Activation and Deployment Flashcards
(21 cards)
Category response times
Cat 1 - 7 minutes
Cat 2 - 18 minutes
Cat 3 - None (Mean indicator 1 hour)
Cat 4 - None
Immediate dispatch criteria for London Air Ambulance
- Fall from greater than 2 floors (>20ft)
- Fall or jumped in front of a train
- Ejected from vehicle
- Death of a same vehicle occupant
- Amputation above wrist or ankle
- Trapped under vehicle
- Request from any other emergency service
CAD
Computer aided dispatch
Daily vehicle checks
- Oil levels
- Fuel levels
- Water coolant
- Tyres
- Screen wash
- Electric lights
First Vehicle positioning at scene
- Fend off
- approximately 50m back from the incident
- Front wheels pointing away from scene
- Keys in ignition
- Engine running
Landing site for helicopter
Free from debris
Twice the diameter of the rotor blades
Flat ground
Events with an audience of less than ____ years old, are associated with greater patient presentations.
35
Which is more dangerous - seated audience or standing audience?
Standing
HSE document for mass gatherings
The purple guide
AMPDS
Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch System
Helicopter blades are less stable when?
During take off and landing they are more susceptible to sail
Helicopter operations within Europe are regulated by?
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
LAS immediate dispatch reasons
Fall >20 ft
One under
Ejected from vehicle
Death of same vehicle occupant
Amputation above ankle/ wrist
Trapped under vehicle (not motorbike)
Request from another service
Medical persons carried on HEMS flights fall into two categories
HEMS crew member - Specially trained and assigned to a HEMS flight
Medical Passenger - Primary role is patient care, must receive a pre-flight brief and be accompanied by a HEMS crew member
Normal Call Priority Process
Criteria based dispatch > Systemised caller interrogation > Categorised (C1 to C4)
The landing site of a helicopter during daylight hours needs to be?
Twice the diameter of the rotors, flat, free from debris and clear of wires
Three R’s of deployment
Right resource, right patient, right time
Three restrictions to HEMS flying conditions
Environment
Landing site
Daylight/ night
Two types of CCD dispatch
Interrogated dispatch & Immediate dispatch
Vehicle position on scene should be
50m from scene in fend off position
When should a sterile cockpit be maintained?
During take off, landing or on pilot command
