CH 38: EMS Operations - Concepts Flashcards
What are the two components to an ambulance inspection?
Vehicle component
Equipment component
If you are in a collision, which two key issues will be considered?
Did you use due regard for the safety of others?
Was it a true emergency?
When do other drivers see or hear the ambulance?
When you are within 50-100 feet.
When should you use emergency lights?
When in emergency response mode (en route to scene or to hospital with high priority patient)
What does the term packaging refer to?
The sequence of operations required to ready the patient to be moved and to combine the patient and the patient-carrying device into a unit ready for transfer.
Properly packaged patient is covered and secured to patient-carrying device.
Where are the minimal straps located on the patient-carrying device?
Chest level
Hip/waist level
Lower extremeties
Which patients must be secured to the patient-carrying device before transfer to the ambulance?
ALL
How should a patient be positioned in the ambulance?
Depends on the nature of illness/injury
What should you do when transporting if a possibility of CPR exists?
Position a short spine board under neath the mattress prior to starting the transport.
How often do you reassess vital signs?
Every 5 min - UNSTABLE
Every 15 min - STABLE
