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Technical Rescue and Emergency Medical Services
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What is the primary focus during the stabilization of the scene in an emergency response?

  • Coordinating with other rescuers
  • Assessing the patient's condition
  • Transporting the patient to a medical facility
  • Identifying hazards and available resources (correct)
  • What is a crucial aspect of access in an emergency response?

  • Removing the patient from the scene
  • Transporting the patient to a medical facility
  • Identifying hazards and considering safety (correct)
  • Coordinating with other rescuers
  • What is the primary goal of traffic incident management in an emergency response?

  • Providing medical care to the patient
  • Coordinating with other rescuers
  • Controlling traffic flow (correct)
  • Ensuring swift patient removal
  • What is an example of a safety measure used to protect the rescue work area?

    <p>High-visibility garments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of situational awareness in an emergency response?

    <p>To identify immediate and eventual threats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final step in the emergency response process?

    <p>Transporting the patient to a medical facility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of awareness level technical rescue training?

    <p>Identifying hazards and performing scene size-up</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of EMS providers in special rescue situations?

    <p>To identify hazards, activate additional resources, and secure the scene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of preparation in special rescue operations?

    <p>To train with other agencies and learn skills and equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of operations level training in technical rescue?

    <p>To apply limited technical rescue techniques and directly assist the operation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary responsibility of EMS providers assisting rescue team members?

    <p>To coordinate with other rescuers and maintain situational awareness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of training is required for EMS providers responding to special rescue situations?

    <p>Formal education or training in rescue techniques</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of technician level technical rescue training?

    <p>Directly involving in the rescue operation, including equipment use, patient care, and incident management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the response step in special rescue operations?

    <p>To respond with necessary equipment and personnel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue Techniques

    • EMS departments must be prepared to respond to various special rescue situations, including vehicle extrication, collapse, confined space, trench, water, hazardous materials, agricultural incidents, and wilderness rescue.
    • EMS providers must have formal education or training in rescue techniques to identify hazards, activate additional resources, and secure the scene.

    Technical Rescue Incidents

    • Technical rescue incidents involve complex rescues, such as vehicle extrications, water, ice, confined space, trench, structural collapses, high-angle and low-angle rescue, Hazmat, and wilderness search and rescue.
    • There are three levels of TR training: awareness, operations, and technician.
    • Awareness level training is introductory, focusing on identifying hazards and performing scene size-up, with no actual use of rescue skills.
    • Operations level training applies limited technical rescue techniques, teaching paramedics to directly assist those conducting the operation.
    • Technician level training involves direct involvement in the rescue operation, including equipment use, patient care, and incident management.

    Assisting Rescue Team Members

    • Be equipped, prepared, and ready with proper protective gear, equipment, and training.
    • Coordinate with other rescuers and EMS providers, maintaining situational awareness and staying alert to potential threats.
    • Work as a team, following the golden rule of public service: staying with the patient whenever possible and providing updates about the rescue actions.

    Eight Steps in Special Rescue

    • Preparation: train with other agencies, learn skills and equipment, and practice key terminology for better communication.
    • Response: technical rescue teams respond with necessary equipment and personnel, potentially including a rescue squad, ambulance, fire engine, or chief officer.
    • Arrival and scene size-up: gather critical information during the initial dispatch call, including location, incident nature, patient condition, and hazards.
    • Stabilization of the scene: focus on crucial points related to the role, such as nature and scope of the incident, hazards, and available resources.
    • Access: identify hazards and consider safety before approaching the patient or accident area.
    • Disentanglement: consider traffic incident management, controlling traffic flow, and using high-visibility garments and safety measures.
    • Removal: coordinate with other rescuers and EMS providers to ensure safe and efficient patient removal.
    • Transport: follow established protocols for transporting patients to medical facilities.

    Hazards and Safety

    • Identify immediate and eventual threats, and maintain situational awareness to stay safe.
    • Consider traffic incident management, using formal courses and crucial components to control traffic flow.
    • Use safety measures such as flares, cones, flags, high-visibility garments, and scene lighting to protect the rescue work area.

    Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue Techniques

    • EMS departments must be prepared to respond to various special rescue situations, including vehicle extrication, collapse, confined space, trench, water, hazardous materials, agricultural incidents, and wilderness rescue.
    • Formal education or training in rescue techniques is necessary to identify hazards, activate additional resources, and secure the scene.

    Technical Rescue Incidents

    • Technical rescue incidents involve complex rescues, such as vehicle extrications, water, ice, confined space, trench, structural collapses, high-angle and low-angle rescue, Hazmat, and wilderness search and rescue.
    • There are three levels of TR training: awareness, operations, and technician.
    • Awareness level training focuses on identifying hazards and performing scene size-up, with no actual use of rescue skills.
    • Operations level training applies limited technical rescue techniques, teaching paramedics to directly assist those conducting the operation.
    • Technician level training involves direct involvement in the rescue operation, including equipment use, patient care, and incident management.

    Assisting Rescue Team Members

    • Rescuers should be equipped, prepared, and ready with proper protective gear, equipment, and training.
    • Coordinate with other rescuers and EMS providers, maintaining situational awareness and staying alert to potential threats.
    • Work as a team, following the golden rule of public service: staying with the patient whenever possible and providing updates about the rescue actions.

    Eight Steps in Special Rescue

    • Preparation involves training with other agencies, learning skills and equipment, and practicing key terminology for better communication.
    • Response involves technical rescue teams responding with necessary equipment and personnel.
    • Arrival and scene size-up involve gathering critical information during the initial dispatch call, including location, incident nature, patient condition, and hazards.
    • Stabilization of the scene focuses on crucial points related to the role, such as nature and scope of the incident, hazards, and available resources.
    • Access involves identifying hazards and considering safety before approaching the patient or accident area.
    • Disentanglement involves considering traffic incident management, controlling traffic flow, and using high-visibility garments and safety measures.
    • Removal involves coordinating with other rescuers and EMS providers to ensure safe and efficient patient removal.
    • Transport involves following established protocols for transporting patients to medical facilities.

    Hazards and Safety

    • Identify immediate and eventual threats, and maintain situational awareness to stay safe.
    • Consider traffic incident management, using formal courses and crucial components to control traffic flow.
    • Use safety measures such as flares, cones, flags, high-visibility garments, and scene lighting to protect the rescue work area.

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    Learn about special rescue situations and techniques, including vehicle extrication, technical rescue incidents, and emergency medical services. Understand the importance of formal education and training in rescue techniques.

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