All of the following are "safety considerations" during motor vehicle accidents EXCEPT?
Following blocking procedures based on traffic patterns and type of roadway to create a safe working area
Treat all vehicles as having active supplemental restraint sytems (SRS)
Provide blocking and safe work area for Law Enforcement and tow truck until the end of the incident for all agencies
Make every effort to identify hybrid and exotic fuel vehicles early as they are increasing each day
Searching a 100 foot radius around the scene shall be completed on all MVA's.
Who has the final say on how extrication is executed?
Extrication Group Leader and the IC
The IC
The Extrication Group Leader
First arriving Tower/Truck Officer
Rescue companies shall be called early to provide for specialty equipment as needed.
A dry hoseline shall be deployed on all incidents requiring extrication.
Select the minimum PPE requirements on all MVA's.
Full turnout gear
Helmet and eye protection
Traffic Vests
Medical, work, or extrication gloves
During MVA-No extrication needed type incidents what hazards must be immediatly identified and mitigated?
Downed power lines, leaking fuels, hazmat, and unstable vehicles
Traffic hazards including adverse weather conditions
Limited visibility or night time incidents requiring lighting
Treatment and triage of injured patients
Minimum stabilization for MVA-No extrication need incidents require all vehicles to be which of the following EXCEPT?
Be in park
Parking brake engaged
Ignition secured
Keys placed on dash or roof
Select all tactictal procedures that apply to MVA-Extrication needed.
Identify number of vehicles, and how many need extrication
Triage and determine extrication priority and order
Establish EMS branch, Suppression Group, and Extrication Group is necessary
Mininum stabilization requires all vehicles be in park, parking brake engaged, ignition secured, wheels chocked, step chocks, and struts.
Charlie FF from first arriving Tower or Rescue prepares extrication tools i.e. power unit, spreader, and cutters
First due Officer that is the IC assumes Extrication Group and passes command
Prior to beginning extrication, the vehicles batteries should be disconnected when possible.
Prior to beginning extrication, trim from posts and others areas to be cut shall be pulled. This is called the __________ method?
Expose and Cut
Pull n Peek
Find and force
Trim back
A Rescue Company should be called as early as possible when _______
More than one patient requiring extrication, OR more then one vehicle requiring extrication.
Vehicle is on a low/high rescue angle incident
Airbags are needed for extrication
No Tower/Truck company is responding
A Rescue Company should be called for all commercial vehicle MVA's
All of the following are incidents requiring that a Rescue Company be called early EXCEPT one.
Any prolonged extrication greater than 15 minutes
Any MVA requiring vehicle to be lifted
Any over the bank MVA requiring rope and mechanical advantage extrication
Single vehicle, single patient medium extrication needed
