Sec 21 MEDICAL HELICOPTER OPERATIONS 5/23/14

Question 1

Where does Airlift Northwest fly out of?

Answer 1

Harborview Medical Center.

Question 2

What does M.A.S.T. stand for?

Answer 2

Military Assistance in Safety and Traffic. 54th Medical Detachment of the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis.

Question 3

Give exact location of landing zone, predesignated landing zone points are best. Utilize ____ _____ maps coordinates, if site is not predesignated.

Answer 3

Thomas Brothers

Question 4

Landing zone size at night vs day

Answer 4

60’ x 60’ /Day and 100’ x 100’ /Night (minimums) are required.

Question 5

Landing zone configuration should be arranged by marking the touchdown area with ____ lights/road flares (one in each corner and one indicating wind direction).

Answer 5

5 (one in each corner and one indicating wind direction).

Question 6

EMS requests for hot loads (loading the patient without shutting down the helicopter) shall only be considered for exsanguinating ____ _____ critical trauma patients.

Answer 6

(uncontrolled hemorrhage)

Question 7

____ approach from or leave to the rear of a helicopter. Many people have been decapitated by tail rotors. Airlift Northwest’s front blades are seven feet off the ground in front, under optimal conditions.

Answer 7

NEVER

Question 8

Emergency Medical Services personnel should stay back at least ____ hundred feet and citizens at least two hundred feet back when possible.

Answer 8

one