22) What source will provide first aid information about hazardous materials for employees at a
work site?
A) Safety Data Sheets
B) Bill of lading
C) Shipping manifest
D) Placard
Objective: 37.6
23) ________ is the response agency, established in Washington, DC, as a service of the
Chemical Manufacturers Association that can provide either you or your dispatcher with
information about the hazardous material and contact the shipper to provide you with
information about the material.
A) OSHA
B) CHEMTREC
C) HAZMART
D) EPA
Objective: 37.7
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24) Which of the following is a resource for specific actions to be taken by personnel dealing
with a hazardous materials incident?
A) Medical protocols
B) Emergency Response Guidebook
C) Medical dictionary
D) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) toll-free hotline
Objective: 37.7
25) When seeking expert advice on how to proceed at a hazardous materials incident, which of
the following information is important to provide?
A) Amount of the substance involved
B) Your level of EMS certification
C) Your background in chemistry
D) Both A and B
Objective: 37.7
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26) At 0330, you responded to the scene of an overturned tanker truck. What organization could
you contact to obtain information about the liquid the truck is carrying?
A) Regional poison control center
B) CHEMTREC
C) CHEM-CALL
D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Objective: 37.7
27) Which of the following is NOT a desirable characteristic of the rehabilitation sector of a
hazardous materials incident?
A) It is large enough to accommodate multiple rescue crews.
B) It allows for rapid re-entry to the emergency operation.
C) It is protected from weather elements.
D) It is located in the warm zone.
Objective: 37.8
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28) Which of the following is a function of the rehabilitation sector in a hazardous materials
incident?
A) Providing for hydration of rescue crews
B) Taking baseline vital signs before rescuers enter the operations area
C) Performing medical assessment of rescue crews
D) All of the above
Objective: 37.8
29) 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?
A) Wearing heavy cloth gloves
B) Disposing of patient care equipment such as blood-pressure cuffs and backboards
C) Wearing a gown, mask, and goggles to prevent secondary contamination
D) Placing towels on the floor of the ambulance to soak up contaminated runoff water
Objective: 37.8
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30) Which of the following personal protective items must be used by EMS personnel caring for
patients in a hazardous materials emergency?
A) Structural firefighting gear
B) HEPA mask
C) Chemical permeable gloves
D) Tyvek or other chemical impermeable coveralls
Objective: 37.8
31) Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of decontamination from hazardous materials?
A) Disinfecting
B) Disposing
C) Deodorizing
D) Emulsifying
Objective: 37.8
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32) 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?
A) Taking a low-pressure decontamination shower
B) Scrubbing with a long-handled brush
C) Sponging with a dilute solution of water and white vinegar
D) Using a high pressure water jet system
Objective: 37.8
33) What is the process that removes the biological (etiological) contamination hazards as it
destroys microorganisms and their toxins?
A) Dilution
B) Emulsification
C) Disinfection
D) Absorption
Objective: 37.8
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34) Which of the following is the MOST common type of multiple-casualty incident that EMS
providers will respond to?
A) Outbreaks of influenza
B) Motor vehicle collisions
C) Structure fires
D) Hazardous materials incidents
Objective: 37.9
35) You are just leaving the scene of a multiple-casualty incident with two Priority 1 patients.
Which of the following is appropriate regarding communication?
A) Allow the transportation sector officer to notify the receiving facility.
B) Notify the receiving facility by radio of the nature of the patients’ injuries.
C) Notify the receiving hospital by cellular phone of the nature of the patients’ injuries.
D) Have dispatch relay your patient reports to the receiving facility.
Objective: 37.9
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36) What constitutes a multiple-casualty incident (MCI)?
A) An event that unfolds over a long period of time and requires federal, state, and local response
B) An incident with 3 to 15 patients that the service handles without calling for additional
resources
C) An event that places a great demand on EMS equipment and personnel resources
D) Any event that requires additional ambulances to adequately transport the patients from the
scene
Objective: 37.9
37) Disaster plans are a predefined set of instructions that should be written to address the events
that are conceivable for a particular location and which other three parts?
A) Written, multijurisdictional, and rehearsed
B) Well publicized, multijurisdictional, and rehearsed
C) Well publicized, realistic, and rehearsed
D) Written, realistic, and rehearsed
Objective: 37.9
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38) The senior EMT on the first vehicle that arrived on a scene with multiple patients should
assume which of the following roles until relieved by a senior official?
A) Transport sector supervisor
B) Commander of the entire incident
C) Triage sector supervisor
D) Incident Commander of the scene
Objective: 37.10
39) You are on the scene of a riot following a decision in a controversial court case. A large
group of people have set fire to vehicles, broken windows, and assaulted people in the area.
Which of the following would be the BEST method of incident command?
A) Singular command by EMS
B) Singular command by fire service
C) Unified command
D) Singular command by law enforcement
Objective: 37.10
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40) Which of the following is a feature of a good disaster plan?
A) It is specific to the geographical location.
B) It has been practiced in mock disasters.
C) It is based on the availability of resources in a particular area.
D) All of the above
Objective: 37.10
41) Which of the following is a principle of effective Incident Command?
A) Command is most effective when one person is responsible for not more than 6 other people.
B) The command location must not be revealed to anyone on the scene.
C) Police, fire, and EMS must establish separate command locations.
D) None of the above
Objective: 37.10
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