1. Skin and eyes; inhalation; ingestion.
2. Red—flammability; yellow—reactivity; blue— health hazard; white—special hazards.
3. First Responder Awareness; First Responder Operations; Hazardous Materials Technician; Hazardous Materials Specialist.
4. Protect the safety of all rescuers and victims; provide patient care; decontaminate clothing, equipment, and the vehicle.
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CHAPTER 45 QUIZ
Write the letter of the best answer in the space provided.
1. Any event that places excessive demands on emergency response personnel and equipment is called a
A. catastrophe. C. multiple-casualty incident.
B. disaster. D. tragedy.
2. The senior EMT who arrives at the scene of an MCI or disaster assumes responsibility as the
A. unified commander. C. incident mobile commander.
B. sole commander. D. EMS incident commander.
3. The unit responsible for distributing the medical materials and equipment necessary to render care is called the
A. staging unit. C. supply unit.
B. extrication unit. D. triage unit.
4. A system used for sorting patients to determine the order in which they will receive medical care or transportation to definitive care is called
A. staging. C. triage.
B. assessment. D. treatment.
5. In the four-priority triage system, patients who are dead are designated as which priority level?
A. Priority 1 C. Priority 3
B. Priority 2 D. Priority 4
6. The unit responsible for monitoring, overseeing of inventories, and direction of available ambulances to the treatment unit is called the
A. incident command unit. C. staging unit.
B. transportation unit. D. communication unit.
7. As an EMT at an MCI, you should not let communication difficulties distract you from
A. patient care.
B. contacting the incident commander.
C. using radio codes.
D. direct communication with the receiving hospital.
8. A sudden catastrophic event that overwhelms natural order and causes great loss of property and/or life is called a
A. disaster. C. calamity.
B. Force 10 event MCI. D. tragedy.
9. Critical to any successful rescue effort is an efficient communications system that includes
A. multiple frequencies. C. E911 capabilities.
B. EMT dispatchers. D. a backup system.
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10. A typical color-coding system for triage tags assigns high-priority patients the color:
A. yellow. C. red.
B. green. D. black.
11. A key to dealing with non-life-threatening injuries in the treatment unit is
A. detailed tagging.
B. providing only necessary care.
C. frequent consultation with medical direction.
D. performing detailed assessments.
12. After an incident commander is designated, he or she should begin to establish all the following EMS units except
A. triage. C. finance.
B. transportation. D. supply.
13. EMTs arriving at an MCI should first report to the
A. mobile command unit. C. staging unit.
B. supply unit. D. transportation unit.
14. Patients should be moved from the triage unit to the treatment unit in order of their
A. age. C. seniority.
B. priority. D. complaints.
15. During an MCI, radio communications from the scene of the incident to the receiving hospitals should be handled by the
A. incident commander. C. transportation officer.
B. individual EMTs. D. EMD.
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Handout 45-2 Student’s Name
IN THE FIELD
Review the following real-life situation. Then answer the following questions.
“Our fire department does not make that many EMS calls; however, we are all EMTs. I still remember the day that we were toned out to a two-car collision with multiple patients. This wasn’t your regular car crash, at least not in our town. Upon our arrival, Captain Wrask noted one car with severe front-end damage sitting upright in the intersection with two patients still in the car. The other vehicle was on its side, with the driver still in his seat belt. There was a little girl in the back seat and another child sitting up crying on the ground.
“Captain Wrask immediately requested three more ambulances and another engine company for assistance and then took charge of the triage. He took two firefighters with him to assist. In accordance with our SOP for multiple-casualty incidents, the lieutenant took control of getting the responding units and personnel to the patients that Captain Wrask identified as priority.
“When the ambulances started to arrive, Captain Wrask directed firefighters to load the priority patients and waited for additional ambulances for the stable patients. All in all, we transported six patients in five ambulances.”
1. Did this event meet the criteria for a multiple-casualty event?
2. Who was the EMT incident commander in this scenario?
3. Who was the staging unit officer in this scenario?
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