Module 4: Assignment

Instructions

Answer the six review questions at the end of chapter 6 and the 10 review questions at the end of chapter 7.

Guidelines and Grading

This assignment is worth 15 points and measures the following objectives:

• Differentiate between the processes of disentanglement and extrication and the decision-making processes associated with directing patient care activities and different methods of transport.
• Explain how patient care priorities and extrication procedures must be managed and integrated through teamwork and communication with other extrication activities with fire, law enforcement, and EMS.
• Ensure appropriate personal protective equipment is used during patient-care activities and extrication processes.
  Facilitate patient protection during extrication.
• Explain how to minimize the risk of injury from extrication hazards, such as airbags that have not deployed, fuel leaks, traffic, weather, and other hazards.
• Describe the processes used to stabilize a vehicle before beginning extrication and how it may affect patient access and treatment.
• Discuss the impact of damage to specific vehicle parts on extrication procedures.
• Explain specific extrication safety considerations for hybrid vehicles.
• Discuss the uses of hand and hydraulic extrication tools, such as striking, prying, cutting, and lifting tools.
• Identify the safest, most effective ways to access patients in given motor vehicle collision scenarios.

See the rubric below for the full grading criteria.