TCFP PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

TCFP PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The most basic level of hazardous materials training is the ________ level A) operations B) specialists C) awareness D) technician - CORRECT ANSWER-C) awareness Which of the following are desirable characteristics of the "safe or cold zone" in a hazardous materials incident? A) Upward on the same level as the spill B) downwind, uphill from the spill C) Down wind, downhill from the spill D) Upwind, uphill from the spill - CORRECT ANSWER-D) Upwind, uphill from the spill In which of the following is NOT a normal response of a small child when approached by the EMT? A) anxiety B) fear C) indifference D) None of the above are normal responses - CORRECT ANSWER-C) indifference In which of the following zones is the EMT expected to be staged at the scene of a hazardous materials incident? A) Warm zone B) Hot zone C) Cold zone D) Ground zero - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Cold zone Which of the following best describes the term "crowning" A) The bag of waters raptures B) The presenting part of the baby is visable at the vaginal opening C) A discharge of bloody mucus D) Complete dilation of the cervix - CORRECT ANSWER-B) The presenting part of the baby is visable at the vaginal opening Which of the following describes the midline of the body? A) An imaginary line dividing the body into a front and back portion B) an imaginary line dividing the body into a top and bottom portion C) The intersection of two imaginary lines crossing at the umbilicus D) an imaginary line dividing the body into equal right and left halves - CORRECT ANSWER-B) an imaginary line dividing the body into a top and bottom portion A patient with bilateral femur fractures would have which of the following? A) A femur fracture in which the bone ends have punctured the muscle and skin of the thigh B) A femur fracture occurring with little or no trauma C) Two fractures in the same femur D) fractures of both femurs - CORRECT ANSWER-D) fractures of both femurs What is another term for the frontal aspect of the body? A) Caudal B) Dorsal C) Anterior D) Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Anterior What are the abdominal regions called created by drawing two imaginary lines intersecting at the navel? A) Abdominal quadrants B) Abdominal sextants C) Abdominal planes D) Abdominal regions - CORRECT ANSWER-A) Abdominal quadrants What is the strongest and most muscular part of the heart? A) Left atrium B) Right atrium C) Right ventricle D) Left ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER-D) Left ventricle Which layer of the skin is exposed to the environment? A) adispose tissues B) dermis C) subculaneous tissues D) epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER-D) epidermis Which organ secretes insulin after eating a large meal? A) pancrea B) gallbladder C) spleen D) Liver - CORRECT ANSWER-A) pancrea Which of the following structures structures is technically not located in the abdominal cavity? A) Stomach B) spleen C) kidneys D) liver - CORRECT ANSWER-C) kidneys Which of the following is a resource for specific actions to be taken by personnel dealing with a hazardous materials incident? A) medical protocols B) Emergency response guidebook C) Food and drug administration toll free hotline D) Medical dictionary - CORRECT ANSWER-B) Emergency response guidebook You are on scene of a mass casualty incident in which the grandstand at a face track has collapsed. As the triage officer, you encounter a 14 year old male whose leg has been amputated above the knee. He is responsive to verbal stimuli, and he has an open airway, shallow rapid breathing and a weak rapid carotid pulse. This patient would be classified as a priority ___________ for treatment and transport. A) 2 B) 4 C) 3 D) 1 - CORRECT ANSWER-D) 1 You are begining triage at the scene of a mass casualty incide