MISSOURI POST ACTUAL FINALS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is physical injury? - ✔✔slight impairment of any function of the body or
temporary loss of use of any part of the body
✔✔What is serious physical injury? - ✔✔A physical injury which creates a substantial
risk of death, or which causes death or serious and protracted disfigurement, protracted
impairment of health or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ
✔✔What is an admission? - ✔✔Agreement to a fact or facts that tends to suggest guilt
without actually confessing to a crime.
✔✔What is an confession? - ✔✔A voluntary admission of guilt about a persons
involvement in a crime.
✔✔How do you determine Abandoned Property? - ✔✔A person who relinquishes
interest in personal property has no expectation of privacy in it.
✔✔What is open field? - ✔✔Any area of public or private property in which the owner
has no expectation of privacy. An area that is not curtilage.
✔✔What is curtilage? - ✔✔The grounds and area immediately surrounding a house or
other living space which are commonly used for family or other home life activity.
✔✔What is the plain view doctrine? - ✔✔Officer must be lawfully present at the time of
the sighting. The item must be immediately recognizable as evidence of a crime or
contraband. Officer must have legal access to the area in order to seize the item.
✔✔What age is considered an adult? - ✔✔18+ years of age
✔✔What age is considered an juvenile? - ✔✔Anything under 17 years of age.
,✔✔What is search incident to arrest? - ✔✔1. To prevent the destruction of evidence.
2. To locate potential weapons
3. To locate evidence
✔✔Officers must secure what before entering a jail? - ✔✔Secure all weapons in sally
port
✔✔Can a jailer refuse to take an inmate if they seek medical attention? - ✔✔Yes, the
jailer can require a fit for confinement.
✔✔What are the two types of searches? - ✔✔Frisk (outer clothing, not entering
pockets), Full (entering pockets
✔✔When do strip searches occur? - ✔✔When it is a felony charge or if they have been
found guilty.
✔✔Juveniles must be seperated by: - ✔✔Sight and sound
✔✔Where is the most effective radio placement when speaking on the radio? - ✔✔45
degrees, approximately 1 inch from mouth.
✔✔All civil disturbance responders should be trained as: - ✔✔Squad leaders
✔✔If an officer acts beyond the bounds of their training they could face: - ✔✔criminal
and civil charges/lawsuits.
✔✔What is direct medical control? - ✔✔On the phone or online access with a physician.
✔✔What is indirect medical control? - ✔✔All other types aside from direct or offline
medical control.
✔✔What is implied consent? - ✔✔Is assumed when treating unresponsive patients who
have potentially life threatening injuries or illness.
✔✔What is consent? - ✔✔Voluntarily agreement.
✔✔What is expressed consent? - ✔✔Verbal consent
✔✔What are the normal respiratory breaths for an adult? - ✔✔12-20 per minute.
✔✔What are the normal respiratory breaths for an child? - ✔✔15-40 per minute
✔✔What are the normal respiratory breaths for an infant? - ✔✔30-60
, ✔✔What is the normal heart rate for an adult? - ✔✔60-100 bpm
✔✔What do arteries do? - ✔✔Take blood away from the heart
✔✔What do veins do? - ✔✔Takes blood to the heart
✔✔What are the 3 types of blood vessels? - ✔✔arteries, veins, and capillaries
✔✔What is signs of a shock? - ✔✔Restlessness and anxiety
Weak and rapid pulse
Pale skin
Irregular breathing
Cold and wet skin
Dilation of the pupils
Thirst
Nausea and/or vomiting
✔✔What will a first responder be charged with if they treat a patient without consent? -
✔✔Assault, battery or false imprisonment.
✔✔What is profussion? - ✔✔Delivery of 02 to blood/organs
✔✔What is the recommended reactionary/defensive gap distance? - ✔✔6-10 ft
✔✔What is the intimate space distance? - ✔✔18 inches
✔✔What should you do before handcuffing, searching, or frisking? - ✔✔Control
✔✔What is an seizure? - ✔✔Involuntary movement, loss of freedom of movement.
✔✔What is a custodial arrest? - ✔✔Taking someone into custody.
