EMS Basics
This is the first step of the scene size-up on any call
What is Scene Safety
This shape of container typically indicates pressurized gas contents
What is a cylindrical or rounded tank
This the first action rescuers should take before approching a vehicle involved in a crash
What is stabilize the scene and vehicle
The fire at this New York factory in 1911 resulted in major labor and safety reform, especially for women in the workplace
What is the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire
In firehouse lingo this item is often referred to as a tick
Thermal Imaging Camera
This Acronym is used to assess a PT's level of consciousness
What is AVPU
The term for a material's ability to rapidly enter the enviorment and cause widespread harm
What is volatility
This tool spreads metal apart and is commonly use to displace doors during extrication
What is hydraulic spreader
This term was used in the 1700s for men who patrolled cities at night looking for fires
What is fire watchmen
This phrase refers to unnecessarily dramatic or showy behavior on the fireground
What is freelancing
This is a medical term for low blood sugar
What is Hypoglycemia
The NFPA 704 diamond's blue section rates this property of a substance
What is health hazard
This technique involves pusging the dashboard off a trapped patient using the ram tool
What is a dash roll
This tragic fire in 2003 killed 100 people in a Rhode island nightclub and highlighted the danger of indoor pyrotechnics
What is the station nightclub fire
This term describes an overly eager firefighter who always wants action
What is a whacker
This is a normal Respiratory rate for an adult
What is 12-20
This type of hazard is indicated by a yellow quadrant on the NFPA 704 diamond
What is reactivity or instability
These 3 stabilization points are critical when cribbing a vehicle resting on its side
What are the A post, B post, and roof rail
This early 20th-centruy innovation in New York allowed firefighters to reach higher floors more safely and quickly
What is aerial ladder truck
In some firehouses ringing this item 3 times after a fire or call honors a fallen firefighter
What is the bell
This is the most critical action to preform within the first few minutes of a witnessed cardiac arrest
What is early defibrillation
A material with a pH less than 2 or greater than 12.5 is generally classified as this
What is corrosive
This type of cut is made at the bottom of the B-post to allow inward folding of the sidewall
What is a relief cut
What is the safety Hood
This firehouse tradition may follow a rookie's first fire or call that doesn't go perfectly
What is getting a nickname