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What is the critical role of the OFA attendant? |
The critical role of the OFA attendant is to: a) recognize the seriously injured worker quickly b) preform lifesaving first aid interventions quickly c) activate and inform transportation BC EHS resources d) ensure that the patient gets to the hospital without delay |
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What is the OFA attendant responsible for? |
The OFA attendant is not only for providing adequate CA to the injured, by to ensure that there are no unnecessary delays in the transport to a medical facility |
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What do the RTC - Critical Intervention treatments include? |
The RTC Critical Interventions are composed of a) Airway with - C-spine control b) Breathing c) Circulation and d) Rapid Transport Packaging |
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In terms of Airway and the RTC what is the essential treatments? |
Airway with C-spine control - clear an obstructed airway and maintain the airway (while protecting the cervical spine if necessary) |
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In accordance to the RTC and breathing instructions, what steps should be taken to assist breathing? |
Ventilate using a pocket mask, provide oxygen if needed |
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In accordance with the RTC what essential treatment is needed in terms of circulation? |
Start CPR and ask for an AED if cardiac arrest has occured, control any life threatening hemorrhage if present |
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What is needed for emergency transport packaging? |
A) To restrict spinal motion if spinal trauma is suspected B) application of a hard collar if cervical spinal trauma is suspected C) the securing of the patient to a carrying device or stretcher D) provide limited immobilization for major or open fractures or dislocations |
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What should be done as soon as it is determined that the patient is in the rapid transport category? |
Call for help, follow the emergency response plan by sending someone to ensure that transportation/BC EHS resources have been informed and are activated |
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To assess and treat every patient in a rapid, systematic and orderly manner what approach should be taken? |
The priority action approach |
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What are the three "truths" that provide the rationale for the priority action approach? |
First aid trauma care requires efficient use of time, so that the patient is transported to the hospital as fast as possible, when patients die it is often because they do not make it to the operating room on time, major trauma patients can not be stabilized on the field. Although splinting and bandaging are helpful to most patients, only lifesaving critical interventions are necessary in the pre-hospital environment for most trauma patients. |
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What is the motto for OFA attendants? |
Be prepared |
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What are the essential prepatory elements that every OFA attendant should know |
Know your workplace and environment |
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What are some of the mechanisms of injury that determine if a patient requires rapid transport to a hospital? |
Free-fall from a height greater than 6.5 meters (20 ft.) Impact from a vehicle going over 30 km per hour One or more vehicle occupants killed Vehicle and equipment rollover accidents Severe crush injuries Smoke inhalation Decompression illness Near-drowning Electrical injuries Signs of shock |
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What are considered to be life threatening injuries that require intervention? |
Cardiac arrest Airway obstruction Severe respiratory distress Severe bleeding |
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Cervical C-spine control is required when the patient shows symptoms of |
Head injuries, with or without decreased levels of consciousness Multi-system injury Injuries whose mechanism of injury suggests spinal trauma Previous back injuries Medical conditions that affect the spinal vertebrae Numbness or tingling in the limbs
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When should the ABC's be reassessed? |
The ABC's should be reassessed every: 5 minutes for RTC Patients 10 minutes for non-RTC patients 5 minutes for the urban OFA attendant with a patient requiring transport by BC EHS resources |