✔✔What is a technical arrest? - ✔✔Citation and release (temporary)
✔✔What is the most powerful statement an law enforcement officer can make? - ✔✔Let
me be sure I understood you correctly
✔✔What are the 3 types of listening? - ✔✔Competitive, passive, and active
✔✔What percentage is non-verbal communication? - ✔✔55%
✔✔What does D.A.R.E stand for? - ✔✔Drug abuse resistance education
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is physical injury? - ✔✔slight impairment of any function of the body or
temporary loss of use of any part of the body
✔✔What is serious physical injury? - ✔✔A physical injury which creates a substantial
risk of death, or which causes death or serious and protracted disfigurement, protracted
impairment of health or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ
✔✔What is an admission? - ✔✔Agreement to a fact or facts that tends to suggest guilt
without actually confessing to a crime.
✔✔What is an confession? - ✔✔A voluntary admission of guilt about a persons
involvement in a crime.
✔✔How do you determine Abandoned Property? - ✔✔A person who relinquishes
interest in personal property has no expectation of privacy in it.
✔✔What is open field? - ✔✔Any area of public or private property in which the owner
has no expectation of privacy. An area that is not curtilage.
✔✔What is curtilage? - ✔✔The grounds and area immediately surrounding a house or
other living space which are commonly used for family or other home life activity.
✔✔What is the plain view doctrine? - ✔✔Officer must be lawfully present at the time of
the sighting. The item must be immediately recognizable as evidence of a crime or
contraband. Officer must have legal access to the area in order to seize the item.
✔✔What age is considered an adult? - ✔✔18+ years of age
✔✔What age is considered an juvenile? - ✔✔Anything under 17 years of age.
,✔✔What is search incident to arrest? - ✔✔1. To prevent the destruction of evidence.
2. To locate potential weapons
3. To locate evidence
✔✔Officers must secure what before entering a jail? - ✔✔Secure all weapons in sally
port
✔✔Can a jailer refuse to take an inmate if they seek medical attention? - ✔✔Yes, the
jailer can require a fit for confinement.
✔✔What are the two types of searches? - ✔✔Frisk (outer clothing, not entering
pockets), Full (entering pockets
✔✔When do strip searches occur? - ✔✔When it is a felony charge or if they have been
found guilty.
✔✔Juveniles must be seperated by: - ✔✔Sight and sound
✔✔Where is the most effective radio placement when speaking on the radio? - ✔✔45
degrees, approximately 1 inch from mouth.
✔✔All civil disturbance responders should be trained as: - ✔✔Squad leaders
✔✔If an officer acts beyond the bounds of their training they could face: - ✔✔criminal
and civil charges/lawsuits.
✔✔What is direct medical control? - ✔✔On the phone or online access with a physician.
✔✔What is indirect medical control? - ✔✔All other types aside from direct or offline
medical control.
✔✔What is implied consent? - ✔✔Is assumed when treating unresponsive patients who
have potentially life threatening injuries or illness.
✔✔What is consent? - ✔✔Voluntarily agreement.
✔✔What is expressed consent? - ✔✔Verbal consent
✔✔What are the normal respiratory breaths for an adult? - ✔✔12-20 per minute.
✔✔What are the normal respiratory breaths for an child? - ✔✔15-40 per minute
✔✔What are the normal respiratory breaths for an infant? - ✔✔30-60
, ✔✔What is the normal heart rate for an adult? - ✔✔60-100 bpm
✔✔What do arteries do? - ✔✔Take blood away from the heart
✔✔What do veins do? - ✔✔Takes blood to the heart
✔✔What are the 3 types of blood vessels? - ✔✔arteries, veins, and capillaries
✔✔What is signs of a shock? - ✔✔Restlessness and anxiety
Weak and rapid pulse
Pale skin
Irregular breathing
Cold and wet skin
Dilation of the pupils
Thirst
Nausea and/or vomiting
✔✔What will a first responder be charged with if they treat a patient without consent? -
✔✔Assault, battery or false imprisonment.
✔✔What is profussion? - ✔✔Delivery of 02 to blood/organs
✔✔What is the recommended reactionary/defensive gap distance? - ✔✔6-10 ft
✔✔What is the intimate space distance? - ✔✔18 inches
✔✔What should you do before handcuffing, searching, or frisking? - ✔✔Control
✔✔What is an seizure? - ✔✔Involuntary movement, loss of freedom of movement.
✔✔What is a custodial arrest? - ✔✔Taking someone into custody.
✔✔What is a technical arrest? - ✔✔Citation and release (temporary)
✔✔What is the most powerful statement an law enforcement officer can make? - ✔✔Let
me be sure I understood you correctly
✔✔What are the 3 types of listening? - ✔✔Competitive, passive, and active
✔✔What percentage is non-verbal communication? - ✔✔55%
✔✔What does D.A.R.E stand for? - ✔✔Drug abuse resistance education
