Active Shooter Medical Emergencies Flashcards
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During an active shooter event, a victim has a gunshot wound to the thigh with severe arterial bleeding. After applying a tourniquet, the bleeding has not stopped. What is the next correct action?
Answer: Apply a second tourniquet proximal to the first one
If a single tourniquet fails to control arterial bleeding, a second tourniquet should be applied proximal (closer to the body) to the first.
In the TECC (Tactical Emergency Casualty Care) framework, which phase allows for the most comprehensive medical care to be delivered?
Answer: Evacuation Care (Cold Zone)
Evacuation Care (Cold Zone) allows for the most comprehensive medical interventions because the immediate threat has been neutralized.
A building occupant is found unresponsive with no visible bleeding after an active shooter incident. The Fire Life Safety Director suspects a tension pneumothorax. Which sign would support this assessment?
Answer: Tracheal deviation away from the injured side and absent breath sounds
Tension pneumothorax classically presents with tracheal deviation away from the affected side and absent breath sounds on that side.
When triaging multiple casualties in an active shooter event using START triage, a victim is breathing at 10 breaths per minute, has a radial pulse, and can follow commands. Which triage category applies?
Answer: Yellow (Delayed)
A victim who is breathing, has a pulse, and can follow commands but has a respiratory rate below 30 is categorized as Yellow (Delayed) in START triage.
A Fire Life Safety Director is coordinating with EMS during an active shooter event. Which communication action is most critical when handing off a casualty with a tourniquet applied?
Answer: Report the exact time the tourniquet was applied
Reporting tourniquet application time is critical because a tourniquet must be removed or evaluated within approximately two hours to reduce risk of limb loss.
During an active shooter lockdown, a person in a secured room begins experiencing signs of hypovolemic shock from a wound. Which improvised intervention is most appropriate before EMS arrives?
Answer: Lay the victim flat and elevate the legs if no spinal injury is suspected
Positioning a shock victim flat with legs elevated (Trendelenburg-modified) helps increase venous return to the heart and maintain perfusion to vital organs.
Which of the following wounds is MOST appropriate for wound packing with hemostatic gauze during an active shooter medical emergency?
Answer: A penetrating wound to the junctional area such as the groin or axilla
Hemostatic gauze wound packing is indicated for junctional wounds (groin, axilla, neck) where tourniquets cannot be applied.