Safety Precautions

Question 1

What is the final part of the preparation phase in emergency response?

Answer 1

Reviewing safety precautions

This stage is crucial for ensuring the safety of personnel and patients.

Question 2

What should be checked as part of safety precautions?

Answer 2

Safety devices such as seat belts

This includes those in both the cab and patient compartment.

Question 3

What must be ensured about the equipment in the ambulance?

Answer 3

All equipment needs to be secured appropriately

This is important to prevent injuries during a crash.

Question 4

How should portable oxygen tanks be secured in an ambulance?

Answer 4

By fixed clasps or housings

These should not be secured to the stretcher or bench unless using a specially designed device.

Question 5

True or False: It is safe to secure oxygen tanks to the stretcher.

Answer 5

False

Oxygen tanks should not be secured to the stretcher unless using a commercially manufactured device.

Question 6

What can happen to equipment, including oxygen tanks, in a motor vehicle crash?

Answer 6

They may become projectiles

This poses a significant risk of injury to both the crew and patients.