Show:
What's Going On
Starts With "M"
Home for the Holidays
Hollywood
Be Safe
100
Jenny was wrapping gifts for her family and now has a severe papaer cut. She calls 9-1-1 and the EMD used this chief complaint to address her call.
What is protocol 21 (Hemorrhage/Lacerations)
100
If a call is not traumatic then it is this in nature
What is Medical
100
This town is home to Maine's largest employer
What is Bath
100
The main character in this 2013 movie is a Los Angeles 9-1-1 operator who has to deal with a call gone wrong.
What is The Call
100
In a drowning case, the caller should be told not to do this unless it is safe to do so.
What is go into the water
200
Dad was lugging the Christmas tree in and refused help a few hours ago. Now his back hurts so bad he can't walk. When Mom calls 9-1-1the EMD uses this protocol to address her call.
What is protocol 5 (back pain)
200
He is our statewide medical director.
Who is Matt Sholl
200
This town is home to an earthen dam
What is Bowdoin
200
This A& E show plays actual 9-1-1 calls and discusses the dispatcher's role in handling the call.
What is Panic 9-1-1
200
This KQ addresses the key aspect of scene safety when dealing with animal bites.
What is Where is the animal now
300
Bob got upset Santa did not bring him what he wanted for Christmas so he went to the mall and started shooting at Santa and everyone else the area.
What is the Active assailant protocol.
300
This bloody ambush started on the Preble farm in Arrowsic.
What is the Preble Massacre
300
This town was recently ranked as the most business friendly in Maine. You could say it is “fair” to businesses.
What is Topsham
300
This informational reality-based television series ran from 1989-1996. The series was hosted by William Shatner and featured reenactments (and occasionally real footage) of emergency situations that often involved calls to 9-1-1.
What is Rescue 9-1-1
300
The EMD has obtainined the address and callback number of a caller. When asked "Okay tell me exactly what happened" the caller responds with screaming and "He's trying to kill me!!! He's got a knife and hes trying to get back in the door and kill me!!!" The EMD then tells the caller this.
What is If it is too dangerous to stay where you are, and you think you can get away and call us from somewhere safe.
400
A caller tells you his buddy just got out of the water from a polar dip. Now his buddy can't get warm and is shaking uncontrollably. The EMD uses this protocol to address his problem.
What is protocol 20 (Heat/Cold Exposure)
400
Sagadahoc County gets its name from a Native American word meaning this.
What is "Mouth of the big river"
400
This town is home to the "Wyoming"
What is Bath
400
This 1972-1977 TV show is often credited with creating a positive public image of EMS. While a dispatcher can be heard in every episode, dispatchers were still often faceless and not recognized as part of the EMS team.
What is Emergency!
400
A suffix code of "M" is used to delineate "multiple victims" when addressing calls on this protocol. (Read this carefully)
What is protocol 22 (Inaccessable Incident/Other Entrapments (Non vehicle))
500
Grandma had a few too many spiked egg nogs. Now she is passed out in the arm chair absolutely drunk. The family is concerned because she takes a lot of medications. When the family calls 9-1-1 the EMD uses this protocol to address the issue.
What is protocol 31 (Unconscious/Fainting)
500
While true hyperventalation is a benign (not serious) condition, EMDs should never assume it exists. Advising breathing into a paperbag is considered to be this.
What is EMD Malpractice.
500
These two towns each have 2 fire stations.
What are Richmond and Woolwich
500
This 1999 Nicholas Cage movie shows us the hollywood version of job stess in public safety.
What is Bringing Out the Dead
500
A suffix code of "S" is used to delineate a suicde attempt when addressing calls on this protocol.
What is Protocol 8 (Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/HAZMAT/CBRN)