Optional Activity Chapters 25 and 26

A hurricane is a tropical storm with wind that reaches a sustained speed of at least _________ miles per hour.

74.

Which of the following is a correct statement regarding moving a victim?

A victim should not be moved until ready for transportation, all necessary first aid should be provided before moving the victim, A victim should be moved only if there is an immediate danger.

During a water rescue, what should be thrown to the victim?

Anything that floats.

Which of the following is correct regarding rising flood water?

As little as 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.

If caught indoors during a volcano you do what?

Close all windows, doors, and chimney dampers.

When performing triage, which classification should be given to a victim whose care and transportation can be delayed up to 1 hour?

Delayed Care.

Cold-water immersion is associated with which two potential medical emergencies?

Drowning and hypothermia

__________ means suffocation by immersion in water or other liquid?

Drowning.

If trapped in a vehicle during a winter storm you do what?

Exercise to maintain body heat.

Landslides are usually associated with what?

Heavy rainfall and rapid snow melt.

Which of the following is the correct action to take if you experience an earthquake?

If outdoors, find a clear spot.

If a person has fallen through ice away from the shore and cannot be reached by using a pole or throwing a line, the rescuer should do what?

Lie flat and push an object ahead of them, and pull the victim ashore.

If instructed to stay in your home during a chemical or biological attack.

Seal the room with plastic sheeting and duck tape.

A _________ drowning is one in which a victim who is resuscitated dies within 96 hours.

Secondary.

Which of the following is correct regarding action to take if you experience a tornado?

Seek an interior windowless room, seek the lowest level of a building, and avoid buildings with wide-span roofs such as auditoriums.

The major danger in moving a victim quickly is the possibility of aggravating a(n) _________ injury.

Spinal.

During a heat wave, you should do what?

Stay in the coolest available location.

If you encounter a hazardous materials incident do what?

Stay upwind from the incident.

If a near-drowning victim was diving?

Suspect a possible spine injury.

Which of the following statements is true regarding a person's cooling during cold-water immersion?

Swimming and treading water increase cooling.

If you are indoors during an earthquake, you should do what?

Take cover under a sturdy desk or table.

If you are trapped debris after an earthquake you do what?

Tap on a pipe or wall so that rescuers can find you.

________ is the use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of the criminal laws of the United States for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom.

Terrorism.

Which of the following statements concerning electrical injuries is true?

The 110 volts of household current is enough to be deadly.

A _______ is a series of waves generated by an undersea disturbance.

Tsunami.

What could be done to separate a threatening farm animal from a victim?

Use food to lure the animal away.

If you are unable to evacuate your home during a hazardous materials incident do what?

Use plastic sheeting and tape to secure doors and windows.

Reach-throw-go identifies the sequence for which type of rescue?

Water Rescue.

In most states, when are you legally obligated to stop and give help at the scene of a motor vehicle accident?

When you are involved in the accident.

A near-drowning victim who was diving before the incident should be what?

kept in line floating on the water surface until trained rescuers arrive.