EMS Call Scenarios Drill for 7/18/16
 
By Vista Fire Department
July 19, 2016
 

For this week's drill we gave our EMT's and Firefighters an opportunity to train in a realistic setting on how an EMS call would go.

Led by Captain Judy Saslow & FF/EMT PJ Larson, Vista EMT's & Firefighters would respond from our Firehouse to the dispatched location for a specific type of EMS call. From there the Vista FD crews operated for the given dispatched call as if it was the real thing by parking the Ambulance correctly at the location, getting the necessary equipment needed for the given call, assessing the "patient" correctly as per the "drill dispatch" and placing the "patient" in our Ambulance for transport to a local hospital. This type of training is vital as it gives our volunteers "real life" scenarios to learn from.

The simulated call scenarios used for this drill were a patient with a sports injury, a patient that had "difficulty breathing," a lift assist call and an allergic reaction to a bee sting.

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FF/EMT PJ Larson goes over the EMS Call Scenarios drill
FF/EMT PJ Larson goes over the EMS Call Scenarios drill
Capt. Judy Saslow & FF/EMT PJ Larson goes over the EMS Call Scenarios drill
Capt. Judy Saslow & FF/EMT PJ Larson goes over the EMS Call Scenarios drill
 
EMT-Trainee Greg Pastrana walks over to the "patient" during the "sports injury" EMS scenario
EMT-Trainee Greg Pastrana walks over to the "patient" during the "sports injury" EMS scenario
EMT-Trainee Greg Pastrana & Lt. Debbie Ferman stabilizing the patient during the "sports injury" EMS scenario
EMT-Trainee Greg Pastrana & Lt. Debbie Ferman stabilizing the patient during the "sports injury" EMS scenario
 
EMT-Trainee Greg Pastrana, Foreman Adam Bartley & Lt. Debbie Ferman stabilizing the patient's "injury"
EMT-Trainee Greg Pastrana, Foreman Adam Bartley & Lt. Debbie Ferman stabilizing the patient's "injury"
The patient's injury thanks to our moulage kit
The patient's injury thanks to our moulage kit
 
EMT-Trainee Greg Pastrana and Lt. Debbie Ferman place the patient on the backboard
EMT-Trainee Greg Pastrana and Lt. Debbie Ferman place the patient on the backboard
FF/EMT-Trainee Dom Mangone assesses the "patient" during the "difficulty breathing" scenario
FF/EMT-Trainee Dom Mangone assesses the "patient" during the "difficulty breathing" scenario
 
FF/EMT-Trainee Dom Mangone assesses the "patient" during the "difficulty breathing" scenario
FF/EMT-Trainee Dom Mangone assesses the "patient" during the "difficulty breathing" scenario
Vista crews place the patient onto the stair chair
Vista crews place the patient onto the stair chair
 
Vista crews place the patient onto the stair chair
Vista crews place the patient onto the stair chair
Vista crews place the patient onto the stretcher
Vista crews place the patient onto the stretcher
 
Vista FD crews place the patient into the back of Ambulance 84B1
Vista FD crews place the patient into the back of Ambulance 84B1