216 - Aided Cases

Question 1

When UMOS responds to an aided and if aided is wearing a medic alert emblem, notify

Answer 1

Radio dispatcher and bring to the attention of ambulance attendant. Do not remove emblem.

Question 2

UMOS will make a second call in ________ if ambulance does not arrive.

Answer 2

20 min

Question 3

What is considered an unidentified person?

Answer 3

Subject of an aided or collision case and

• unable to ID self or cannot be determined
• unable to make notification if admitted to hospital or child to shelter
• under 18 and refuses to ID self or give address
• DOA and ID unknown or notification cannot be made

Question 4

At the arrival of a dead human body scene, UMOS request

Answer 4

Ambulance and patrol supervisor.

Ascertain facts and notify desk ASAP.

If pronouncement of death is questioned by anyone, request aided be removed to hospital or that a doctor be dispatched.

Question 5

At the arrival of a dead human body scene, if death is suspicious UMOS will

Answer 5

Obtain names of witnesses and detain at scene.

Question 6

During a dead human body job, desk officer will always notify

Answer 6

PDU and Medical examiner (inform if plastic sheet or bag may be a factor in death). If ME fails to respond within 1 hr, make follow up call.

Desk officer will notify harbor if aided is removed from navigable waters by other than harbor.

Operations unit if apparent homicide, suicide or death is suspicious.

Communications section if death is unusual or homicide.

Question 7

When can the desk officer close a DOA complaint at precinct level?

Answer 7

Deceased is properly identified, medical examiner certifies death as natural and relatives are present and notified.

Question 8

In a mental health removal order, desk officer will contact operations if psychiatrist

Answer 8

Does not contact command or respond within one hour.

Question 9

For a mental health removal order, the desk officer will have communications section assign _________to execute order.

R.E.P.

Answer 9

R - RMP
E - ESU
P - patrol supervisor

Question 10

In a mental health removal order, if patient will not cooperate and refuses to go to hospital voluntarily, patrol supervisor will request

Answer 10

CO/Duty Captain

Question 11

When an aided required oxygen, UMOS will notify

Answer 11

ESU

Question 12

The desk officer will notify __________ in poisoned OT infected food cases or in wood or denatured alcohol poisoning cases.

Answer 12

Operations unit

Question 13

If a person treated at a hospital for apparent poisoning, if sample is available, the sample will be taken to _______ with ___________ attached.

Answer 13

Department of health labs with a Request for lab

Question 14

When a pattern emerges concerning several separate incident of suspected food poisoning that occurred under similar circumstances, UMOS will notify ____________ and comply with instructions received.

Answer 14

Poison control center

Question 15

Who notifies department of health and mental hygiene of an animal that has bitten, scratched, or abraded a human being and/or of human exposure to a rabid animal or of an animal suspected of being rabid.

Answer 15

Desk officer

Question 16

Snake bites require a notification to ________________ and entered on the aided report.

Answer 16

Poison control center of the department of health.

Question 17

Upon responding to an incident in which a taxicab is involved and it is apparent that the taxi driver has epilepsy, vertigo, heart disease or other condition making him/her unfit to operate a taxi, UMOS will

Answer 17

• follow normal aided procedures
• obtain driver’s credentials and give receipt for credentials
• forward credentials and facts in report of violation to NYC TLC.

Question 18

In an auxiliary line of duty injury or death, desk officer will notify

Answer 18

Operations unit and supervisor at APS.

Question 19

Investigating supervisor in a line of duty injury or death of an APO will prepare report on

Answer 19

Typed letterhead or unusual occurrence report.

Auxiliary police coordinator precinct of occurrence will ensure all reports are forwarded to APS within 10 days.

Question 20

Desk officer will make the following notifications for aided:

Aided is killed/injured on MTA bus ______

Aided is killed/injured on scaffold ________

Aided is killed/injured at construction site, parks department property, or in a factory or store ________.

Answer 20

• NYC Transit
• Department of buildings
• Operations unit

Question 21

When notified by DOC of a suspicious death or suicide at a department of corrections facility, desk officer will notify:

Answer 21

• PDU
• CO/Duty Captain
• Patrol Borough
• IAB - log number
• Operations unit

Question 22

When responding to an incident involving a child falling from a window, UMOS will

Answer 22

• follow aided procedure
• prepare Dept of health form, Child window fall report and immediately fax to Dept of health.
• mail it to them

Question 23

If there are deficiencies/missing equipment in the AED kit, UMOS will notify

Answer 23

Desk officer and Make appropriate activity log entries.

Question 24

How long do you have to wait to administer 2nd dose of naloxone if individual has not responded to first dose?

Answer 24

3-5 minutes

Question 25

In suspected overdose cases, patrol supervisor will request PDU if

Answer 25

• Individual has died
• likely to die
• naloxone was administered
  (Leave 61 open)

Also request ECT.

Question 26

Desk officer will notify ______, _______, _________. Obtain Naloxone log number from Ops for fatal/non fatal suspected overdoses.

Answer 26

CO/Duty captain
Patrol borough
Operations

Question 27

The ___________ prepares report on typed letterhead addressed to __________ the COD for fatal overdoses.

Answer 27

Patrol supervisor

COD

Question 28

When does a UMOS administer Naloxone?

Answer 28

When a person a suspected of an overdose and is unresponsive

Question 29

Who prepares the NYS Public Safety Naloxone Quality improvement usage report and delivers this where?

Answer 29

UMOS

Delivers to desk officer precinct of occurrence

Question 30

What is an aided case?

CALLS MD

Answer 30

C - child (runaway, abused, abandoned, neglected)
A - adult requiring care due to arrest, hosp, or death of P/G or person responsible for care
L - lost adult
L - lost child

M - mentally ill
D - DOA

Question 31

What is routine sick at home?

I C no PAIN

Answer 31

I - identified and
C - conscious

No

P - police services needed
A - adults - dependent or uncared for children
I - investigation needed
N - notifications required

Question 32

When does a UMOS have to ride in back of the ambulance?

Answer 32

• unconscious
• unidentified
• unsound mind