CH 47 Transport Operations Flashcards
(20 cards)
What was the first standard for design and manufactured emergency vhicles?
DOT KKK 1822
What NFPA ensured specifications for emergency transport vehicles?
NFPA 1917 of 2013
Type I emergency vechicle
- truck/cab chasis
- Modular body can be changed
Type II emergency vechicle
- Standard Van
- Forward control integral Cab-body
Type III emergency vechicle
- Special Van
- Foward control integral Cab-Body
- can be transferred to new Chassis
Who influences the way ambulances are designed?
SAE (society of automotive engineers) International
Who is ACS & what did they do to influence EMS in 1970?
Developed the first standardized list of what ambulances should carry
The 4 S’s to emergency vehicles
- Start
- Stop
- Steer
- Stay running
what is belt noise?
- Chirping/Squealing synchronous to the engine speed
- OOS is not indicated for this
What is brake fade?
- Sense of loss of power brakes
- OOS immediately
What is brake pull?
- Steering wheel jerks left/right when depressing the brakes
- OOS immediately
Steering pulling and what causes it
- constant tugging on steering wheel
- Uneven tire pressure or missaligned wheels
what is steering play?
*Looseness of sloppiness in a vehicle’s steering
* Noticeable clunking and banging
* OOS immediately
4 key factors for effective, cost-efficient service?
- Time response
- Productivity
- Unit cost
- Taxpayer subsides
what is peak loads
- a time when more calls come in during a certain hour of the day
what is strategic deployment
Deploying emergency vehicle resources to minimize response times
when should controling traffic be a concern?
- Patient has been treated
- Emergency is under control
Stretchers manufacturer’s recommendation for strapping a patient down ?
- 2 shoulder straps
- 3 straps going across the body
- Deceleration straps
what is decontaminate?
to remove or neutrilize radiation, chemical, or other hazardous material from clothing, equiptment, vehicle & personel
