Minimum oxygen capacity for a portable cylinder?
425 L
What should you do en route with a stable patient
Monitor, reassess, recheck vitals, contact hospital, notify dispatch
Does speeding improve patient outcomes
A: No—unsafe and does not increase survival
Q: When should lights and sirens be used?
A: Only when necessary (they increase risk)
Where do you park ambulance at MVC
First on scene: 100 ft before (fend-off position)
After arrival: 100 ft beyond
Always leave exit
Q: Two most important pieces of equipment?
A: Monitor and suction
Q: When use helicopter transport?
Long transport time
Need specialized care
Need advanced care unavailable locally
Q: Helicopter landing on slope—rules?
Notify crew
≤ 5–7° slope
Approach downhill side
LZ setup basics
A: Clear, flat, marked, keep people away/low
Q: First step at MVC?
A: Scene size-up and safety
Q: Stable patient removal from vehicle?
A: C-spine + slow controlled movement
Q: Best device for steep terrain rescue?
A: Backboard or basket stretcher
Q: How to splint multiple limb deformities?
Arm → secure to body
Leg → secure to other leg
Q: Hybrid vehicle hazard?
A: Multiple batteries in unusual locations
Q: What is an MCI?
A: ≥3 patients overwhelming resources
Q: First action as senior EMT?
A: Establish command
Q: START “RED” criteria?
RR >30 or <10
No radial pulse
Cannot follow commands
Q: Respiratory arrest in MCI is BLACK unless?
A: Starts breathing after airway repositioning → RED
JumpSTART (non-walking children)?
A: Immediate secondary triage
Q: Incident Action Plan created by?
A: Incident Commander
Q: Unified Command System?
A: Multiple agencies under one command
Q: Where do you park at HazMat scene?
A: Uphill and upwind
Q: If you enter vapor cloud?
A: Retreat immediately
Q: EMT uniform protection level?
level D
