Ch4 Practice Questions

Question 1

Which one of the following statements about the Incident Command System is true?

A) Each EMS agency can use its own codes and terms.

B) There is a separate commander for EMS, fire, and law enforcement personnel.

C) Each individual responder is accountable to two supervisors.

D) ICS operates with standardized terminology to avoid confusion.

Answer 1

Which one of the following statements about the Incident Command System is true?
A) Each EMS agency can use its own codes and terms.
B) There is a separate commander for EMS, fire, and law enforcement personnel.
C) Each individual responder is accountable to two supervisors.
D) ICS operates with standardized terminology to avoid confusion.

Ans: D

Complexity: Easy 
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 69
Objective: 4-1

Question 2

Of the five functional areas within the Incident Command System (ICS) structure, the first to be established should be:

A) operations section.
B) incident command.
C) planning section.
D) logistics section.

Answer 2

Of the five functional areas within the Incident Command System (ICS) structure, the first to be established should be:
A) operations section.
B) incident command.
C) planning section.
D) logistics section.

Ans: B

Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 70
Objective: 4-2

Question 3

The primary function of the incident commander is to:

A) not expand command to any other agency.
B) provide overall leadership at an incident.
C) obtain supplies needed to care for all patients.
D) ensure that radio communications are established.

Answer 3

The primary function of the incident commander is to:
A) not expand command to any other agency.
B) provide overall leadership at an incident.
C) obtain supplies needed to care for all patients.
D) ensure that radio communications are established.

Ans: B

Complexity: Easy 
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 70
Objective: 4-2

Question 4

The incident commander has assigned you to be the operations section chief. In this role, you are responsible for all of the following except:

A) reducing immediate hazards.
B) restoring the scene to normalcy.
C) participating in the planning process.
D) determining incident objectives and strategy.

Answer 4

The incident commander has assigned you to be the operations section chief. In this role, you are responsible for all of the following except:
A) reducing immediate hazards.
B) restoring the scene to normalcy.
C) participating in the planning process.
D) determining incident objectives and strategy.

Ans: D

Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 70
Objective: 4-2

Question 5

Which of the following tasks is not a responsibility of the incident commander?

A) Triaging the injured patients
B) Establishing the incident command post
C) Determining incident objectives and strategies
D) Providing overall management of the incident

Answer 5

Which of the following tasks is not a responsibility of the incident commander?
A) Triaging the injured patients
B) Establishing the incident command post
C) Determining incident objectives and strategies
D) Providing overall management of the incident

Ans: A

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 70
Objective: 4-2

Question 6

All of the following are functional areas of the incident command system structure except:

A) planning section.
B) operations section.
C) transportation section.
D) finance/administration section.

Answer 6

All of the following are functional areas of the incident command system structure except:
A) planning section.
B) operations section.
C) transportation section.
D) finance/administration section.

Ans: C

Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 70
Objective: 4-2

Question 7

In the incident command system, the operations section is responsible for:

A) collecting, assessing, and distributing incident-related data.

B) executing the strategy of the incident action plan.

C) providing financial management.

D) providing support for all functional areas.

Answer 7

In the incident command system, the operations section is responsible for:
A) collecting, assessing, and distributing incident-related data.
B) executing the strategy of the incident action plan.
C) providing financial management.
D) providing support for all functional areas.

Ans: B

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 71
Objective: 4-2

Question 8

A formal, organized method for managing an incident, regardless of its cause, size, scope, or complexity, is called:

A) a multi-agency coordination system.
B) a federal incident management system.
C) an incident command system.
D) an emergency strike team.

Answer 8

A formal, organized method for managing an incident, regardless of its cause, size, scope, or complexity, is called:
A) a multi-agency coordination system.
B) a federal incident management system.
C) an incident command system.
D) an emergency strike team.

Ans: C

Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 72
Objective: 4-1

Question 9

In the incident command system, which of the following sections is responsible for maintaining all incident reports except for financials?

A) Logistics section
B) Operations section
C) Records section
D) Planning section

Answer 9

In the incident command system, which of the following sections is responsible for maintaining all incident reports except for financials?
A) Logistics section
B) Operations section
C) Records section
D) Planning section

Ans: D

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 73
Objective: 4-2

Question 10

The person responsible for maintaining equipment and ensuring that facilities meet specified needs is the:

A) operations chief.
B) logistics chief.
C) maintenance chief.
D) planning chief.

Answer 10

The person responsible for maintaining equipment and ensuring that facilities meet specified needs is the:
A) operations chief.
B) logistics chief.
C) maintenance chief.
D) planning chief.

Ans: B

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 73
Objective: 4-2

Question 11

In the incident command system, the section responsible for maintaining injury, death, and damage documentation as well as maintaining reimbursement records is the:

A) planning section.
B) operations section.
C) logistics section.
D) finance/administration section.

Answer 11

In the incident command system, the section responsible for maintaining injury, death, and damage documentation as well as maintaining reimbursement records is the:
A) planning section.
B) operations section.
C) logistics section.
D) finance/administration section.

