chapter 61 - emergency vehicle operations Flashcards

1
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bariatric ambulance

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ambulance designed to transport morbidly obese patients

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due regard

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principle used when driving an emergency vehicle of ensuring that all other vehicles and citizens in the area see and grant the emergency vehicle the right of way

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fixed positioning

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establishing a single location in a central point to station an emergency vehicle such as a fire station

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4
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fixed winged aircraft

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an airplane

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5
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gurney

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stretcher or cot used to transport patients

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6
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hot load

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loading a patient into a helicopter while the rotors are spinning

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7
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jump kit

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a hard sided or soft sided bag used by paramedics to carry supplies and medications to the patients side

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8
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landing zone

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an area usd to land a helicopter that is 100x100 feet and free of wires

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9
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medically clean

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disinfected

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10
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response area

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the geographical area assigned to an emergency vehicle for responding to the sick and injured

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11
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rotor wing aircraft

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a helicopter

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12
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specialty center

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a hospital that has met criteria to offer special care as a burn center, level 1 trauma center, stroke center, or pediatric center

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13
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stair chair

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a collapsable, portable chair with handles on the front and back used to carry patients in sitting position down stairs

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14
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sterile

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free of any living organism

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15
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system status management

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SSM - dynamic process of staffing, stationing, and moving ambulances according to projected call volumes

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16
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type ! ambulance

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regular truck cab and frame with a modular ambulance box mounted on the back

17
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type II ambulance

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van style ambulance

18
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type III ambulance

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a van chassis with a modified modular back

19
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unit hour utilization

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UhU - mathematic calculation used to determine the effectiveness of an ambulance one call per hour = 1 UhU