EMS Protocols
This medication can be given by all provider levels for wheezing respirations
What is Albuterol
This alarm level recalls all HFD personnel, but not other agencies
What is a General Alarm
This building type consists of masonry exterior with wood structural elements.
What is type III or ordinary construction.
What are the three incident priorities?
Life safety
Incident Stabilization
Property / environmental conservation
When you have an accident with apparatus and no other vehicles are involved what paperwork must be filled out?
What is VLCT accident report
This is the treatable level for a hypoglycemic patient
what is 60
What is the starting pressure for a rural hitch?
What is 90/40psi?
SOP 121
This is the most important aspect of a fire door.
What is its ability to close and latch?
Brannigan page 145
SMART stands for this
Specific
Measurable
Action-oriented
Relevant
Time Sensitive
At shift change you find out you don't have one of your members at work and you can't reach them... what do you do?
Open discussion
These five signs of death must be present to not initiate resuscitation
What is
Unresponsiveness, Apnea, Absence of palpable pulses, Unresponsive pupils, and Absence of heart sounds.
Protocol 8.17
This device is the preferred method to report unit status changes
What is the MDC?
SOP 118
This wood structural member is 5" or greater
Brannigan page 70
This leadership style is where the followers are left to solve problems for themselves. These leaders often have very little authority
What is Laissex-Faire
A power glitch happened at station 1 and you are receiving multiple fire alarms in town. How do you prioritize response?
Discussion
For an adult burn victim with burns to front and back of chest as well as front and back of head what percentage of skin would be burned
what is 45%
Protocol 4.0
When within how many feet of a body of water personnel should wear a helmet and PFD as a minimum
what is 25 Feet
SOP 303
This building material has a poor shear resistance as well as tensile strength. It does however have a strong compression strength.
What is concrete?
Brannigans Page 320
This type of budget includes projected major purchases. Example apparatus PPE
What is a capital budget
All Hartford ambulances are committed to calls and you are by yourself. Another medical call comes in in Quechee, what would you do? What apparatus would you take?
Open Discussion
For CHF this Blood pressure range allows for 0.8mg of nitroglycerine to be administerd
what is 160-200mmHg
Protocol 3.3
This level MCI is built for 11-29 patients
What is MCI Level 2?
SOP 205
What is moving patients horizontally instead of vertically?
Brannigans page 391
What NFPA Standard covers the standard for fire officer professional qualifications?
What is NFPA 1021
Open Discussion