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5 signs that a scene may be violent

loud voices or fighting, weapons present or threatened, alcohol or drug use, a hx of violence at a location, unusual silence

3 MOI that may indicate a spine injury

patient striking their head on windshield in a MVC, fall from a significant height, patient struck their head or landed on their head during a fall

4 potential hazards found at scenes at MVC

broken glass and sharp metal, spilled fuel, fire, downed power lines

what type of collisions tend to have more complicated injury patterns

rollover and rotational impact collisions

why do rollover and rotational impact collisions tend to have more complicated injury patterns

the potential for multiple impacts

how far should you stay away from downed power lines

two spans (3 poles) away from downed wires

A vehicle was struck in the front driver door with significant impact into the vehicle. What organ or organs would you expect to be injured in the driver?

spleen and liver

3 sources of info when obtaining or clarifying NOI for medical patient

patient, patient’s family/friends/bystanders, observations of the scene

6 hazards that you may encounter as an EMT approaching a scene

violence and violent people, hazardous materials, unstable vehicles or structures, downed power lines, dogs, fire and smoke

2 ways bullets cause injury

cavitation and projectile

what is cavitation

damage from expanding pressure wave

what is projectile

damage to tissue to organs physically struck

3 collisions that occur in a MVC

vehicle strikes an object, person inside vehicle strikes interior of vehicle, person’s organs strike interior of body

5 types of vehicle collisions

head on, rear end, side impact, rollover, rotational impact