EMS 131 Quizzes Section 6 and 7 (Chapters 36 to 41)
Questions and Answers Latest Update
Which of the following is the highest priority during extrication? ✔️✔️Ensuring your personal
safety
-The highest priority during extrication is ensuring personal safety.
Under which of the following conditions are safety vests with reflective trim effective in
increasing the visibility of the EMT? ✔️✔️All of these
-Safety vests with reflective trim increase visibility on sunny days, cloudy days, and nights.
You are on the scene of a vehicle collision involving a downed power line. You are walking in an
area you feel is a safe distance from the line and begin to feel a tingling sensation in your feet.
Which of the following would be a proper method of ensuring your safety while exiting the
area? ✔️✔️Turn 180 degrees to the direction you are walking and shuffle away from the danger
area.
-The tingling sensation indicates the presence of energized ground. By turning back to the
direction from which you approached, you will be heading directly away from the point of most
energy. Shuffling your feet will cause no break in contact between your feet and the ground,
preventing electrocution.
Which of the following is an advantage of removing the roof of a vehicle that has sustained
major damage in a collision? ✔️✔️All of these
-Removing the entire roof creates a large exit through which to remove the patient, allows the
EMT better access to the patients, and makes the interior of the vehicle accessible.
When attempting to extinguish a fire inside the passenger compartment, it is important to:
✔️✔️use the extinguishing agent sparingly to avoid creating a cloud of powder.
-The extinguishing agent could be harmful to patients and others nearby, especially if the agent
is inhaled.
,Which of the following is not generally recognized as a form of terrorist incident?
✔️✔️Harassment
-Harassment is not recognized as a form of terrorist incident.
Dangerous organisms that grow inside of living cells and reproduce are known as: ✔️✔️viruses
-Viruses are very small—the smallest known entity capable of reproduction. Viruses only grow
inside cells and cause the cells to produce additional viruses.
You are on the scene of a probable terrorist attack with several other agencies, both local and
federal. In order to operate in an efficient manner, all agencies should follow the: ✔️✔️Incident
Command System.
-The Incident Command System (ICS) is a system developed to control incidents of all sizes.
Most organizations use the ICS when operating on the scene of a major incident, especially
when multiple organizations respond together. This allows for a standardized approach to
incident mitigation, with a common language understood by all participating organizations.
Three methods for minimizing exposure to harmful incidents are: ✔️✔️time, distance, and
shielding.
-Time minimizes the amount of a hazard one is exposed to, distance helps responders in
avoiding hazards, and shielding involves using protective clothing or equipment to avoid direct
contact with a hazard. A combination of these will maximize protection against hazards.
Which of the following features increases the appeal of an infectious agent for use in terrorist
attacks? ✔️✔️High infectivity
-High infectivity would be a feature that increases the appeal of an infectious agent.
The most common fatal primary injury from a blast is: ✔️✔️a lung injury.
-Blast lung is the most common fatal primary blast injury. It is a direct consequence of the high-
energy overpressurization wave.
, An unresponsive 2-year-old female has burnt skin on her left hand and left knee. Her father
tells you he heard a loud noise and found her this way. She has irregular, slow, shallow
respirations and a rapid carotid pulse. You should first: ✔️✔️assist her ventilation.
-Since she has a decreased level of consciousness and reduced minute ventilation, you should
first assist her ventilation. You should treat problems as you find them in the primary
assessment. Assessing her vital signs delays improving her minute ventilation. Without an
adequate tidal volume, administering oxygen will not reach the alveoli, regardless of the
amount of oxygen administered.
A 9-year-old female was struck by a car while she was riding her bicycle. She complains of pain
in her left forearm, right shoulder, and abdomen. Her skin is pale and cool. Her right shoulder
appears uninjured. You observe an angulated injury to her forearm, and distal pulses are
present. She has an abrasion to her right upper abdominal quadrant, and the pain increases
with palpation. You should perform spinal motion restriction, ✔️✔️administer oxygen, and
transport immediately.
-She has signs of shock (cool, pale skin), so you need to minimize your time on the scene by only
performing spinal motion restrictions and administering oxygen prior to transport. En route to
the hospital, you can splint her arm in the position found since she has a distal pulse present.
Her right shoulder pain is likely referred from her abdominal injury, so there is no need to apply
a sling.
Besides bound to hemoglobin, how is oxygen transported to the cells? ✔️✔️Dissolved in plasma
-Under normal conditions, approximately two percent of the oxygen transported by blood is
dissolved in plasma.
A 16-year-old female complains of chest pain. She has a six foot long pole impaled in her fifth
intercostal space, one inch lateral to the midclavicular line on the right side of her chest. You
should: ✔️✔️cut the pole four inches from her chest and stabilize it.
-You should cut the pole four inches from her chest and stabilize it. By cutting the pole four
inches from her body, you can stabilize it, reducing movement.
