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EMS OPERATIONS
1. Airbags Safety During Extrication (2
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Ems Operations - Page 1
OB/Gynecology - Page 11
Pediatrics - Page 20
Airway - Page 30
Medical Emergencies - Page 39
Trauma - Page
Cardiology - Page - Page 54
EMS OPERATIONS
1. Airbags Safety During Extrication (2228)
• Un-deployed airbags may deploy during extrication and cause harm to the patients and
rescuers.
• Look for airbag badging or labeling system
• A vehicles airbags system comes equipped with an energy capacitor that can store power for
up to 30 mins in some models
• Remove key from ignition
4. Criteria for Transferring Care of Patient (154)
• In your documentation of care, it is important that you were able to show in whose care you
left the patient with, otherwise you could face allegations of abandonment. some agencies
have begun to require physician or nurse signatures to verify that the patient was left with a
medical professional of a higher level of training. Another situation that may require you to
document a transfer of care is when you hand over your patient to another agency such as a
paramedic transport crew or an air medical team.
5. Decontamination of Airway Equipment
• Sanitize and disinfect everything after a call
• Any piece of equipment that is intended for single use should be discarded in an appropriate
hazardous materials bag. For any reusable piece of equipment that has had direct contact
with the patient or patients bodily fluids, use a commercial disinfecting agent for
decontamination. Bleach diluted in water (1:10) can also be used as disinfecting agent.
6. Documenting Medication Administration (471)
• Documentation is everything, if you did not document it, you didn’t do it. Always document
your actions and the patients response on the on the patient care report after administering a
medication. This includes...
- Name
- Dose
- Time
- Route
- Persons name who administered it
- Patients response to the medication, whether positive or negative
7. Indications for N95 Mask
• 95 (Heppa) Mask on you, surgical or normal mask on patient
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