Hazards
What are the 2 most important things to remember when you encounter a hazardous situation?
What is do not attempt to do anything you are not trained to do and prioritize personal safety?
The main artery of the upper arm; runs from the shoulder down to the bend of the elbow
What is the brachial artery?
What is a normal blood oxygenation saturation?
What is 95 to 100%?
Any chemical substance or material that can pose a threat or risk to health, safety and property if not properly handled or contained
What is hazardous material (HAZMAT)?
What does reach mean in the phrase “reach, throw, row, then go” mean for an ice and water emergency?
What is reaching out to someone in trouble with a branch, a pole, or your hand?
What the patient reports experiencing, such as pain, nausea, headache or shortness of breath
What is symptoms?
A condition that occurs when the body or a part of the body doesn't have enough oxygen at the tissue level. A blood oxygen saturation <92%
What is hypoxia?
Personnel trained in taking critical information from emergency callers and relaying it to the appropriate rescue personnel
What is dispatch?
What are 2 important pieces of information to gather to relay to EMS in a fire?
What is the possible number of people trapped, their location, the fire’s cause, and the presence of chemicals or explosives?
Isolated or infrequent gasping in the absence of other breathing in an unconscious person; can occur after the heart has stopped beating. Agonal gasps are not breathing
What is agonal gasp?
When would you use a pulse oximeter
What is for patients with neurologic, respiratory, or cardiovascular complaints, abnormal vital signs, or patients who receive respiratory depressants?
An injury in which a person is struck by or falls against a blunt object such as a steering wheel or dashboard, resulting in an injury that does not penetrate the body, may not be evident and may be more widespread and serious than suspected
What is blunt trauma?
What 3 things should be kept in mind if you encounter an electricity hazard?
What is
Assume all downed wires are dangerous.
Do not attempt to move wires.
Do not touch any metal structures or bodies of water that are in contact with a wire?
A measure of level of consciousness (LOC) based on eye opening, verbal response and motor response
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
Administer emergency oxygen using a non-rebreather mask or bag-valve-mask resuscitator with positive pressure
What is the treatment for a patient with Severe hypoxia?
A position of comfort that a person may assume automatically when breathing becomes difficult; in a sitting position, the person leans slightly forward with outstretched arms, and hands resting on knees or an adjacent surface for support to aid breathing
What is the tripod position?