Medical Protocols
SAR
Aircraft Safety
Communications
Signs and Symptoms
100

In 2019, this medication was contraindicated for trauma arrest.

What is Epinephrine?

100
The recommended visual search altitude for a flare sighting at night.

What is 1500 to 2000 ft AGL.

100

During aircraft towing evolutions, a minimum of one of these will be utilized.

What is a wing-walker?

100

Com 3 is functioning and everyone can hear it but you. You should check to see if this is depressed.

What is the Com 3 Audio Selector?


100

Systemic response to an infection that could result in fever, altered mental status, and possibly hypotension.

What is sepsis?

200

The initiation of treatment with glucose is started at less than this glucometer reading. 

What is 70 mg/dL?

200
You are conducting a search in the patuxent river and the water temperature is less than 32 degrees Fareinheit. Exhaustion will occur in less than _____ minutes.

What is 15 minutes?

200

This ceiling altitude is the minimum to accept a mission under VFR conditions.

What is 1000 feet?

200

Coast Guard Sector Maryland-NCR can be reached on this channel.

What is Channel 16?

200

Irregular respiratory rate, hypertension, and bradycardia. This set of signs is also known as.

What is Cushing's Triad?

300

You are performing an RSI on a 5 year old suffering a head injury. In addition to lidocaine, a sedative, and a paralytic, you should also give this medication.

What is atropine?

300

The mapping program used to plan in-land SAR missions.

What is SARTopo?

300

Unless the mission dictates or patient care is required, seatbelts are required during these phases of flight?

What are all phases of flight?

300

Communications with Accomack County, Virginia are established through this channel

What is Channel 81 on Pilot Com 4?

300

This sign is referred pain to the left shoulder from a ruptured spleen.

Kehr's Sign

400

You have a 19 yom combative patient with a suspected head injury and vital signs of HR 120, BP 140/80, RR 20, SpO2 of 94% on room air. The patient is physically restrained but is still violent towards medical providers, and risking his safety by further injuring himself. This medication and IV/IM dosage would be appropriate for chemical restraint without consult.

What is 5mg of midazolam?

400

Evaluating this, can give searchers a clue on the characteristics of the subject they are looking for and identify possible locations and search distances. 

What is Lost Person Behavior?

400

At this speed, you have "Door Speed"

What is 80 knots?

400

You are unable to consult with the hospital on Com 3 Helimed. This channel located on Com 4, can be an alternative consult channel if requested to SYSCOM.

What is Heli-Med 1?

400

This type of head bleed is characterized by a brief loss of consciousness, followed by a period of consciousness before deteriorating?

What is an epidural hematoma?

500

You are conducting an air medical transport of a patient with an ICD activation. Deactivation indications are questionable, but the patient is in distress. For patient comfort, this medication can be administered without consult. 

What is Fentanyl for pain management?

500

You are searching a linear trail with the WesCam for a missing hiker. In addition to searching the trail itself, you should also search this portion of land that parallels each side of the trail.

What is the buffer?
500

The pilots are conducting a running landing after an engine fire on the #1 engine. The brakes should be this on landing.

What are, Brakes are off?

500

Prince Frederick Barrack communications are found on this radio bank.

What is MSP-OLD?

500

This syndrome is characterized by lack of deep tendon reflexes accompanied by weakness/and or tingling in the lower extremities.

What is Guillain-Barre syndrome?

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