking
What is is Ample
100
The approximate amount of bones in the human body
What is 206
100
The aim is to reduce pain to a comfortable or tolerable levelrather than complete pain relief
What is Pain Control
200
Emergency Operations Centre
What is the EOC
200
this position is used when manual task requires working at a low level such as when moving a patient from a chair to a compact carry chair
What is The Knights position
200
The mnemonic for the primary survey
What is DRABCDE
200
This transports platelets
What is Plasma
200
In cardiac arrest CPR and ? if indicated take precedence over all other procedures
What is Early Defibrillation
300
Intermitten positive pressure ventilation
What is IPPV
300
90Kgs
What is the average patient weight ( from case cards)
300
Ethane
The Mnemonic associated with providing an accurate sitrep
300
This scale is used to measure the level of responsivness
What is AVPU
300
What is Penthrane
Administration of this drug does not require an EOC consult
400
Laryngeal Mask Airway
What is a LMA
400
What is the SWL of the Bariatric unit stretcher.
What is 500Kg
400
A quick assessment to determine a babys perfusion status
What is APGAR
400
When assessing a patients orientation the Ambulance Officer is evaluating this
What is awareness of person, place and time
400
To be suspected if a patient present febrile with an altered conscious state with or without petechial or pupuric rash
What is Meningococcal Septicaemia
500
Is or appears 13 years or under
What is Paediatric
500
Made up of a series of stacked airbeds
What is the Hoverjack
500
This check is to be carried out at the beginning of every shift or during any fleet change over
What is OFLOWERSSS
500
The three types of patient consent
What is Expressed, Implied and Informed
500
Best treated with cooling by irrigation to minimise tissue damage and pain
What is Burns
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