Chapter 11 scene size up

Question 1

danger zone

Answer 1

the area around the wreckage or any incident within which special safety precautions should be taken

Question 2

index of suspicion

Answer 2

awareness that there may be injuries

Question 3

mechanism of injury

Answer 3

the force that produced the injury, its intensity and direction.

how the patient was injured

Question 4

nature of illness

Answer 4

what is the patient suffering from (illness or symptoms)

Question 5

penetrating trauma

Answer 5

injury by an object that passes through the skin or tissues

Question 6

scene size up

Answer 6

sizing up the scene from the moment dispatch calls it in, till approaching and arrival.

Question 7

ANSI-approved reflective vests

Answer 7

should be worn at traffic collisions or at any night time emergency scene

Question 8

fuel spill danger zone

Answer 8

100 ft radius from scene center (wreckage and fuel)

-park upwind if possible

Question 9

vehicle fire

Answer 9

100 ft radius from fire

Question 10

downed wires

Answer 10

area in which people or vehicles might be in contact with energized wires.

ambulance should be parked at least 1 full distance of the wires away from the poles to which broken wires are attached.

Question 11

hazards materials

Answer 11

some cases when nothing is spilled safety zone is 50ft

in other cases we may be warned to park 2,000 ft from danger zone

• park uphill if liquid is flowing
• park on same level if there are gases or fumes rising