Chapter 39: EMT- 101 Pre-test
The characteristics of a rehab area include all of the following except which one? A. Free from exhaust fumes B. Large enough to accommodate a single crew C. Located in the cold zone D. Easily accessible to EMS units
B. Large enough to accommodate a single crew
Which warning placard is diamond-shaped and divided into four smaller diamonds? A. UN Globally Harmonized System B. NFPA 704 System C. DOT hazard label D. Material data safety sheet (MSDS)
B. NFPA 704 System
Which of the following is the best description of a safety data sheet (SDS)? A. A resource book published by the U.S. Department of Transportation for referencing hazardous materials B. A placard that must be attached to a fixed container of hazardous materials C. Papers that must accompany hazardous materials during transport D. Papers kept on site with hazardous chemicals
D. Papers kept on site with hazardous chemicals
What does the triage mnemonic START stand for? A. Simultaneous transport and rapid treatment B. Simultaneous triage and rapid treatment C. Simple treatment and rapid transport D. Simple triage and rapid treatment
D. Simple triage and rapid treatment
A multiple-casualty incident is: A. any medical or trauma incident involving multiple patients. B. any trauma incident involving five or more critically injured patients. C. any medical or trauma incident that requires extensive rescue efforts. D. any trauma incident involving a patient with multisystem injuries.
A. any medical or trauma incident involving multiple patients.
To be classified as "walking wounded" in primary triage, a patient: A. must have only minor musculoskeletal or soft tissue injuries. B. must be in arrest. C. must have major or multiple bone or joint injuries. D. must have burns without airway problems.
A. must have only minor musculoskeletal or soft tissue injuries.
The plan for a large-scale MCI: A. should be a logical extension of the plan for a small-scale MCI. B. is unnecessary unless an MCI involves at least 20 patients. C. is completely different from the plan for a small-scale MCI. D. must be planned for an incident involving a very specific number of people.
A. should be a logical extension of the plan for a small-scale MCI.
Which of the following statements best describes primary triage? A. An initial determination of each patient's priority for treatment and transport B. An initial determination of the number of patients involved C. An assessment of the scene for mechanism of injury D. A process of setting tactical objectives for the MCI
A. An initial determination of each patient's priority for treatment and transport
Which of the following is a 24-hour resource operated by the Chemical Manufacturers Association? A. CHEMTREC B. MSDS C. CHEMTRANS D. HAZTECH
A. CHEMTREC
Flammable solids, substances that are dangerous when wet, and spontaneously combustible materials are: A. Class 4 materials. B. Class 1 materials. C. Class 2 materials. D. Class 3 materials.
A. Class 4 materials.
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
Priority 3 patients are also known as: A. immediate. B. walking wounded. C. deceased. D. delayed.
B. walking wounded. Victims who are not seriously injured, are quickly triaged and tagged as "walking wounded", and a priority 3 or "green" classification (meaning delayed treatment/transportation).
Which of the following settings should most make the EMT consider the likelihood of a hazardous materials incident? A. A car B. An apartment C. A warehouse D. A residential house
C. A warehouse
Which of the following must be assessed on a HAZMAT team member before that member enters the hot zone? A. Task assignment B. Allergies C. Baseline vitals D. Height and weight
C. Baseline vitals
While other patients are waiting for triage, what is an appropriate treatment measure that can be performed during the ongoing triage process? A. Placing a patient on a backboard B. Performing bag-valve-mask ventilations C. Controlling severe bleeding D. Applying a cervical collar
C. Controlling severe bleeding
Which of the following should immediately increase your suspicion of a hazardous materials incident? A. Smoke coming from the driver area of a vehicle involved in a head-on collision B. Fire that starts on the lowest level of a residential structure C. Emergency site at a factory D. An out-of-control wildfire in a wooded area
C. Emergency site at a factory
It is characteristic of a disaster plan to be all of the following except which one? A. Predefined B. Specific C. Impractical D. Efficient
C. Impractical
If an EMS unit is the first to respond to a multiple-casualty incident, which role does the most senior EMT assume? A. Scene leader B. Section coordinator C. Incident commander D. Ground chief
C. Incident commander
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. Preventing uncoordinated or undirected activity at the scene B. Controlling on-scene communication as help arrives C. Making a sweep to determine what needs must be met D. Making an initial scene report to the communications center
C. Making a sweep to determine what needs must be met
Which of the following has the highest priority at a hazardous materials incident? A. Providing patient care B. Decontaminating clothing, equipment, and the vehicle C. Protecting the safety of all rescuers and patients D. Immediately removing patients from a hazardous area
C.Protecting the safety of all rescuers and patients
Which of the following statements regarding a disaster plan is false? A. A disaster plan should be well-publicized. B. A disaster plan should be realistic. C. A disaster plan should be rehearsed. D. A disaster plan should be written to address any conceivable incident.
D. A disaster plan should be written to address any conceivable incident.
Which of the following statements about decisions made by the transportation unit at an MCI is true? A. Each ambulance should radio the receiving hospital with a detailed patient report. B. High-priority patients should all be transported to the same hospital. C. Ambulatory patients may be sent to a hospital on a bus without EMS personnel. D. Priority 1 patients should be transported first, immediately after treatment.
D. Priority 1 patients should be transported first, immediately after treatment.
Hazardous material is: A. any material that is poisonous if ingested. B. any material that is radioactive. C. any material that is explosive or flammable. D. any material that poses an unreasonable risk to life, health, or property.
D. any material that poses an unreasonable risk to life, health, or property.
If arriving units are not needed right away, they should wait in the: A. treatment area. B. transportation area. C. triage area. D. staging area.
D. staging area.
A decontamination corridor would be established in the: A. dead zone. B. cold zone. C. hot zone. D. warm zone.
D. warm zone.
To command activities at a hazardous materials incident site, the minimum level of training necessary is: A. Hazardous Materials Specialist. B. First Responder Operations. C. Hazardous Materials Technician. D. On-Scene Incident Commander.
D. On-Scene Incident Commander.
Which of the following best describes the use of secondary triage? A. To treat EMS workers who were injured while assisting in the first phase of the rescue operation B. To reevaluate the treatment priorities designated during primary triage C. To categorize patients who are found after all of the other patients have been triaged D. To be used when there are too many casualties to be categorized during the primary triage
B. To reevaluate the treatment priorities designated during primary triage Checking the same criteria as in primary triage after the patient reaches the triage area to determine whether a patient's priority should be upgraded or downgraded
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 primary triage when resources are limited is true? A. No interventions are performed during primary triage. B. CPR is begun on patients without breathing and a pulse if there are no injuries that are obviously incompatible with life. C. You should open a patient's airway and control severe bleeding. D. It is inappropriate for EMTs to assign "walking wounded" patients to assist more seriously injured patients.
C. You should open a patient's airway and control severe bleeding.
Identification of chemical hazards starts with: A. being alerted to the presence of hazardous materials by dispatch. B. identification of hazardous materials placards. C. awareness and knowledge of what exists in the community. D. seeing fumes in the air at the incident scene.
C. awareness and knowledge of what exists in the community.
Psychological first aid involves: A. ordering patients in emotional distress to tend to other patients and work off the stress. B. telling distressed patients anything that will calm them down. C. caring, honest engagement with patients in emotional distress. D. ordering any emotionally overwhelmed patients out of the treatment area.
C. caring, honest engagement with patients in emotional distress.