terminology and definitions for ambulance operations
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| Legal term, which appears in most states' driving laws, referring to the responsibility of the emergency vehicle operator to drive safely and keep the safety of all others in mind at all times. | show 🗑
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| Call in which the driver of the emergency vehicle responds with lights and siren because he is of the understanding that loss of life or limb is possible. | show 🗑
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| Large, flat area without aerial obstruction in which a helicopter can land to pick up a person. | show 🗑
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| Special thermometer that is designed to go down to 82 degrees F | show 🗑
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| show | Sager
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| show | AED
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| show | CID
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| Automatic transport ventilator | show 🗑
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| Mechanical compressor for performing CPR that is especially helpful to services with transport time to the hospital greater than 15 minutes. | show 🗑
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| Federal agency that develops specifications for ambulance vehicle designs. | show 🗑
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| show | mycobacterium tuberculosis
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| show | suction unit, rigid cervical collar, blood pressure cuff
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| show | adult or pediatric stethoscope, sphygmomanometer kit, pen light
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| Device used to carry patients over long distances or in a high angle rescue. | show 🗑
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| Used to transport patients in a sitting, supine, or Trendelenberg position | show 🗑
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| show | folding stair chair
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| Used to pick up patients found in tight spaces. | show 🗑
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| show | Reeves stretcher
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| show | 3,000 liter reservoir, two stage regulator, reducing valves and yoke
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| The fixed suction unit in the ambulance should reach a vacuum of at least ____ mmHg within __ seconds. | show 🗑
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| show | short or long spine board, automated external defibrillator, kit with oral and nasal airways
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| show | Hare traction splint, triangular bandages, padded aluminum splints
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| show | musculoskeletal injuries
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| Sterile supplies for wound care include: | show 🗑
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| Sterilized aluminum foil can be used to: | show 🗑
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| Supplies for childbirth include: | show 🗑
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| show | every shift
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| show | battery
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| Responsibilities of the Emergency Medical Dispatcher include: | show 🗑
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| Routine questions an EMD asks: | show 🗑
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| Questions an EMD asks when speaking with a caller at the scene of a traffic collision: | show 🗑
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| show | be tolerant of others, wear glasses/contacts if prescribed, have a positive attitude about driving ability
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| One traffic rule that an ambulance driver is not allowed to break. | show 🗑
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| Guidelines for use of the ambulance siren: | show 🗑
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| The decision to use lights and sirens is based on: | show 🗑
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| Factors that can affect ambulance response: | show 🗑
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| Sequence of operations to ready a patient for transfer: | show 🗑
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| An unconscious person who has no potential spine injury should be in this position: | show 🗑
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| show | tell the operator to stop the ambulance
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| When you approach the helicopter, first wait for the pilot or medic to wave you in. Approach the craft from this direction: | show 🗑
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| show | Exact location of the patient? Call back number? Problem? Patient's age? Patient's sex? Is patient conscious? Is patient breathing?
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| show | day of week, time of day, weather, road maintenance/construction, railroads, bridges/tunnels, schools/buses
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| 4 ways an EMTB on the scene should describe the landing zone to air rescue service: | show 🗑
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