QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
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1. In an emergency, which is the second and most crucial action (the first being identifying there is an
emergency) - correct answer > activating the EMS system by dialing 9-1-1 or other local emergency
number
2. who administers medical oversight? - correct answer > Medical directors
3. what body system has the heart, arteries, capillaries, veins, and blood as the major structures -
correct answer > circulatory system
4. what body system has the mouth, nose, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm as major structures? - correct
answer > respiratory system
5. what are the four components of the scene size up? - correct answer > scene safety, number of
victims, resources needed, and mechanisms of injury/nature of illness
6. the importance of making sure the emergency scene is safe is - correct answer > to ensure the safety
of the first responder and others at the scene
7. if there are downed electrical wires at a vehicle collision you should - - correct answer > assume the
wires are energized and move the crowd back
8. if there are downed electrical wires at a vehicle collision you should - - correct answer > assume the
wires are energized and move the crowd back
, 9. The initial assessment's purpose is to - - correct answer > Identify immediate threats to life.
10. The initial assessment's purpose is to - - correct answer > Identify immediate threats to life.
11. For a victim who is unstable, you should repeat the initial assessment every. - correct answer > 5
Minutes
12. The "L" in Sample refers to - - correct answer > Last oral intake.
13. Where do you check the pulse of a conscious adult or child. - correct answer > radial artery
14. When looking at a patient's skin what characteristic is not involved with the assessment - correct
answer > Elasticity
15. which of the following is NOT a safe lifting technique. - correct answer > Starting to move without
communicating with your lifting partner(s)
16. When trying to examine a —— use the 5 second look, listen, and feel method. - correct answer >
patient's breathing
17. AVPU - correct answer > alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive
18. The "M" in SAMPLE stands for - - correct answer > Medications
19. check the ——- on an infant whether unconscious or conscious. - correct answer > brachial pulse
20. You open the airway of a victim of a sudden illness with the —— - correct answer > Head tilt/chin
lift method.
21. Restlessness and irritability are common initial signs of —- - correct answer > shock