203.01 EMS Responsibilities

Question 0

A mass casualty incident is defined as an incident involving ______.

Answer 0

25 to 100 patients

Question 1

A multi patient incident is defined as any incident with fewer than ______.

Answer 1

25 patients

Question 2

A disaster is defined as an incident involving more than _______.

Answer 2

100 patients

Question 3

When possible, patients should be treated and transported in what priority order?

Answer 3

Immediate

Delayed patients upgraded to immediate

Delayed

Minor

Question 4

What are the general tactical objectives for large-scale EMS incident?

Answer 4

Remove endangered occupants and treat the injured

Stabilize the incident and provide for life safety

Ensure the functions of triage, extrication, treatment, and transportation are established and performed appropriately

Provide for the safety, accountability and welfare of rescue personnel and victims

Conserve property

Question 5

Responding personnel are encouraged to use triage tags and IMMEDIATE labels on smaller multi patient incidents. Triage tags should be used anytime there are _____ or more immediate patients or more than _____ patients total.

Answer 5

3

10

Question 6

All first alarm medical incidents or greater require ______ staging for all fire department resources, including rescue companies.

Answer 6

Level 2

Question 7

What are the two EMS tactical objectives to be completed during any multi patient/mass casualty incident?

Answer 7

Completion of “triage report”

Declaration of “all immediate transported”

Question 8

Triage should be completed using the ________.

Answer 8

Arizona triage system

Question 9

The on scene report should answer what three questions?

Answer 9

What do I have?

What actions will I take?

What resources do I need?

Question 10

What units should go to the scene and not stage?

Answer 10

First arriving unit

first paramedic unit

first ladder

first chief

first rescue

Question 11

The purpose of the triage sector is to determine the ______, _______, and ______ of patients.

Answer 11

Location

Number

Condition

Question 12

Where should triage sector forward triage-tracking slips?

Answer 12

To command

Question 13

Who will assess minor patients who were directed earlier in the incident by triage teams to an assembly area?

Answer 13

Extrication sector

Question 14

What will treatment sector first determine?

Answer 14

Whether patient treatment will occur in place or in the designated treatment area

Question 15

What sector has responsibility to determine hospital availability through the dispatch center?

Answer 15

Transportation sector

Question 16

When should a medical supply sector be established?

Answer 16

3rd Alarm medicals or greater

Question 17

The triage function should be performed by the first arriving company. Normally, it will last ________ minutes.

Answer 17

4-6

Question 18

What alarm do you need for 5-10 patients?

Answer 18

First alarm Medical

Question 19

A second alarm would facilitate how many patients?

Answer 19

10-25

Question 20

Rescues being sent to the loading area should be sent no more than ___ at a time.

Answer 20

2

Question 21

Crews should report to where carrying their medical supplies and backboards

Answer 21

Extrication or treatment or sectors

Question 22

In all cases where patients arrive in the treatment sector without triage tags who will ensure triage and taking is completed and the patient is delivered to the proper area?

Answer 22

Treatment sector officer

Question 23

What sector is responsible for locating, and removing patients to treatment sector?

Answer 23

Extrication

Question 24

Medical supply sector is responsible for what?

Answer 24

Procurement, Delivery, and Stocking medical supplies