SRTC EMS Chapter 40 Quiz

Which of the following is a common reason that EMTs are struck by motor vehicles at the scene of motor vehicle collisions on roadways?

• EMTs sometimes lose track of what they are doing and wander into traffic.

• Drivers who are angry at being delayed deliberately take out their frustrations on rescue workers.

• Drivers are distracted by the scene of the collision and do not pay attention to what they are doing.

• All of the above

Which of the following is the best protection for an EMT's upper body during an extrication operation?

• Nylon jacket with asbestos lining

• Firefighting turnout coat

• Thick wool coat

• Thick fireproof blanket draped around the shoulders

You have arrived at the scene of a vehicle collision in which there are utility wires down around the vehicle. The three occupants appear dazed and other responding units have not yet arrived. Which of the following is the best course of action?

• Stay at a distance and caution the occupants to stay inside the vehicle.

• Cool the wires with large amounts of water to prevent a fire from starting.

• Encourage the occupants to exit the vehicle by jumping free of the vehicle before touching the ground.

• Push the wires out of the way with a long pry-bar in order to access the patients.

When responding to an emergency located on an interstate highway in a medium-duty ambulance, the vehicle should be positioned:

• in a safe location in the emergency lane of the interstate.

• in the same direction as other response vehicles in a single line.

• across as many lanes as possible to block oncoming traffic.

• to one side of the damaged vehicles for easy egress.

While performing night operations, which of the following combinations of lights provide maximum visibility?

• Red/amber warning lights ON, headlights OFF, fog lights OFF, and traffic directional boards OFF

• Red/amber warning lights ON, headlights OFF, fog lights OFF, and traffic directional boards ON

• Red/amber warning lights ON, headlights ON, fog lights OFF, and traffic directional boards ON

• Red/amber warning lights ON, headlights ON, fog lights ON, and traffic directional boards ON

Which of the following is not a phase of the extrication process?

• Simplification

• Disentanglement

• Gaining access to the patient

• Terminating the rescue

Which of the following is a good choice for preventing further injury to a patient during auto extrication?

• Aluminized blanket

• Placing your body over the top of the patient

• Disposable blanket

• Sheet

If you are first on scene, what should you do first in determining where and how you should park your apparatus?

• Immediately park in the same direction and in single file.

• Establish Command and confirm the exact location of the incident with the dispatch center before parking.

• Provide downstream blocking if you are driving one of the larger units.

• Use apparatus to institute "downstream blocking" of the scene to protect the work area.

You are assessing a patient in the front seat of a vehicle that was involved in a head-on collision. As you examine the interior of the vehicle, you notice the airbags have not deployed. What action should you take in order to render the scene safe to work?

• Disconnect the battery and continue assessing the patient.

• Turn the ignition to the "off" position and wait 2 minutes before entering the vehicle.

• Disconnect the battery and wait 2 minutes before entering the vehicle.

• Use a long spine board to shield yourself from the undeployed airbag.

You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving a small pickup truck that struck the rear of a moving tractor-trailer. The driver of the tractor-trailer is walking around and complains of neck pain. The driver of the pickup truck is conscious but cannot exit the vehicle because the door is stuck and the steering wheel is displaced onto his lap. The passenger of the pickup truck is sitting upright in the passenger seat, is unconscious, but has radial pulses. Access to the passenger is not obstructed. A fourth patient, who was sitting in the pickup truck bed, is found about 10 feet away and responds to commands appropriately. Assuming your ambulance is the only emergency vehicle on the scene currently, which of the following patients should be packaged for transport first by the next arriving ambulance?

• Passenger in the pickup truck's front seat

• Pickup truck driver

• Tractor trailer driver

• Passenger ejected from the pickup truck bed