Random CACC Facts Flashcards
What factors might cause low priority calls to be deferred?
Emergency coverage
Weather
MCI
CTAS level 1
Resuscitation
CTAS level 5
Patient is triaged as non urgent
CTAS level 3
Patient is triaged as urgent
Health care facilities are asked to book calls how long in advance ?
24hrs
What is a code 6?
Legally dead
What does MCI mean?
Multiple casualty incident - an incident with potential to overwhelm local resources
How old must a patient be before they can qualify for ASA administration instructions?
16
What exceptions are there to the use of the primary assessment?
Incident standby
calls from hospitals, other CACCS, or on duty medics
What does IIDPCI stand for?
Inter-institutional dispatch priority card index
What card can help when ACOs have difficulty determining patient location?
Geographical assistance
Is it a requirement to provide PAIs when the caller is a medical professional?
Yes PAIs should be given to everyone unless they specifically decline them (except on duty medic/hospital)
At what age does a patient nose bleed result in a code 4?
70
What problems qualify for early pre-alert based OIT?
- choking
- not breathing
- severe respiratory distress
- unconscious
- VSA
- cardiac arrest
What does FREI?
Febrile respiratory enteric illness
When can you go off script and add questions to a call?
- location
- access
- safety or hazards
- to clarify
What is a 3rd party caller?
A caller who is not with the patient, and may have limited information
What is the long distance transfer criteria for referring calls to ORNGE?
One way distance of 240km
How do you complete the patients field if more than 9 patients are carried ?
An X in patients field and document in comments
Options for location code fields?
UTM or institution code
What is a code 5?
Obviously dead
What does the first digit in a unit number indicate?
Operating region
What unit number should be recorded for units from within Canada?
0008
How is the destination location recorded when no UTM can be obtained?
5 in the metro code
All forms including spoiled forms must have what 3 fields completed?
Dispatch centre, booked by, priority
What unit number should be recorded for units from the US?
0009
What destination location is recorded when units have an MVC with a pt on board?
9990 6
What is a code 6?
Legally dead
How many stretchers does unit 1268 have?
2 - as per the second digit
What type of unit is 1329?
An ESU - as per the second digit
What is coffee grounds emesis and what does it indicate?
Vomit that looks like coffee grounds - indicates internal bleeding in the upper GI tract
What is the period following a seizure called?
Postictal state
Signs and symptoms of hyperglycaemia?
- thirst
- urination
- coma
- confusion
- fatigue
- blurry vision
- dry mouth
- fruity breath
What is a myocardial infarction and signs and symptoms ?
Heart attack - chest pain, sweating, radiating pain, nausea, sob, dizziness
What medical prefix means slow?
Brady
What is another name for a red blood cell?
Erythrocyte
Medical prefix hyper means?
Excessive or above normal
High blood pressure
Hypertension
code 9
Maintenance call
Code 7
Down staffed vehicle
When can you put two digits in a field on a AS5D form?
Two digit base numbers in the station field
What destination location is recorded when a unit breaks down with a pt on board?
9999 6
Four statuses units can be when they are assigned
- 00 base
- 77 mobile
- 88 on scene
- 99 code 9 maintenance
CTAS level 4
Pt triaged as less urgent
CTAS level 2
Pt triaged as emergent
Info needed for standby from adjacent centres?
- Standby location
- estimated duration
- call number
Cyanosis
A bluish didcolouration of the skin
What is aphasia and what problem nature associated with it?
Loss of ability to understand or express speech - CVA or TIA
Abnormal posturing
Involuntary flex ion or extension of the arms or legs
Lower jaw
Mandible
Vascular medicine
Medical specialty dealing with circulatory system
Bone found at the anterior of the thoracic area of the body
Sternum
Scale used to describe a patients level of consciousness
Glascow coma scale
Anaphylaxis and treatment
Severe allergic reaction - epinephrine injector
Common name for necrotizing fasciitis
Flesh eating disease
Where is sacrum located?
Base of the spine
Compound fracture
Broken bone pierced the skin
Lyme disease
Tick borne disease that causes circular rash and fever
Urology
Field of medicine related to urinary health
Edema
Swelling
Oncology
Hospital department deals with tumors especially in cancer patients
Neonatal department
Newborns
Subarachnoid bleed
In the brain
What is an embolism?
Blood clot
Most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest
Ventricular fibrillation
Cardiomyopathy
Disease of the heart muscle
Signs and symptoms of shock
Pale, clammy, weak rapid pulse, hyperventilation, vomiting, fainting
What medical prefix means fast?
Tachy
Proctologist
Doctor who specializes in treatment of rectal and colon issues
Meninges
Membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
Condition resulting from partial blockage of the blood vessels feeding the heart
Angina
Which organ does the prefix hepato refer to?
The liver
Nephrology
Department pts go to for treatment of kidney function issues
Neurological disorder which causes seizures
Epilepsy
Abrasion
Area of the skin that has been scraped away by friction
Obstetrics
Branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and care of women giving birth
Gout
Complex form of arthritis causing sudden and severe pain/tenderness in the joints
Bruise
Small contusion or a large hematoma
Thrush
Infection of Candida albicans
