Emergency Transportation Safe Customer Escort Flashcards
What are 3 possible reasons for transporting a patient with an escort in the rescue?
Patient Care - ex: mother with young child for comfort, translator, etc.
Family Member - ex: elderly spouse needing to be with their critical family member who is being transported.
Parent Escort - ex: parent escorting an underage child for treatment and consent purposes
What are two rules pertaining to escorts in the rescue?
Use of seatbelts by escort is mandatory.
Small adults or young children should not ride in any rescue cab with airbags installed.
What are three possible considerations for refusing an escort while transporting?
Infectious exposure - ex: information indicating escort has active communicable disease
Contamination - escort has obvious signs of body fluids on skin, clothing, or possessions
Danger to rescue driver or patient - escort exhibiting signs of social or behavioral stress, or drugs/ETOH
