ECare - Chapter 38 (Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication)

Question 1

light combo for night operations

Answer 1

red/amber warning lights on

headlights off

fog lights off

traffic directional boards operating

Question 2

vehicle extrication process

Answer 2

1. prepare
2. sizing up situation
3. recognize and manage hazards
4. stabilize vehicle
5. access pt
6. primary pt assessment and rapid trauma assessment
7. disentangling the pt
8. immobilizing and extricating pt from vehicle
9. providing assessment, care, and transport to hospital
10. terminating rescue

Question 3

Emergency responders uniform while working in highways

Answer 3

ANSI safety vests + hard hat

during extrication, add full turnouts

Question 4

when to cut battery out of electrical system

Answer 4

gasoline is pooled under the car or undeployed air bags

Question 5

stabilizing a car

Answer 5

three chocks (two on side, one in front/back), deflate tiers in tool work (door/roof removal)

Question 6

when is stabilization unnecessary

Answer 6

car is on the roof with trunk and front touching ground

Question 7

simple car access

Answer 7

see if door can be opened or if someone can roll down windows

Question 8

complex car access

Answer 8

tools used to break window/gain access

Question 9

laminated safety glass

Answer 9

two sheets of plate glass bonded to sheet of tough plastic

Question 10

tempered glass

Answer 10

resilient and breaks into small rounded pieces

Question 11

Disentanglement

Answer 11

1. try doors
2. try unlock/unlatch door
3. get through via windows
   OR
   dispose door and roof
4. displace front end

Question 12

benefits of disposing door

Answer 12

1. interior of vehicle accessible
2. large exit
3. fresh air, cools pt
4. quick access to critical pt