DPCI II Flashcards
Learn the card numbers
My mom says she feels funny. Not like she’s in pain or anything but she says she feels like she did last time before she had her heart attack
Card 11 Chest Pain/Heart Problem
I’m the vice-principal of the middle school. We’re in the middle if our fundraising marathon and it looks like we have a young man here whose asthma is acting up.
Card 7 Breathing Problem
We just got home from a bar and my friend is acting really weird. I think someone put something in her drink.
25 Overdose/Poisoning
This is the Manager, at Cineplex. One of my staff has just scalded himself on hot nacho cheese sauce. The back of his hand and his forearm are all red.
CARD 8 Burns/Electrocution/Inhalation
It’s for our client at the Sunrise Group Home. She has a seizure disorder so usually we don’t call, but today she’s been in seizure for over 4 minutes, so we’re calling.
Card 12 Convulsions/Seizure
My baby fell out of her crib and she won’t stop crying. We were downstairs and we heard a thud, then she started crying…I’m worried- I can’t tell if she’s hurt.
Card 28 Trauma (Blunt)/Assault OR Card 18 Falls
This is the zoo! One of our animal keepers was just attacked by one of the tigers - he pounced on him and swiped him pretty hard with his claws - he’s all cut up and bleeding bad.
Card 27 Trauma (Penetrating)/Wound
I asked my son to clean the bathroom and he poured bleach and detergent into the toilet and now he says the vapours really hurt his throat. I’m not sure what we should do.
Card 8 Burns/Electrocution/Inhalation
I’m calling from the nursing home. One of the patients was just found outside in the snow in her night gown. She is from the dementia unit and we don’t know how long she has been out there.
Card 21 Enviromental Exposure
It’s BabiesRUs; we have a woman in labour
Card 37 Childbirth/Labour
My dad’s doctor told him not to do any work but he is outside working on our deck and now his back is locked up
Card 5 Back Pain
We have an 11 yo girl here who’s the catcher at our softball game and she got hit in the head by a bat; it slipped out of the battery’s hands. She’s on the ground. She’s really dazed and she’s not doing so good.
Card 28 Trauma (Blunt)/Assault or Card 30 Dec LOC/UNC
It’s the Stonepath Nursing Home. We have a patient here, last seen an hour ago at breakfast. Now she’s drooling and having trouble speaking
Card 29 CVA/Stroke
My wife’s been in bed for 4 days. She has a flu and she’s not eating. I don’t drive anymore and I want to get her to a doctor
Card 31 Generally Unwell
There’s something wrong with my daughter. She’s 7. Her sugar might be off.shea usually sweet and quiet - right now she’s yelling and angry and throwing things - thus has never happened so we are not sure how to handle it.
Card 13 Diabetic Problem
I’m in the bathroom at work. I’m pregnant and I’m 16 weeks along and I’m bleeding. I have miscarried before.
Card 38 Bleeding in Pregnancy
My sister is here with her son; we didn’t know the patio door was open; he got out and fell in the pool! We got him out but he’s choking on some water.
Card 14 Near Drowing
Our mailman is lying on our walkway. He says his back hurts and he can’t move.
Card 5 Back Pain/ Card 18 Falls
A kid in my store just tried to run out with a video game. I grabbed him by his Hoodia and he slipped and fell and hit his head.
Card 18 Fall/ Card20 Head Unjury/ Card 28 Trauma (Blunt) Assault
I’m calling from the Midway fair. Our ferris wheel is stuck; there’s a guy on the way to fix it; but there’s a lady near the top who’s freaking out.
Card 16 Behavioral
It’s OBrien’s pool hall. We’ve got a guy here with cuts on his face and his eye. He was walking behind somebody about to shoot and the guy knocked him in the face with his cue and his glasses broke.
Card 28 Trauma (Blunt)/Assault or Card 27 Trauma (Penetrating)/Wound
We’re at the park and a little boy was kicked in the head by another little boy who was swinging. He’s barely awake and really needs an ambulance now
Card 30 Decreased LOC/UNC
I’m calling from the Folk Festival…one of our acts fell off the stage!
