What NIMS stands for
What is National Incident Management System ??
the definition of START
What is Simple triage and rapid treatment ??
Tube inserted through the mouth
What is an Orogastric tube?
What is a Type I ambulance
the ability to reach the patient.
What is gaining access?
The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.
What is Span of control ??
RPM
What is Respiration's, Pulse, Mental Status
designed to monitor the patient's breathing and emit a warning if breathing stops
What is an apnea monitor?
The speed an ambulance may begin to hydroplane
What is 30 MPH?
The person Who has overall command of an emergency incident?
1) Incident commander
2) Operations
3) Planning
4) Logistics
5) Finance/administration
What are the Five Elements in ICS Structure ??
What priority is a patient that's not breathing, even after attempting to open airway?
What is Black/Deceased category?
physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse
What are the categories of child abuse?
keep a safe distance between your ambulance and the vehicles in front of you and remaining aware of vehicles potentially hiding in your mirrors' blind spots.
What is Maintaining a cushion of safety ??
removal from a dangerous situation or position.
What is Extrication?
responsible for ensuring that all agencies, both public and private, adopt and utilize the NIMS ICS guidelines?
What is Homeland Security
Altered mental status, or...
Absent radial pulse, or...
Respirations greater than 30/minute
What is category for Red Criteria
The two primary types of dialysis
What is hemodialysis and peritoneal ??
The place where The MOST common and usually the most serious ambulance crashes occur
What is an intersection?
waiting at the staging area until the patient is located
What is The EMT's responsibility during search-and-rescue operations??
The difference between a Strike Team and a Task Force
What is Strike Teams have similar resources while Task Forces are comprised of mixed resources. ??
Communication equipment, procedures, and systems can operate together during a response.
What is Interoperability
Speech impairment chiefly occurs because of four reasons: articulation disorders, voice production disorders, language disorders, and
What is fluency disorders??
process such as heating, that removes microbial contamination
What is sterilization ??
Trench collapses usually involve large areas of falling dirt that weigh approximately _______ per cubic foot.
What is 100LBS?