IAED EPD flashcards
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- Determinant dispatch code
- A protocol code combining chief complaint and severity that sets the response level, such as ALS versus BLS, and guides pre-arrival instructions.
- Agonal breathing
- Irregular, gasping breaths that are ineffective for oxygenation; in dispatch they are treated as cardiac arrest and trigger CPR instructions.
- Last known well
- The time a stroke patient was last seen normal; it determines eligibility for time-sensitive treatments and the urgency of the response.
- Telephone CPR
- Compression instructions given by a dispatcher before responders arrive; improves survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
- Anaphylaxis red flags
- Airway swelling, wheezing, hives with hypotension, or known allergen exposure plus breathing difficulty; requires immediate ALS response.
- Imminent delivery signs
- Crowning, urge to push, or contractions less than two minutes apart; dispatcher prepares delivery instructions and EMS transport.
- Naloxone guidance
- Dispatcher-directed administration of an opioid antidote to a suspected overdose patient under local protocol while awaiting responders.
- Chief complaint triage
- The caller's primary reported problem, which selects the protocol pathway and determines the initial dispatch determinant code.
- Working fire
- A fire confirmed by responding units as active and requiring suppression; typically triggers a greater-alarm assignment.
- Size-up
- The first-arriving officer's assessment of fire conditions, occupancy, and rescue needs that informs additional resource requests.
- Alarm assignment
- The predetermined set of apparatus and personnel sent to a reported incident type, scaled to occupancy and reported conditions.
- Hazmat isolation
- Setting a safe perimeter around a hazardous materials release before committing units, based on product and release characteristics.
- Waterflow alarm
- A sprinkler activation signal indicating possible fire; dispatched as a fire response rather than a routine alarm.
- Entrapment report
- A caller's statement that a person is pinned or unable to exit; raises the response level and adds rescue resources.
- Carbon monoxide call
- A report of CO detector activation or symptoms; requires evacuation, ignition-source avoidance, and severity-based dispatch.
- Wildland fire factors
- Wind direction, slope, fuel type, and structure proximity that determine resource ordering for a brush or wildland fire.
- In-progress crime
- A crime happening now; receives higher priority than cold reports and is assigned to the nearest available units.
- Officer safety broadcast
- Weapon, subject count, and mental-state information sent to responding units before arrival to reduce risk.
- Domestic disturbance dispatch
- A call dispatched as potentially violent; standard practice assigns two officers where staffing permits.
- Emergency traffic
- Radio priority used when a unit needs a clear channel for urgent information, such as a pursuit or officer in trouble.
- Pursuit coordination
- Dispatch records direction, speed, and traffic while the field supervisor decides whether the pursuit continues under policy.
- Missing person report
- A report requiring age, last seen time and place, clothing description, and endangered status to set search priority.
- Suspicious person call
- A report of unusual behavior or presence; triaged by location, time, and pattern of prior calls at the address.
- Call priority ranking
- Ordering calls by threat to life and time sensitivity so that limited units are sent to the highest-risk incidents first.
- Emergency Severity Index
- A five-level triage scale from resuscitation to non-urgent, based on stability and expected resource needs.
- ESI level 1
- Assigned when the patient needs immediate life-saving intervention such as airway management, CPR, or defibrillation.
- ESI level 2
- High-risk patients who are unstable or likely to deteriorate, such as severe chest pain, stroke, or sepsis signs.
- Resource-based acuity
- Assigning triage level by the number of resources the patient is expected to need, not by pain score alone.
- Pediatric vital signs
- Age-specific heart and respiratory rate ranges; values normal for adults may indicate distress in a child.
- Reassessment interval
- The time between repeat patient evaluations; shorter intervals apply to higher-acuity patients.
- Suicidal ideation screen
- Asking about intent, plan, and means; ideation with a plan raises triage acuity to an emergent level.
- Triage documentation
- Recording chief complaint, onset, associated symptoms, allergies, and assigned acuity level with supporting rationale.