EMS System

The EMS links are

1- citizen responder 2- EMS dispatcher 3- First responder 4- EMT 5- Hospital Care 6- Extended care

How many links in EMS?

6

ABC's stand for

Airway, breathing, circulation

First thing to do at scene

Ask "is it safe"

Vital signs- 3

Breathing, pulse, skin appearance/temperature

EMS stands for

Emergency Medical System

EMT stands for

Emergency medical technician

First aid

IMMEDIATE care given to a victim of an injury or illness

What to do after reaching victim? First 3 things

Identify yourself as trained in 1st aid, ask for permission, tell then what you're doing

Good samaritan law only applies for _____ care

Medical

ABC- airway? What to do

Open airway through head tilt and chin lift

The good samaritan law is to

Protect people who give first aid without accepting anything in return

a medical emergency is

Sudden illness from within the body

How to check for consciousness

Tap and shout

Most important EMS link? Why?

The citizen responder. Without them, nothing else happens