Acronyms
The Pizza Truck/EMS4
What is the the SVFAS SUV?
The first priority of any emergency responder comes before all other patient care
What is scene Safety
This is what you do to your shirt before you arrive to your shift
What is tuck in your shirt
Before rushing to help a person, a rescuer's first step is do to this
What is scene safety?
This is who you text when you miss a shift
What is text Crew Chief and Junior Liaison?
ALS
What is Advanced Life Support?
These are 3 ways to earn weekend hours
What are weekend shifts, holidays, and stand-by's
Skipping a standard call because you’re tired or need to study is this.
What is not acceptable?
This must be done immediately after rolling the cot to prevent it from moving
What is locking the wheels the cot?
The name of the bag the goes on all calls.
What is the jump bag?
MVC/MVA
What is a car accident?
This is what you say when you answer the phone at the squad.
What is "This is the Summit First Aid Squad, this is JoJo. How may I help you"
4x a year, the whole squad gets together in the training room to address matters, train, and vote.
What are general meetings
This is the position of the cot if your patient is carried from a Reeves, scoop or back-board.
What is Supine/Flat?
This is where the roster (the names and numbers of all the squad members) is.
What is in the day room, on the bulletin board?
1871, 1872, 1873
What are the short-cut names for our ambulances?
Missing two junior meetings means you’ll have to do this at the next junior meeting.
What is present a PowerPoint on an assigned EMS topic?
The first thing you should expect to do when on a weekend shift.
What is a rig check?
This is what you do when the patient has been moved from the stretcher to the hospital bed.
What is pull the guard rales up on the bed/cot?
Missing two junior meetings means you’ll have to do this at the next junior meeting.
What are they have to present a PowerPoint on an assigned EMS topic and complete a 1 hr assigned training?
AMS
What is Altered Mental Status?
This happens when a junior misses three meetings.
What is meet with the Junior Liaison and squad President, and possibly be brought to the Board for review?
Social media + squad uniform while on shift
What is "Don’t do it"
This is what you do with the stretcher BEFORE the patient is moved from a carrying device to the stretcher
What is making sure the head of the stretcher is at the same angle as the carrying device?
This is what may happen if SEMS finds out you that PD spotted you at a party with alcohol.
What is being brought before the Board for review and possible disciplinary action?