A 74-year-old male complains of upper back pain and difficulty breathing after a fall. He has
pain and crepitus in the right side of his back below his scapula. He has equal chest wall
Questions and Answers Latest Update
Which of the following is the highest priority during extrication? ✔️✔️Ensuring your personal
safety
-The highest priority during extrication is ensuring personal safety.
Under which of the following conditions are safety vests with reflective trim effective in
increasing the visibility of the EMT? ✔️✔️All of these
-Safety vests with reflective trim increase visibility on sunny days, cloudy days, and nights.
You are on the scene of a vehicle collision involving a downed power line. You are walking in an
area you feel is a safe distance from the line and begin to feel a tingling sensation in your feet.
Which of the following would be a proper method of ensuring your safety while exiting the
area? ✔️✔️Turn 180 degrees to the direction you are walking and shuffle away from the danger
area.
-The tingling sensation indicates the presence of energized ground. By turning back to the
direction from which you approached, you will be heading directly away from the point of most
energy. Shuffling your feet will cause no break in contact between your feet and the ground,
preventing electrocution.
Which of the following is an advantage of removing the roof of a vehicle that has sustained
major damage in a collision? ✔️✔️All of these
-Removing the entire roof creates a large exit through which to remove the patient, allows the
EMT better access to the patients, and makes the interior of the vehicle accessible.
When attempting to extinguish a fire inside the passenger compartment, it is important to:
✔️✔️use the extinguishing agent sparingly to avoid creating a cloud of powder.
-The extinguishing agent could be harmful to patients and others nearby, especially if the agent
is inhaled.
,Which of the following is not generally recognized as a form of terrorist incident?
✔️✔️Harassment
-Harassment is not recognized as a form of terrorist incident.
Dangerous organisms that grow inside of living cells and reproduce are known as: ✔️✔️viruses
-Viruses are very small—the smallest known entity capable of reproduction. Viruses only grow
inside cells and cause the cells to produce additional viruses.
You are on the scene of a probable terrorist attack with several other agencies, both local and
federal. In order to operate in an efficient manner, all agencies should follow the: ✔️✔️Incident
Command System.
-The Incident Command System (ICS) is a system developed to control incidents of all sizes.
Most organizations use the ICS when operating on the scene of a major incident, especially
when multiple organizations respond together. This allows for a standardized approach to
incident mitigation, with a common language understood by all participating organizations.
Three methods for minimizing exposure to harmful incidents are: ✔️✔️time, distance, and
shielding.
-Time minimizes the amount of a hazard one is exposed to, distance helps responders in
avoiding hazards, and shielding involves using protective clothing or equipment to avoid direct
contact with a hazard. A combination of these will maximize protection against hazards.
Which of the following features increases the appeal of an infectious agent for use in terrorist
attacks? ✔️✔️High infectivity
-High infectivity would be a feature that increases the appeal of an infectious agent.
The most common fatal primary injury from a blast is: ✔️✔️a lung injury.
-Blast lung is the most common fatal primary blast injury. It is a direct consequence of the high-
energy overpressurization wave.
, An unresponsive 2-year-old female has burnt skin on her left hand and left knee. Her father
tells you he heard a loud noise and found her this way. She has irregular, slow, shallow
respirations and a rapid carotid pulse. You should first: ✔️✔️assist her ventilation.
-Since she has a decreased level of consciousness and reduced minute ventilation, you should
first assist her ventilation. You should treat problems as you find them in the primary
assessment. Assessing her vital signs delays improving her minute ventilation. Without an
adequate tidal volume, administering oxygen will not reach the alveoli, regardless of the
amount of oxygen administered.
A 9-year-old female was struck by a car while she was riding her bicycle. She complains of pain
in her left forearm, right shoulder, and abdomen. Her skin is pale and cool. Her right shoulder
appears uninjured. You observe an angulated injury to her forearm, and distal pulses are
present. She has an abrasion to her right upper abdominal quadrant, and the pain increases
with palpation. You should perform spinal motion restriction, ✔️✔️administer oxygen, and
transport immediately.
-She has signs of shock (cool, pale skin), so you need to minimize your time on the scene by only
performing spinal motion restrictions and administering oxygen prior to transport. En route to
the hospital, you can splint her arm in the position found since she has a distal pulse present.
Her right shoulder pain is likely referred from her abdominal injury, so there is no need to apply
a sling.
Besides bound to hemoglobin, how is oxygen transported to the cells? ✔️✔️Dissolved in plasma
-Under normal conditions, approximately two percent of the oxygen transported by blood is
dissolved in plasma.
A 16-year-old female complains of chest pain. She has a six foot long pole impaled in her fifth
intercostal space, one inch lateral to the midclavicular line on the right side of her chest. You
should: ✔️✔️cut the pole four inches from her chest and stabilize it.
-You should cut the pole four inches from her chest and stabilize it. By cutting the pole four
inches from her body, you can stabilize it, reducing movement.
A 74-year-old male complains of upper back pain and difficulty breathing after a fall. He has
pain and crepitus in the right side of his back below his scapula. He has equal chest wall
