Ch. 37 PreTest
Which of the following is a 24-hour resource operated by the American Chemistry Council? A. HAZTECH B. MSDS C. CHEMTREC D. CHEMTRANS
C. CHEMTREC
Which of the following should immediately increase your suspicion of a hazardous materials incident? A. Fire that starts on the lowest level of a residential structure B. Smoke coming from the driver area of a vehicle involved in a head-on collision C. An out-of-control wildfire in a wooded area D. Emergency site at a factory
D. Emergency site at a factory
No minimum training hours are required for which level of training? A. Hazardous Materials Specialist B. First Responder Operations C. Hazardous Materials Technician D. First Responder Awareness
D. First Responder Awareness
Which of the following settings should MOST make the EMT consider the likelihood of a hazardous materials incident? A. A residential house B. A warehouse C. An apartment D. A car
B. A warehouse
If an EMS unit is the first to respond to a multiple-casualty incident, which role does the most senior EMT assume? A. Section coordinator B. Scene leader C. Ground chief D. Incident commander
D. Incident commander
Which of the following statements about primary triage when resources are limited is TRUE? A. You should open a patient's airway and control severe bleeding. B. It is inappropriate for EMTs to assign "walking wounded" patients to assist more seriously injured patients. C. CPR is begun on patients without breathing and a pulse if there are no injuries that are obviously incompatible with life. D. No interventions are performed during primary triage.
A. You should open a patient's airway and control severe bleeding.
Hazardous material is: A. any material that poses an unreasonable risk to life, health, or property. B. any material that is explosive or flammable. C. any material that is poisonous if ingested. D. any material that is radioactive.
A. any material that poses an unreasonable risk to life, health, or property.
Identification of chemical hazards starts with: A. awareness and knowledge of what exists in the community. B. identification of hazardous materials placards. C. seeing fumes in the air at the incident scene. D. being alerted to the presence of hazardous materials by dispatch.
A. awareness and knowledge of what exists in the community.
If arriving units are not needed right away, they should wait in the: A. staging area. B. triage area. C. transportation area. D. treatment area.
A. staging area.
In which of the following areas at a hazmat incident are normal triage, stabilization, and treatment performed? A. Cold zone B. Temperate zone C. Warm zone D. Command post
A. Cold zone
Which warning placard is diamond-shaped and divided into four smaller diamonds? A. NFPA 704 System B. UN Globally Harmonized System C. DOT hazard label D. Material data safety sheet (MSDS)
A. NFPA 704 System
Which of the following is the BEST description of a safety data sheet (SDS)? A. Papers kept on site with hazardous chemicals B. A resource book published by the U.S. Department of Transportation for referencing hazardous materials C. Papers that must accompany hazardous materials during transport D. A placard that must be attached to a fixed container of hazardous materials
A. Papers kept on site with hazardous chemicals
A decontamination corridor would be established in the: A. hot zone. B. warm zone. C. dead zone. D. cold zone.
B. warm zone.
Psychological first aid involves: A. ordering patients in emotional distress to tend to other patients and work off the stress. B. caring, honest engagement with patients in emotional distress. C. ordering any emotionally overwhelmed patients out of the treatment area. D. telling distressed patients anything that will calm them down.
B. caring, honest engagement with patients in emotional distress.
To command activities at a hazardous materials incident site, the minimum level of training necessary is: A. Hazardous Materials Technician. B. First Responder Awareness. C. Hazardous Materials Specialist. D. First Responder Operations.
C. Hazardous Materials Specialist.
Flammable solids, substances that are dangerous when wet, and spontaneously combustible materials are: A. Class 2 materials. B. Class 1 materials. C. Class 3 materials. D. Class 4 materials.
D. Class 4 materials.
The characteristics of a rehab area include all of the following EXCEPT which one? A. Easily accessible to EMS units B. Free from exhaust fumes C. Located in the cold zone D. Large enough to accommodate a single crew
D. Large enough to accommodate a single crew
If your crew is the first to arrive on the scene of a major MCI, what will be a major aspect of your scene size-up? A. Control on-scene communication as help arrives. B. Prevent uncoordinated or undirected activity at the scene. C. Make an initial scene report to the communications center. D. Make a sweep to determine what needs must be met.
D. Make a sweep to determine what needs must be met.
A multiple-casualty incident is: A. any trauma incident involving five or more critically injured patients. B. any medical or trauma incident that requires extensive rescue efforts. C. any trauma incident involving a patient with multisystem injuries. D. any medical or trauma incident involving multiple patients.
D. any medical or trauma incident involving multiple patients.
Which of the following statements regarding a disaster plan is FALSE? A. A disaster plan should be rehearsed. B. A disaster plan should be written to address any conceivable incident. C. A disaster plan should be well-publicized. D. A disaster plan should be realistic.
B. A disaster plan should be written to address any conceivable incident.
Which of the following must be assessed on a hazmat team member before he or she enters the hot zone? A. Height and weight B. Baseline vitals C. Allergies D. Task assignment
B. Baseline vitals
It is characteristic of a disaster plan to be all of the following EXCEPT which one? A. Specific B. Impractical C. Predefined D. Efficient
B. Impractical
Which of the following has the HIGHEST priority at a hazardous materials incident? A. Decontaminating clothing, equipment, and the vehicle B. Protecting the safety of all rescuers and patients C. Immediately removing patients from a hazardous area D. Providing patient care
B. Protecting the safety of all rescuers and patients
Emotionally incapacitated EMTs: A. must leave the area, clock out, and go home. B. may not return to duty even after they have rested. C. may rest until they are ready to return to duty. D. must observe on scene without providing treatment.
B. may not return to duty even after they have rested.
Which of the following statements about decisions made by the transportation unit at an MCI is TRUE? A. High-priority patients should all be transported to the same hospital. B. Each ambulance should radio the receiving hospital with a detailed patient report. C. Priority 1 patients should be transported first, immediately after treatment. D. Ambulatory patients may be sent to a hospital on a bus without EMS personnel.
C. Priority 1 patients should be transported first, immediately after treatment.
To be classified as "walking wounded" in primary triage, a patient: A. must have burns without airway problems. B. must have major or multiple bone or joint injuries. C. must have only minor musculoskeletal or soft-tissue injuries. D. must be in arrest.
C. must have only minor musculoskeletal or soft-tissue injuries.