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Chapter 37
Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A safe zone should NOT be______ a chemical spill. | downwind of |
| the basic responsibilities of EMT's at a hazardous materials incident are to take care of the injured and: | monitor and rehabilitate hazmat team members |
| The level of training required of rescuers who actually plug, patch, or stop the release of a hazardous material is: | Hazardous Materials Technician. |
| The safe zone of a hazardous materials incident should in a(n): | upwind/same level. |
| At an MCI, patients with major or multiple bone or joint injuries should be classified as: | Priority 2 |
| A common place carding system used to mark fixed structures that contain hazardous materials is the: | NFPA 704 System. |
| At an MCI, the area from which all of the vehicles should be called to wait for a patient transport assignment is the: | staging sector. |
| The U.S. Department of Transportation requires that vehicles carrying hazardous materials display: | labels or placards. |
| The most common MCI (for MCS) is a: | car crash with three or more patients. |
| At an MCI, pulse-less patients with exposed brain matter should be classified as: | Priority 4 ( or 0) |
| The standard reference for hazmat incidents that should be aboard all EMS vehicles is the: | Emergency Response Guidebook. |
| Which minimum level of training should all EMS responders have according to the federal government? | First Responder Awareness. |
| During an MCI, as much communication as possible between Command and sector officers and subordinates should be: | face-to-face |
| The medical treatment area that EMS is responsible for setting up to receive decontaminated patients is done in the: | cold zone. |
| Once Incident Command is established at an MCI, the first two phases of action that must be taken are organization/delegation and: | scene size-up/triage. |
| According to the Department of Transportation, a hazardous material is a substance that: | poses an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported. |
| Secondary contamination occurs when a: | contaminated person contacts a "clean" person. |
| the first and primary concern of the EMT at a hazardous materials incident is for: | his/her own personal safety. |
| A quick assessment and assigning or priorities for treatment or transport is: | triage |
| The manageable span of control over people involved in an MCI is: | 6 |