Tag: ems operations
- Lights & Sirens ()
TITLE 40 – MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFICCHAPTER 6 – UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROADARTICLE 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS§ 40-6-6 – Authorized emergency vehicles (a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle or law enforcement vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or […]
- Every Shift Starts With A Vehicle Inspection ()
Ambulance and equipment readiness It should go without saying that ambulances should be dependable and mechanically sound. Further, who would be willing to get into a dirty and sketchy looking ambulance during their time of need? Ambulance service employees be held accountable when their ambulance runs out of fuel or fails to notice a flat […]
- Manage The Scene With The Scene Size Up ()
EMS is always looking for a mechanism of injury After the scene has been determined to be safe (or at least not obviously unsafe), the EMS crew needs to determine if there is a mechanism of injury (a force that could cause injury). When there is no mechanism of injury, the patient must be ill […]
- Playing It Safe With The Scene Size Up ()
If a house was on fire, would you still go inside the house? When a patient calls 911 and summons the ambulance crew to their home, a set of things are usually set in motion. The fire department and possibly the police are responding the the scene as well, who are sometimes needed to ensure […]
- Infection Control Situational Awareness Made Easy with CLOSE ()
As the EMS crew nears the patient, the likelihood of contracting a contagious disease increases with each step. Proximity(ft) Observation Appropriate PPE 10 Cough Wear mask, goggles, gloves 5 Liquids Wear gloves 5 Odor Wear gloves 1 Story Suspicious story? Wear everything 1 Elevated Temp Wear everything The key to minimizing infection is to maintain […]