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| In 1968 the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council (NAS-NCR)recommended ambulance design standards, What are some of these standards |
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| size, shape, color, electrical systems, and emergency equipment |
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| What are the KKK A-1822D standards |
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| The national standards that provide the foundation of unuformity for the design of ambulance vehicles |
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| What are the three basic ambulance designs |
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| type 1, type 2, and type 3 |
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| Additional requirements that other federal standards, state statutes, administrative rules, city, county, and district ordinances include |
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| Air ambulance, operational staffing standards, driver standards, driving standards, and equipment standards |
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| What equipment requires regular maintenance, testing, and cleaning |
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| glucometers and defibrilators |
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| The AHA recommends that ALS be available at the scene within how long of a cardiac arrest |
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| What are some factors that may affect a EMS systems standard of reliability |
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| geographical area, population and patient demand, traffic conditions, time of day, and appropriate placement of emergency vehicles |
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| What are some factors that influence safe operation |
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| Use of escorts, environmental conditions, use of warning devices, proceeding safely through intersections, parking at the emergency scene, operating considering others, safely moving the patient in and out of the ambulance |
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| How many ambulance crashes happen at intersections |
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| about 53% when the ambulance proceeds through a red light |
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| When was the first aeromedical transport |
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Definition
| it was in 1870 during the Prussian siege of Paris. A soldier was evacuated by a hot air balloon |
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| What is the space requirement for the LZ for a helicopter |
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| What must be done before the patient is loaded into the helicopter |
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| The pt's airway must be secured, If a traction splint is needed, it must be done prior to loading, |
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