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EMS Operations:

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


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


3. A train derailment has caused two tanker cars to explode and several others to begin leaking an unknown gas. The size of the affected area is large and crosses several county lines. According to NIMS, this type of MCI would benefit most from a:


4. 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?


5. NIMS is best explained as:


6. What should be done to a French tip catheter after suctioning a patient's airway?


7. You are called to the scene of a woman who is having difficulty breathing. Upon arrival you notice several people surrounding the woman who seems to be agitated. Your scene assessment determines it to be safe and you approach the woman who is in the tripod position. Her breathing is rapid and shallow. She states her ribs hurt after being struck with a punch from her husband. You should?


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


9. 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?


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