[Expert Solution]: Time On This Question: 00:5 You work with…

Time On This Question: 00:5 You work with a small community EMS/Rescue department. You and two other EMTs are the first on scene to a crash where a vehicle has hit a tree and then gone down into a ravine. You slip and slide on wet leaves as you go down into the ravine and discover you cannot get back out. You find 4 unresponsive young men in the vehicle. As your partner continues the triage, what additional resources should you request from dispatch? A licensed medical helicopter. Additional gescue personnel and additional EMS transport. Notify all neighboring departments to respond to the scene. Call around to other departments to see if they have personnel available. Why is it important for EMS to check if a trauma patient has any allergies to medications? Obtaining a trauma patient’s allergy status is not very important. By doing this we demonstrate a thorough assessment of the patient. We are likely tgadminister medications to which the patient may be allergic. The patient may lose consciousness and allergies will be important later in his treatment.