Public Safety I EMS Quiz

Which action would least likely be part of an EMT's duties and responsibilities?

• calming down the victim's family

  members

• D.

  
  

  looking after the family dog

  during a crisis

• giving medications

• cleaning the equipment

Which is the highest level of emergency medical services training?

• EMT

• first responder

• Intermidiate

  
  

  intermediate

• paramedic

Which heat-related emergency requires you to remove the victim’s heavy clothing and cool their body by any means available?

A. Hypothermia

B. Heat cramps

C. Heat exhaustion

D. Heat stroke

• A

• B

• C

• D

Select the item that IS true. An Incident Command System response would be required for

• a fire in a home trash compactoR

• a tiger escaping from the zoo

• a tornado warning

• a tornado warning

Select the item that is NOT true. A National Incident Management System:

• was set up by the Department of Homeland Security

• was set up to avoid duplication of effort from several agencies at each incident

• provides a coordinated response for a variety of agencies

• encourages duplication of effort to provide more people to respond to the incident

Select the item that is NOT true. A National Incident Management System:

• reduces congestion of vehicles

• eliminates confusion regarding who is in charge at the scene of an incident site

• was created to eliminate teamwork

• eliminates duplication of efforts

Select the item that IS true. An Incident Command System response would be required for:

• a.a fire in a home trash compactor

• a tiger escaping from the zoo

• a tornado warning

• a power outage to a mobile park

Select the Correct item. All hazardous materials

• are similar

• can be handled in the same manner

• have the potential to do great damage

• should be illegal

Select the CORRECT item. Organizations and individuals who transport hazardous materials:

• must carry information with them to identify the specific materials the are transporting

• are not required to identify the specific materials they are transporting

• are not required to cooperate with first responders

• are not required to cooperate with first responders

Select the item that is NOT true. An Incident Command System response would be required for:

• a hurricane hitting the coast of Louisiana

• a plane crash into the state Capitol

• an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale that takes out a regional power grid

• a car skidding off the road into a ditch