A _____ is one that stresses local emergency resources including fire, police, & EMS as well as hospitals. Examples include tornadoes, structural collapse, & floods.
High-Impact Incident
100
The use of _____ & _____ safety equipment is paramount in any rescue situation.
Personal & Patient
100
Don’t take any chances. Use _____ to make visual inspection of a potentially hazardous situation from a safe distance.
Binoculars
100
Hold a flashlight to the _____ of your body because armed assailants usually aim at the light.
Side
100
In rural areas, _____ communication equipment often hampers public access to EMS.
Poor or Old
200
In recent years, particularly since 9/11, the various versions of ICS & IMS, have been merged into a comprehensive, standardized system known as what?
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
200
There are several types of rescue operations, each of which includes technically difficult procedures, very specialized equipment, or both. They should be attempted by personnel with what?
Special training & experience in these areas
200
The placard for an explosives hazard is what color?
Orange
200
A patient’s _____ & _____ can indicate a potential for violence. If you suspect such a situation, retreat & request police backup.
Stance & Position
200
Emergencies related to _____, can range from equipment-related injuries to pesticide poisoning to any number of medical problems associated with agriculture.
Farming
300
C-FLOP is a pneumonic for the main functional areas with IMS command. These letters stand for what?
Drainage culverts, wells, & grain bins are all examples of what?
Confined Spaced
300
Every ambulance should carry a copy of the _____, a guidebook for first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials transportation incident.
Emergency Response Guidebook
300
During armed encounters, seek _____ by hiding you body behind solid & impenetrable objects such as brick walls & large trees.
Cover
300
_____ hold many hidden dangers such as pesticides, insecticides, & fertilizers.
Greenhouses
400
The most widely used triage system is START, an acronym for what?
Simple Triage and Rapid Transport
400
The three phases of in-water patient immobilization include what?
In-Water Spinal Immobilization, Rigid C-Collar Application, & Backboarding & Extrication from the water
400
The _____, also known as the exclusionary zone, is the site of contamination.
Hot (Red) Zone
400
To preserve evidence, if clothing must be removed, never do what?
Cut through a gunshot or knife wound
400
Rural paramedics must be highly skilled & highly practiced to compensate for the extended run times, more complicated logistics, and _____.
Inadequate Number of Personnel
500
After an explosion from a terrorist attack, associated dangers include fire, electrical hazard, & _____.
Structural Collapse
500
A _____ stretcher is often used to carry patient’s over rough terrain.
Basket
500
The most common method by which a person can be exposed to a hazardous substance is by _____.
Respiratory Inhalation
500
At a crime scene, you should preserve evidence containing body fluids by placing it in a _____.
Paper Bag
500
_____, which is an MOI, occurs when two objects come together & catch a portion of the patient’s body between them.