Card 18 Fall
Construction site…someone nailed their foot to the roof.
Card 27 Trauma (Penetrating)/ Wound
I just saw a cyclist cut in front of a car and the guy hit him…he went flying.
Card 24 MVC or Card 28 Trauma (Blunt)/Assault
A guy just stumbled through the door into my tattoo parlour. Some guys jumped him and robbed him.
Card 28 Trauma (Blunt)/Wound
We have some participants writing their LSATs and one of them has a nose bleed that just won’t stop.
Card 6 Bleeding ( Non Traumatic)
My wife has walked into a wall again. Looks like she broke her nose this time.
Card 28 Trauma (Blunt)/ Assault
I’m calling for one of my Staff.. he got a concussion last week at a hockey game and today he has a very bad headache.
Card 20 Headache
My boyfriend was just outside watching the solar eclipse and now he says his eyes are extremely painful
Card 17 Eye Problem
Abdominal Pain
Card 2
Primary Assessment
Card 1
Allergic Reaction
Card 3
Chest Pain/Heart Problem
Card 11
Behavioural Problem
Card 16
CVA/ Stroke
Card 29
Generally Unwell
Card 31
Evacuation (Unplanned Large Scale)
Card 36
Medical Card
Card 39
Choking - Consc Adult/Child
Card 40
Choking - Conscious - Infant
Card 41
Cardiac Arrest - Adult
Card 42
Cardiac Arrest - Child/Infant
Card 43
Patient Transfer
Card 50
Organ Transfer
Card 51
Team Transfer
Card 52
Card 16
Behavioural Problem
Card 31
Generally Unwell
Card 36
Evacuation (Unplanned Large Scale)
Card 39
Medical Card
Card 40
Choking - Consc Adult/Child
Card 41
Choking - Conscious - Infant
Card 42
Cardiac Arrest - Adult
Card 43
Cardiac Arrest - Child/Infant
Card 50
Patient Transfer
Card 51
Organ Transfer
Card 52
Team Transfer
Card 1 shall also be used to process all calls for service received from allied agencies.
Except:
- Incident standbys;
- Calls received from other CACCs/ACSs and on-duty paramedics;
- Calls received from hospitals
What is the only exception to the rule - complete full Primary Assessment card before moving to a secondary card?
Cardiac Arrest
Code 4 Trigger: What situation is the only instance where a Calltaker will complete the secondary DPCI II card in advance of S2Q of a Code 4 call?
Emergency Inter-Facility Transfer card
When is it permissible for the ACO to change the DPCI II recommended response code?
- ACO has carefully reviewed the caller’s answers,
- assessed the call’s circumstances
- applied critical thinking and sound judgement
- The ACO must document the reason(s) for deviating from the DPCI II recommendations.
Documentation requirements for the ACO, regardless of prompts, are:
the ACO shall document all call information necessary for the
1. rapid,
2. accurate,
3. safe and
4. efficient delivery of communication and
ambulance services
MCI Card
Definition of MCI
Incident that threatens to overwhelm or severely deplete local resources
MCI
CT Roles & Responsibilities
- Exact Location
- Call Back #
- Nature of Indicent
- Potential Hazards
- Best Access/Egress
- Notify Allied Agencies
- Notify CACC Sup who will NTF CACC Mgr and PDO
MCI
DSP Roles & Responsibilities
- Assign/Deploy Units
- Contact OCC if applicable
- Update responders
- Maintain Emerg Coverage
- Obtain, document, update and confirm # injured
MCI
Site Coordinator
Triage Officer
First unit on scene takes on these roles
MCI
Hospitals are to be NTF’d as soon as possible of a possible MCI
- Nature of the Incident
# and type of injuries
- keep them updated
- PT conditions and ETAs
- and any other as per LOP
MOP S11.22
MCI
Goal of the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Psychological and educational support
Transfers
Card 50
PT Transfer
All pt names are entered…
how to complete the pt name field
Last Name, First Name
