SRTC Chapter 39

Which of the following agencies have developed regulations for dealing with hazardous materials emergencies?

• DOT and FCC

• NHTSA and NRC

• NAEMT and NHTSA

• OSHA and EPA

Eduardo is an EMT for a major metropolitan fire department. He is assigned to a station within an industrial complex. On the scene of a hazardous materials incident, Eduardo functions on a team where he plugs a leaking drum. Eduardo's level of hazardous materials training is at the ________ level.

• First Responder Awareness

• First Responder Operations

• Hazardous Materials Specialist

• Hazardous Materials Technician

You are called to a local hardware store for a male patient complaining of difficulty breathing. As you pull into the parking lot, you notice several people in front of the building coughing and in obvious distress. What would be an appropriate course of action at this point?

• Request a hazardous materials incident response and begin treating all patients displaying respiratory difficulties.

• Locate the patient for whom you were requested and begin treatment while another ambulance is en route for the other patients.

• Move the people with respiratory difficulties to a distant corner of the parking lot and set up a treatment sector.

• Evaluate the scene further for indications of a hazardous environment and request a hazardous materials response.

In which of the following zones is the EMT expected to be staged at the scene of a hazardous materials incident?

• Cold Zone

• Warm Zone

• Hot Zone

• Ground Zero

Where is the decontamination corridor located where patients, personnel, and equipment are decontaminated?

• Hot Zone

• Warm Zone

• Cold Zone

• Cool ZOne

An area near a hazardous materials incident that is upwind from the incident and on the same level is a good location for a:

• Hot Zone

• Danger Zone

• Safe Zone

• Treatment Zone

Signs that identify the hazardous material contained within a transport vehicle are called:

• panels

• placards

• indicators

• warnings

When seeking expert advice on how to proceed at a hazardous materials incident, which of the following information is important to provide?

• Your level of EMS certification

• An estimate of the amount of the substance involved

• Your background in chemistry

• Both A and B

Which of the following actions may need to be taken by the EMT when treating and transporting a patient who was exposed to, and contaminated by, a hazardous material?

• Wearing heavy cloth gloves

• Wearing a gown, mask, and goggles to prevent secondary contamination

• Disposing of patient care equipment such as blood pressure cuffs and backboards

• Placing towels on the floor of the ambulance to soak up contaminated runoff water

When grossly decontaminating a patient who is not wearing personal protective equipment in a hazardous materials incident, which of the following techniques should be used?

• Using a high pressure water jet system

• Scrubbing with a long-handled brush

• Sponging with a dilute solution of water and white vinegar

• Taking a low-pressure decontamination shower