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California Highway Incident Management Summit

California Highway Incident Management Summit. Responder Safety. Introduction. Steven A. Skelly Fire Captain II – Paramedic Certified Los Angeles Fire Department, FS 47 18 Years experience. Responder Safety. Responder Safety Total Scene Safety Safety for the Motorist. Responder Safety.

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California Highway Incident Management Summit

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  1. California Highway Incident Management Summit Responder Safety

  2. Introduction • Steven A. Skelly • Fire Captain II – Paramedic Certified • Los Angeles Fire Department, FS 47 • 18 Years experience

  3. Responder Safety • Responder Safety • Total Scene Safety • Safety for the Motorist

  4. Responder Safety • Safety Starts with Proper Training • Our Departments have provided proper Protective Equipment for the job • USE IT

  5. Responder Safety

  6. Responder Safety • Seat belts!

  7. Responder Safety • Hurry up and Slow Down • Maintain a speed that is consistent with safety • Know where you are going

  8. Responder Safety ? • Know your location • “Ummm, Dispatch from Unit 1, Ummm, I am on scene of a 5 car pileup, Ummm, I have a overturned tanker truck that is leaking,…..AND ON FIRE Ummmm, I’ll need the fire department, Ummm and some amublances, Ummmmm” • “Roger Unit 1, What is your location?”

  9. Total Scene Safety • Total Scene Safety is the responsibility of all responders • CHP has highway jurisdiction, however each agency maintains control of their members

  10. Total Scene Safety • Fire Department Apparatus Placement • As a general rule, the Fire Department will block the entire emergency scene, plus one lane. • What this means • If an accident is in the number one lane, we will take two. • We will use heavy apparatus to do this. • We will attempt to keep the ambulances in front of the heavy apparatus.

  11. WRONG!

  12. Total Scene Safety • Other Considerations • Spot apparatus Uphill, Upwind (Possible Hazardous Materials) • Rain • Access • Runoff • Use of road flairs • Water Supply

  13. Safety for the motorist • Keep the motorist in the safest place possible. • Usually in their vehicle • Do not move the patient if it is not necessary • Before asking anybody to move their vehicle… • Check for an open Airway, normal Breathing, good Circulation- ABC’s • Ask about Neck and Back pain, numbness or tingling to extremities

  14. Safety for the motorist • Remember, whoever asks the victim to move, is liable for the outcome. • Be a good Risk Manager!

  15. Questions?

  16. Contact Information • Steven A. Skelly • Los Angeles Fire Department • steven.skelly@lacity.org

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