EMS Operations
When following an escort inexperienced ambulance drivers usually follow what causing an accident?
What is too closely
What is a Hazardous Material?
Any substance or material in a form which poses an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce.
*Double Jeopardy*
One of the greatest hazards emergency responders face today during highway incidents
What is oncoming traffic
What are the 4 major routes of entry?
Absorption, Injection, Ingestion, Inhalation
You are treating a 6-year-old child, who is experiencing difficulty breathing. The babysitter on scene states the patient is prescribed Albuterol. The child has wheezing in their lungs, a persistent cough, and an oxygen saturation level of 96%. This patient is most likely experiencing?
Asthma Attack
The federal agency that develops specifications for ambulance vehicle designs is the
What is the U.S. Department of Transportation
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
When parking near a hazardous material location where do you park your ambulance?
Upwind & Uphill
How much space do you give between flares for traffic control
What is 10 feet
What does the "A" stand for in TRACEM-P harms?
Asphyxiation
You encounter a 72-year-old female experiencing respiratory distress. During your physical examination you hear sounds of stridor. Stridor is indicative of which of the following?
Upper Airway Obstruction
The three minimum straps required to secure the patient
What is Chest level, Waist Level, & lower extremities
In what zone do you decontaminate? In what zone do you treat?
Why do we park the ambulance where we do during traffic accidents
What is egress
Recognizing O T T O signs may help protect against secondary attack.
O - Occupancy or location
T -
T -
O - On scene warning signs
What do the T's stand for?
Type of event, Timing of event
*Double Jeopardy*
You respond to the community pool for a cardiac arrest. After attaching the AED, you notice that the patient is wet and is lying in a puddle of water. You should?
Move the patient to the dry area, wipe the patients chest, and reattach AED
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
The four steps involved in transferring the patient to the ambulance
What are selecting proper patient-carrying device, packaging patient for transfer, moving patient to ambulance, and loading patient into ambulance.
A pt in an MCI presents with 3rd degree burns along the front of the chest, a laceration to the head, and a broken ankle. RR is 34, Pulse is present at 128, and patient follows commands appropriately. According to RPM, what is this patients triage assignment?
Immediate.
Best combination of lights to provide maximum visibility. (there are 4 things)
Red/amber warning lights-on
Headlights-off
Fog lights-off
Traffic directional boards operating
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
What are the causative agents in a biologic incident?
Bacteria, Viruses, Toxins
You have responded to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. A small passenger car struck a power pole head on. The patient has climbed out and is walking around slightly dazed. The patient is cooperative and appears to be atraumatic. The windshield has starring and the airbags did not deploy. The patient gives you a complete medical history, but keeps asking what happened. What is your patient experiencing?
Anterograde Amnesia?
Shock?
Stroke?
Retrograde Amnesia?
Anterograde Amnesia
If the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle is operating at least one lighted lamp displaying a red or red and blue light or lens visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle, the driver may:
1. Notwithstanding this chapter, park or stand.
2. Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as necessary for safe operation.
3. Exceed the prima facie speed limits if the driver does not endanger life or property.
4. Disregard laws or rules governing the direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
What does SALT stand for
Assess
Lifesaving Interventions
Treatment/Transport
Which cable should be cut or removed prior to removing a car battery
What is negative cable
Incidents of terrorism may involve __________ agents. What are they?
CBRNE; Chemical, Biologic, Radiologic, Nuclear, Explosive
You are treating a second-degree burn on a 6-year-old male that entirely covers both legs and the anterior aspect of his left arm. What percentage of body surface area has been burned?
37.5%