Emergency Response Procedures Flashcards
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A pediatric patient is brought in following a building collapse. Using the JumpSTART modification of START triage, what additional step is taken for a non-breathing child before assigning the black tag?
Answer: Perform 15 seconds of rescue breathing
JumpSTART allows 15 seconds of rescue breathing for a pulseless, non-breathing child before assigning a black tag, recognizing that children may have respiratory arrest from airway obstruction.
In the context of disaster medicine, which term describes the capacity of a healthcare system to absorb a surge in patient volume while maintaining standard of care?
Answer: Surge capacity
Surge capacity is the ability of a healthcare system to rapidly expand beyond normal services to meet an increased demand for clinical care.
A patient with suspected cyanide poisoning from a building fire presents with altered consciousness and persistent lactic acidosis despite high-flow oxygen. What antidote is indicated?
Answer: Hydroxocobalamin
Hydroxocobalamin (Cyanokit) is the preferred antidote for cyanide toxicity in fire victims as it binds cyanide to form cyanocobalamin without causing methemoglobin.
What is the recommended minimum safe distance for emergency responders to an overturned tanker truck with an unknown hazardous material in a populated area, per ERG guidelines?
Answer: 300 meters (1,000 feet)
The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) recommends an initial isolation distance of at least 300 meters for an unknown dangerous goods spill in a populated area.
During a prolonged mass casualty event, which ethical framework is MOST commonly used in disaster triage to guide resource allocation decisions?
Answer: Utilitarian (greatest good for the greatest number)
Utilitarian principles underpin disaster triage, prioritizing interventions that maximize survival across the largest number of patients when resources are scarce.
When establishing a field hospital in a disaster zone, which supply chain model prioritizes stockpiling essential medications and equipment in advance of need?
Answer: Push logistics model
The push logistics model pre-positions supplies based on anticipated need rather than waiting for requests, critical for disaster scenarios where supply chains may be disrupted.
A hospital's backup generator fails during a disaster. Which patient population requires IMMEDIATE priority for manual support or transfer?
Answer: Ventilator-dependent ICU patients
Ventilator-dependent ICU patients face immediate life threat from power failure and require manual ventilation or urgent transfer as the highest priority.