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The most basic level of hazardous materials training is the ________ level A) operations B) specialists C) awareness D) technician - ✅✅-C) awareness Which of the following are desirable characteristics of the "safe or cold zone" in a hazardous materials incident? A) Upward on the same level as the spill B) downwind, uphill from the spill C) Down wind, downhill from the spill D) Upwind, uphill from the spill - ✅✅-D) Upwind, uphill from the spill In which of the following is NOT a normal response of a small child when approached by the EMT? A) anxiety B) fear C) indifference D) None of the above are normal responses - ✅✅-C) indifference In which of the following zones is the EMT expected to be staged at the scene of a hazardous materials incident? A) Warm zone B) Hot zone C) Cold zone D) Ground zero - ✅✅-C) Cold zone Which of the following best describes the term "crowning" A) The bag of waters raptures B) The presenting part of the baby is visable at the vaginal opening C) A discharge of bloody mucus D) Complete dilation of the cervix - ✅✅-B) The presenting part of the baby is visable at the vaginal opening Which of the following describes the midline of the body? A) An imaginary line dividing the body into a front and back portion
B) an imaginary line dividing the body into a top and bottom portion C) The intersection of two imaginary lines crossing at the umbilicus D) an imaginary line dividing the body into equal right and left halves - ✅✅-B) an imaginary line dividing the body into a top and bottom portion A patient with bilateral femur fractures would have which of the following? A) A femur fracture in which the bone ends have punctured the muscle and skin of the thigh B) A femur fracture occurring with little or no trauma C) Two fractures in the same femur D) fractures of both femurs - ✅✅-D) fractures of both femurs What is another term for the frontal aspect of the body? A) Caudal B) Dorsal C) Anterior D) Posterior - ✅✅-C) Anterior What are the abdominal regions called created by drawing two imaginary lines intersecting at the navel? A) Abdominal quadrants B) Abdominal sextants C) Abdominal planes D) Abdominal regions - ✅✅-A) Abdominal quadrants What is the strongest and most muscular part of the heart? A) Left atrium B) Right atrium C) Right ventricle D) Left ventricle - ✅✅-D) Left ventricle Which layer of the skin is exposed to the environment? A) adispose tissues B) dermis C) subculaneous tissues D) epidermis - ✅✅-D) epidermis Which organ secretes insulin after eating a large meal? A) pancrea B) gallbladder
C) notify the receiving facility by radio of the nature of the patients injuries D) Notify the receiving hospital by cellular phone of the nature of the patients injuries. - ✅✅-A) Allow the transportation sector officerto notify the receiving facility A terrorist incident may have features in common with which of the following types of incidents: A) Hazardous materials B) Mass casualty C) Infectious disease D) All of the above - ✅✅-D) All of the above Which of the following is a consideration when responding to a terrorist incident? A) The presence of booby-traps such as secondary explosive devices B) The presence of mass casualties C) Crime scene considerations D) All of the above - ✅✅-D) All of the above Which of the following should be considered during the scene size-up of a hazardous materials emergency? A) Potential for spread of the substance B) The properties and potential dangers of the substance C) Identification of the substance D) All of the above - ✅✅-D) All of the above Which of the following personal protective items must be used by EMS personnel caring for patients in a hazardous materials emergency? A) HEPA mask B) Tyvek or other chemical impermeable coveralls C) chemical permeable gloves D) structural firefighting gear - ✅✅-B) Tyvek or other chemical impermeable coveralls At which of the following points does the "golden hour" begin? A) When a patient reaches surgery B) Arrival at scene C) Dispatch D) Time of the injury - ✅✅-D) Time of the injury Which abdominal quadrant contains the appendix? A) Left upper B) Left lower
