IAHSS Basic Officer Certification Questions
A class A fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Ordinary combustible materials
c. Electrical fire
d. Grease fire - ANS-b. Ordinary combustible materials
(paper, wood, fabric)
A class B fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Paper fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANS-a. Flammable liquid fire
A class C fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Paper fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANS-c. Electrical fire
A class D fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Flammable metals fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANS-b. Flammable metals fire
A protection order is designed to do what?
a. Provide a legal mechanism to enforce no contact between victim and assailant
,b. Begin the process of reconciliation between victim and assailant
c. Protect the physical wellbeing of the victim
d. Both A and C - ANS-d. Both A and C
Access to patient information is limited to those who "need to know" by which of the following?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
c. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
d. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) - ANS-c. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)
According to IAHSS Hospital Crime Survey, assaults have
a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. Remained the same
d. Become less violent - ANS-a. Increased
According to statistics published by the National Association of Security Companies, how many states
have NO regulations for security officers?
a. Twelve
b. Ten
c. Five
d. Eight - ANS-b. Ten
Business offices are often measured by:
a. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
b. The admission process
c. Accounts receivable days (A/R days)
d. The physician survey - ANS-c. Accounts receivable days (A/R days)
, Depending on the type and size of the incident or event, the Incident Commander may need to
designate personnel to provide information, safety, and liaison services for the entire organization. What
are these personnel called?
a. Deputy staff
b. Director staff
c. Command staff
d. General staff - ANS-c. Command staff
During a disturbance, which of these is a critical action to be taken by the facility?
a. Control access and validate all entering the building as necessary
b. Lock all doors so no one can leave or enter
c. Allow free access to building as if business as usual
d. Validate those entering the building only - ANS-a. Control access and validate all entering the building
as necessary
Fire creates heat through many methods, Which of these is NOT a method by which fire spreads?
a. Radiation
b. Osmosis
c. Conduction
d. Convection - ANS-b. Osmosis
Hostage situations have which of the following characteristics?
a. Events with no predictable chronology
b. People being held against their will
c. Release contingent upon demands
d. Each of these - ANS-d. Each of these
How many room sweeps are suggested to properly conduct a bomb search?
a. 4
A class A fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Ordinary combustible materials
c. Electrical fire
d. Grease fire - ANS-b. Ordinary combustible materials
(paper, wood, fabric)
A class B fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Paper fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANS-a. Flammable liquid fire
A class C fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Paper fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANS-c. Electrical fire
A class D fire extinguisher is used to fight what kind of fire?
a. Flammable liquid fire
b. Flammable metals fire
c. Electrical fire
d. Wood fire - ANS-b. Flammable metals fire
A protection order is designed to do what?
a. Provide a legal mechanism to enforce no contact between victim and assailant
,b. Begin the process of reconciliation between victim and assailant
c. Protect the physical wellbeing of the victim
d. Both A and C - ANS-d. Both A and C
Access to patient information is limited to those who "need to know" by which of the following?
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
c. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
d. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) - ANS-c. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)
According to IAHSS Hospital Crime Survey, assaults have
a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. Remained the same
d. Become less violent - ANS-a. Increased
According to statistics published by the National Association of Security Companies, how many states
have NO regulations for security officers?
a. Twelve
b. Ten
c. Five
d. Eight - ANS-b. Ten
Business offices are often measured by:
a. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
b. The admission process
c. Accounts receivable days (A/R days)
d. The physician survey - ANS-c. Accounts receivable days (A/R days)
, Depending on the type and size of the incident or event, the Incident Commander may need to
designate personnel to provide information, safety, and liaison services for the entire organization. What
are these personnel called?
a. Deputy staff
b. Director staff
c. Command staff
d. General staff - ANS-c. Command staff
During a disturbance, which of these is a critical action to be taken by the facility?
a. Control access and validate all entering the building as necessary
b. Lock all doors so no one can leave or enter
c. Allow free access to building as if business as usual
d. Validate those entering the building only - ANS-a. Control access and validate all entering the building
as necessary
Fire creates heat through many methods, Which of these is NOT a method by which fire spreads?
a. Radiation
b. Osmosis
c. Conduction
d. Convection - ANS-b. Osmosis
Hostage situations have which of the following characteristics?
a. Events with no predictable chronology
b. People being held against their will
c. Release contingent upon demands
d. Each of these - ANS-d. Each of these
How many room sweeps are suggested to properly conduct a bomb search?
a. 4
