205.04 RESCUE COMMUNICATIONS Flashcards
A Rescue is a vehicle that?
transports medical patients to a hospital.
In the city of Phoenix, a Rescue is dispatched initially on the following calls:
gunshot wound, stabbing, auto accident that appears serious, car/pedestrian accident , code and drowning.
The _________ __ ____ prohibits our Rescues from providing service outside of the City of Phoenix.
Certificate of Need (C.O.N.)
TRUE or FALSE:
If the fire department units respond to a medical care facility and find a patient in a stable
condition under the care of a medical professional, all efforts will be made to contact a private provider for transportation instead of a fire department Rescue.
TRUE
When a fire department Rescue is responding to an “emergency” and will have a response time
exceeding __ minutes, the Dispatcher will contact a private ambulance companies and determine if
they have a closer unit.
20
If all fire department Rescues are unavailable, Dispatch will contact authorized _______ _________ _________ to respond on calls with the fire department units.
private ambulance companies
When a Rescue has been at the hospital for approximately __ minutes, the Channel 1
operator will make contact with them to confirm their status and determine when they expect
to go available.
20
TRUE or FALSE:
The Rescue should go unavailable when returning paramedics back to their fire station.
FALSE:The Rescue should NOT go unavailable when returning paramedics back to their fire
station.
______ __ indicates that there is a Rescue shortage in a particular area of the city.
status 2
A Rescue Status 2 West would be a shortage of rescues?
West of I-17
______ ______ __ means there are less than three Rescues available in the entire city.
Rescue Status 3
MP 205.04 defines hours of high activity as?
0700-0900, 1500-1800
True of False:
At NO time should a Rescue go out of service for the shift by using the MCT without checking with Dispatch.
True
