Outdoor Emergency Care Chapter 4

Front

Which one of the following statements about the Incident Command System is true? Each EMS agency can use its own codes and terms., There is a separate commander for EMS, fire, and law enforcement personnel., Each individual responder is accountable to two supervisors., ICS operates with standardized terminology to avoid confusion.

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ICS operates with standardized terminology to avoid confusion.

Front

Of the five functional areas within the ICS structure, the first to be established should be:

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incident command.

Front

The primary function of the Incident Commander is to:

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provide overall leadership and direction.

Front

The Incident Commander has assigned you to be the Operations Section Chief. In this role you are responsible for all of the following except: reducing immediate hazards, determining incident resource needs, participating in the planning process, determining incident objectives and strategy.

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determining incident objectives and strategy.

Front

Which of the following tasks is not a responsibility of the Incident Commander? Options: Triaging the injured patients, Establishing the Incident Command Post, Determining the incident strategy, Providing overall management of the incident

Back

Triaging the injured patients

Front

All of the following are functional areas of the Incident Command Structure except: Planning, Operations, Transportation, Finance

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Transportation

Front

In the Incident Command System, which section is responsible for maintaining all incident reports except for financials? Options: Logistics section, Operations section, Records section, Planning section

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Planning section

Front

A formal, organized method for managing an incident, regardless of its cause, size, scope, or complexity, is called:

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an incident command system.

Front

At a multiple-casualty incident using the START Triage method, a patient with a red tag indicates:

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immediate care and transport of the patient are necessary.

Front

Which triage tag indicates the lowest priority for care, "expectant", in the ID-ME triage categories? Options: A yellow tag, A red tag, A black tag, A green tag

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A black tag