Hazardous
Materials,
Biotoxins,
Terrorism, MCIs,
Crime Scene
Awareness
How many levels of hazmat training are available
for emergency medical services (EMS) providers? -
answer Three
In a hazardous materials incident, normal patient
triage takes place in which zone? - answer cold
What level of hazardous materials personal
protective equipment provides chemically resistant
,splash protection, but not full encapsulation, and
includes self-contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA)? - answer Level B
Signs and symptoms that a patient exhibits shortly
after an exposure to a hazardous material are best
described as: - answer the acute effects of a
hazardous material.
The paramedic who has completed the "technician
level" of hazmat training for emergency medical
services (EMS) providers has completed education
on all of these topics EXCEPT:
A. decontamination procedures.
B. perform care in the "warm zone."
C. how to serve as the incident commander (IC) on
a hazmat scene.
D. focus on personal protection. - answer C. how to
serve as the incident commander (IC) on a hazmat
scene.
,At a hazmat incident, paramedics may:
A. perform both defensive and offensive hazmat
functions.
B. contain the hazardous materials.
C. activate the Incident Command System (ICS).
D. control the spread of hazardous materials. -
answer C. activate the Incident Command System
(ICS).
The term boiling point refers to: - answer the
temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas.
You and your partner have been dispatched by law
enforcement to a report of several residents who
have been exposed to the hazardous substances
inside a confirmed meth lab. You should: - answer
immediately don protective equipment before
making patient contact.
, You have arrived on the scene of an MVA involving
an automobile and a tractor trailer carrying a
hazardous substance that appears to be leaking
from a valve. You are staging at a safe distance
uphill and upwind of the incident. You should: -
answer attempt to identify the hazardous
substance using binoculars.
At a hazmat incident involving a chemical spill,
paramedics are least likely to: - answer neutralize
and clean up the spilled chemicals.
As a paramedic functioning on the scene of a
hazardous materials incident at a fixed facility, you
may be asked to: - answer perform pre-entry and
post- entry physical exams of the hazmat entry
team.
Which answer best explains the role of emergency
medical services (EMS providers in preventing
secondary contamination at a hazardous materials
incident?
A. Decontaminating patients.
Materials,
Biotoxins,
Terrorism, MCIs,
Crime Scene
Awareness
How many levels of hazmat training are available
for emergency medical services (EMS) providers? -
answer Three
In a hazardous materials incident, normal patient
triage takes place in which zone? - answer cold
What level of hazardous materials personal
protective equipment provides chemically resistant
,splash protection, but not full encapsulation, and
includes self-contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA)? - answer Level B
Signs and symptoms that a patient exhibits shortly
after an exposure to a hazardous material are best
described as: - answer the acute effects of a
hazardous material.
The paramedic who has completed the "technician
level" of hazmat training for emergency medical
services (EMS) providers has completed education
on all of these topics EXCEPT:
A. decontamination procedures.
B. perform care in the "warm zone."
C. how to serve as the incident commander (IC) on
a hazmat scene.
D. focus on personal protection. - answer C. how to
serve as the incident commander (IC) on a hazmat
scene.
,At a hazmat incident, paramedics may:
A. perform both defensive and offensive hazmat
functions.
B. contain the hazardous materials.
C. activate the Incident Command System (ICS).
D. control the spread of hazardous materials. -
answer C. activate the Incident Command System
(ICS).
The term boiling point refers to: - answer the
temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas.
You and your partner have been dispatched by law
enforcement to a report of several residents who
have been exposed to the hazardous substances
inside a confirmed meth lab. You should: - answer
immediately don protective equipment before
making patient contact.
, You have arrived on the scene of an MVA involving
an automobile and a tractor trailer carrying a
hazardous substance that appears to be leaking
from a valve. You are staging at a safe distance
uphill and upwind of the incident. You should: -
answer attempt to identify the hazardous
substance using binoculars.
At a hazmat incident involving a chemical spill,
paramedics are least likely to: - answer neutralize
and clean up the spilled chemicals.
As a paramedic functioning on the scene of a
hazardous materials incident at a fixed facility, you
may be asked to: - answer perform pre-entry and
post- entry physical exams of the hazmat entry
team.
Which answer best explains the role of emergency
medical services (EMS providers in preventing
secondary contamination at a hazardous materials
incident?
A. Decontaminating patients.
