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EMS Operations:

1. 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?


2. Repeaters are used to:


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


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


6. 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?


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


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


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


10. 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?