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14 Cards in this Set
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Major Incident |
Aircraft Bus Subway/metro Train Watercraft Multi-vehicle (10+) pile-up Street car/tram/light rail Vehicle vs. building |
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High Mechanism |
All-terrain/snowmobile Auto vs. bicycle/auto vs. motorcycle Auto vs. pedestrian Ejection Personal watercraft Rollovers Vehicle off bridge/height Possible death at scene Sinking vehicle/vehicle in floodwater Train/light rail vs. pedestrian |
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High Velocity Impact |
Evidence to suggest critical injuries form high-speed incidents including, but not limited to, head-on/T-bone collisions or vehicle/motorcycle vs. pole/tree/wall/semi |
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HAZMAT |
An incident involving a gas, liquid, or other material that, in any quantity, poses a threat to life, health, or property |
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Serious Hemorrhage |
Uncontrolled bleeding (spurting or pouring) from any area, or anytime a caller reports "serious" bleeding |
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Low Mechanism |
Witnessed, low (walking) speed incident involving only one patient without entrapment or being run over (no priority symptoms) |
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Not Dangerous Body Area |
Ankle Arm, upper Collar bone Elbow Finger Foot Forearm Hand Knee Leg, lower Shoulder Toe Wrist |
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Rule 1 |
The head-tilt is the only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch environment. When presented with a trauma patient described as not alert with ineffective breathing, the EMD should protect life over limb and open the airway (remove helmet first) |
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Rule 2 |
If a spinal injury is suspected in a breathing patient and PAIs are not necessary, PDIs may be enhanced by encouraging the patient not to move and by advising the rescuer to use her/his hands to stabilize the patient's head and neck in the position found |
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Rule 3 |
Omega-1 may only be selected if each individual involved (4 maximum) has personally indicated to the caller that s/he is not injured. Conversely, if it appears that no one is injured, but the caller has not validated this with each individual personally, or if 5 or more persons are involved, then select 29-A-2. The total involved includes the caller |
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Axiom 1 |
The nature of the incident (such as a rollover) and number of injured patients should be determined during case entry |
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Axiom 2 |
In single-vehicle incidents (car vs. pole, car off road), consider medical problems such as fainting, heart attack, diabetes, etc. as a possible cause |
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Axiom 3 |
A traffic incident in which injury to a not dangerous body area is reported but not verified by a first party caller should be classified as injuries because of the mechanism of injury |
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Axiom 4 |
Medical dispatch should always try to obtain complete information. Even if law enforcement personnel initially request "paramedics," response should be driven by specific priority problems (see SEND protocol) |
