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Welcome. Course Objectives. Upon completing this course, you will know how to: Identify the differences between the two portable radio models used in MCFRS. Ensure your radio is ready for use before beginning your shift.
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Course Objectives • Upon completing this course, you will know how to: • Identify the differences between the two portable radio models used in MCFRS. • Ensure your radio is ready for use before beginning your shift. • Change to appropriate talkgroups for incident and non-incident activity. • Declare and emergency by radio and clear an accidental activation. • Use the radio in a variety of atypical scenarios.
Course Outline • We will covering the following today: • Hardware Basics • Shift Change • BLS Scenarios • Box Alarm Scenario • Emergency Button • Radio Customization • What-If Scenarios • Assessment Test
Hardware Basics • 7000: • Unit Officers • HazMat Personnel • Chiefs • Command Staff • 6000: • Everyone Else
Hardware Basics Talkgroup Selector On/Off/Volume Mic Screen Menu Selection buttons Home Scroll Programming Keypad
On Off/Volume Control 7, 71, 72 Talkgroup Toggle Talkgroup Selector Emergency Button - EB Hardware Basics
Backlight Push To Talk Talkgroup Announce Hardware Basics
Volume Control PTT EB Button Talkgroup Announce Speaker Mic
Battery Strength Signal Strength Radio Display
Shift Change • To See the Percentage: • Find the Batt menu option. • Press the button below the Batt menu. • Press the button below the Exit menu when you have finished.
Radio Etiquette • When calling Montgomery: • Identify your unit first, then add “to Montgomery.” • Wait for a response, then think about what you’re going to say before you say it. • Press and hold your Push-to-Talk (PTT) button, wait for the acknowledge tone and then say what you need to say.
Washington Post Test I just transported you the other day. This unit is still not a taxi. ! !
BLS: A Basic Call for a Sick Person (Listen to the dispatch.)
BLS: A Basic Call for a Sick Person • To Change Zones: • Click the button for the Zone menu. • Click the up or down arrow button as needed (down, in this case). • Click the button for Sel(ect).
BLS: A Basic Call for a Sick Person Shady Grove Adventist Hospital (SGAH)
BLS: Using EMRC (Listen to the dispatch.)
BLS: Using EMRC • EMRC: Emergency Medical Resource Center (Baltimore) • EMRC is used to: • Arrange a consult • Determine hospital status – Do not ask ECC • Reach hospital personnel who aren’t responding
BLS: Using EMRC • Here’s what you would say: • “EMRC, EMRC, this is Montgomery [unit name/number],requesting a consult with [hospital name].” • Once you and hospital personnel are on the same talkgroup, say: • “I have a priority [#] patient with no medic on board. The patient has taken three rounds of nitro, per protocol, but his pain relief is short and he still ahs chest pain. He’s registered a 7 of 10 on the pain scale and I’m requesting to give him more nitro until the medic arrives.”
BLS: Hospital Page • To Page a Hospital: • Go to the hospital’s designated talkgroup. • Find and press the button below the Page menu. • Press your PTT and wait for a response. • Don’t page unless you have a critical patient and you need orders or need
Scenario 3: Box Alarm (Listen to the dispatch.)
7D 7E 7C Scenario 3: Box Alarm Incident Commander 7F
Scenario 4A: Accidental Emergency Activation Emergency Key Pressed July 11, 2011 13:08:02 Unit: A702 Current Event: Unit is not currently assigned to an event. OK
Scenario 4A: Accidental Emergency Activation • Correct Procedure • Press and hold the Emergency button until you see the word Emergency disappear from the radio screen. • Contact ECC to report your accidental activation.
Signal 3 Danger from other people Mayday Danger from environment Scenario 4B: Real Emergency
BC You Scenario 4B: Real Emergency
Emergency BC You Scenario 4B: Real Emergency
Emergency BC You Scenario 4B: Real Emergency Emergency
Scenario 4B: Real Emergency Emer Rcvd Notification No Notification
Scenario 4B: Real Emergency Don’t touch! Emer Rcvd