II-24 MVA and Industrial Accident Extrication Flashcards
3.01 _____: A minimum of 50-foot circle area containing the Hot, Warm and Cold Zone and clear of bystanders, media and non-essential personnel
- Action Circle
_______: Hydraulic rescue equipment on Technical Rescue Trucks and certain Ladder Trucks designated as Extrication Trucks. A list of these trucks will be provided to the OEC Shift Supervisor and updated by Technical ______
- Extrication Rescue Systems
- Rescue Command
3.05 ____: A minimum 10-foot action circle around the vehicles involved in the accident. ____ PPE will be worn in the hot zone when extrication tools are in operation
- Hot Zone
- All
Rescue Team: A combination of the ___, ___, ___ united to form a team that will work together to extricate trapped victims
- Engine, Ladder Truck, and Technical Rescue Truck
3.07 _____: A 10-foot action circle beyond the Hot Zone around the vehicles involved in the accident. This is where the extrication power unit should be located and other needed equipment staged.
- Warm Zone
_____ Shall be responsible for overall patient care and transportation of patients
- EMS Personnel:
EMS personnel should stage stretcher, backboards and other needed equipment in the _____ until the extrication is complete
- Warm Zone
Due to the need for proper documentation, all efforts to extricate deceased victims shall be coordinated with ______ and the _____
- law enforcement personnel
- Medical Examiner
No attempt to extricate a deceased victim should be initiated until the investigation by ______ has been completed.
- law enforcement personnel
_____ Shall direct extrication and make all decisions regarding the extrication of patients
- Technical Rescue Extrication Officer (REO)
_____ Shall assign a Hot Zone Safety Supervisor
- Technical Rescue Extrication Officer (REO)
The Technical Rescue Commander _____ the role of IC if he/she is the _____ on location
- may assume
- highest-ranking officer
Hydraulic Rescue System pump units should be started as soon as possible after arriving at the scene in order to allow a warm-up time of at least ____ seconds.
- 45
Hydraulic Rescue System Equipment should be placed at the corner of the vehicles in the ____
- Warm Zone
Industrial Accidents with patients trapped in heavy equipment present many problems for rescuers. The REO should obtain as much information as possible about the equipment involved from the _____.
- owners
