Operations Exam Practice Questions
1. What is your priority as the incident commander at a mass casualty incident?
A. Ensuring safety of EMS personnel.
B. Monitor incident organization.
C. Directing extrication of casualties.
D. Notification of the media.
2. You are the first ambulance to arrive on the scene of a school bus rollover. The
fire department has stabilized the bus. What should you do?
A. Have your partner begin triaging patients.
B. Wait for your manager to arrive on scene.
C. Begin filling out patient care reports.
D. Load and transport the first patient you find.
3. A 43 year old male complains of a stiff neck, persistent cough, and fever for the
past week. He states he has been in and out of homeless shelters for the past 5
months. What should you do?
A. Apply oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
B. Use gloves, gown, and HEPA mask.
C. Put on eye protection and a surgical mask.
D. Have the patient wear a HEPA mask.
4. What is your major concern when performing a scene size up?
A. Safety of your crew.
B. Bystander interference.
C. Number of patients.
D. Weather conditions.
5. You are the first to arrive at a scene of an industrial complex. You witness
people running out of one buildings with rags over their mouths. An older gentleman
falls clutching his chest. What should you do?
A. Don a N95 mask and go to the gentleman that is suffering a possible MI.
B. Establish a safety zone and and evaluate what additional resources are needed.
C. Use your PA system and tell the people that can hear you to come to the sound of
your voice.
D. Roll down the window to smell to verify a toxic substance.
6. Your patient has a laceration to the face which aerosolizes blood each time the
patient exhales. What items of personal protective equipment would you choose for
this situation?
A. Gloves only
B. Mask and gown only
C. Goggles and gown only
D. Gloves, goggles, mask and gown
7. Which of the following has ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects
of an EMS system?
A. Ambulance service director.
B. Medical director.
C. The operations officer.
D. EMS battalion chief.
8. When gaining access to the driver in a vehicular collision, what is the access of
choice?
A. Door
B. Windshield
C. Roof
, D. Side window
9. You arrive at motor vehicle collision involving two cars and four patients.
There is no entrapment and the scene is safe. Which command system should be
utilized?
A. START command
B. Singular command
C. Unified command
D. NIMS command
10. What additional resources would you need at a motor vehicle accident with a
trapped 22 year old female?
A. Rescue Squad and the Fire Department.
B. Second ambulance and the Fire Department.
C. Second ambulance and additional State Police.
D. Additional State Police and the Fire Department.
11. Which of the following is NOT necessary during an ambulance inspection?
A. Checking an inventory of medical equipment carried in the vehicle used in the
care of patients
B. Checking the ambulance for any exterior damage to the vehicle body that may
interfere with operations.
C. Checking the ambulance on-board oxygen system to ensure you have adequate oxygen
available.
D. Checking the ambulance with the engine off when evaluating guages, brakes, and
warning lights.
12. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning protection by the good
Samaritan laws?
A. Agood Samaritan law allows an EMT to exceed the scope of practice, if necessary,
when providing emergency care off duty.
B. An EMT is expected to act as a lay person would act when providing emergency care
off duty.
C. The purpose of the good Samaritan laws is to protect people trying to help in an
emergency.
D. An EMT cannot be sued for negligence if the state in which he works has a good
Samaritan law.
13. When you are caring for more than one trauma patient at a time, when should you
change your gloves?
A. Whenever they become soiled
B. For each new patient
C. For each new procedure
D. Whenever time permits
14. A 26 year old female jumped from the second floor of her house. She states she
was getting away from her abusive husband. What should you do?
A. Obtain a set of vital signs.
B. Asses for compression injury to the spine.
C. Determine if the scene is safe.
D. Check for bilateral ankle fractures.
15. Which process is LEAST used by EMS to ensure that equipment is clean?
A. Inspection
B. Disinfection
C. Sterilization
D. Decontamination
1. What is your priority as the incident commander at a mass casualty incident?
A. Ensuring safety of EMS personnel.
B. Monitor incident organization.
C. Directing extrication of casualties.
D. Notification of the media.
2. You are the first ambulance to arrive on the scene of a school bus rollover. The
fire department has stabilized the bus. What should you do?
A. Have your partner begin triaging patients.
B. Wait for your manager to arrive on scene.
C. Begin filling out patient care reports.
D. Load and transport the first patient you find.
3. A 43 year old male complains of a stiff neck, persistent cough, and fever for the
past week. He states he has been in and out of homeless shelters for the past 5
months. What should you do?
A. Apply oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
B. Use gloves, gown, and HEPA mask.
C. Put on eye protection and a surgical mask.
D. Have the patient wear a HEPA mask.
4. What is your major concern when performing a scene size up?
A. Safety of your crew.
B. Bystander interference.
C. Number of patients.
D. Weather conditions.
5. You are the first to arrive at a scene of an industrial complex. You witness
people running out of one buildings with rags over their mouths. An older gentleman
falls clutching his chest. What should you do?
A. Don a N95 mask and go to the gentleman that is suffering a possible MI.
B. Establish a safety zone and and evaluate what additional resources are needed.
C. Use your PA system and tell the people that can hear you to come to the sound of
your voice.
D. Roll down the window to smell to verify a toxic substance.
6. Your patient has a laceration to the face which aerosolizes blood each time the
patient exhales. What items of personal protective equipment would you choose for
this situation?
A. Gloves only
B. Mask and gown only
C. Goggles and gown only
D. Gloves, goggles, mask and gown
7. Which of the following has ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects
of an EMS system?
A. Ambulance service director.
B. Medical director.
C. The operations officer.
D. EMS battalion chief.
8. When gaining access to the driver in a vehicular collision, what is the access of
choice?
A. Door
B. Windshield
C. Roof
, D. Side window
9. You arrive at motor vehicle collision involving two cars and four patients.
There is no entrapment and the scene is safe. Which command system should be
utilized?
A. START command
B. Singular command
C. Unified command
D. NIMS command
10. What additional resources would you need at a motor vehicle accident with a
trapped 22 year old female?
A. Rescue Squad and the Fire Department.
B. Second ambulance and the Fire Department.
C. Second ambulance and additional State Police.
D. Additional State Police and the Fire Department.
11. Which of the following is NOT necessary during an ambulance inspection?
A. Checking an inventory of medical equipment carried in the vehicle used in the
care of patients
B. Checking the ambulance for any exterior damage to the vehicle body that may
interfere with operations.
C. Checking the ambulance on-board oxygen system to ensure you have adequate oxygen
available.
D. Checking the ambulance with the engine off when evaluating guages, brakes, and
warning lights.
12. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning protection by the good
Samaritan laws?
A. Agood Samaritan law allows an EMT to exceed the scope of practice, if necessary,
when providing emergency care off duty.
B. An EMT is expected to act as a lay person would act when providing emergency care
off duty.
C. The purpose of the good Samaritan laws is to protect people trying to help in an
emergency.
D. An EMT cannot be sued for negligence if the state in which he works has a good
Samaritan law.
13. When you are caring for more than one trauma patient at a time, when should you
change your gloves?
A. Whenever they become soiled
B. For each new patient
C. For each new procedure
D. Whenever time permits
14. A 26 year old female jumped from the second floor of her house. She states she
was getting away from her abusive husband. What should you do?
A. Obtain a set of vital signs.
B. Asses for compression injury to the spine.
C. Determine if the scene is safe.
D. Check for bilateral ankle fractures.
15. Which process is LEAST used by EMS to ensure that equipment is clean?
A. Inspection
B. Disinfection
C. Sterilization
D. Decontamination
