SPECIAL RIGGERS CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PRACTICE
SOLUTION
⩥ What should you do if a police officer has been shot and is bleeding
profusely?
Answer: Attempt to make verbal contact with the SWAT team and
instruct them to apply a tourniquet.
⩥ Which personal protective equipment is NOT always required for
water rescue?
Answer: Contamination Protections.
⩥ What is biotelemetry?
Answer: The capability of measuring vital signs and ECG tracings and
transmitting them to a distant terminal.
⩥ In the START format, how is a patient breathing at a rate of 35
classified?
Answer: Red.
⩥ Which section is responsible for providing supplies and equipment?
,Answer: Logistics.
⩥ When should we remove a tourniquet?
Answer: Never.
⩥ Why is immediate implementation of an incident management system
critical?
Answer: Many technical rescue incidents become complex and require a
large number of assisting units and personnel.
⩥ What does being a point of distribution during a pandemic mean?
Answer: House temporary supplies and provide inoculations and
medications.
⩥ What should you do if your unit is the first to arrive at an incident?
Answer: Keep yourself safe, size up the scene, notify dispatch, identify
your unit, apprise dispatch of the situation, and assume command.
⩥ What is the FIRST step in the START triage system?
Answer: Directing all the walking wounded to an easily identifiable
landmark.
⩥ How should you categorize patients from a motor vehicle crash with
various conditions?
, Answer: Victim 1, delayed; victim 2, expectant; victim 3, immediate;
and victim 4, immediate.
⩥ What does a suicide bomber typically use to achieve their objective?
Answer: Incendiary weapon.
⩥ What is cyanide classified as?
Answer: Blood agent.
⩥ What area of the body is a contraindication for the use of a
tourniquet?
Answer: Head.
⩥ How far can an infected person transmit a disease from a cough?
Answer: Up to 6 feet.
⩥ What percentage of strength do carabiners lose if the gate is not
locked?
Answer: 10-15%.
⩥ What type of rope is commonly used in rescue operations?
Answer: Static kernmantle.
EVALUATION EXAMS COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PRACTICE
SOLUTION
⩥ What should you do if a police officer has been shot and is bleeding
profusely?
Answer: Attempt to make verbal contact with the SWAT team and
instruct them to apply a tourniquet.
⩥ Which personal protective equipment is NOT always required for
water rescue?
Answer: Contamination Protections.
⩥ What is biotelemetry?
Answer: The capability of measuring vital signs and ECG tracings and
transmitting them to a distant terminal.
⩥ In the START format, how is a patient breathing at a rate of 35
classified?
Answer: Red.
⩥ Which section is responsible for providing supplies and equipment?
,Answer: Logistics.
⩥ When should we remove a tourniquet?
Answer: Never.
⩥ Why is immediate implementation of an incident management system
critical?
Answer: Many technical rescue incidents become complex and require a
large number of assisting units and personnel.
⩥ What does being a point of distribution during a pandemic mean?
Answer: House temporary supplies and provide inoculations and
medications.
⩥ What should you do if your unit is the first to arrive at an incident?
Answer: Keep yourself safe, size up the scene, notify dispatch, identify
your unit, apprise dispatch of the situation, and assume command.
⩥ What is the FIRST step in the START triage system?
Answer: Directing all the walking wounded to an easily identifiable
landmark.
⩥ How should you categorize patients from a motor vehicle crash with
various conditions?
, Answer: Victim 1, delayed; victim 2, expectant; victim 3, immediate;
and victim 4, immediate.
⩥ What does a suicide bomber typically use to achieve their objective?
Answer: Incendiary weapon.
⩥ What is cyanide classified as?
Answer: Blood agent.
⩥ What area of the body is a contraindication for the use of a
tourniquet?
Answer: Head.
⩥ How far can an infected person transmit a disease from a cough?
Answer: Up to 6 feet.
⩥ What percentage of strength do carabiners lose if the gate is not
locked?
Answer: 10-15%.
⩥ What type of rope is commonly used in rescue operations?
Answer: Static kernmantle.
