EMT-B: Chapter 38 eBook Quiz

maintain spinal stabilization as she is extricated.

A 50-year-old female is entrapped in her passenger car after it struck a tree. As the rescue team is preparing to extricate her, you quickly assess her and determine that she is breathing shallowly and that her radial pulse is absent. you should:

immobilize his spine with a long backboard and place him in a basket stretcher.

A hiker was injured when he fell approximately 20 feet from a cliff. when you arrive at the scene, a member of the technical rescue group escorts you to the patient, who is positioned on a steep incline. the MOST appropriate method of immobilizing and moving the patient to the ambulance is to:

the battery has higher voltage than a traditional vehicle battery.

A unique consideration when dealing with a hybrid vehicle is that:

support the injured extremities and continue removal.

As you and your team are removing an unresponsive patient from her wrecked car, you note that she has closed deformities to both of her legs and a deformity to her left humerus. you should:

keeping bystanders at a safe distance.

Common duties and responsibilities of EMS personnel at the scene of a motor vehicle crash include all of the following EXCEPT:

removing a patient from a dangerous position.

Disentanglement involves:

involves forcible entry into vehicle.

In contrast to simple access, complex access:

begin a rapid assessment

Rescuers have brought you a patient rescued from a structural collapse. you should immediately_________.

dangerous law enforcement operations

Tactical EMS providers are specially trained to function during__________

patient care

The EMTs primary responsibility during a rescue or extrication situation is _________.

underestimating the logistics of the incident

The reasons for rescue failure can be referred to by the mnemonic the "U" stand for:

do a 360-degree walk-around

To evaluate the scene for hazards and identify the number of patients, the EMT should first ____________

notify the incident commander

Upon arrival at an active law enforcement incident, the EMT should

Entering a vehicle through an open window.

Which of the following is the BEST example of gaining simple access to a patient?

The scene size-up

Which of the following is the most important in protecting EMS providers during an extrication operation?

incident commander

Who has overall command of an emergency incident?

remain with the ambulance and wait for fire personnel to bring the victim to you.

You and your partner are standing by at the scene of a residential fire when you hear the incident commander state, "We have located a victim" over the radio you should:

ask the incident commander where the ambulance should be staged.

Your unit has been dispatched to stand by at the scene of a structure fire. there are no injuries of which you are aware. upon arriving at the scene, you should:

Access

__________ is defined as the ability to reach the patient.

Disconnect the battery

what should be done for any type of alternative-fuel vehicle that is involved in an accident?