EFMB WRITTEN TEST 2025: ANSWERS
& RATIONALE BREAKDOWN.VERIFIED
BY EXPERTS
What is a CBRN evacuation planning consideration when incorporating a Military
Treatment Facility (MTF)? - CORRECT-ANSWER-DECON/Treatment coordination.
Ensure the MTF is prepared to receive dirty casualties and designate an
appropriate area for DECON
What is the first priority to be coordinated when a CBRN attack has occurred? -
CORRECT-ANSWER-Security
Any casualty with an area suspicious of having been exposed to a liquid chemical
agent is automatically medically triaged as immediate until? - CORRECT-ANSWER-
Immediate decontamination has been accomplished
,T/F: All CBRN agents will cause immediate symptoms, so you will know how to
categorize each patients during triage. - CORRECT-ANSWER-False
What does CRESS stand for? - CORRECT-ANSWER-Consciousness, respiration,
eyes, secretions, skin
This acronym is used to improve rapid identification of the type of chemical agent
exposure. - CORRECT-ANSWER-CRESS
Before applying Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) to a possible CBRN patient,
it is important to: - CORRECT-ANSWER-determine whether CBRN casualties are
present and identify a suspected agent to allow first responders to protect
themselves before treating the patient
After initial assessment of casualty in CBRN-threat environment for the presence
or absence of CBRN symptoms using the CRESS algorithm, what should happen
next? - CORRECT-ANSWER-The integrated assessment and management of TCCC
and CBRN casualties can proceed
,What is the priority during "hot zone" care during a CBRN attack? - CORRECT-
ANSWER-Protection from and egress away from the threat
In the warm zone, attention is given to decontamination and reassessment of the
casualty. This phase occurs at a ________. - CORRECT-ANSWER-dirty CCP
"Expose to treat" is used by decontamination personnel when the provider deems
it in the best interest of the casualty to remove personal protective equipment
(PPE) to ___________. - CORRECT-ANSWER-provide life-saving medical
intervention
Assessment at the Warm Zone for CBRN consists of _________ - CORRECT-
ANSWER-MARCHE^2
Once the decontaminated casualty has passed into the cold zone, they should
________. - CORRECT-ANSWER-be reevaluated and receive needed interventions
to include tactical evacuation or prolonged field care
After the decontamination process to a casualty is completed in the cold zone,
what should be the first priority? - CORRECT-ANSWER-Triage and reassessment
, T/F: Casualties that reach the cold zone have been decontaminated and are now
suitable for the full spectrum of care appropriate to the clinical environment and
capabilities. - CORRECT-ANSWER-True
T/F: Thorough decontamination and complete removal of a casualty's clothing
eliminates all contaminated debris when treating a CBRN casualty. - CORRECT-
ANSWER-False
Providers dealing with CBRN contaminated foreign material or dressings can wear
3 pairs of nitrile gloves. The outer glove should be discarded every _____ minutes.
- CORRECT-ANSWER-20
During debridement, extremity wounds should be extended _________. -
CORRECT-ANSWER-Longitudinally
During debridement, truncal wounds should be extended _________. - CORRECT-
ANSWER-Along Langer's Lines
& RATIONALE BREAKDOWN.VERIFIED
BY EXPERTS
What is a CBRN evacuation planning consideration when incorporating a Military
Treatment Facility (MTF)? - CORRECT-ANSWER-DECON/Treatment coordination.
Ensure the MTF is prepared to receive dirty casualties and designate an
appropriate area for DECON
What is the first priority to be coordinated when a CBRN attack has occurred? -
CORRECT-ANSWER-Security
Any casualty with an area suspicious of having been exposed to a liquid chemical
agent is automatically medically triaged as immediate until? - CORRECT-ANSWER-
Immediate decontamination has been accomplished
,T/F: All CBRN agents will cause immediate symptoms, so you will know how to
categorize each patients during triage. - CORRECT-ANSWER-False
What does CRESS stand for? - CORRECT-ANSWER-Consciousness, respiration,
eyes, secretions, skin
This acronym is used to improve rapid identification of the type of chemical agent
exposure. - CORRECT-ANSWER-CRESS
Before applying Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) to a possible CBRN patient,
it is important to: - CORRECT-ANSWER-determine whether CBRN casualties are
present and identify a suspected agent to allow first responders to protect
themselves before treating the patient
After initial assessment of casualty in CBRN-threat environment for the presence
or absence of CBRN symptoms using the CRESS algorithm, what should happen
next? - CORRECT-ANSWER-The integrated assessment and management of TCCC
and CBRN casualties can proceed
,What is the priority during "hot zone" care during a CBRN attack? - CORRECT-
ANSWER-Protection from and egress away from the threat
In the warm zone, attention is given to decontamination and reassessment of the
casualty. This phase occurs at a ________. - CORRECT-ANSWER-dirty CCP
"Expose to treat" is used by decontamination personnel when the provider deems
it in the best interest of the casualty to remove personal protective equipment
(PPE) to ___________. - CORRECT-ANSWER-provide life-saving medical
intervention
Assessment at the Warm Zone for CBRN consists of _________ - CORRECT-
ANSWER-MARCHE^2
Once the decontaminated casualty has passed into the cold zone, they should
________. - CORRECT-ANSWER-be reevaluated and receive needed interventions
to include tactical evacuation or prolonged field care
After the decontamination process to a casualty is completed in the cold zone,
what should be the first priority? - CORRECT-ANSWER-Triage and reassessment
, T/F: Casualties that reach the cold zone have been decontaminated and are now
suitable for the full spectrum of care appropriate to the clinical environment and
capabilities. - CORRECT-ANSWER-True
T/F: Thorough decontamination and complete removal of a casualty's clothing
eliminates all contaminated debris when treating a CBRN casualty. - CORRECT-
ANSWER-False
Providers dealing with CBRN contaminated foreign material or dressings can wear
3 pairs of nitrile gloves. The outer glove should be discarded every _____ minutes.
- CORRECT-ANSWER-20
During debridement, extremity wounds should be extended _________. -
CORRECT-ANSWER-Longitudinally
During debridement, truncal wounds should be extended _________. - CORRECT-
ANSWER-Along Langer's Lines
