Chapter 40 - Incident Management

Question 1

NIMS

Answer 1

National Incident Management System

Question 2

ICS

Answer 2

Incident Command Center

Question 3

Describe the purpose of NIMS

Answer 3

Promote more efficient coordination between emergency responders at the regional, state and national levels.

Question 4

What are the major components of NIMS?

Answer 4

1) Communications and information management
2) Resource management
3) Command and coordination

Question 5

MCI

Answer 5

Mass-casualty incident

Question 6

Describe the purpose of ICS

Question 7

What is the organizational structure of ICS?

Question 8

Explain the role of EMS response within the ICS system.

Question 9

Describe how the ICS assists EMS in ensuring both personal safety and the safety of bystanders, health care professionals, and patients during an emergency.

Question 10

Describe the role of EMT in establishing command under ICS.

Question 11

Describe the purpose of the medical branch of the ICS and its organizational structure.

Question 12

Describe the specific conditions that would define a situation as an MCI; include examples.

Question 13

Describe what happens during primary and secondary triage, how the four triage categories are assigned to patients on the scene, and how destination decisions regarding triage patients are made.

Question 14

What is START triage method?

Question 15

What is JumpSTART triage method

Question 16

Explain how to perform START and JumpSTART triage methods.

Question 17

Contrast a disaster with a mass-casualty incident.

Question 18

Describe the role of EMTs during a disaster operation.

Question 19

Recognize the entry-level training or experience requirements identified by the HAZWOPER regulation for EMTs to respond to a hazmat incident.

Question 20

Define hazardous material; include the classification system used by the NFPA

Question 21

What is NFPA?

Answer 21

National Fire Protection Association