C) Right upper D) Right lower - ✅✅-D) Right lower Which of the following is NOT a component of a pediatric assessment triangle? A) Breathing B) Abdomen C) Appearance D) Circulation - ✅✅-B) Abdomen Which of the following is the most common causes of seizures in infants and children? A) poisoning B) hypoxia C) fever D) hypoglycemia - ✅✅-B) hypoxia Which of the following is the most common cause of death in children? A) poisoning B) Environmental emergencies C) Infectious disease D) trauma - ✅✅-D) trauma Which of the following devices is used for long distance carries high-angle or off road rescue? A) Scoop stretcher B) Stokes stretcher C) Stair chair D) Reeves stretcher - ✅✅-B) Stokes stretcher Your patient is a 17 year old male who was burned in a propane gas explosion on his families farm. The patient was thrown free of the barn by the explosives. The patient is awake complaining of burns on his chest, face, arms and legs. He also has an obvious deformity of his right arm. for which of the following should you maintain a high index of suspicion? A) Airway burns B) Internal bleeding C) Hypothermia D) All of the above - ✅✅-D) All of the above What is the sound or feel of broken bones rubbing against each other called? A) Osteomyelitis
B) 5 seconds C)3 seconds D) 1 minute - ✅✅-A) 2 seconds During the initial assessment of a responsive adult patient where should the pulse be checked? A) at the radial artery B) at the femoral artery C) at the brachial artery D) at the carotid artery - ✅✅-A) at the radial artery Which of the following is the correct sequence for controlling external bleeding? A) Direct pressure, elevation, pressure point compression, pressure dressing and bandage B) Rinse with alcohol, direct pressure, pressure point compression, tourniquet C) Direct pressure, elevation, pressure point compression, tourniquet D) Direct pressure, ice, pressure point compression, elevation - ✅✅-A) Direct pressure, elevation, pressure point compression, pressure dressing and bandage When deciding where to transport a patient who is in hypovolemic shock or who has the potential for developing hypovolemic shock which of the following is the most important service to be provided by the receiving hospital? A) immediate surgical capabilities B) availability of a chaplain C) critical care nursing D) rehabilitation - ✅✅-A) immediate surgical capabilities Which of the following is a substance that will neutralize a poison or its effects? A) Antidote B) Antivert C) Curative D) Deactivant - ✅✅-A) Antidote Which of the following is one of the most common inhaled poisons associated with fire? A) Carbon dioxide B) Cyanide C) Methane gas D) Polyvinyl chloride - ✅✅-B) Cyanide Where is the brachial artery located?
A) groin B) Arm C) abdomen D) Neck - ✅✅-B) Arm Which of the following cardiac dysrhythmias cannot produce a pulse? A) tachycardia B) ventricular tachycardia C) bradycardia D) ventricular fibrillation - ✅✅-D) ventricular fibrillation A 59 year old patient who has collapsed in his yard while doing yardwork has been unresponsive for 4 - 5 minuets by the time you arrive. His neighbor is attempting CPR but the quality is questionable. Which of the following should be your first action? A) Ask your partner to take over CPR from the neighbor B) Ask the neighbor to stop CPR so you can check the patients pulse Apply the AED D) Load the patient into the ambulance for further evaluation - ✅✅-B) Ask the neighbor to stop CPR so you can check the patients pulse When using an AED which of the following people is responsible for callimng to "CLEAR" the patient prior to delivering a shock? A) The EMT at the patients head B) The EMT operating the defibrillator C) The EMT doing chest compressions D) The EMT managing the airway - ✅✅-B) The EMT operating the defibrillator Which of the following requires training, policies and procedures related to storing accessing and sharing patient information? A) HIPAA B) EMTALA C) Scope of practice D) COBRA - ✅✅-A) HIPAA Allowing a patients body temperature to increase by preventing further heat loss is reffered to as which of the following? A) Natural warming B) Core warming C) Passive warming D) Active rewarming - ✅✅-C) Passive warming
