Operations
What does BSI stand for?
Body Substance Isolation
The first step in trauma assessment.
Scene safety / BSI
Device used to manually ventilate a patient.
Bag-valve mask (BVM)
Communication system used between dispatch and units.
Radio
Type of bleeding that is bright red and spurting.
Arterial bleeding
Normal adult respiratory rate
12–20 breaths per minute
Triage system commonly used in mass casualty incidents.
START triage
Tool used to immobilize the cervical spine.
C-collar
This airway adjunct is used in unconscious patients without a gag reflex.
Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
This ICS role is responsible for overall incident management.
Incident Commander
This type of shock is caused by blood loss.
Hypovolemic shock
Condition where air enters the chest cavity and collapses the lung.
Pneumothorax
The process of removing contaminants from equipment or patients.
Decontamination
Flail chest occurs when how many ribs are broken in two or more places?
At least 3 ribs
Life-threatening condition where pressure builds in the chest and shifts mediastinal structures.
Tension pneumothorax