quiz 11 Flashcards
During scene size-up at a multiple-vehicle crash, it is important to determine the number of patients because:
additional EMS resources may have to be called if there are more patients than the first crew on the scene can handle.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the scene size-up?
Establishing an airway
Body substance isolation precautions (Standard Precautions) may include:
gloves, eyewear, mask
Place the five steps of the Scene Size-up in the appropriate order
number of patients, mechanism of injury/nature of illness, resource determination, standard-precautions determination and scene safety
The scene size-up should take place:
only at the beginning of a call
When fuel has been spilled at a motor-vehicle collision, the danger zone should be extended at least:
100 feet in all directions.
In every motor vehicle accident there are actually how many collisions?
3
A fall should be considered severe whenever an adult patient have fallen:
three times their height.
When there are no apparent hazards, the danger zone at the scene of a vehicle collision should extend at least
50 feet in all directions.
If you observe potential signs of violence at a scene, your first action generally should be to:
retreat to a position of safety.
The temporary hole in a body that is caused by the pressure wave of the bullet is called
cavitation