True or False: A delay in response to an active assailant (shooter) situation can lead to increased
casualties and greater chaos and confusion. - ✔✔True
Excited delirium is a very rare but potentially fatal condition that causes: - ✔✔Bizarre
and aggressive behavior
Perhaps more than any other service, fire/rescue responses depend on: - ✔✔Accurate
call classification
True or False: Fire/rescue situations are unlikely to worsen before responders arrive. - ✔✔False
Which term refers to a mobile unit that responds to the scene of a fire/rescue incident?
- ✔✔Apparatus
True or False: Call classification involves sorting and prioritizing calls for service based
on incident type and urgency. - ✔✔True
,The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized and hierarchical approach to the:
- ✔✔Command, control, and coordination of emergency response
The basic fire apparatus that has a self-contained pump used for pumping water through hoses
to extinguish fire is called a/an: - ✔✔Engine or pumper
True or False: Airports typically have their own on-site fire/rescue response. - ✔✔True
An incident requiring HAZMAT response involves: - ✔✔The release or escape of
hazardous material
True or False: A vehicle fire inside a home or garage should be classified as a vehicle fire.
- ✔✔False
Which of the following incidents is an example of a high mechanism vehicle collision? -
✔✔A rollover with possible death at the scene
Basic Life Support (BLS) response generally includes: - ✔✔Airway positioning, CPR,
splinting, dressing, and other initial first-aid care
True or False: Training as an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) or paramedic qualifies
a person to be an EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatcher). - ✔✔False
, Post-Dispatch Instructions (PDIs) are: - ✔✔Basic-level instructions given to the caller by
the EMD immediately after initiating dispatch
What is a mechanism of injury (MOI)? - ✔✔The exchange of forces that results in an injury
to the patient
Which of the following incidents would NOT be properly classified as an Assault/Sexual
Assault/Stun Gun incident? - ✔✔The patient was stabbed with a knife during a gang initiation
True or False: When the initial complaint is a seizure, you should use the Convulsions/Seizures
call classification regardless of the patient's level of consciousness and breathing status. -
✔✔True
In which of the following scenarios should the Sick Person (Specific Diagnosis) Chief Complaint
classification be used? - ✔✔The patient has a fever
True or False: It is very difficult (maybe even impossible) for ETCs to remember every question
and instruction needed for every type of incident. - ✔✔True
Which of the following is NOT essential for ETCs to obtain/determine for all EMS calls?
- ✔✔The name of the patient
Which of the following would be an example of a trauma incident? - ✔✔A burned patient
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