Tools of the Trade
Taking the air out of this will make it rigid enough to stabilize a break.
What is a vacuum splint?
The CO alarm is going off and people are feeling ill. After the Chiefs, this apparatus should roll.
What is Engine 2?
The patient didn't magically get outside. What should be included in every narrative before locking the PCR?
What is the method of extrication?
Abbreviated as GSW, you're not going to Mercy unless you're unstable if you're the victim of this.
What is a gunshot wound?
Body decomposition, rigor mortis, dependent lividity, and injuries not compatible with life are all ways an EMT can make this determination.
What is an obvious death?
Our "built on" device for stopping the bleed before the gauze arrives.
What is a gloved hand?
Firefighter rehab is required! Before rolling 7, we need these supplies from the bay.
What are the rehab chairs, a cooler of ice and beverages, and our rehab/decon totes?
2 sets of these are required on almost every PCR.
What are vitals?
I can't sign you off after an MVA. There's a passenger cabin intrusion of this length.
What is 12 inches?
He's flat-lining. This is a non-shockable rhythm on the monitor.
What is asystole?
The wood frame door is locked. This "lettered" tool off of 7 will do nicely.
What is the W-tool?
Before we start patient care, we check for these, commonly said during practical training.
What is body substance isolation (BSI) and scene safety?
An EMT must be on the scene to administer this action, so a patient may remain.
What is a sign off?
An adult falls from this minimum height, so they're going to the trauma center.
What is 10 feet?
There are two shockable rhythms. They are ventricular fibrillation and this.
What is pulseless ventricular tachycardia?
This patient isn't coming out with the stair chair. Better carry them out on one of these devices.
What is a mega mover?
These are known as the "Five Rights" in assisting with administering of medication.
What is the right patient, drug, dose, route, and time?
This is automatically populated on every ePCR, but must be changed manually before locking.
What is the incident number?
The roof is laddered, a knife on the ground, or a car has damage. All these can represent this term in EMS.
What is the mechanism of injury?
Their team may have lost the Super Bowl, but their scale of 0-3 measured with facial droop, arm drift, and slurred speech represent this stroke scale.
What is the Cincinnati Stoke Scale?
That baby is coming! Sterile gloves can be found in these boxes in 7.
What are OB kits?
Before 7 rolls, one of these has to be on the apparatus (not as a driver) or at the scene.
What is an EMT?
All patient care is completed by AMR, so we'll need to use this disposition code, rather than the common "patient treated and transferred."
What is "Assist, agency?"
It's just a small bump or bruising on the head, but I take these medications, making sign-offs a problem.
What are blood thinners?
When this device is working, mind the battery level. You should be grabbing the spare battery at 1/3rd charge.
What is the Lucas device?