EMT – Preparatory Questions and Answers 100% Correct

Your primary responsibility in an emergency is to ______ Protect Yourself Hot Zone An area containing hazardous materials; EMTs should never enter a hot zone until decontaminated BSI stands for? Body Substances Isolation BSI Precautions Washing hands, wearing gloves, wearing eye protection, masks, and gowns Wheeled Stretcher Used to transport patients from scene to an ambulance Portable Stretcher Used in places that are too small for a wheeled stretcher Scoop Stretcher Used to lift a patient into a supine position onto a wheeled stretcher Backboard Used to immobilize a patient; long backboards immobilize an entire patient while short backboards are used to immobilize the patients spine as the patient is being extricated Stair Chair Used to transport a patient down stairs; most have wheels used to roll patients onto a stretcher once patient is safely down stairs Basket Stretcher Used in rescues; ropes and lifting devices are easily attached Flexible Stretcher Used to carry a patient from an upper floor from to a ground floor; should only be used when there is no suspected spinal injury