C) Allergic reaction D) Hyperventalation syndrome - ✅✅-A) Anaphylaxis Which of the following best describes the function of blood platelets? A) Carry carbon dioxide B) Aid in blood clotting C) Fight infection D) Carry oxygen - ✅✅-B) Aid in blood clotting Which of the following vessels has the thinnest walls through which oxygen nutrients and wastes can pass? A) Capillaries B) Veins C) Microvenules D) Arteroles - ✅✅-A) Capillaries Red blood cells carry oxygen and nutrients to the cells, and organs to the entire body? TRUE or FALSE - ✅✅- Which of the following is a major function of the skin? A) Excretion of wastes B) Protection from the environment C) Temperature regulation D) All of the above - ✅✅-D) All of the above Which of the following layers of the skin is the most important in insulating the body against heat loss? A) Epidermis B) Parietal layer C) Subcutaneous layer D) Subdural layer - ✅✅-C) Subcutaneous layer Which of the following types of wounds has small openings into the skin but may be quite deep and is often caused by instruments such as nails, ice picks, or pencils? A) Avulsion B) Puncture C) Incision D) Laceration - ✅✅-B) Puncture
Which of the following best describes and avulsion? A) The epidermis scraped away by a rough surface B) An accumulation of blood beneath the skin resulting in swelling C) an injury caused by a sharp, pointed object D) A flap of skin is partially or completely torn away from the underlying tissue - ✅✅-D) A flap of skin is partially or completely torn away from the underlying tissue Your patient was working on a car when it fell off the jack and trapped him beneth the tire and ground. His face is very blue and his eyes blod shot. Which of the following has the patient most likely sufferd? A) Fail chest B) Traumatic asphyxia C) Pneumothorax D) Hemothorax - ✅✅-B) Traumatic asphyxia Uncontrolled salivation, urination, defecation and tearing are early signs of: A) Nerve agent exposure B) Gastrointestinal blockage C) Cyanogens agent exposure D) Vesicant agent exposure - ✅✅-A) Nerve agent exposure Which of the following is a complication of bone fractures? A) Nerve damage B) Hemorrhage C) Swelling D) All of the above - ✅✅-D) All of the above TRUE OR FALSE - You responded to a potential biological hazard involving nuero-toxins, you would use the sign and symptoms of signs of exposure by using the letters below? "SLUDGEM:" Salivation Lacrimation Urination Defecation Gastrointestinal Pain / Gas Emesis Miosis - ✅✅-TRUE
The incident management system consists of procedures for organizing: A) equipment B) personnel C) facilities D) All of the above - ✅✅-D) All of the above When does the emergency medical responder need to triage patients? A) when the closets hospital cannot receive all the patients B) when there are more patients than there are rescuers C)when the ambulance will be delayed for more than 20 minuets D) when there are more than 10 patients - ✅✅-B) when there are more patients than there are rescuers Where on the patients body should the epinephrine auto injector be administered? A) Lateral thigh B) Posterior thigh C) Gluteus maximus D) Upper arm - ✅✅-A) Lateral thigh During triage situations, a patient who requires CPR would be tagged: A) Priority 1, Red Tag B) Priority 4, Gray or Black Tag C) Priority 3, Green Tag D) Priority 2, Yellow Tag - ✅✅-A) Priority 1, Red Tag As an emergency medical responder your first consideration at any emergency should be" A) Your own safety B) The patients safety C) Notifying the communications center of your status D) Providing immediate patient care - ✅✅-A) Your own safety Which of the following hazards should be noted as an EMR approaching the scene of a Motor vehicle Accident? A) Downed electrical wires B) Fire C) leaking fuel D) All of the above - ✅✅-D) All of the above
Which of the following terms best describes the area where a hazardous material is located? A) Off Limit zone B) Cold zone C) Hot zone D) Warm zone - ✅✅-C) Hot zone Because the tongue is larger in an infant and a child it can cause: A) airway obstruction B) nasal passage obstruction C) severe sneezing D) severe congestion - ✅✅-A) airway obstruction The average heart rate for a new born is; A) 120- B) 60- C) 80- D) 100-120 - ✅✅-A) 120- Febrile seizures are primarily the result of: A) low blood sugar B) fever C) infection D) poisoning - ✅✅-B) fever Elderly patients are more susceptible to: A) osteoporosis B) injury C) falls D) forgetfulness - ✅✅-B) injury The appropriate pressure pointy that would be used in severe hemorrhage of a laceration of the lower thigh area would be: A) bronchial artery B) carotid artery C) femoral artery D) radial artery - ✅✅-C) femoral artery
