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EMR: FIRST RESPONDER EXAMINATION 2024/2025
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EMR: FIRST RESPONDER EXAMINATION2024/2025
While en route to the scene of a car explosion, the dispatcher advises
you that the explosion may have been caused by a dirty bomb. You
should: - Precise Answer ✔✔suspect a radiation incident and wait for
specially trained personnel.
The leading cause of death in the United States is: - Precise Answer
✔✔heart disease.
To date, the preferred WMD for terrorists has been: - Precise Answer
✔✔explosive devices.
A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is MOST accurately defined as: -
Precise Answer ✔✔any agent designed to cause mass death, casualties,
and/or massive damage to property and infrastructure.
According to the START triage system, a green tag is used to identify
those who: - Precise Answer ✔✔can have care delayed for up to 3
hours.
Many of the safety precautions used in accidental emergencies: - Precise
Answer ✔✔are the same precautions needed during a terrorist event.
A nerve agent is a form of: - Precise Answer ✔✔chemical warfare.
,If you must rescue patients from a building that has exploded, it is
MOST important to: - Precise Answer ✔✔be alert for the presence of a
second explosive device.
Sarin, soman, tabun, and V agent are the most common: - Precise
Answer ✔✔nerve agents.
A 50-year-old man begins experiencing shortness of breath and anxiety
about 2 hours after turning his residential air conditioner on. As you
enter his home, you note the smell of freshly cut grass. This patient has
MOST likely been exposed to: - Precise Answer ✔✔phosgene.
Terrorism is MOST accurately defined as: - Precise Answer ✔✔the
systematic use of violence by a group to intimidate a population or
government to achieve a goal.
The FIRST indication that an incendiary device is present is usually: -
Precise Answer ✔✔the explosion or fire that the device causes.
In addition to the amount of property damage and number of lives lost,
the success of terrorist events is measured by the: - Precise Answer
✔✔level of intimidation produced.
Which of the following statements regarding blister agents is correct? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Sulfur mustard and Lewisite are examples of blister
agents.
,Most fatalities and serious injuries sustained in HazMat incidents result
from: - Precise Answer ✔✔breathing problems.
You arrive at the scene of a commercial bus wreck shortly after it
occurred. The scene is safe and there is no gas leakage or odor. Most of
the patients are out of the bus, but some are still inside and are
apparently entrapped. Based on an estimate of 35 patients, you should: -
Precise Answer ✔✔request the fire department and seven ambulances
and then begin triaging the patients to the best of your ability.
Which of the following statements regarding terrorism is correct? -
Precise Answer ✔✔The bombing of an abortion clinic by American
citizens is considered a domestic terrorist event.
The START triage system: - Precise Answer ✔✔allows personnel to
triage a patient in 60 seconds or less.
Common signs of acute radiation sickness include all of the following,
EXCEPT: - Precise Answer ✔✔red blood cell death.
With regard to hazardous materials, federal law requires that: - Precise
Answer ✔✔all vehicles containing certain quantities of hazardous
materials must display a HazMat placard.
Which of the following is NOT a major area addressed within the scope
of NIMS? - Precise Answer ✔✔Financial Aid
, Which of the following is NOT a key point to communicate to the
dispatcher during your initial radio report upon arriving at the scene of a
multiple-casualty incident? - Precise Answer ✔✔specific type of
injuries involved
Ecoterrorists would MOST likely target: - Precise Answer ✔✔housing
developments.
The attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11,
2001, were the result of: - Precise Answer ✔✔international terrorism.
Metabolic agents affect the body's ability to: - Precise Answer ✔✔use
oxygen at the cellular level.
You are the first medically trained person to arrive at a small business
where several people are experiencing shortness of breath, flushed skin,
and seizures. You should: - Precise Answer ✔✔remain at a safe distance
and notify the HazMat team.
A patient should receive a red tag if his or her respiratory rate is greater
than _____ breaths/min. - Precise Answer ✔✔30
According to the START triage system, assessment of a patient's mental
status is conducted after: - Precise Answer ✔✔adequate breathing and
circulation have been established.
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