104.19 Rehab Flashcards
Command shall consider the circumstances of each ____________ or ________ and shall make adequate provisions for the ___________ of personnel.
Operation or exercise
Rehabilitation
Provisions shall include:
Physical and mental rest
Protection from the elements
Food and hydration
Emergency medical services and other needs related to a particular incident
Rehab shall be established at emergency incidents ad training exercises such as, but not limited to: (6 things)
- Structure fires
- Brush Fires
- HazMat incidents
- Technical Rescue Incidents
- MCI’s
- Any scene that enters multiple operational periods
All personnel shall remain aware of _________ and ________ condition of themselves and those working around them.
They shall advise their _________ _______ if they are of relief due to _________ or ________.
Physical and mental
Company officer
Fatigue or stress
All personnel shall make every effort to maintain adequate __________ as part of each work day.
Hydration
Command shall establish a _______ _______ on any incident which is anticipated to be long in duration or physically or mentally demanding either
Rehab Group
Upon deciding to establish a ________ _____, command shall request an additional ___________ ____ for the purpose of _________ the rehab area.
Rehab Group
Rescue unit
Staffing
The __________ _______ of the additional responding unit shall be designated to rehab __________.
Company officer
Officer
The location of the rehab area shall be based on the following criteria:
- Remote enough from incident or exercise so all PPE may be removed
- Provide adequate shelter from elements
- Shall allow personnel to be protected from exhaust of apparatus and equipment, and protect them as much as possible, from the noise generated at Incident or exercise and by the support equipment.
- Large enough to handle the number of crews expected to use the area at any one time
- Shall be near SCBA holding and refill area so that empty bottles can be deposited on arrival and full bottles picked up on departure.
- Easily accessible by transport vehicles shall be clearly defined by a structure, cones, fire line tape, or other means, with a clearly defined entrance/ exit.
Possible locations for rehab area
Adjacent buildings, rescue trucks, buses, tarps
Single most important activity at Rehab is….
Replacement of fluids
A minimum of __ _______ of ________ shall be consumed with each SCBA bottle change.
8 ounces of water
Each person shall drink at least ______ ________ of water or _________ ___________ per hour during extended operations.
One quart
Activity beverage
Beverages with ________, such as coffee, tea, or sodas shall be _______.
Caffeine
Avoided
When a crew has worked for _______ _________, or has used __ air bottles consecutively, that crew shell be relieved or placed in _______.
45 minutes
2
Rehab
The minimum rest period shall be ____ _________.
15 minutes
Longer rest times shall be ordered by the _________ ________ as needed
Rehab officer
All personnel entering the Rehab area shall have their _______ ______, and _______________ evaluated and recorded.
Vital signs (BP, pulse, respirations, temp, pulse ox)
Carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO)
Reassessment shall be done every ____ minutes while a person is in rehab.
5
An ________ ________ shall be requested from command by the _________ ________ to transport this patient to the closes appropriate medical facility, if necessary.
Additional rescue
Rehab officer
Any personnel with a pulse rate over _______ and a temperature greater than _______ degrees F shall remain in rehab until both pulse and temp have fallen below these levels to minimize the risk of _____ ____________ and/or ______ _______.
110
100
Heat exhaustion
Heat stroke.
It shall be the responsibility of the Rehab Officer to determine ________ _______ and _____ for further treatment.
Medical status and need
What is required to measure SpCO levels?
Rainbow sensor
If _____ or greater or less than ____ with any of the following signs and symptoms of ________ _________ poisoning as outlined in the EMS Protocols.
20%
20%
Carbon monoxide poisoning
