Chapter 37: Pretest
Which of the following defines the term "hazardous material"?
Any material that poses a threat to life, health, or property
Your training has prepared you to recognize a potential hazardous material and request additional resources. This describes what level of training?
Awareness
Which of the following statements is CORRECT about MCI triage?
During primary triage, you should open a patient's airway and control severe bleeding.
No minimum training hours are required for:
First Responder Awareness.
Which of the following is an example of a rescue worker's abnormal reaction to a stressful MCI situation?
Having recurrent nightmares of the MCI months later
If an EMS unit is the first to respond to a multiple-casualty incident, which role does the most senior EMT assume?
Incident commander
Which of the following should make the EMT consider the likelihood of a hazardous materials incident?
Multiple patients with similar complaints
Which of the following do rescuers MOST commonly experience as a result of an MCI?
Stress
Which of the following is a principal purpose of NIMS?
To decrease responder confusion
What medical term is used to describe a process for prioritizing patients for treatment and transport on the basis of the severity of their conditions?
Triage
Which of the following is the MOST likely assignment for an EMT team at an MCI?
Triage
Which of the following is TRUE about decisions made by the transportation unit at an MCI?
High-priority patients should be transported first, immediately after treatment.
Which of the following is the CORRECT terminology for a situation in which the number of patients exceeds the capabilities and resources of the EMS system?
Multiple-casualty incident
Which of the following defines a multiple-casualty incident?
A situation that places excessive demands on personnel and equipment
Which of the following must be assessed on a hazmat team member before he or she enters the hot zone?
Baseline vitals
Which of the following is a 24-hour resource operated by the American Chemistry Council?
CHEMTREC
Flammable solids, substances that are dangerous when wet, and spontaneously combustible materials are:
Class 4 materials.
In which of the following areas at a hazmat incident are normal triage, stabilization, and treatment performed?
Cold zone
Which of the following should be established FIRST at a hazardous materials incident?
Control zones
Which warning placard is diamond-shaped and divided into four smaller diamonds?
NFPA 704 system
Which of the following agencies has developed regulations for how emergency workers deal with hazmat incidents?
OSHA
Which of the following is the BEST description of a safety data sheet (SDS)?
Papers kept on-site with hazardous chemicals
Which of the following should immediately increase your suspicion of a hazardous materials incident?
Presence of a Class 1 placard
Which of the following has the HIGHEST priority at a hazardous materials incident?
Protecting the safety of all rescuers and patients
At a hazmat incident, all EMS personnel must be staged in the:
cold zone.
If arriving units are not needed right away, they should wait in the:
staging area.
