QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● You have been assigned to the triage unit at a multiple-casualty
incident. A patient with a yellow triage tag arrives. Your immediate
action should be to:
Answer: retriage the patient.
●● Which one of the following chemical agents will kill a person most
quickly?
Answer: Aerosolized agent inhaled into the lungs
●● An unresponsive 15 year old male has fallen 40 feet off of a cliff in a
state park into an unaccessible area. A high angle rescue team is on the
scene. The EMT should
Answer:
●● A 36 year old male is trapped inside of car that is stalled in swiftly
moving flood waters. The first arriving EMT should first
Answer:
●● A large bus with 52 passengers overturned on a busy highway. On
scene 12 people were dead and 23 others were taken to various hospitals,
many with life-threatening injuries. As commander of the incident,
, which one of the following is most appropriate after the last patient has
left the scene?
Answer: Encourage rescuers to talk amongst themselves about their
feelings.
●● When unidentified utility wires are in contact with a car at a car
crash, the occupants of the car should
Answer:
●● When an EMT is driving an ambulance in emergency mode (lights
and sirens), most states do not permit the EMT to
Answer: proceed through a red light without stopping
●● You have arrived on the scene of a chemical leak at an industrial
park. The placard has a "1" in the blue diamond and a "4" in the red
diamond, which means the material is:
Answer: flammable but represents a low health hazard.
●● The ambulance should be restocked
Answer:
●● A worker has been exposed to beta rays given off by a radioactive
material. Which one of the following should you do first?
Answer: Assess his level of consciousness and ABCs.