Emergency Care 13th Ed. Chapter 38 - Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication Flashcards

6076187967	A ______ ______ is preferred for blocking purposes on highways	Fire apparatus	0
6076187968	The apparatus that is used to block should be positioned to create ____-____ lanes of blockage with the front wheels rotated away from the incident	1 1/2-2 lanes	1
6076187969	Vehicle _______ and all white lights should be shut off at night time	Headlights	2
6076187970	_______ is the process by which entrapped patients are rescued from vehicles, buildings, tunnels, or other places	Extrication	3
6076187971	Position flares every ___ feet	10 feet	4
6076187972	To disable the air bags, the ______ must be disconnected	Battery (Negative)	5
6076187973	Place yourself _______ or perpendicular to bumpers	Diagonally	6
6076187974	Ground ________ may provide your first clue that a wire is down	Gradient	7
6076187975	________ tires so the vehicle rests on the chocks is common practice	Deflating	8
6076187976	The _______ _____ keeps the doors from flying open in a collsion	Nader pin	9