DB 18-02 ALS Downgrades

Question 1

The increase is ambulance what routinely compromises resource availability to critical levels?

Answer 1

“Wall time”

Question 2

When a fire company is dispatched with an ALS RA and they determine the patient does not require ALS, the fire company shall notify MFC to cancel the ALS RA and request who?

Answer 2

BLS ambulance

Question 3

When requesting a BLS rescue, the BLA rescue will be dispatched what unless others wise requested by the on scene fire company?

Answer 3

Non-emergency

Question 4

A paramedic RA on scene of an incident should request a what to be dispatched to provide transport of a BLS patient?

Answer 4

BLS RA

Question 5

An ALS rescue can request a BLS rescue under what conditions?

Answer 5

Thorough patient assessment
Patient is stable
CC and symptoms don’t meet part 1 of PDP or approval by base station
Both ALS RA members agree patient is stable for BLS transport
Patients age, CC, medical history do not merit ALS treatment and transport
ETA of BLS RA does not exceed 30 minutes, non emergency

Question 6

A receiving facility is agreed upon between who?

Answer 6

Scene members and if contacted, base