EMS Chapter 40

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What activity occurs in the warm zone

Command

Command functions under the ICS include

Public info officer safety officer liaison officer

What tag should this patient recieve? 22 year old male with blunt abdominal trauma, tachycardia, pallor and diaphoresis

Red tag

Water-reactive solids require what?

Requires identification w a placard regardless of how many pounds the shipment weighs

A patient who has experienced a back injury with or without spinal cord damage, would be triaged w a _______ tag during an MCI

Yellow

Interoperability, an important feature of the NIMS, refers to the ability of

agencies or different types or from different jurisdictions to communicate w each other

Historically, the weak point at most major incidents has been

communication

A carboy is a container that would most likely be used to store and transport

corrosives

During a MVC w multiple patients, the incident commander would most likely

designate a safety officer but retain other command functions

The purpose of the ICS is to

ensure responder and public safety, achieve incident management goals and ensure the effective use of resources

What duty or responsibility does not fall within the realm of the medical branch of the incident command system?

extrication

The term used when individual units or different organizations make independent and often inefficient decisions regarding an incident is called

freelancing

According the the JumpSTART triage system, if a pediatric patient is not breathing, you should

immediately check for a pulse

Some substances are not hazardous by themselves but become toxic when .....

mixed with another chemical

Unlike an MIC, a natural disaster

often requires personnel to remain on scene for several days

According to the START triage system, what shoudl you do if you encounter an unresponsive patient who is not breathing

open the airway and reassess breathing status

When victims involved in a MCI incident are moved to the treatment area

secondary triage is performed and the appropriate treatment is rendered

The _____ area is where the incoming ambulances meet and await further instructions at the scene of a MCI

staging

The reference used as a base for your initial actions at a HazMat incident is

the Emergency Response Guide

The _____ supervisor is responsible for notifying area hospitals and determining their availability and capabilities

transportation


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