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SACS/SACFEMS Medic Training Outline

Part I
Communication: The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.
Proper usage of call signs, and codes.
1. Call sign is to always be used while in PTO. In the event of a code thirty or any other high party traffic situation, always state call sign first, then message.
a. ex. 1530 responding ( 10-76 ), 1530 staging, All Saints General Hospital, 1530 on location ( 10-97, this will be covered in another section. )
2. Codes are the universal language over radio. When responding to a call or arriving on scene, codes make less radio traffic.
a. ex. 1530 10-76 ( responding ), 10-20 ( current location ) Market Ammunation, 10-86 ( estimated time of arrival ) 2 minutes.
b. ex. 1530 code 4 ( no more assistance needed. ) code 14 ( return to normal operations. )
3. While in PTO, to communicate with another member of the division, state your call sign followed by desired recipient's call sign.
a. ex. 1530 5040
b. If you are the recipiant from another member, state your call sign followed by go ahead, clear, or just your call sign.
c. ex. 1530 go ahead, 1530 clear, 1530
4. In the event of a high party traffic situation, ALL medics are to remain silent unless you are informing other members.
a. ex. 1530 10-76, 10-86 2 minutes, ( silence ) 1530 10-97, staging ( location ). Then silence.
b. Medics have no reason to be flooding the radio with chatter. The only information you should say in a high party traffic situation is if you are able to respond, how long it will take to get there, and where you will be staging. If the situation moves away from the position of staging, listen for the locations being called out and stage close to the situation. If the officers are chasing a suspect, stage somewhere and wait for them to stop, you are not an officer, you have no need to chase the suspect. In the even of a relocation situation, wait for the suspects to assure you that the area is clear for staging, ( nearby or at a distance. ) and find a safe area to stage and state your location.

Commnication is the most important part of making a division successful. Without communication there is chaos and confusion. All medics will be required to learn ( or have handy. ) all codes and call signs of other members. You will be required to communicate in codes in any situation a medic is needed.

Part II
On Location treatment: Treating a patient at the scene of the incident without hospital aid.

Introductions, showing up on location, equipment, process of healing ( RP style )

1. Introducing yourself can make or break a call. Patients want to feel like they are going to be cared for by someone who actually cares about what they are going through. When approching a patient, state your name and the division you are with. If you want, you can state your rank to give confidence that you know what you are doing. A rank can assure the patient that you know what you are doing. The main thing you want to do when approching and introducing yourself to a patient is to stay calm, if you are calm, they will be calm. be sure to always ask them what hurtsor, what their main concern is. This will give you a better undertanding of the nature of the situation. Always remember, you will do a full body check before you are done, this will let you know what their state of mind and since of feeling is at the time. You don't want to be told that the arm is the main problem because they are paralized and can't feel their legs.

a. ex. Hello sir/ma'am, I'm Chief Noah Hackman with the SACS medical department. What is your main concern right now? ( answer ) Ok sir/ma'am, I will check the area, but I am going to do a full body check for other injuries, if that is ok with you.

2. When showing up onto the scene of any medical situation, back the ambulance to the patient so it is easier to get out your back board, stretcher and medical bag. Always try to find a way to park the ambulance while still allowing traffic to flow, if only in one direction.

3. Always be sure to have the proper medical equipment when approching the patient. Whether it be for a sprained ankle or a gunshot wound, grab the back board, stretcher, and medical bag, you never know what the situation may hold.

4. This may be the one of the hardest parts of the training criteria. When you finally arrive on scene, have all of your equipment, and approch the patient, make sure you know how to RP the situation. If the patient has a complaint about a gunshot wound and does not tell you how many times he/she has been shot, it then becomes your call on the number of wounds, how deep, and the kind of medical attention that will be needed for that particular situation. Always keep your imagination open for this part. The whole situation is now in your hands. When healing the patient ( in RP ) always ask if they are having trouble breathing. You don't want to have a patient die on scene or in your ambulance because the could not breath. Every medic has a BMV in their ambulance to aid in breathing. This will be the subject that will be trained for the hardest and stressed to the fullest extent.

Part III

Transporting a patient: Taking the patient from the scene of the situation to the hospital.

Safe driving, arriving at hospital, putting them in hospital room, transportation fee.

1. When transporting a patient to the hospital from the scene of the medical call, always to be sure to drive safe.

a. Drive on the right side of the road, if the situation requires immediate medical attention, transport in code 3. If at all possible, try to get a police escort. Do Not take shortcuts that do not involve driving on the road. Unless the call is away from the road, there is no reason for you to stray from the road. Always use caution when driving in cities or heavily populated areas.You don't want to cause another accident while coming from one.

2. When arriving at the hospital, be sure to back the ambulance towards the hospital doors. It is faster in getting the patient out of the ambulance and into the hospital. When getting the patient out of the ambulance, be sure to RP the whole task of getting the patient out. ( ex. /me opens doors. /me pulls stretcher out of ambulance. etc. etc. ) Take the patient into a hospital room and tell them the doctor will be with them shortly.

3. After bring the patient to the their room, inform them that will be an ambulance transport fee. ( the price can vary on the distance from the call to the hospital, medics discretion. )

Part IV

Operating on patient ( if requested ) : Preperation for the rare event that a patient wants you to operate.

Proper procedure for operating on a patient, correct operation structure, operation payment.

1. When operating on a patient, always make sure to ask if the patient is allergic to any medications/anesthesia. Make sure you use disinfected instruments, and you always have on gloves. Your safty is just as important as theirs.

2. Although it may be a long, boring, demanding process, make sure you go through every step that you know of an actual operation. If its an exploratory operation, make sure you say the name of the organs you are checking and the status of them. If you are operating on someone that has shattered a bone, make sure you go through and pick out the bone fragments that cannot be used. When using screws to rebuild a bone, make sure to pick up every screw, to drill, everything. If you are thinking it, that's what you type.

3. Before you operate on the the patient, let them know how much it will cost and explain to them why it's that amount. If you are combining the price of the transport, instruments used, and the operation itself, make sure to let them know. From this date forward, always combine the operation cost with the cost of instruments used.

cool ive learnt it btw sorry for the inactiveness was hospitalised : (

Let's get rid of the ten codes, they are different for different parts of the country. I really don't feel like leaning a new set and then getting them confused with the ones I've already memorized.

OK...well, you're an admin, you edit it to your liking Tommy.