Demo Test

1. NIMS is best explained as:

A National system of managing large emergencies based on having private and governmental organizations work independently at the scene of a mass casualty

A systematic approach of assessment used during the triage of large groups of people during a mass casualty incident

Governmental rescue organizations taking responsibility for controlling the parts of the scene that fall within their expertise

A template system for providing consistent, effective processes in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from an incident

2. Which of the following would be a sign that CPR may not be necessary?

Stiff neck and jaw

Core cyanosis

No pulse or respirations

The patient is unconscious

3. What authority has jurisdiction over radio transmissions made during a call?

PTA

FCC

NRA

FCT

4. A motor vehicle accident has occurred right in front of your ambulance and requires the patients to be extricated. Your first choice of location to accomplish the rapid extrication should be the?

Cut off roof

Broken window

Open broken windshield

The door

5. Repeaters are used to:

Record vital information for later use

Transfer and further a radio communication

Get the patient to communicate with you

Repeat what was just said

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

Don't rescue a patient in a burning building

Do something to a patient that results in injury to the patient

Leave a patient without the patient's consent and without equal or higher level care.

Leave a patient who is triaged green to assist a patient who is triaged red

7. 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?

The back

The front

The uphill side

The downhill side

8. 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:

See if your partner can identify the odor

Remove yourself from the scene and advise dispatch of the situation

Call dispatch and request hazmat assistance while maintaining the patient's airway

Place both patients on high flow O₂ and pull them out of the house

9. Expressed consent is?

Not needed if the patient is conscious

Implied if the patient is conscious

Authorization by the patient for you to treat them

Needed if the patient is unconscious

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

Green zone

Yellow zone

Hot zone

Black zone

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