Operations

Question 1

Gaining access into vehicle

Answer 1

door, window, body

Question 2

Windshield

Answer 2

laminated safety glass, use fire ax

Question 3

Other windows

Answer 3

tempered glass, use center punch in corner

Question 4

Car battery

Answer 4

disconnect neg first do not cut cables

Question 5

Driving safely

Answer 5

due regard to all traffic laws, drive in left lane so others pull right

Question 6

Most rescuer deaths occur

Answer 6

in confined spaces

Question 7

Straddle slide

Answer 7

possible spinal, multiple rescuers, narrow space

Question 8

Clothes or blanket drag

Answer 8

1 rescuer, dragged head first and low to ground, possible spinal and risk of danger to pt and/or rescuer

Question 9

Stokes basket

Answer 9

moving over rough terrain, high angle rescue

Question 10

Extremities carry

Answer 10

2 rescuers no spinal

Question 11

Triage

Answer 11

1st medic on scene does not treat unless airway needed

Question 12

START triage red tag

Answer 12

airway not open, resp over 30, absent radial pulse/cap refill over 2 sec, cant follow simple commands

Question 13

START triage yellow tag

Answer 13

does not meet criteria, but has severe injuries or can’t move from scene

Question 14

START triage green tag

Answer 14

minor, walking wounded

Question 15

START triage black tag

Answer 15

no resp after airway open

Question 16

Haz Mat red, blue, yellow, white

Answer 16

fire, health, reactivity, special instructions

Question 17

Haz Mat zones

Answer 17

hot=scene
warm= decon/triage
cold= tx/transport

Question 18

Type 1 ambulance

Answer 18

truck cab with modular base and hand passthrough

Question 19

Type 2 ambulance

Answer 19

van

Question 20

Type 3 ambulance

Answer 20

combo with van chassis and modular back with walk through