Module 28: Special Patient Populations Flashcards
EMTs are certified by the NYS ____ and ______
NYS DOH
Bureau of EMS and Trauma
TorF: EMTs should always go above the speed limit and drive as fast as possible to the hospital
False
What are EVOC and CEVO?
classes and training that teach EMTs how to drive an ambulance
What is the NYS vehicle and traffic law (NYS policy 00-13)
Allow EMTs to park in no standing/paring zones
can go through red signal/stop sign, SLOWLY
EMTs can exceed speed limit, so long as EMT is not endangering people/property
EMTs can go down one way streets
NEVER go past railroad crossing with arms down, or go past school bus with arms down
Type ___ ambulances are the most common. It sits on a ___ body
III
van body
Compare Type I to Type II ambulances
Type I ambulances have a bigger turning radius, while type II is more narrow/top-heavy (risk of flipping)
In an unsafe scene, the ambulance should be parked at a minimum of ____ feet from scene
100
Can EMTs use their vehicles to block scene from traffic by parking at an angle?
Yes
Always remain __hill and ___ wind from environmental emergencies
uphill and upwind
Name some things an EMT should note at a motor vehicle crash
Ambulance position, if car is on, fluid/smoke, down wires, airbags deployed
When assessing the scene of a motor vehicle accident, an EMT sees that there are downed power lines around the vehicle. What should the EMT say to the pt?
EMT should tell pt not to leave the car
An incident is led by an
incident commander
at an MCI, EMTs are responsible for ____, ____, and _____
triage, treatment, and transportation
Order the color of triage tags from most urgent to least
red, yellow, green
black=dead
Tag the patient: they are not breathing after reposition
black tag
Tag the pt: you call out and they walk to you. What do you tell them?
green tag, “walking wounded.” Tell them to gather in one area
Tag the pt: They do not walk when you call out. They have respiration between 10-30, they have a peripheral pulse, and they can follow simple commands (RPMs are within parameter).
Yellow tag.
Tag the pt: Their respiratory rate is 8bpm. They have a peripheral pulse. They can follow simple commands.
Red tag, One RPM out of parameter
Tag the pt: Pt has respiratory rate f 20 but absent radial pulses. He can follow simple commands.
Red tag, bp likely low
Tag the pt: they are not breathing, but after reposition begin breathing on their own.
Red tag
TorF: Red tags are transported to a closer hospital than yellow, if necessary.
True
Tag the pt. Awake and following commands. has a radial pulse. Open bilateral lower extremity fractures
Yellow tag, could not get up and walk so he is not green, but his RPMs are adequate.
TorF: the police come in first during an active shooting, then EMTs
False (kinda). Rescue task force comes in second, but they require additional training and are not regular EMTs
A 22-year-old male was found after a fire to have burns to both of his hands, he is breathing 25 times a minute, cannot walk, is confused, and has a heart rate of 128 with good radial pulses. Utilizing START Triage, he would be given what priority?
red
