EMT MCIS, TERRORISM RESPONSE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS

EMT MCIS, TERRORISM RESPONSE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS




1) During a HazMat incident, you are working in a treatment area. As patients are
removed from the danger zone, you should:
A) remain where you are and have the patients brought to you
B) retrieve patients from the decontamination area and begin treatment
C) perform a rapid assessment and then have them decontaminated
D) quickly decontaminate the patients and begin assessing them -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ A) remain where you are and have the patients brought to you



2) During an MVC involving multiple patients, the incident commander would MOST
likely:
A) maintain responsibility for all of the command functions
B) designate a safety officer, but retain all other command functions
C) delegate all of the command functions to the appropriate personnel
D) relinquish command when a senior EMS provider arrives at the scene --
Correct Answer ✔✔ B) designate a safety officer, but retain all other
command functions



3) As the first-arriving senior EMT at the scene of an incident, you should perform a
scene size-up and then:
A) establish command
B) begin the triage process
C) call for additional resources
D) quickly identify the walking wounded -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) establish
command

,4) Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the treatment supervisor?
A) primary assessment
B) secondary triage
C) patient packaging
D) communication with the medical branch director -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A)
primary assessment



5) A patient in respiratory arrest at the scene of an MCI would typically be classified as
a black tag patient unless:
A) they have signs of an injury to the c-spine
B) there are enough resources to provide care for them
C) there are at least three other patients in respiratory arrest
D) they have external signs of severe thoracic trauma -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B)
there are enough resources to provide care for them



6) The _______ area is where incoming ambulances meet and await further
instructions at the scene of an MCI.
A) transportation
B) staging
C) triage
D) support -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B) staging



7) Burn patients without airway compromise and patients with multiple bone or joint
injuries should be marked with a ______ triage tag at an MCI.
A) black
B) green
C) yellow
D) red -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C) yellow

, 8) A critical function of the safety officer is to:
A) brief responders during the demobilization phase of an incident
B) determine the most efficient approach to extricate a victim
C) stop an emergency operation whenever a rescuer is in danger
D) monitor emergency responders for signs of stress and anxiety -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ C) stop an emergency operation whenever a rescuer is in danger



9) You are at the scene of an MCI when your partner slips and falls, injuring his leg. He
is alert and responds appropriately to your questions. His respirations are 20/min
and his radial pulses are strong. What triage category should you assign your
partner?
A) black
B) green
C) yellow
D) red -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D) red



Any injured responders are red tags.



10) According to the JumpSTART triage system, if a pediatric patient has a RR of 40
breaths/min, you should:
A) assess for a distal pulse
B) assess neurologic status
C) assign an immediate category
D) look for posturing -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) assess for a distal pulse



11) A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal cord damage,
would be triaged with a _______ tag during an MCI.
A) yellow
B) red
C) green
D) black -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A) yellow