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1
Q

What factors might cause low priority calls to be deferred?

A

Emergency coverage
Weather
MCI

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2
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CTAS level 1

A

Resuscitation

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3
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CTAS level 5

A

Patient is triaged as non urgent

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4
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CTAS level 3

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Patient is triaged as urgent

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5
Q

Health care facilities are asked to book calls how long in advance ?

A

24hrs

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6
Q

What is a code 6?

A

Legally dead

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7
Q

What does MCI mean?

A

Multiple casualty incident - an incident with potential to overwhelm local resources

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8
Q

How old must a patient be before they can qualify for ASA administration instructions?

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16

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9
Q

What exceptions are there to the use of the primary assessment?

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Incident standby

calls from hospitals, other CACCS, or on duty medics

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10
Q

What does IIDPCI stand for?

A

Inter-institutional dispatch priority card index

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11
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What card can help when ACOs have difficulty determining patient location?

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Geographical assistance

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12
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Is it a requirement to provide PAIs when the caller is a medical professional?

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Yes PAIs should be given to everyone unless they specifically decline them (except on duty medic/hospital)

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13
Q

At what age does a patient nose bleed result in a code 4?

A

70

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14
Q

What problems qualify for early pre-alert based OIT?

A
  • choking
  • not breathing
  • severe respiratory distress
  • unconscious
  • VSA
  • cardiac arrest
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15
Q

What does FREI?

A

Febrile respiratory enteric illness

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16
Q

When can you go off script and add questions to a call?

A
  • location
  • access
  • safety or hazards
  • to clarify
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17
Q

What is a 3rd party caller?

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A caller who is not with the patient, and may have limited information

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18
Q

What is the long distance transfer criteria for referring calls to ORNGE?

A

One way distance of 240km

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19
Q

How do you complete the patients field if more than 9 patients are carried ?

A

An X in patients field and document in comments

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20
Q

Options for location code fields?

A

UTM or institution code

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21
Q

What is a code 5?

A

Obviously dead

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22
Q

What does the first digit in a unit number indicate?

A

Operating region

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23
Q

What unit number should be recorded for units from within Canada?

A

0008

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24
Q

How is the destination location recorded when no UTM can be obtained?

A

5 in the metro code

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25
Q

All forms including spoiled forms must have what 3 fields completed?

A

Dispatch centre, booked by, priority

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26
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What unit number should be recorded for units from the US?

A

0009

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27
Q

What destination location is recorded when units have an MVC with a pt on board?

A

9990 6

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28
Q

What is a code 6?

A

Legally dead

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29
Q

How many stretchers does unit 1268 have?

A

2 - as per the second digit

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30
Q

What type of unit is 1329?

A

An ESU - as per the second digit

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31
Q

What is coffee grounds emesis and what does it indicate?

A

Vomit that looks like coffee grounds - indicates internal bleeding in the upper GI tract

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32
Q

What is the period following a seizure called?

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Postictal state

33
Q

Signs and symptoms of hyperglycaemia?

A
  • thirst
  • urination
  • coma
  • confusion
  • fatigue
  • blurry vision
  • dry mouth
  • fruity breath
34
Q

What is a myocardial infarction and signs and symptoms ?

A

Heart attack - chest pain, sweating, radiating pain, nausea, sob, dizziness

35
Q

What medical prefix means slow?

A

Brady

36
Q

What is another name for a red blood cell?

A

Erythrocyte

37
Q

Medical prefix hyper means?

A

Excessive or above normal

38
Q

High blood pressure

A

Hypertension

39
Q

code 9

A

Maintenance call

40
Q

Code 7

A

Down staffed vehicle

41
Q

When can you put two digits in a field on a AS5D form?

A

Two digit base numbers in the station field

42
Q

What destination location is recorded when a unit breaks down with a pt on board?

A

9999 6

43
Q

Four statuses units can be when they are assigned

A
  • 00 base
  • 77 mobile
  • 88 on scene
  • 99 code 9 maintenance
44
Q

CTAS level 4

A

Pt triaged as less urgent

45
Q

CTAS level 2

A

Pt triaged as emergent

46
Q

Info needed for standby from adjacent centres?

A
  • Standby location
  • estimated duration
  • call number
47
Q

Cyanosis

A

A bluish didcolouration of the skin

48
Q

What is aphasia and what problem nature associated with it?

A

Loss of ability to understand or express speech - CVA or TIA

49
Q

Abnormal posturing

A

Involuntary flex ion or extension of the arms or legs

50
Q

Lower jaw

A

Mandible

51
Q

Vascular medicine

A

Medical specialty dealing with circulatory system

52
Q

Bone found at the anterior of the thoracic area of the body

A

Sternum

53
Q

Scale used to describe a patients level of consciousness

A

Glascow coma scale

54
Q

Anaphylaxis and treatment

A

Severe allergic reaction - epinephrine injector

55
Q

Common name for necrotizing fasciitis

A

Flesh eating disease

56
Q

Where is sacrum located?

A

Base of the spine

57
Q

Compound fracture

A

Broken bone pierced the skin

58
Q

Lyme disease

A

Tick borne disease that causes circular rash and fever

59
Q

Urology

A

Field of medicine related to urinary health

60
Q

Edema

A

Swelling

61
Q

Oncology

A

Hospital department deals with tumors especially in cancer patients

62
Q

Neonatal department

A

Newborns

63
Q

Subarachnoid bleed

A

In the brain

64
Q

What is an embolism?

A

Blood clot

65
Q

Most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest

A

Ventricular fibrillation

66
Q

Cardiomyopathy

A

Disease of the heart muscle

67
Q

Signs and symptoms of shock

A

Pale, clammy, weak rapid pulse, hyperventilation, vomiting, fainting

68
Q

What medical prefix means fast?

A

Tachy

69
Q

Proctologist

A

Doctor who specializes in treatment of rectal and colon issues

70
Q

Meninges

A

Membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

71
Q

Condition resulting from partial blockage of the blood vessels feeding the heart

A

Angina

72
Q

Which organ does the prefix hepato refer to?

A

The liver

73
Q

Nephrology

A

Department pts go to for treatment of kidney function issues

74
Q

Neurological disorder which causes seizures

A

Epilepsy

75
Q

Abrasion

A

Area of the skin that has been scraped away by friction

76
Q

Obstetrics

A

Branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and care of women giving birth

77
Q

Gout

A

Complex form of arthritis causing sudden and severe pain/tenderness in the joints

78
Q

Bruise

A

Small contusion or a large hematoma

79
Q

Thrush

A

Infection of Candida albicans

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