Ch. 48 Flashcards
A small truck has gone over an embankment. The driver has suffered a head injury and is confused, but is able to tell you that he is hauling N-Acetyl-para-Aminophenol. Which one of the following resources provides the AEMT with the BEST initial information regarding this chemical?
A) TREC-CHEM EMS Guidebook
B) Truck driver
C) Emergency Response Guidebook
D) Medical direction
C) Emergency Response Guidebook
Page Ref: 1044-1046
A reference tool that should be placed in every emergency vehicle for use when responding to a possible hazmat incident is:
A) MSDS sheets from local chemical users and suppliers.
B) The Emergency Response Guidebook.
C) The Merck manual.
D) The Physician’s Desk Reference.
B) The Emergency Response Guidebook.
Page Ref: 1044-1046
A poisonous substance NOT derived from the metabolism of an organism is referred to as:
A) a toxicant.
B) toxicology.
C) a toxidrome.
D) toxicodynamics.
A) a toxicant.
Page Ref: 1051
________ are abrupt, high-dose single exposures.
A) Toxicants
B) Acute exposures
C) Toxidromes
D) Chronic exposures
B) Acute exposures
Page Ref: 1051
________ are longer-term exposures, typically a month or more, of a low dose with decreased intensity.
A) Toxicants
B) Acute exposures
C) Toxidromes
D) Chronic exposures
D) Chronic exposures
Page Ref: 1051
You have been trained to the level of OSHA “First Responder Awareness.” In relation to this level of training, which one of the following activities are you qualified to perform?
A) Direct the operations at a hazardous materials emergency until the chemical is identified.
B) Recognize a potential hazardous materials emergency and call for the appropriate resources.
C) Stop and patch a leak in a broken valve emitting an unknown gas.
D) Provide detailed instructions on how to contain a spill of an unknown liquid.
B) Recognize a potential hazardous materials emergency and call for the appropriate resources.
Page Ref: 1050
You are the first emergency personnel on the scene of an overturned tanker truck. The driver is in the cab and appears motionless. It also appears that a liquid is leaking from the rear-valve assembly of the tanker. After properly positioning your ambulance, your immediate priority should be to:
A) attempt to determine what chemical is contained in the tanker.
B) take manual inline spinal stabilization.
C) prevent exposing yourself to the hazardous material.
D) perform the primary assessment on the truck driver.
C) prevent exposing yourself to the hazardous material.
Page Ref: 1043
You have arrived on the scene where a tractor trailer has overturned. As you pull onto the scene, the driver of the truck approaches and informs you that he is hauling radioactive medical wastes and warns you that there is a car underneath the overturned trailer. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Attempt to identify the material and type of rays being emitted.
B) Determine if any radioactive material has been released.
C) Position the ambulance in front of the vehicle to block oncoming traffic.
D) Move the ambulance upwind of the scene.
D) Move the ambulance upwind of the scene.
Page Ref: 1048
You are the first to arrive on the scene of a motor-vehicle collision. Your scene size-up reveals a tanker truck on its side with an unresponsive driver in the cab. Multiple bystanders are around the cab waving for you to come over and help the driver. Your immediate action should be to:
A) order the bystanders away from the truck.
B) assess and extricate the patient.
C) determine what material the truck is carrying.
D) make certain the tanker is not leaking.
A) order the bystanders away from the truck.
Page Ref: 1043
For your safety and that of your crew, you should:
A) evaluate every scene for dangers before entering.
B) request police assistance on all calls.
C) ensure the availability of a paramedic for all medical calls.
D) search each and every patient for weapons.
A) evaluate every scene for dangers before entering.
Page Ref: 1043-1044
While he is moving a container of a radioactive liquid, some of the liquid splashed onto the technician’s arm. This situation is BEST be described as:
A) primary contamination.
B) exposure.
C) exposure with secondary contamination.
D) exposure with beta injury.
A) primary contamination.
Page Ref: 1051
If you notice signs of a hazardous material after you have entered a scene, you should FIRST:
A) notify the EMS supervisor and medical director.
B) remove yourself and your crew from the scene.
C) attempt to neutralize the threat.
D) call for assistance on the radio.
B) remove yourself and your crew from the scene.
Page Ref: 1043-1044
On the National Fire Protection Association hazardous materials classification placard, the blue diamond represents:
A) reactivity.
B) fire hazard.
C) specific hazard.
D) health hazard.
D) health hazard.
Page Ref: 1045
If the red diamond on a National Fire Protection Association placard contains a “4,” the EMT should recognize that the material contained within is:
A) very flammable.
B) liquid.
C) radioactive.
D) a gas.
A) very flammable.
Page Ref: 1045
An intoxicated driver drove his car into the side of a slow-moving train, hitting a tanker car. To get information on what is contained in the tanker, you are going to call CHEMTREC. What piece of information is it critical to provide this agency so they can help identify the material inside the tanker car?
A) Name of the railroad carrier
B) Description of the leaking material
C) Type of railroad car involved
D) UN number
D) UN number
Page Ref: 1048
