Module 14 Flashcards
Toxic nerve agents:
overstimulate the nerve endings and the central nervous system.
decrease production of chemical transmitters.
block stimulation of both sensory and motor nerve endings.
block stimulation of sensory nerve endings only.
overstimulate the nerve endings and the central nervous system.
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 red tag
A yellow tag
A green tag
A black/gray tag
A black/gray tag
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?
The patient has a minor wrist injury.
The patient is deceased.
Delayed care and transport of the patient are permissible.
Immediate care and transport of the patient are necessary.
Immediate care and transport of the patient are necessary.
When a patient refuses care, under what part of the CHEATED acronym does that fall?
D
E
H
T
D
Which of the following statements regarding an ambulance parked at an incident is true?
When walking from the scene to the parked ambulance, you should walk on the side of the road closest to traffic so you can be more easily seen.
Ambulance warning lights should be turned off so they will not blind oncoming drivers.
The area around the ambulance and the accident scene is known as the ambulance operation zone.
If a law enforcement vehicle is on the scene, the ambulance should be parked right beside it.
When walking from the scene to the parked ambulance, you should walk on the side of the road closest to traffic so you can be more easily seen.
In the event that OEC technicians are exposed to an organophosphate or a chemical nerve agent, they may need to self-administer the nerve agent antidote. Which of the following statements regarding the self-administration of a nerve agent antidote is false?
“The medication is administered in a way that is similar to that for an Epi-Pen.”
“If severe symptoms are present, three atropine auto-injectors and three 2-PAM Cl injectors are administered in rapid succession.”
“If the nerve agent has been ingested, exposure may continue for some time, and a relapse is a possibility.”
“Depending on the symptoms observed, the initial treatment will either be an atropine auto-injector or a 2-PAM Cl injector.”
“Depending on the symptoms observed, the initial treatment will either be an atropine auto-injector or a 2-PAM Cl injector.”
Written instructions that indicate what should be done in a given situation are best described as:
protocols.
In the incident command system, the operations section is responsible for:
providing financial management.
collecting, assessing, and distributing incident-related data.
executing the strategy of the incident action plan.
providing support for all functional areas.
executing the strategy of the incident action plan.
Please select the most effective components that the OEC technician uses in medical documentation and that best represent the primary parts of the assessment and management process.
Chief complaint, history, examination, assessment, treatment, evaluation, and disposition
Chances taken, history, written exam, attributes, toboggan used, evacuation, and disposition
Patient name, history, exam of incident, asking for advice, temperament, involvement, and distractors
Chief counsel, highest injury, achievement, trail skied, evolution, and deposition
Chief complaint, history, examination, assessment, treatment, evaluation, and disposition
In a HazMat incident, the transition area in which decontamination occurs is known as the:
cold zone.
transport zone.
warm zone.
treatment area.
warm zone.
When a patient arrives at the first-aid station, a status of the patient is given. The name of the brief oral report is called what?
Handoff report
Many emergency care systems deploy personnel to emergencies using a tiered approach. OEC technicians are most likely deployed in which tier?
Tier 1
Which of the following tasks is not a task an OEC technician should be ready to perform in assisting an EMT in the back of an ambulance?
Putting a cervical collar on a patient
Medication administration
Hemorrhage control
Splinting
Medication administration
An incident report form is provided by the area’s insurance carrier. What is the purpose of the incident report form?
To collect data concerning only the patient and the circumstances surrounding an incident
To collect data regarding your opinion of the incident
To collect data surrounding the patient and incident, gather patient care data, and to communicate medical information to other parties
To communicate only medical information to other parties
To collect data surrounding the patient and incident, gather patient care data, and to communicate medical information to other parties
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 patient with a respiratory rate of 40 and a palpable radial pulse who squeezes your fingers when instructed to do so
A patient with a respiratory rate of 8, no radial pulse, and unresponsive mental status
A patient with gasping respirations, no radial pulse, and unresponsive mental status
A patient 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
A patient 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
