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SCENE SIZE UPSCENE SIZE UP
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DOT OBJECTIVES
• RECOGNIZE HAZARDS AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS
• DESCRIBE COMMON HAZARDS AT THE SCENE
• DETERMINE SCENE SAFETY
• MECHANISMS OF INJURY/NATURE OF ILLNESS
• IDENTIFY NUMBER OF PATIENTS
• RATIONAL FOR EVALUATING SCENE SAFETY
• SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHERS
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DEFINITION
• AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SCENE AND SURROUNDINGS TO ASSURE THE SAFETY OF THE EMT AND TO PROVIDE POTENTIALLY USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT.
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SCENE SAFETY
• PERSONAL PROTECTION - IS IT SAFE TO APPROACH THE PATIENT?
– LOOK AND LISTEN FOR OTHER EMERGENCY VEHICLES
– LOOK FOR DOWNED POWER LINES
– OBSERVE TRAFFIC FLOW
– WATCH FOR FIRE OR SMOKE
– LOOK FOR CLUES TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
– SNIFF FOR ODORS
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SCENE SAFETY CONT’D.
• PATIENT SAFETY - CAN I WORK ON MY PATIENT HERE OR MUST I MOVE HIM TO A PLACE OF SAFETY
• BYSTANDER SAFETY– WATCH FOR PEDESTRIANS ON THE
ROAD– CURIOUS ONLOOKERS POSE MANY
DANGERS
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SCENE SAFETY CONT’D.
• ESTABLISH A DANGER ZONE• NO APPARENT HAZARDS - 50 FT IN ALL DIRECTIONS
• SPILLED FUEL - 100 FT IN ALL DIRECTIONS
• VEHICLE FIRE - 100 FT IN ALL DIRECTIONS
• DOWNED WIRES - PARK ONE FULL SPAN OF POLES AWAY
• HAZ MAT SPILL - CHECK THE NORTH AMERICAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK
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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
• CRIME SCENE WARNINGS– FIGHTING OR LOUD VOICES– WEAPONS VISIBLE– SIGNS OF ALCOHOL/DRUG USE– UNUSUAL SILENCE– KNOWLEDGE OF PRIOR VIOLENCE
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CONSIDER THIS
• ONE DANGER THAT IS PRESENT AT MANY SCENES IS THE FAMILY DOG. EVEN ONES THAT LOOK HARMLESS COULD ATTACK IF THEY FEEL THREATENED. BE CAREFUL.
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NATURE OF THE CALL
• MECHANISM OF INJURY– HEAD-ON-COLLISIONS– REAR-END COLLISIONS– SIDE-IMPACT COLLISIONS– ROTATIONAL IMPACT COLLISIONS– ROLLOVER COLLISIONS
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HEAD ON COLLISIONS
• TWO PATTERNS OF INJURY SEEN– UP AND OVER - PATIENT GOES UP AND
OVER THE STEERING WHEEL - HEAD AND NECK INJURIES COMMON
– DOWN AND UNDER - PATIENT GOES DOWN AND UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL - KNEE, HIP AND LEG INJURIES.
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REAR-END COLLISIONS
• HEAD AND NECK INJURIES COMMON
• BODY MOVES BUT HEAD REMAINS STILL
• PROPERLY PLACED HEAD RESTS HELP TO ELIMINATE THIS
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SIDE IMPACT COLLISIONS
• BODY IS THROWN SIDEWAYS
• DIRECT BLUNT INJURY ANYWHERE ON THE IMPACTED SIDE
• HEAD AND NECK INJURIES COMMON
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ROLLOVER COLLISIONS
• POTENTIALLY THE MOST SERIOUS
• POSSIBILITY OF PATIENT EJECTION FROM VEHICLE
• ALL TYPES OF INJURIES FOUND
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ROTATIONAL IMPACT COLLISIONS
• VEHICLE IS STRUCK AND THEN SPINS
• OFTEN HAVE MULTIPLE IMPACTS
• SUSPECT ALL INJURY PATTERNS
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LOOK AND LEARN
• DETERMINE WHERE THE PATIENT WAS SITTING
• SEAT BELTS? AIR BAGS?
• EJECTED?
• STEERING WHEEL BENT?
• WINDSHIELD DAMAGED? PEDALS BENT?
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PENETRATING TRAUMA
• INJURY CAUSED BY AN OBJECT PASSING THROUGH BODY TISSUE– LOW VELOCITY - PROPELLED BY HAND
(KNIVES)– MEDIUM VELOCITY - HANDGUNS AND
SHOTGUNS– HIGH VELOCITY - HIGH POWERED OR
ASSAULT RIFLES
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LOW VELOCITY INJURY
• INJURY LIMITED TO AREA OF THE PENETRATION
• LOOK FOR MULTIPLE WOUNDS
• SUSPECT INJURY TO VITAL ORGANS
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MEDIUM VELOCITY INJURY
• LOOK FOR ENTRANCE AND EXIT WOUNDS
• SUSPECT INJURY TO VITAL ORGANS
• BULLETS CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE BODY
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HIGH VELOCITY INJURY
• DAMAGE CAN BE ANYWHERE IN THE BODY– DAMAGE DIRECTLY FROM THE BULLET– PRESSURE RELATED DAMAGE -
CAVITATION
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NATURE OF ILLNESS
• FIND OUT MEDICAL INFO FROM:– THE PATIENT– BYSTANDERS– FAMILY MEMBERS– THE SCENE
• LOOK FOR MEDICINES
• LOOK FOR OXYGEN DEVICES
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RESOURCES NEEDED
• DO YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HANDLE THE SITUATION– NUMBER OF PATIENTS– FIRE DEPARTMENT?– RESCUE SQUAD?– MORE AMBULANCES?
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THE END
• PRESS ESC TO END THIS PRESENTATION. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.