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Classifications for START Triage - ANSWER-able to walk -respirations present -positions airway -respirations present -greater than 30 per minute -good pulse and good skin signs and cap. refill less than 2 seconds -good mental status and follows simple commands Components of a scene size-up - ANSWERBSI scene is safe mechanism of injury/ nature of illness number of patients determine transport decision Components of quality improvement - ANSWER-prepare carefully written documentation - becoming involved in the quality process - obtaining feedback from patients and the hospital staff - maintaining your equipment - continuing your education Describe the zones for a hazardous material scene - ANSWERhot- area around the surrounding incident, warm- area where personnel and equipment decontamination and hot zone support take place cold zones - area not affected by hazardous incident Documenting patient interventions - ANSWERgo through the primary assessment Driving an ambulance with due regard - ANSWERmeans that you are considering everything going on around you and not getting tunnel vision on the call to which you are responding. Identify the need for rapid extrication - ANSWERdetermine if the situation is life threatening Obtain patient consent - ANSWERimplied consent- the consent it is presumed a patient or patients parent or guardian would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient o