Major Incident Flashcards
Which of the following events would most likely cause an uncompensated, major incident?
A. House fire
B. Severe flooding
C. Small explosion
D. Two car RTC
B. Severe flooding
The _____________has the authority and responsibility to stop an emergency operation if he/she believes a rescuer is in danger
A. Logistic chief
B. Rescue officer
C. Triage officer
D. Safety officer
D. Safety officer
One of the most difficult aspects of being a triage officer is
A. Communication with the ambulance Trust on your progress
B. Ensuring the movement of all patients to a treatment area
C. Documenting all the activities that occur in the triage area
D. Not initiating treatment until all patients have been triaged
D. Not initiating treatment until all patients have been triaged
In contrast to the triage sieve, triage sort
A. Requires a more rapid assessment
B. Is performed in the casualty clearing centre
C. Is typically performed by a doctor
D. Involves inital placement of triage tags
B. Is performed in the casualty clearing centre
Which of the following injuries or conditions should be assigned the highest triage priority
A. Minor burn
B. Respiratory distress
C. Cardiopulmonary arrest
D. Multiple long bone fractures
B. Respiratory distress
The first step in the triage sieve involves
A. Direction of all walking patients to designated area
B. Removing the dead to designated area
C. Identifying non ambulatory patients and assessing breathing
D. Obtaining an estimate of the total number of critical patients
A. Direction of all walking patients to designated area
According to the triage sieve, a non breathing patient should be triaged as immediate if
A. They need immediate intubation
B. The airway is blocked by swelling
C. A manual airway manoeuvre restores breathing
D. He or she does not respond to two rescue breaths
C. A manual airway manoeuvre restores breathing
Upon arrival at a major incident, you can clearly see that there are numerous patients, some of whom are receiving care and others are roaming around unattended. Your most appropriate action would be to
A. Immediately triage unattended patients
B. Move the walking to designated area
C. Notify ambulance control and request helicopter
D. Report to ambulance parking officer for further instructions
D. Report to ambulance parking officer for further instructions
While triaging patients at a major incident, you rapidly assess a patient and determine that he is conscious and alert, breathing normally, and has a pulse lower than 120bpm. However cannot feel or move anything below umbilicus. You should
A. Apply full spinal motion restriction immediately
B. Conduct more in depth neurological exam
C. Place yellow tag and move to next patient
D. Place red tag and move to next patient
C. Place yellow tag and move to next patient
The tertiary blast effect occurs when the patient
A. Is Struck by the blast wave
B. Organs strike the inside of the thoracic cavity
C. The body strikes a stationary object
D. The heat from a blast hits a patient
C. The body strikes a stationary object
The second ambulance on scene at a major emergency should ?
A. Select location for the holding area
B. Turn off all blue lights
C. Immediately begin treatment of all patients
D. Carry out role of controller of operations
B. Turn off all blue lights
In a METHANE message A stands for ?
A. Area of incident
B. Access/Egress routes
C. Ambulances required
D. Additional resources required
B. Access/Egress routes
During a major incident a walking patient with a respiratory rate of 32 should be labeled
A. Yellow
B. Black
C. Green
D. Red
C. Green
Following use of a taser weapon if the barbs are imbedded in the patients face they should be
A. Removed after 15 minutes
B. Left in place
C. Removed after the police have disconnected the wires
D. Removed if there are no behavioral issues
B. Left in place
What location would the forward ambulance incident officer operate in a major emergency?
A. Operational area
B. Tactical Area
C. In the outer Cordon
D. Joint services command post
A. Operational area (Inner Cordon) (Bronze area)
