Published in EMR. Tags: air medical, ems operations, patient assessment.
Indication for medical air transport The only real indication is that the patient needs the services of a different hospital other than what can be arranged for that is within a reasonable distance for ground transport. Hospitals may arrange medical air transport either by rotary or fixed wing (depending upon the distance that needs to […]
Published in EMR. Tags: air medical, ems operations, patient assessment.
Best used in rural areas with less access to hospitals There are numerous advantages for the use of medical air transport. Depending upon the operation, some can provide special therapies that would never be possible in an ambulance. For the most part, the personnel employed by medical air transport agencies are highly trained and experienced. […]
Published in EMR. Tags: ems operations, patient assessment, principles of operating a ground ambulance, weapons of mass destruction.
What is a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)? A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological, or any other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to numerous individuals or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere. The scope and usage of […]
Published in EMR. Tags: ems operations, multiple casualty patients, patient assessment.
The assessment that you will perform as a member of the triage team is simple. You will assess each patient in terms of respirations, pulse, and mental status. By virtue of this simple assessment, the medics should be able to determine (in less than 30 seconds) if a patient is dead/dying, immediate, or delayed. Remember, […]
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What to do if the call is bigger than what the ambulance service can handle Mass casualty incidents are incidents that have more patients than what can be provided by the local ambulance service. How would the medics know they are in the middle of a mass casualty incident? Ambulance – Medic One to dispatch […]
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Anytime an ambulance arrives, a scene size up is conducted by the medics. After determining if the scene is safe and if a mechanism of injury exists, the medics must determine the number of patients. Usually, ambulances respond to a single patient, but what would happen if there were more than one patient? First, the […]
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Who needs to be safe? The first priority for safety is the ambulance crew. If the scene suddenly becomes unsafe, nobody should expect the medics to still be on scene. Even if the medics have made contact with the patient, the medics have every right to leave when the situation becomes unsafe. The second priority […]
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Risk benefit of emergency response The question of risk benefit can be summed up in a simple expression, ‘is the juice worth the squeeze?‘ Very often, ambulance services decrease ambulance response times by mandating the ambulances respond in emergency mode. These asinine and potentially lethal mandates result in ambulance crews risking their life to make […]
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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 […]
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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 […]