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WorksheetsIncident Management System, Terrorism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
Most terrorist attacks:
are carried out by fewer than three people.
occur within the continental United States.
involve the use of nuclear explosive devices.
require multiple terrorists working together.
Phosgene (CG) has an odor that resembles:
garlic
bleach.
almonds.
cut grass.
The primary route of exposure of vesicant agents is the:
skin.
nervous system.
vascular system.
respiratory tract.
Nerve agents, a class of chemicals called organophosphates, were first discovered while in search of a superior:
vaccine.
antibiotic.
pesticide
detergent.
Which of the following chemicals is a nerve agent?
Phosgene
Soman
Lewisite
Which of the following agents blocks the body's ability to use oxygen and possesses an odor similar to almonds?
Hydrogen cyanide
Phosgene oxime
Organophosphates
Carbon monoxide
A disease vector is defined as:
he spectrum of signs that define a disease.
the period of time between exposure and illness.
any agent that acts as a carrier or transporter.
The Centennial Park bombing during the 1996 Summer Olympics is an example of:
domestic terrorism
apocalyptic violence
an ecoterrorist attack
state-sponsored terrorism
To date, the preferred weapons of mass destruction for terrorists have been:
nuclear weapons
chemical weapons
biologic weapons
explosive weapons
Unlike viral agents, bacterial agents:
are far less infectious.
respond to antibiotics.
are usually not treatable.
do not replicate in the body.
