Chapter 47 Flashcards
(15 cards)
While responding to a call for a pediatric cardiac arrest, you approach a school bus with its red warning lights on. You should:
wait for the bus driver to turn off the red warning lights and close the door before carefully passing.
turn your emergency lights and siren off and carefully proceed past the bus at a slow speed.
use your PA system to advise the students to remain on the bus as you carefully pass it on the left.
carefully pass the bus on the right, if possible, so the children exiting the bus will be able to see you.
wait for the bus driver to turn off the red warning lights and close the door before carefully passing.
An ambulance operator’s cushion of safety can be maintained by:
staying at least 10 feet behind other vehicles.
checking for tailgaters behind the ambulance.
carefully passing other motorists on the right.
using the siren only when at an intersection.
checking for tailgaters behind the ambulance.
The paramedic should avoid operating an emergency vehicle if they have:
worked more than 12 hours straight.
just finished an intense exercise regimen.
are a personal acquaintance of the patient.
are taking a cold remedy or an analgesic.
are taking a cold remedy or an analgesic.
A helicopter landing zone should be:
50 feet by 50 feet in size and in an area that is at least 50 feet from the ambulance.
marked with strobe lights at the front and rear of the proposed site.
at least a quarter of a mile from the ambulance to avoid injury from flying debris.
100 feet by 100 feet in size and on a surface that is firm, level, and free of debris.
100 feet by 100 feet in size and on a surface that is firm, level, and free of debris.
Which of the following entities created the first standardized list of equipment to be carried on an ambulance?
U.S. Department of Transportation
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
American College of Surgeons
The equipment and supplies that are carried in the back of an emergency vehicle:
are dictated by the medical director.
must be stowed safely yet be easily accessible.
should follow standard federal guidelines.
should be standardized in every ambulance.
must be stowed safely yet be easily accessible.
Unless the fluid level is low, you should avoid uncapping the brake fluid reservoir because:
doing so releases pressure within the brake lines.
air will be drawn into the hydraulic brake lines.
the reservoir is pressurized and may cause burns.
brake fluid absorbs moisture from the atmosphere.
brake fluid absorbs moisture from the atmosphere.
In which of the following situations should a helicopter generally not be utilized?
Spinal injury in which the terrain over which the patient must be carried is rough
Suspected internal hemorrhage in a hypotensive patient who lives in a rural area
A patient in cardiopulmonary arrest who has been unresponsive to defibrillation
Motor vehicle crash involving a patient whose extrication will take 45 minutes
A patient in cardiopulmonary arrest who has been unresponsive to defibrillation
Which of the following statements regarding the use of emergency escorts is correct?
If you are using an emergency escort, you should follow closely behind it to avoid a wake effect collision.
The use of emergency escorts is generally discouraged, unless you are traveling through a busy intersection.
Many drivers will only see the first emergency vehicle and assume that it is clear once that vehicle has passed.
Use of a police escort is an acceptable practice, because it often facilitates a faster response time to the scene.
Many drivers will only see the first emergency vehicle and assume that it is clear once that vehicle has passed.
In contrast to rotary-wing air ambulances, fixed-wing air ambulances:
can get the patient to a definitive care trauma center faster.
are mainly used to transport patients over long distances.
cannot fly safely when inclement weather is within 30 miles.
are the preferred transport method for acutely injured patients.
are mainly used to transport patients over long distances.
Which of the following statements regarding loading and securing a patient in the back of the ambulance is correct?
All patients transported in the back of the ambulance must be secured on the stretcher, even if they request otherwise.
Regardless of whether the patient is lying on the stretcher or sitting on the bench seat, they must be properly seat belted.
It generally takes a minimum of three people to safely load an average-sized adult on the stretcher into the ambulance.
All patients should initially be loaded into the ambulance on the stretcher, but they can move to the bench seat once loaded.
Regardless of whether the patient is lying on the stretcher or sitting on the bench seat, they must be properly seat belted.
When evaluating the productivity of an EMS system, the EMS provider determines:
the number of paramedics on duty versus the number of EMS calls.
the number of critical patients per month and how many survived.
the ratio of EMS calls to the number of operating ambulances.
how many patient transports per hour each ambulance accomplishes.
how many patient transports per hour each ambulance accomplishes.
Which of the following is an advantage of air ambulances?
A physician is usually present.
They are less costly than ground transport.
They provide faster transport to definitive care.
Flight paramedics are more experienced.
In contrast to a type II emergency vehicle, a type III emergency vehicle:
has an ambulance body that can be transferred to a new chassis.
is a standard van with a walk-through to the patient compartment.
does not allow access from the cab to the patient compartment.
is a specialty van that usually has a modular ambulance body.
is a specialty van that usually has a modular ambulance body.
Safe practices when parking your emergency vehicle on a roadway at night include:
parking 20 feet in front of the vehicle.
turning all flashing lights off.
leaving the headlights on.
using your emergency flashers.
using your emergency flashers.
