Ambulance Ops & Field Expectation Flashcards
4 lead EKG placement
- White lead- RA
- Black lead- LA
- Red lead- LL
- Green lead-RL
3 lead EKG placement
- White over right
* Smoke over fire
Spiking a bag means?
- check
- Dose/Integrity
- Clarity
- Expiration Date
Needles
- never recap
- always place it in puncture proof container
- sharp shuttle/bin
ALS interactions
- Needles
- EKG
- IV’s
Airships
- Always approach from the front in view of the pilot
- Take commands from the pilot
- Keep Sade zone during launch/landing for debris
- Remove loose items from gurney during hot loads
On scene
- Always have someone watching traffic
- Get PD for traffic control
- Use all your senses
- Try to park out of traffic
- use emergency light when in traffic
- Federal Law require safety vests
- Try to protect your rig with bigger rigs like fire trucks
- Use cones or flares
School zones
Obey post speed limits at all times
If a school bus is present and offloading kids__________
Stop! Allow the bus to finish its operations then proceed
Which is the most likely emergency vehicle hit in an intersection?
Second vehicle
Escorts
Avoid them, use only as a last resort
Most states do not allow ambulances to _____________
Pass through a red without stopping
Liability tends to fall on?
EMT
Intersections
Most likely place to have an accident
Driving code 3
- Life threatening Emergency
- Time is of the essence
- Troubled airway
- Use all warning devices
- Doesn’t give you the right of way, you’re REQUESTING the right of way
State only requires an ambulance to have a single _____ light
Single burning red light
Ambulances can drive no more than ____mph above the speed limit
no more than 15mph over the speed limit
Ambulance drivers certificate issued by?
DMV
Ambulance driver’s Main goal is to?
Arrive safe at the scene
What’s the most important information for EMT’s when they receive a call?
Dispatched location
When to restock ?
After every call
Daily checks divided into two parts
- Gear/Pt compartment
- Rig
