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EMT FISDAP READINESS EXAM 3
- which type of collision is most serious when the occupant is not restrainedbecause it has the potential for multiple injuries ANS roll-over
- injury caused by an object that passes though the skin or other body
tissues ANS penetrating trauma - injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body
tissues ANS blunt force trauma - a force or forces that may have caused injury ANS mechanism of injury
- the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident with
which special safety precautions should be taken ANS danger zone - awareness that they may be injuries ANS index of suspicion
- what is medically wrong with the patient ANS nature of the illness
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- steps taken in approaching the scene of a emergency call checking scene
safety; taking PPE; noting MOI/NOI; determining number of patients; and
deciding what if any additional resources to call for ANS scene size up - the scene size up is the first part of the patient assessment process. it
begins as you approach the scene, surveying it to determine ANS whether
thereare any threat to your own safety - is the most accurate statement about scene size up ANS it
contin-ues throughout the call - if you arrive at a MVC scene where police, fire vehicles, and other ambulances are already present you should ANS conduct your own scene size up
- is not an appropriate action when you near the scene of a trafficcollision ANS attempt to park your vehicle downhill
- you have been dispatched to a multiple car collision on the interstate. whenyou are in sight of the collision scene you should watch for the signals of
police officers and other EMS personnel because ANS they may have
information about hazards or the location of injured persons - when there are no apparent hazards consider the danger zone to extend
at least feet in all directions of the wreckage ANS 50
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- when a collision vehicle is on fire consider the danger zone to extend at
least feet in all directions even if the fire appears small and limitedto the engine compartment ANS 100 - your scene size up should identify ANS the potenital for a violent situation
- the EMTs equipment/supplies for standard precautions during the scene
size up may not include ANS NRB - standard precautions should be taken with all patients. the key element ofstandard precautions is to ANS always have PPE readily available
- certain injuries are common to particular situations. injuries to bones andjoints are usually associated with ANS falls and vehicle collision
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- some idea of potential forces involved in MOI assists the EMT in ANSpredictingvarious injury patterens
- the physical forces and energy that impinge on the patient are influencedby the laws of physics. one of those laws the law of inertia states that ANS abodyin motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force
- impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching
the patient, based on the patients environment cheif complaint and appearance ANS general impression - level of responsiveness ANS mental status
- airway breathing circulation ANS ABCs
- in emergency medicine the reason EMS was called usually in the patientsown words ANS cheif complaint
- the first element in a patients assessment ANS steps taken for the
purpose of discovering and dealing with any life-threatening problems. the
six parts
are forming a general impression, assessing mental status, assessing airway,assessing breathing, assessing circulations, and determining the priority of