((Le Baudour EMR 9e)) ((Module Exam 10— 2))
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Review what you have learned in this module by choosing the best answer for each question. When you are done, check your answers against the key at the back of the book.
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1. Your first consideration at any emergency scene is:
a. <ANS>crowd control.
b. your own safety.
c. staging incoming emergency vehicles.
d. turning off incoming electrical power.</ANS>
2. The primary responsibility of an Emergency Medical Responder at a hazardous material incident is:
a. <ANS>containment.
b. decontamination.
c. emergency medical care.
d. recognition and identification.</ANS>
3. For Emergency Medical Responders, the second phase of the emergency call is called:
a. <ANS>preparation.
b. response to the scene.
c. dispatch.
d. transfer of patients.</ANS>
4. When responding to the scene of a vehicle collision, you should approach from which direction?
a. <ANS>Upwind and downhill
b. Uphill and downwind
c. Downwind and downhill
d. Uphill and upwind</ANS>
5. When you arrive on the scene of the vehicle collision, a good rule of thumb is to park:
a. <ANS>on the side of the road out of traffic.
b. 50 feet before the accident.
c. 100 feet past the accident.
d. blocking traffic in the oncoming lane.</ANS>
6. If you must move the patient involved in a vehicle collision before advanced care personnel arrive, make every attempt to:
a. <ANS>control all bleeding.
b. splint all fractured bones.
c. stabilize the patient’s spine.
d. alert the hospital about the patient.</ANS>
7. You are first on the scene of a house fire. You hear screaming from the building. You should:
a. <ANS>enter the house to perform a search after opening a small window.
b. enter only if equipped with a garden hose.
c. never enter the house; wait for the fire department.
d. cover your face with a wet towel and run quickly.</ANS>
8. As you enter a house for a sick person, you notice a strong order of natural gas. You should immediately:
a. <ANS>look for the source of the gas and turn it off .
b. open a window and leave the structure right away.
c. rescue the patient and treat him outside.
d. turn off all appliances and begin your patient assessment.</ANS>
9. A vehicle has collided with an aboveground transformer box. There appears to be one conscious patient inside the vehicle. Your first action when you arrive on scene is to:
a. <ANS>perform a rescue, because the transformer box is insulated and not a hazard.
b. coach the patient into jumping clear of the vehicle.
c. tell the patient to remain in the vehicle and avoid touching any metal parts.
d. look for the power switch on the transformer and throw it to the off position.</ANS>
10. Information about the specific chemical leaking from a tanker truck can be rapidly obtained by contacting:
a. <ANS>the UN.
b. the company that shipped the chemical.
c. the closest hospital.
d. CHEMTREC.</ANS>
11. Contaminated patients of a hazardous-material incident should be medically cared for in which zone?
a. <ANS>Hot
b. Green
c. Warm
d. Cold</ANS>
12. Which one of the following is the best definition of a multiple-casualty incident (MCI)?
a. <ANS>The amount of injuries exceeds 15 patients.
b. The number of ambulances exceeds 15 units.
c. The total number of victims does not exceed 15 patients.
d. Multiple victims overwhelm the first responding units.</ANS>
13. According to most multiple-casualty incident (MCI) plans, the person who can declare an MCI is the:
a. <ANS>mayor.
b. first emergency responder on the scene.
c. first ranking fire officer on the scene.
d. Medical Director of the fire department.</ANS>
14. The responsibility of the first Emergency Medical Responder on the scene of an MCI is to:
a. <ANS>begin fire suppression.
b. begin triage of all victims.
c. secure and make the scene safe.
d. mark an area for the helicopter landing zone.</ANS>
15. A flexible, top-down system of coordination that is used during an emergency is referred to as:
a. <ANS>FTC.
b. ICS.
c. EMS.
d. FEMA.</ANS>
16. A system developed to ensure efficient operation when many jurisdictions work together at the scene of a MCI is called a(n):
a. <ANS>NICS.
b. FTC.
c. FEMA.
d. NFPA.</ANS>
17. After declaring an MCI and addressing issues of safety, the first Emergency Medical Responder on scene will usually assume the role of:
a. <ANS>fire suppression officer.
b. medical group supervisor.
c. triage officer.
d. rehab officer.</ANS>
18. The most important function of the members of the triage group at the scene of an MCI is to triage all victims and then:
a. <ANS>set up the ICS.
b. establish fire sectors.
c. determine the location of the triage area.
d. begin treatment of all patients.</ANS>
19. The medical branch director’s main responsibility is to:
a. <ANS>direct medical treatment of victims.
b. identify a patient loading area.
c. call for additional ambulances as needed.
d. identify an area for medical resources and equipment.</ANS>
20. The START triage system and the use of triage tags are used to:
a. <ANS>identify where all victims of an MCI were found.
b. keep track of all personnel at an MCI.
c. notify and mark which hospitals are going to be utilized.
d. determine the order of treatment and transport for victims of an MCI.</ANS>
21. The triage of injured patients using the START triage system is based on which three criteria?
a. <ANS> Age, sex, severity of injury (ASI)
b. Airway, breathing, circulation (ABC)
c. Respirations, perfusion, mental status (RPM)
d. Oldest, youngest, most severe injury (OYI) </ANS>
22. The special system used to triage children is referred to as:
a. <ANS>pediatric triage.
b. JumpSTART triage.
c. KID START triage.
d. MCI triage</ANS>
23. Critical situations and MCIs can lead to high levels of stress in rescuers, and they may require psychological help from:
a. <ANS>social workers.
b. trained clergy.
c. critical stress debriefing teams.
d. all of the above.</ANS>
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<ANSSET> <TTL>((ANSWERS to module))</TTL>
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1. B
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. D
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. D
20. D
21. C
22. B
23. D
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