XV Flashcards
Platinum Ten
Ten minutes from arrival to transport via EMS
Safety priority
Rescuer
Scene
Patient
PPE req MVC
Bucket
Gloves
Glasses
Bunker
Traffic vest
bio hazard protection (if req…gown)
Outer circle - MVC
HAZARDS
victims
others
bystanders
Inner circle MVC
of pts
Extrication needs
Hazards
Sides of vehicle
Driver’s
Passenger’s
Front
Rear
Roof
Undercarriage
Inside
Outside
Types of collision
head on
offset head on (rotational)
T-bone (side impact)
Rear end collision
Rollover
Airbag types
SRS - supplemental restraint system
SIPS - side impact protection system
HPS -
5 - 10 - 20 rule
5 inches from curtain
10 inches from driver airbags
20 inches from passenger airbags
Fire fighters must take time to observe: (MVC)
Potential traffic hazards Types of vehicles involved Positioning of the vehicles Fire potential Involvement of hazardous materials Utilities involved Need for additional resources.
You can access patients trapped within a vehicle
Through an operating door, Through a window, and By cutting through the body of the vehicle
Combi tool
found on pump
Hurst
edraulic
17” spread
292K lb spread force