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

• The unified command system is one in which one person is in charge, even if multiple agencies respond to a disaster or mass-casualty incident.

• Ideally, the unified command system is used for short-duration, limited incidents that require the services of a single agency from one jurisdiction.

• In a unified command system, there are separate ICs for fire, police, EMS, and any other agencies that respond to the incident.

• Under the unified command system, plans are drawn up in advance by all cooperating agencies that assume a shared responsibility for decision making.

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

• ceasing all operations until a revised plan is established.

• maintaining responsibility for all of the command functions.

• relinquishing command to someone with more experience.

• requesting a second incident commander to assist him or her.

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

• logistics

• operations

• planning

• finance

A critical function of the safety officer is to:

• determine the most efficient approach to extricate a victim.

• stop an emergency operation whenever a rescuer is in danger.

• monitor emergency responders for signs of stress and anxiety.

• brief responders during the demobilization phase of an incident.

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

• An incident that involves more than five critically injured or ill patients

• An incident where patients have been exposed to hazardous materials

• An incident in which at least half of the patients are critically injured

• An incident that greatly taxes or depletes a system's available resources

Which of the following activities occurs in the warm zone?

• Command

• Personnel staging

• Decontamination

• Medical monitoring

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

• freelancing

• undermining

• logistical chaos

• single command

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

• is more beneficial to the overall effort than a supervisor with fewer personnel because his or her team can accomplish more tasks.

• should regularly report to the incident commander (IC) to inform him or her of the functions that his or her team is performing.

• has exceeded an effective span of control and should divide tasks and delegate the supervision of some tasks to another person.

• should assign a specific task to each person reporting to him or her and regularly follow up to ensure that the tasks were carried out.

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

• 24-hour

• 48-hour

• 72-hour

• 96-hour

The FIRST step in the START triage system is to:

• focus on the patients who are unconscious.

• scan the area for patients with severe bleeding.

• move all walking patients to a designated area.

• get a quick head count of all the patients involved.