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BDLS Basic Disaster Life Support Exam Test Bank Questions Answers Study Guide with Solution 2025/ 2026

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Comprehensive BDLS Basic Disaster Life Support exam test bank featuring updated practice questions, accurate answers, and structured explanations. This study guide supports effective disaster response preparation, strengthens clinical decision-making, and improves exam readiness for healthcare professionals and students. A reliable certification review resource with solution designed to enhance performance and confidence in 2025/ 2026.

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BDLS EXAM
people with medical knowledge
government
Who are the stakeholders in the Pre- police
Disaster paradigm? firefighters
EMS
ie anyone responding and able to help (like Red Cross)

T/F Part of the Planning and Practice True
process of Pre-Disaster Paradigm is to
assess potential vulnerabilities and
understand the consequences so they can
be prepared for.

What is the continuity of operations part -each stakeholder must ID mission-critical functions to meet the demands
of planning and operation? -contingency planning must support these mission-critical functions

Space
What are the 4 S's of Health System surge
Staffing
that need to be planned and prepared
Supplies
for?
Systems

ability of individuals and communities to adapt and overcome adversity due t
What is resilience?
disaster

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Which of the following should be included e. all of the above
in Education and Training Part of Pre- Education and training is essential to workforce and COMMUNITY
Disaster paradigm?
a. Medical providers
b. EMS
c. Firefighters
d. Community members
e. all of the above

Detection
Incident management
Safety and security
Assess hazards
What is the DISASTER paradigm?
Support
Triage and treatment
Evacuation
Recovery

What does the detection part of situational awareness
DISASTER paradigm require?

What is a challenge the Incident Communication
management faces?

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-establish plans and protocols
What are some ways Incident
-establish key relationships
Management can overcome the
-understand the equipment
communication challenge?
-drill and exercise

What are the keys to effective information Effective information sharing= timely+ accurate
sharing?

Who is the one voice delivering one Public Information Officer
message to the public?

Education and inform community
What are four goals of Incident Reduce fear and panic
Management? Guide and direct
Controlled message

Fill in the blank: ______ communication is Risk communication is important and vital
important and vital.

Put the following in order of priority for 3. Self and Team
safety and security: 4. Uninjured public
1. Casualties 1. Casualties
2. Environment 2. Environment
3. Self and Team
4. Uninjured Public Action steps: mitigate a dangerous or threatening situation

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Recognition (of likely causes of safety and security concerns)
What are the 2 R's of Assessing Hazards?
Risk (of causing additional casualties)

What do I have?
What is needed?
What 5 questions should you ask for
Where is it?
support logistics?
When will it arrive?
What if it is unavailable?

What are the two T's of DISASTER Triage and Treatment
paradigm?

What is a systematic mass casualty triage SALT
system?

Sort
Assess
What does SALT stand for?
Lifesaving interventions
Treatment/transport

Walk
What is a quick and effective way to sort
Wave/movement
patients? Step 1
Still/Obvious life threat

1. Still/Obious life threat
In step 2 what order of the categories
2. Wave/movement
sorted on the previous card be assessed?
3. walk

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