Ans: D

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Incident Command System
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 74
Objective: 4-2

Question 12

Which one of the following triage tag indicates the lowest priority for care, “expectant,” for a patient at a multiple-casualty incident using the ID-ME triage categories?

A) A yellow tag
B) A red tag
C) A black/gray tag
D) A green tag

Answer 12

Which one of the following triage tag indicates the lowest priority for care, “expectant,” for a patient at a multiple-casualty incident using the ID-ME triage categories?
A) A yellow tag
B) A red tag
C) A black/gray tag
D) A green tag

Ans: C

Complexity: Easy 
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 78
Objective: 4-3

Question 13

You are transporting a patient at a multiple-casualty incident. The patient has a yellow triage tag. This tag means:

A) treatment of the patient could be delayed.

B) the patient has no injuries.

C) the patient should be with the “walking wounded.”

D) the patient has a head injury with altered mental status.

Answer 13

You are transporting a patient at a multiple-casualty incident. The patient has a yellow triage tag. This tag means:
A) treatment of the patient could be delayed.
B) the patient has no injuries.
C) the patient should be with the “walking wounded.”
D) the patient has a head injury with altered mental status.

Ans: A

Complexity: Easy 
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 78
Objective: 4-3

Question 14

The most widely used triage categorization system in the world is “ID-ME.” This acronym represents the four specific triage categories used by NATO forces, National Disaster Life Support, public safety agencies, and search and rescue groups. The ID-ME triage categories are:

A) immediate, delayed, maximum, and exceptional.

B) immediate, delayed, minimal, and expectant.

C) immediate, detain, minimal, and expectant.

D) immediate, delayed, minimal, and exceptional.

Answer 14

The most widely used triage categorization system in the world is “ID-ME.” This acronym represents the four specific triage categories used by NATO forces, National Disaster Life Support, public safety agencies, and search and rescue groups. The ID-ME triage categories are:
A) immediate, delayed, maximum, and exceptional.
B) immediate, delayed, minimal, and expectant.
C) immediate, detain, minimal, and expectant.
D) immediate, delayed, minimal, and exceptional.

Ans: B

Complexity: Easy 
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 78
Objective: 4-3

Question 15

At a multiple-casualty incident that is using the START Triage method, you are brought a patient with a red tag tied to his wrist. You should recognize which one of the following?

A) Immediate care and transport of the patient are necessary.

B) Delayed care and transport of the patient are permissible.

C) The patient has a minor wrist injury.

D) The patient is deceased.

Answer 15

At a multiple-casualty incident that is using the START Triage method, you are brought a patient with a red tag tied to his wrist. You should recognize which one of the following?
A) Immediate care and transport of the patient are necessary.
B) Delayed care and transport of the patient are permissible.
C) The patient has a minor wrist injury.
D) The patient is deceased.

Ans: A

Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-3

Question 16

You are at an outside skiing exhibition when a spectator bleacher collapses. Several injured people are walking around with various injuries. Which of the following instructions is most appropriate for these ambulatory patients?

A) “Walk to the area with the medical providers.”

B) “Sit down here so I can do a quick assessment on you.”

C) “Put this yellow tag on your wrist and go to the ticket booth at the bottom of the slope.”

D) “Leave the ski area and go to the hospital. Others are hurt more seriously than you.”

Answer 16

You are at an outside skiing exhibition when a spectator bleacher collapses. Several injured people are walking around with various injuries. Which of the following instructions is most appropriate for these ambulatory patients?
A) “Walk to the area with the medical providers.”
B) “Sit down here so I can do a quick assessment on you.”
C) “Put this yellow tag on your wrist and go to the ticket booth at the bottom of the slope.”
D) “Leave the ski area and go to the hospital. Others are hurt more seriously than you.”

Ans: A

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-4

Question 17

There is a fight involving approximately 20 bar patrons. Weapons were used, and there are varying degrees and types of injuries. The first person on scene has started assessing a person lying on the floor with blood covering his shirt. Quick assessment reveals him to be breathing at 24 times per minute. Which of the following actions should be done next using the START triage method?

A) Assist ventilation with a BVM.
B) Check for a radial pulse or capillary refill.
C) Attend to the next patient.
D) Place a yellow tag on his wrist.

Answer 17

There is a fight involving approximately 20 bar patrons. Weapons were used, and there are varying degrees and types of injuries. The first person on scene has started assessing a person lying on the floor with blood covering his shirt. Quick assessment reveals him to be breathing at 24 times per minute. Which of the following actions should be done next using the START triage method?
A) Assist ventilation with a BVM.
B) Check for a radial pulse or capillary refill.
C) Attend to the next patient.
D) Place a yellow tag on his wrist.

Ans: B

Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-5

Question 18

At the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, you are presented with a patient who is not breathing. According to the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system, which of the following actions should you take next?

A) Place a red tag on the patient.
B) Start assisting ventilation with a BVM.
C) Open the airway.
D) Place a black tag on the patient.

