In the Incident Command System, the section responsible for maintaining injury, death, and damage
documentation as well as maintaining reimbursement records is the: - correct answer
✔✔finance/administration section.
The most widely used triage categorization system in the world is "ID-ME." This acronym represents the
four specific triage categories used by NATO forces, National Disaster Life Support, public safety agencies,
and search and rescue groups. The ID-ME triage categories are: - correct answer ✔✔Immediate,
delayed, minimal, and expectant.
In the Incident Command System, the section responsible for maintaining injury, death, and damage
documentation as well as maintaining reimbursement records is the: - correct answer
✔✔Finance/administration section
While in charge of triage at a scene involving 30 patients exposed to carbon monoxide, you find a young
female who is not breathing. After you open her airway and find that breathing does not return, you
should: - correct answer ✔✔Place a black tag on her and move on to the next patient.
Which one of the following statements about the Incident Command System is true? - correct answer
✔✔ICS operates with standardized language to avoid confusion.
In the United States, which is the most commonly used triage system? - correct answer ✔✔START
(Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment)
The person responsible for maintaining equipment and ensuring that facilities meet specified needs is
the: - correct answer ✔✔Logistics Chief.
In the Incident Command System, which of the following sections is responsible for maintaining all
incident reports except for financials? - correct answer ✔✔A.
Planning section
, (answer A is correct)
B.
Records section
C.
Operations section
D.
Logistics section
Which of the following tasks is not a responsibility of the Incident Commander? - correct answer ✔✔A.
Providing overall management of the incident
B.
Triaging the injured patients
(answer B is correct)
C.
Establishing the Incident Command Post
D.
Determining incident objectives and strategies
While responding to an MCI drill involving an explosion, you recognize that the dozen ambulances sitting
in a parking lot three blocks away from the incident constitute the: - correct answer ✔✔Staging unit
In the Incident Command System, the operations section is responsible for: - correct answer
✔✔Executing the strategy of the Incident Action Plan.
Functional areas within the Incident Command System include all of the following EXCEPT: - correct
answer ✔✔A.
Conflict resolution.
(answer A is correct)
B.
Planning.
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