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EMS Operations:

1. 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?


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


3. 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?


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


5. Expressed consent is?


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


7. Repeaters are used to:


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


9. When transmitting a number with two or more digits you should say the whole number first, followed by:


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