Answer 18

At the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, you are presented with a patient who is not breathing. According to the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system, which of the following actions should you take next?
A) Place a red tag on the patient.
B) Start assisting ventilation with a BVM.
C) Open the airway.
D) Place a black tag on the patient.

Ans: C

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-5

Question 19

You are triaging using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system, and you find a patient who is breathing 18 times per minute and has a radial pulse. Which one of the following actions should you take next?

A) Check to see if the patient can follow simple commands.

B) Check the patient’s blood pressure.

C) Move the patient to the treatment area.

D) Place a yellow tag on the patient.

Answer 19

You are triaging using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system, and you find a patient who is breathing 18 times per minute and has a radial pulse. Which one of the following actions should you take next?
A) Check to see if the patient can follow simple commands.
B) Check the patient’s blood pressure.
C) Move the patient to the treatment area.
D) Place a yellow tag on the patient.

Ans: A

Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-5

Question 20

In using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system of triage, which one of the following patients should have a yellow tag applied before being moved to the treatment area?

A) A male with a respiratory rate of 8, no radial pulse, and unresponsive mental status

B) A female with a leg fracture who has a respiratory rate of 22, a palpable radial pulse and who squeezes your fingers when instructed to do so

C) A female with gasping respirations, no radial pulse, and unresponsive mental status

D) A male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a palpable radial pulse who squeezes your fingers when instructed to do so

Answer 20

. In using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system of triage, which one of the following patients should have a yellow tag applied before being moved to the treatment area?
A) A male with a respiratory rate of 8, no radial pulse, and unresponsive mental status
B) A female with a leg fracture who has a respiratory rate of 22, a palpable radial pulse and who squeezes your fingers when instructed to do so
C) A female with gasping respirations, no radial pulse, and unresponsive mental status
D) A male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a palpable radial pulse who squeezes your fingers when instructed to do so

Ans: B

Complexity: Difficult
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-5

Question 21

A teen involved in a multiple-casualty incident is found lying on the ground with an obvious deformity to his left thigh. Using the START system for triage, you note that he is not breathing. Which one of the following should you do next?

A) Tag the patient as black; then move on to the next patient.

B) Provide the patient 30 seconds of assisted ventilation.

C) Open the patient’s airway; next check for a radial pulse.

D) Give the patient a red tag; next move him to the treatment area.

Answer 21

A teen involved in a multiple-casualty incident is found lying on the ground with an obvious deformity to his left thigh. Using the START system for triage, you note that he is not breathing. Which one of the following should you do next?
A) Tag the patient as black; then move on to the next patient.
B) Provide the patient 30 seconds of assisted ventilation.
C) Open the patient’s airway; next check for a radial pulse.
D) Give the patient a red tag; next move him to the treatment area.

Ans: C

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-5

Question 22

While in charge of triage at a scene involving 30 patients exposed to carbon monoxide, you find a young female who is not breathing. After you open her airway and find that breathing does not return, you should:

A) provide her 15 seconds of assisted ventilation.

B) place a black tag on her and move on to the next patient.

C) provide her 15 seconds of CPR and recheck for a radial pulse.

D) apply oxygen and check her mental status.

Answer 22

While in charge of triage at a scene involving 30 patients exposed to carbon monoxide, you find a young female who is not breathing. After you open her airway and find that breathing does not return, you should:
A) provide her 15 seconds of assisted ventilation.
B) place a black tag on her and move on to the next patient.
C) provide her 15 seconds of CPR and recheck for a radial pulse.
D) apply oxygen and check her mental status.

Ans: B

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-5

Question 23

When you are placed in charge of the treatment unit at the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, which of the following four patients will you treat first?

A) A confused 69-year-old male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a rapid and weak radial pulse

B) An elderly female patient with a femur fracture and a yellow tag on her wrist

C) A 21-year-old male who goes into cardiac arrest

D) A 13-year-old boy who walked to the treatment area complaining of a severe headache

Answer 23

When you are placed in charge of the treatment unit at the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, which of the following four patients will you treat first?
A) A confused 69-year-old male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a rapid and weak radial pulse
B) An elderly female patient with a femur fracture and a yellow tag on her wrist
C) A 21-year-old male who goes into cardiac arrest
D) A 13-year-old boy who walked to the treatment area complaining of a severe headache

Ans: A

Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-5

Question 24

In the acronym “START,” the letter “S” stands for:

A) Selective.
B) Safe.
C) Simple.
D) Sophisticated.

Answer 24

In the acronym “START,” the letter “S” stands for:
A) Selective.
B) Safe.
C) Simple. 
D) Sophisticated.

Ans: C

Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-5

Question 25

When properly trained in the START system, an OEC technician should be able to complete a patient assessment in less than:

A) 90 seconds.
B) 45 seconds.
C) 60 seconds.
D) 30 seconds.

Answer 25

When properly trained in the START system, an OEC technician should be able to complete a patient assessment in less than:
A) 90 seconds.
B) 45 seconds.
C) 60 seconds.
D) 30 seconds.

Ans: D

Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Triage
Subject: Chapter 4
Title: Incident Command and Triage
Feedback: 80
Objective: 4-5