Chapter 38: Incident Management

Question 1

Scenes involving hazardous materials require the EMT to:

Answer 1

park at a safe distance and await special HAZMAT team

Question 2

The EMT should consider the presence of an odorless toxin at scenes where:

Answer 2

more than one person has collapsed or is in respiratory distress.

Question 3

A general rule for establishing a safe zone to protect team members and the public is:

Answer 3

stay back further than you think is necessary until HAZMAT arrives

Question 4

At the scene of a truck or train tanker accident, if the EMT can see a placard or other warning sign, he or she should:

Answer 4

note the color, wording, symbols, and numbers to report to the HazMat team.

Question 5

At the scene of a hazardous materials incident, anyone who enters into the hazard zone must:

Answer 5

pass through a decontamination area

Question 6

Any call that involves three or more patients, or poses a great demand on the available resources, is considered a(n):

Answer 6

mass casualty incident

Question 7

he process if sorting patients based on the severity of injury and medical need to establish treatment and transport decisions is known as:

Answer 7

triage

Question 8

A patient at a large scale incident who has stable vital signs with multiple suspected fractures would be triaged as:

Answer 8

yellow

Question 9

The most important components of the incident command system as it relates to EMS include:

Answer 9

triage, treatment, and transportation sectors

Question 10

The first arriving EMS unit at a mass-casualty incident should utilize the incident command structure by:

Answer 10

starting the triage of patients and establishing a designated treatment area

Question 11

Which of the following is the duty of the incident commander (IC)?

• Assess the incident.
• Establish strategic objectives.
• Develop a plan to manage the incident.
• all of the above

Answer 11

• all of the above

Question 12

Where should you park the ambulance at a scene involving hazardous materials?

Answer 12

uphill and upwind

Question 13

There are four basic triage categories that can be recalled using the mnemonic IDME:

Answer 13

1. Immediate (red)
2. Delayed (yellow)
3. Minimal (green; hold)
4. Expectant (black; likely to die or dead)

Question 14

What does NIMS stand for?

Answer 14

National Incident Management System

Question 15

Who has overall responsibility to manage a mass-casualty incident?

Answer 15

Incident commander

Question 16

Which is more hazardous, class 0 or class 4 materials?

Answer 16

Class 0