Ambulance Adventures
The emergency vehicle law that requires cars to pull to the right and stop when lights/sirens are active.
Move Over Law
This tool spreads/ cuts metal and is often nicknamed the "Jaw of Life"
Hydraulic spreader/ cutter
This is your top priority during any extrication scenario
Personal safety
This communication technique where you repeat an order back word-for-word
"Echo," or closed loop communication
This type of access is easily achieve with the use of tools or force
Simple Access
The three components of the “Due Regard” legal standard when driving an ambulance.
Safety, caution, and responsibility
This device stabilizes vehicles that are on their side or unstable
Cribbing or step chocks
This describes the "cold zone" of an extrication
The area where EMS stages until rescuers complete their work with tools
Always approach helicopters from this direction (unless otherwise directed)
Front
This area is where people are exposed to hazards such broken glass, toxic substances, radiation, fire, etc.
Danger "Hot" Zone
What are the 5 components to the scene size-up?
BSI, Scene Safety, MOI/ NOI, # of patients, Additional Resources, C-Spine considerations, Dispatch Information
Anytime you are in a vehicle in hazardous conditions, you must wear the following 3 items:
helmet, extrication gloves, extrication gear, high visibility vest
Always try before you {this}
Pry
This is the only time in which you may approach a helicopter
When flight instruct and accompany you
Preparation, Arrival with Scene Size-Up, Hazard Control, Support Operations, Gaining Access, Emergency Care, Removal/ Transfer of the patient are part of this 10-phase process
Extrication Process
The spotter is in charge of this
assisting a driver in backing up an ambulance
True or False: An ambulance is never allowed to pass a school bus that has stopped to load or unload children
The three major extrication phases includes: Access, Disentanglement, and THIS final phase...
Removal
Response vehicles arriving to a trench rescue should be positioned this many feet from the scene
500
You must park uphill and upwind during an incident involving this type of material
Hazardous material
This is the most common site for ambulance crashes
Intersection collisions
This tool can be used to break windows into small sections and part of simple access
Window punches
_________ is the removal from entrapment or from a dangerous situation/ position
Extrication
Repeater
A helicopter landing zone ("LZ") must measure ____ x ____ ft. and no less than _____ x_____ ft.