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EMS Operations:

1. You have requested helicopter transportation of a critical burn patient. The remote nature of the accident will force the helicopter to land on an incline. From which direction should you approach the helicopter?


2. An ambulance unit or fire department that makes an uncoordinated, independent decision during an incident is said to be:


3. NIMS is best explained as:


4. You are the first EMS unit on scene of a multiple casualty incident. A crane has fallen from a building roof top and ripped through an adjacent building. What should you do according to the ICS?


5. Your patient is a 14-year-old girl who is complaining of vaginal pain after falling onto the center post of her bike. She is alone and very scared. She has called the accident in on her cell phone and stated that she is bleeding very badly and feeling faint. Besides treating for shock, what other things should you consider with this patient?


6. What is the area of hazardous contamination known as?


7. You arrive on scene of an unknown medical to find a man and a woman unconscious in their kitchen. You are finishing a rapid trauma assessment on the woman when your partner says she smells something odd and is feeling dizzy. Your best course of action would be to:


8. Repeaters are used to:


9. Communication on the radio is a very important part of the EMS system, and messages should be:


10. An EMT may be charged with abandonment if they?