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. 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

3. 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

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?

Notify dispatch of the need for an Incident Commander and begin triaging patients.

Inform IC of your location and begin triaging patients if the scene is safe.

Stay a safe distance from the incident and do what the Incident Commander tells you to do.

Take incident command until relieved or reassigned

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?

Begin extrication of the patients while your partner calls for more ambulances

Get the fire department en route, establish a safety zone and assist in keeping traffic a safe distance away

Triage the most critically injured first and then extricate them in order of severity

Inform the patients that you are not allowed by law to enter the zone until it is made safe by law enforcement

6. 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

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

Encoded so anybody not in the system, who is listening, will not know what you are talking about

Short, and to the point, using words like, 'yes' and 'no'

In plain English

Transmitted as rapidly as possible to keep the airway open

8. 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?

Call law enforcement and leave the scene until they arrive

Treat the patient if the situation appears safe and inform law enforcement of the possible assault when the time is appropriate

Call the husband out for hitting a woman and make him look dumb in front of the rest of the family

Inform the woman that she will have to go to the hospital if she wants to get treated. This environment is not safe

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

Green zone

Yellow zone

Hot zone

Black zone

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

PTA

FCC

NRA

FCT

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