Operations

Question 1

tort law

Answer 1

2 private people with a case

Question 2

common law

Answer 2

case law

Question 3

ryan white act

Answer 3

notify ems when exposed to disease

Question 4

requirement for negligence

Answer 4

duty to act
deviation from standard of care
damage to the pt
breach was cause of damage

Question 5

malfeasance

Answer 5

performing a wrongful act

Question 6

misfeasance

Answer 6

performing a legal act in a manor that is harmful

Question 7

nofeasance

Answer 7

failure to perform a required act

Question 8

defamation

Answer 8

statement that is made about a persons character that is untrue

Question 9

libel

Answer 9

written statments

Question 10

slander

Answer 10

false verbal statments

Question 11

vicarious liability

Answer 11

employer is liable for employees negligent actions

Question 12

borrowed servants

Answer 12

emt supervised by medic can cause liability for medic

Question 13

assault

Answer 13

threatening a patient

Question 14

battery

Answer 14

physical contact without consent

Question 15

how many ambulance crashes per year

Answer 15

4500

Question 16

what percent occurs at red light

Answer 16

43-53

Question 17

who sets regulations for radios

Answer 17

fcc

Question 18

code of regulations title 47

Answer 18

liscenses and allocates frequencies
sets standards for radios

Question 19

best radios for urban areas

Answer 19

700-800 mhz

Question 20

base station radios

Answer 20

located in fixed positions

Question 21

mobile transceivers

Answer 21

located in vehicles or aircraft with a range of 10-15 miles

Question 22

portable transcievers

Answer 22

handheld devices

Question 23

repeater

Answer 23

used to boost signal

Question 24

simplex transmission

Answer 24

transmit and receive on same freq
cant do both simultanously
(used in dispatch)

Question 25

duplex transmission

Answer 25

sends and receives using 2 freq per channel
acts like telephone

Question 26

NFPA 1917

Answer 26

standard for ambulances

Question 27

CAAS

Answer 27

commission on accreditation of ambulance services

Question 28

type 1 ambulance

Answer 28

medic rig normal
truck cab with ambulance body

Question 29

type 2 ambulance

Answer 29

vanbulance

Question 30

type 3 ambulance

Answer 30

special van with integral cab body

Question 31

medium duty ambulance

Answer 31

designed for heavy loads

Question 32

where to park at accidnet

Answer 32

100 ft past scene on same side of road,

50 ft in front with fend off positioning

Question 33

where to park at hazardous material incident

Answer 33

200 ft upwind

Question 34

ideal lz width

Answer 34

100x100 with no slope
mark with cones or strobes
avoid flares

Question 35

span of control

Answer 35

3-7 with optimal being 5

Question 36

single command

Answer 36

one person in charge of entire operation
works best on small incidnts

Question 37

unified command

Answer 37

multiple agencies working together

Question 38

branch

Answer 38

geography or primary role

Question 39

group

Answer 39

function

Question 40

division

Answer 40

geography or location

Question 41

start triage rr

Answer 41

absent- dead
<10 >30 rr - critical
normal- yellow

Question 42

start triage perfusion

Answer 42

absent dead
present carotid absent radial - critical

Question 43

class 1 hazmat

Answer 43

explosives

Question 44

class 2 hazmat

Answer 44

gas

Question 45

class 3

Answer 45

liquids

Question 46

class 4

Answer 46

flammable solids

Question 47

class 5

Answer 47

oxidizers

Question 48

class 6

Answer 48

poision

Question 49

class 7

Answer 49

radioactive

Question 50

class 8

Answer 50

corrosives

Question 51

class 9

Answer 51

miscellanous

Question 52

alpha radiation

Answer 52

large particles with minimal penetrating ability
stopped by paper

Question 53

beta radiaiton

Answer 53

small particles that can penetrate skin, dangerous if ingested
stopped with respiratory protection and protective clothing

Question 54

gamma radiation

Answer 54

most dangerous form stopped with concrete

Question 55

levels of ppe hazmat

Answer 55

a - glowworm
b- scba and tyvek
c tyvek mask
d work clothes

Question 56

GCS eyes

Answer 56

spontaneous
speech
pain
none

Question 57

gcs verbal

Answer 57

a+o
confused
inappropriate
inconprehensible
none

Question 58

gcs motor

Answer 58

obeyes
localizes
withdrawals
decorticate
decerebate
none