Operations
Emergency Lights, tire pressures, emergency lights and sirens, brake lights?
At least daily
The oxygen cylinder in your response bag reads 400 psi when you do your daily checklist. You should?
Change the tank immediately and make note on your daily checklist
Substances that pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property?
Hazardous Materials
You have responded to a report of a person who got a chemical in his eyes at work. Your FIRST action should be to?
Ensure Scene Safety and no additional exposures are present
Which of the following is the BEST direction from which to approach a helicopter when assisting with air medical transport?
From the front in full view of the pilot
Radio communications should be handled by which personnel in the ambulance?
Partner sitting in the passenger seat and/or transmit communications prior to leaving the scene and arriving at the hospital.
The Highest risk for accidents when operating an Emergency vehicle is?
When going through an intersection
Which of the following Agencies developed a system of placards to identify hazardous substances being moved from one location to another?
Department of Transportation
The different zones that are established at a Haz Mat incident and where should the untrained EMR operate?
3 Zones (Hot, Warm, Cold)
Untrained Haz Mat EMR's should operate in the Cold zone.
The resources needed, such as hospitals, may not be accessible.
Scene hazards are harder to predict than on routine calls.
Roads and streets may be impassable.
Difficulties that an EMR might experience when dealing with Natural Disasters/Terrorism events.
Examples of failure to exercise due regard for others while operating an emergency vehicle?
Proceed through Red Light without slowing down/stopping making sure it's clear.
Driving recklessly weaving in and out of traffic
Passing on the Right
Texting while driving
Type of PPE that gives you the Highest level of protection from inhalation of droplets?
N-95 mask
Which resource (Orange Book) is used to identify hazardous substances by the identification numbers on placards used in the transportation industry?
Emergency Response Guide
Removal of the Hazardous materials from the patient's body is called?
Decontamination
Time, Distance, Shielding can be used by the EMR from these types of Hazards?
Radiation Hazards
Types of PPE that give you the MOST protection at a Motor vehicle accident?
FF Turnout gear
Hi-Viz Safety vest
Standard Precautions (Gloves/Glasses/Face Protection)
The title of the person in charge at an Emergency Incident and the one who bears the overall Responsibility?
The Incident Commander
You have determined that there are no initial dangers at the scene of a single-vehicle collision The driver is awake, but seems to be confused. You attempt to open the driver's door, but it seems to be locked. Which of the following would be safest, most efficient, and most likely to be successful?
Attempt to open another door.
What kind of transportation might a young adult motorcyclist who crashed without a helmet and seems to have a severe head injury require when time is critical?
Aeromedical
These devices can be purposely set to injure or kill the first responders arriving at an Emergency scene and should be a concern?
Secondary devices
How should you respond to an EMT/Paramedic who arrives on scene to take over patient care and they ask for the same information you have already secured?
Act professionally and recognize that patients may add or change information when asked the same question a second time.
Understanding the structure of the NIMS/ICS and how to work within it is the responsibility of who?
the Emergency Medical Responder
A severe storm has damaged a local shopping mall. Several injured patients, adults and children, are in the parking lot and indicate to you that there are two seriously injured patients inside. Your NEXT step should be to?
Communicate the need for additional resources, such as utility company response or the need for heavy rescue equipment.
To Sort?
Triage
You are responding to a report of a possible heart attack during a flash flood. The road to the patient's home is along a river and is badly flooded and impassable. You are driving a large four-wheel drive vehicle. You should?
Notify dispatch that the road is inaccessible by road due to flooding.