203.03 Flashcards
What is extrication responsible for?
Removing (from entanglement) and delivering patients to a treatment area
Extrication will assist triage with any patient treatment that is what?
Necessary prior to disentanglement
What shall the extrication sector officer wear?
A sector vest for identification purposes
What is the preferred form of communication to be used within extra education sector?
Face-to-face communications
What should company officers within extrication sector used to relay information to the sector officer?
Messengers/runners
Where should patients be triaged and tagged?
The impact area
What is the first priority for removal to the treatment area?
Remove immediate patients followed by delayed
Immediate patient should be easily spotted due to what
Night reflective, intermediate labels placed on or near their bodies by the triage teams
All non-ambulatory patient should be moved on what after extrication?
Backboards with C spine precautions if indicated
The extrication officer needs to make an immediate priority?
An evaluation of the number of patients/complexity of extrication require requirements
What is a reasonable guideline for an initial commitment of five victims?
One company for five victims
If patients are spread over a large area extrication should assign companies to what?
A specific area/group of patients
If the incident site involves a large area that may need more than one extra education sector, how should they be designated?
Geographically
What color salvage covers should be used to identify an assembly area?
Green
