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EMS Operations:

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


2. Repeaters are used to:


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


4. 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?


5. It's 7:30 a.m. and you arrive on scene of a two car collision involving at least 6 patients on a foggy corner of a fairly busy country road. The fire department is not there yet and there is smoke and flames showing from both cars. You can hear people crying and cars are already driving around the wreckage to get past the scene. What steps should you take?


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


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


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


9. 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?


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