OEC Chapter 4 Test
A formal, organized method for managing an incident, regardless of its cause, size, scope, or complexity, is called:
An incident command system.
The Incident Command System is a method for managing which of the following?
Any incident regardless of cause, size, scope, or complexity
In NIMS, an incident is defined as:
Any out-of-the-ordinary activity that necessitates a response.
In the Incident Command System, the operations section is responsible for:
Executing the strategy of the Incident Action Plan.
While in charge of triage at a scene involving 30 patients exposed to carbon monoxide, you find a young female who is not breathing. After you open her airway and find that breathing does not return, you should:
Place a black tag on her and move on to the next patient.
The primary function of the Incident Commander is to:
Provide overall leadership and direction.
In the United States, which is the most commonly used triage system?
START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment)
In the acronym "START," the letter "S" stands for:
Simple.
While responding to an MCI drill involving an explosion, you recognize that the dozen ambulances sitting in a parking lot three blocks away from the incident constitute the:
Staging unit
You are transporting a patient at a multiple-casualty incident. The patient has a yellow triage tag. This tag means:
Treatment of the patient could be delayed for up to 4 hours.
A formal, organized method for managing an incident, regardless of its cause, size, scope, or complexity, is called:
an incident command system.
When handling a mass-casualty incident, you use triage to:
do the most good for the most people.
In the Incident Command System, the operations section is responsible for:
executing the strategy of the Incident Action Plan.
In the acronym "START," the letter "S" stands for:
simple.
You are at an outside skiing exhibition when a spectator bleacher collapses. Several injured people are walking around with various injuries. Which of the following instructions is most appropriate for these ambulatory patients?
"Go and wait by the ticket booth at the bottom of the slope."
In the Incident Command System, the section responsible for maintaining injury, death, and damage documentation as well as maintaining reimbursement records is the:
Finance/administration section
The most widely used triage categorization system in the world is "ID-ME." This acronym represents the four specific triage categories used by NATO forces, National Disaster Life Support, public safety agencies, and search and rescue groups. The ID-ME triage categories are:
Immediate, delayed, minimal, and expectant.
In the Incident Command System, the section responsible for maintaining injury, death, and damage documentation as well as maintaining reimbursement records is the:
finance/administration section.
The most widely used triage categorization system in the world is "ID-ME." This acronym represents the four specific triage categories used by NATO forces, National Disaster Life Support, public safety agencies, and search and rescue groups. The ID-ME triage categories are:
immediate, delayed, minimal, and expectant.
When properly trained in the START system, an OEC Technician should be able to complete a patient assessment in less than:
30 seconds.
When properly trained in the START system, an OEC Technician should be able to complete a patient assessment in no more than:
30 seconds.
Which one of the following triage tag indicates the lowest priority for care, "Expectant", for a patient at a multiple-casualty incident?
A black tag
When you are placed in charge of the treatment unit at the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, which of the following four patients will you treat first?
A confused 69-year-old male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a rapid and weak radial pulse
Triage is:
A dynamic process requiring ongoing reassessment.
In using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system of triage, which one of the following patients should have a yellow tag applied before being moved to the treatment area?
A. A female with a respiratory rate of 22 and a palpable radial pulse who squeezes your fingers when instructed to do so. (Answer A is correct) B. A male with a respiratory rate of 8, no radial pulse, and unresponsive mental status. C. A female with gasping respirations, no radial pulse, and unresponsive mental status D. A male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a palpable radial pulse who squeezes your fingers when instructed to do so
Functional areas within the Incident Command System include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Conflict resolution. (answer A is correct) B. Planning. C. Logistics. D. Operations.
Which of the following tasks is not a responsibility of the Incident Commander?
A. Establishing the Incident Command Post B. Providing overall management of the incident C. Triaging the injured patients ( answer C is correct) D. Determining the incident strategy
The Incident Commander has assigned you to be the Operations Section Chief. In this role you are responsible for all of the following except:
A. Participating in the planning process. B. Reducing immediate hazards. C. Restoring the scene to normalcy. D. Determining incident objectives and strategy. (Answer D is Correct)
All of the following are functional areas of the Incident Command Structure except:
A. Planning Section B. Transportation Section (answer B is correct) C. Operations Section D. Finance/ Administration Section
In the Incident Command System, which of the following sections is responsible for maintaining all incident reports except for financials?
A. Planning section (answer A is correct) B. Records section C. Operations section D. Logistics section
Which of the following tasks is not a responsibility of the Incident Commander?
A. Providing overall management of the incident B. Triaging the injured patients (answer B is correct) C. Establishing the Incident Command Post D. Determining incident objectives and strategies
Which of the following is NOT one of the major components of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?
A. Rescuer performance review (answer A is correct). B. Preparedness C. Span of control D. Resource management
Which of the following is not a key characteristic of facilities utilized in an Incident Command System?
A. They must be located in a secure, safe area. B. They must be able to grow in size as needed. C. They must be accessible to incident personnel. D. They should be situated in public view. (Answer D is Correct)
All of the following are functional areas of the Incident Command Structure except:
A. Transportation (Answer A is Correct) B. Planning C. Operations D. Finance
There is a fight involving approximately 20 bar patrons. Weapons were used, and there are varying degrees and types of injuries. The first person on scene has started assessing a person lying on the floor with blood covering his shirt. Quick assessment reveals him to be breathing at 24 times per minute. Which of the following actions should be done next?
Check for a radial pulse.
You are triaging using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system and you find a patient who is breathing 18 times per minute and has a radial pulse. Which one of the following actions should you take next?
Check to see if the patient can follow simple directions.
Which one of the following statements about the Incident Command System is true?
ICS operates with standardized language to avoid confusion.
At a multiple-casualty incident, you are brought a patient with a red tag tied to his wrist. You should recognize which one of the following?
Immediate care and transport of the patient are necessary.
Of the five functional areas within the Incident Command Structure (ICS) structure, the first to be established should be:
Incident Command.
The person responsible for maintaining equipment and ensuring that facilities meet specified needs is the:
Logistics Chief.
At the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, you are presented with a patient who is not breathing. According to the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system, which of the following actions should you take next?
Open the airway.
A teen involved in a multiple-casualty incident is found lying on the ground with an obvious deformity to his left thigh. Using the START system for triage, you note that he is not breathing. Which one of the following should you do next?
Open the patient's airway, next check for a radial pulse.
