EMT Chapter 39 Incident Management

The function of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) is to:

The term used when individual units or different organizations make independent, and often inefficient, decisions regarding an incident is called:

A supervisor who has more than seven people reporting to him or her:

The development of an incident action plan is the responsibility of the:

In preparing for a disaster, EMS systems should have enough supplies for at least a ______ period of self-sufficiency.

Which of the following duties or responsibilities does NOT fall within the realm of the medical branch of the incident command system?

As a triage supervisor, you:

Which of the following is probably NOT a multiple-casualty incident?

After primary triage, the triage supervisor should communicate all of the following information to the medical branch officer, EXCEPT:

You are triaging four patients who were involved in a head-on motor vehicle crash. Which of the following patients should be assigned the highest (red) triage category?

According to the START triage system, what should you do if a patient is found to have a respiratory rate of 24 breaths/min?

The JumpSTART triage system is intended to be used for children younger than _____ years or who appear to weigh less than _____.

While triaging patients at the scene of a building collapse, you encounter a young child who is conscious, alert, and breathing; has bilateral radial pulses; and has a severely angulated leg, which is not bleeding. According to the JumpSTART triage system, you should:

Unlike a multiple-casualty incident, a natural disaster:

Upon arriving at the scene of a possible hazardous materials (HazMat) incident involving several patients, you should:

Which of your senses can be safely used to identify a HazMat incident?

Placards and labels on a storage container are intended to:

You are approaching an overturned tanker truck to assess the driver, who appears to be unresponsive. As you get closer to the vehicle, you note the smell of noxious fumes and find that you are in the midst of a vapor cloud. What should you do?

Following proper decontamination, a 30-year-old male is brought to you. He is semiconscious and has rapid, shallow respirations. A quick visual assessment reveals no obvious bleeding. You should:

Which of the following statements regarding the unified command system is correct?

If an incident increases in scope and complexity, the incident commander should consider:

Command functions under the incident command system include all of the following, EXCEPT:

At a very large incident, the __________ section is responsible for managing the tactical operations usually handled by the incident commander on routine EMS calls.

A critical function of the safety officer is to:

Historically, the weak point at most major incidents has been:

Which of the following statements regarding communications at a disaster or multiple-casualty incident is correct?

When victims involved in a multiple-casualty incident are moved to the treatment area:

The ____________ supervisor is responsible for notifying area hospitals and determining their availability and capabilities.

The __________ area is where incoming ambulances meet and await further instructions at the scene of a multiple-casualty incident.

When a rehabilitation area is established at the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, it should:

Which of the following MOST accurately describes a mass-casualty incident?

Which of the following questions is of LEAST pertinence when the EMT is determining whether or not to declare a multiple-casualty incident and activate the incident command system?

In order to accomplish the goal of primary triage, it is important to:

Which of the following patients should be assigned an immediate (red tag) category?

A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal cord damage, would be triaged with a __________ tag during a mass-casualty incident.

Burn patients without airway compromise and patients with multiple bone or joint injuries should be marked with a __________ triage tag at a mass-casualty incident.

A patient in respiratory arrest at the scene of a multiple-casualty incident would typically be classified as a fourth priority (black tag; expectant) patient, unless:

A tour bus has overturned, resulting in numerous patients. When you arrive, you are immediately assigned to assist in the triage process. Patient 1 is a middle-aged male with respiratory distress, chest pain, and a closed deformity to his right forearm. Patient 2 is a young female who is conscious and alert, but has bilateral femur fractures and numerous abrasions to her arms and face. Patient 3 is an older woman who complains of abdominal pain and has a history of cardiovascular disease. Patient 4 is unresponsive, is not breathing, has a weak carotid pulse, and has a grossly deformed skull. What triage categories should you assign to these patients?

According to the START triage system, which of the following patients should be triaged as an immediate priority (red tag)?

According to the JumpSTART triage system, if a pediatric patient is not breathing, you should:

According to the JumpSTART triage system, if a pediatric patient has a respiratory rate of 40 breaths/min, you should:

Which of the following statements regarding storage containers and hazardous materials is correct?

Which of the following chemicals requires identification with a placard, regardless of how many pounds the shipment weighs?

Which of the following statements regarding hazardous materials is correct?

After recognizing that an incident involves a hazardous material, you should contact the hazardous materials team and then:

During a HazMat incident, you are working in the treatment area. As patients are removed from the danger zone, you should:

Which of the following activities occurs in the warm zone?

Level _____ hazardous materials would cause irritation on contact but only mild residual injury, even without treatment.

Your work uniform is an example of what level of protection?

You are at the scene of multiple-casualty incident when your partner slips and falls, injuring his leg. He is alert and responds appropriately to your questions. His respirations are 20 breath/min and his radial pulses are strong. What triage category should you assign your partner?

In the incident command system, organizational divisions may include sections, branches, divisions, and:

Which of the following is considered a priority when determining what needs to be done during the scene size-up?

The primary duty of the triage division is to:

A pediatric patient who is breathing 12 breaths/min would be categorized as: