Random CACC Facts

Question 1

What factors might cause low priority calls to be deferred?

Answer 1

Emergency coverage
Weather
MCI

Question 2

CTAS level 1

Answer 2

Resuscitation

Question 3

CTAS level 5

Answer 3

Patient is triaged as non urgent

Question 4

CTAS level 3

Answer 4

Patient is triaged as urgent

Question 5

Health care facilities are asked to book calls how long in advance ?

Answer 5

24hrs

Question 6

What is a code 6?

Answer 6

Legally dead

Question 7

What does MCI mean?

Answer 7

Multiple casualty incident - an incident with potential to overwhelm local resources

Question 8

How old must a patient be before they can qualify for ASA administration instructions?

Answer 8

16

Question 9

What exceptions are there to the use of the primary assessment?

Answer 9

Incident standby

calls from hospitals, other CACCS, or on duty medics

Question 10

What does IIDPCI stand for?

Answer 10

Inter-institutional dispatch priority card index

Question 11

What card can help when ACOs have difficulty determining patient location?

Answer 11

Geographical assistance

Question 12

Is it a requirement to provide PAIs when the caller is a medical professional?

Answer 12

Yes PAIs should be given to everyone unless they specifically decline them (except on duty medic/hospital)

Question 13

At what age does a patient nose bleed result in a code 4?

Answer 13

70

Question 14

What problems qualify for early pre-alert based OIT?

Answer 14

• choking
• not breathing
• severe respiratory distress
• unconscious
• VSA
• cardiac arrest

Question 15

What does FREI?

Answer 15

Febrile respiratory enteric illness

Question 16

When can you go off script and add questions to a call?

Answer 16

• location
• access
• safety or hazards
• to clarify

Question 17

What is a 3rd party caller?

Answer 17

A caller who is not with the patient, and may have limited information

Question 18

What is the long distance transfer criteria for referring calls to ORNGE?

Answer 18

One way distance of 240km

Question 19

How do you complete the patients field if more than 9 patients are carried ?

Answer 19

An X in patients field and document in comments

Question 20

Options for location code fields?

Answer 20

UTM or institution code

Question 21

What is a code 5?

Answer 21

Obviously dead

Question 22

What does the first digit in a unit number indicate?

Answer 22

Operating region

Question 23

What unit number should be recorded for units from within Canada?

Answer 23

0008

Question 24

How is the destination location recorded when no UTM can be obtained?

Answer 24

5 in the metro code

Question 25

All forms including spoiled forms must have what 3 fields completed?

Answer 25

Dispatch centre, booked by, priority

Question 26

What unit number should be recorded for units from the US?

Answer 26

0009

Question 27

What destination location is recorded when units have an MVC with a pt on board?

Answer 27

9990 6

Question 28

What is a code 6?

Answer 28

Legally dead

Question 29

How many stretchers does unit 1268 have?

Answer 29

2 - as per the second digit

Question 30

What type of unit is 1329?

Answer 30

An ESU - as per the second digit

Question 31

What is coffee grounds emesis and what does it indicate?

Answer 31

Vomit that looks like coffee grounds - indicates internal bleeding in the upper GI tract

Question 32

What is the period following a seizure called?

Answer 32

Postictal state

Question 33

Signs and symptoms of hyperglycaemia?

Answer 33

- thirst - urination - coma - confusion - fatigue - blurry vision - dry mouth - fruity breath

Question 34

What is a myocardial infarction and signs and symptoms ?

Answer 34

Heart attack - chest pain, sweating, radiating pain, nausea, sob, dizziness

Question 35

What medical prefix means slow?

Answer 35

Brady

Question 36

What is another name for a red blood cell?

Answer 36

Erythrocyte

Question 37

Medical prefix hyper means?

Answer 37

Excessive or above normal

Question 38

High blood pressure

Answer 38

Hypertension

Question 39

code 9

Answer 39

Maintenance call

Question 40

Code 7

Answer 40

Down staffed vehicle

Question 41

When can you put two digits in a field on a AS5D form?

Answer 41

Two digit base numbers in the station field

Question 42

What destination location is recorded when a unit breaks down with a pt on board?

Answer 42

9999 6

Question 43

Four statuses units can be when they are assigned

Answer 43

- 00 base - 77 mobile - 88 on scene - 99 code 9 maintenance

Question 44

CTAS level 4

Answer 44

Pt triaged as less urgent

Question 45

CTAS level 2

Answer 45

Pt triaged as emergent

Question 46

Info needed for standby from adjacent centres?

Answer 46

- Standby location - estimated duration - call number

Question 47

Cyanosis

Answer 47

A bluish didcolouration of the skin

Question 48

What is aphasia and what problem nature associated with it?

Answer 48

Loss of ability to understand or express speech - CVA or TIA

Question 49

Abnormal posturing

Answer 49

Involuntary flex ion or extension of the arms or legs

Question 50

Lower jaw

Answer 50

Mandible

Question 51

Vascular medicine

Answer 51

Medical specialty dealing with circulatory system

Question 52

Bone found at the anterior of the thoracic area of the body

Answer 52

Sternum

Question 53

Scale used to describe a patients level of consciousness

Answer 53

Glascow coma scale

Question 54

Anaphylaxis and treatment

Answer 54

Severe allergic reaction - epinephrine injector

Question 55

Common name for necrotizing fasciitis

Answer 55

Flesh eating disease

Question 56

Where is sacrum located?

Answer 56

Base of the spine

Question 57

Compound fracture

Answer 57

Broken bone pierced the skin

Question 58

Lyme disease

Answer 58

Tick borne disease that causes circular rash and fever

Question 59

Urology

Answer 59

Field of medicine related to urinary health

Question 60

Edema

Answer 60

Swelling

Question 61

Oncology

Answer 61

Hospital department deals with tumors especially in cancer patients

Question 62

Neonatal department

Answer 62

Newborns

Question 63

Subarachnoid bleed

Answer 63

In the brain

Question 64

What is an embolism?

Answer 64

Blood clot

Question 65

Most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest

Answer 65

Ventricular fibrillation

Question 66

Cardiomyopathy

Answer 66

Disease of the heart muscle

Question 67

Signs and symptoms of shock

Answer 67

Pale, clammy, weak rapid pulse, hyperventilation, vomiting, fainting

Question 68

What medical prefix means fast?

Answer 68

Tachy

Question 69

Proctologist

Answer 69

Doctor who specializes in treatment of rectal and colon issues

Question 70

Meninges

Answer 70

Membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

Question 71

Condition resulting from partial blockage of the blood vessels feeding the heart

Answer 71

Angina

Question 72

Which organ does the prefix hepato refer to?

Answer 72

The liver

Question 73

Nephrology

Answer 73

Department pts go to for treatment of kidney function issues

Question 74

Neurological disorder which causes seizures

Answer 74

Epilepsy

Question 75

Abrasion

Answer 75

Area of the skin that has been scraped away by friction

Question 76

Obstetrics

Answer 76

Branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and care of women giving birth

Question 77

Gout

Answer 77

Complex form of arthritis causing sudden and severe pain/tenderness in the joints

Question 78

Bruise

Answer 78

Small contusion or a large hematoma

Question 79

Thrush

Answer 79

Infection of Candida albicans