68W MOS-T MODULE 3 EXAM RETAKE
(3 DIFFERENT VERSION EXAM) WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
RATIONALIZED ANSWERS, 100%
GUARANTEE
v Which of the following is NOT determined in a scene size-up?
A) Chief complaint
B) Mechanism of injury
C) Potential hazards to the EMS crew
D) Need for additional resources - Correct answer.A) CORRECT. The scene size-up process does not
include determining the patient's chief complaint.
B) INCORRECT. Determining the mechanism of injury is part of the scene size-up.
C) INCORRECT. An important component of the scene size-up is looking for potential hazards to
emergency responders.
D) INCORRECT. During the scene size-up, EMS personnel should be determining the need for additional
resources.
Page Ref: 263
Objective: 11.1
At what point is the scene size-up complete?
A) When crashed vehicles have been stabilized
B) At the end of the call
C) Upon stabilization of the c-spine
, D) When the number of patients has been determined - Correct answer.A) INCORRECT. Although
stabilizing vehicles on scene is important for safety, sizing up the scene does not end once that is done.
B) CORRECT. The components of the scene size-up should continue throughout the call; emergency
situations are dynamic and can change at any time.
C) INCORRECT. The scene size-up does not end once the patient's spine is stabilized.
D) INCORRECT. Determining the number of patients and the need for additional resources are important
parts of the scene size-up, but not the end of the size-up process.
Page Ref: 262
Objective: 11.2
At which of the following points should you begin your scene size-up?
A) After exiting the ambulance, but before making patient contact
B) When you arrive on the scene, but before exiting the ambulance
C) As you approach the scene in the ambulance
D) When the patient or family member opens the door to the residence - Correct answer.A) INCORRECT.
The EMT should be sizing up the scene prior to stepping out of the ambulance.
B) INCORRECT. EMTs can find themselves in the middle of hazards unnecessarily if they do not begin to
size-up the scene until they actually arrive.
C) CORRECT. The scene size-up should begin as responders approach the scene, surveying it to determine
if there are any threats to the safety of responding emergency personnel, or to the safety of patients and
bystanders.
D) INCORRECT. The observations of EMTs as they approach a residence are an important part of the
scene size-up, which should definitely occur prior to knocking on a door.
Page Ref: 262
Objective: 11.2
Which of the following situations requires additional action by the EMT during scene size-up?
A) A vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer that appears to be empty.
B) The sound of a barking and growling dog upon approaching the door to a residence.
C) A bystander who is smoking a cigarette at the scene of an assault at a local park.
D) A news media helicopter arrives and hovers overhead at the scene of a vehicle collision. - Correct
answer.A) INCORRECT. No specific additional actions would be necessary if the tractor-trailer involved in
(3 DIFFERENT VERSION EXAM) WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
RATIONALIZED ANSWERS, 100%
GUARANTEE
v Which of the following is NOT determined in a scene size-up?
A) Chief complaint
B) Mechanism of injury
C) Potential hazards to the EMS crew
D) Need for additional resources - Correct answer.A) CORRECT. The scene size-up process does not
include determining the patient's chief complaint.
B) INCORRECT. Determining the mechanism of injury is part of the scene size-up.
C) INCORRECT. An important component of the scene size-up is looking for potential hazards to
emergency responders.
D) INCORRECT. During the scene size-up, EMS personnel should be determining the need for additional
resources.
Page Ref: 263
Objective: 11.1
At what point is the scene size-up complete?
A) When crashed vehicles have been stabilized
B) At the end of the call
C) Upon stabilization of the c-spine
, D) When the number of patients has been determined - Correct answer.A) INCORRECT. Although
stabilizing vehicles on scene is important for safety, sizing up the scene does not end once that is done.
B) CORRECT. The components of the scene size-up should continue throughout the call; emergency
situations are dynamic and can change at any time.
C) INCORRECT. The scene size-up does not end once the patient's spine is stabilized.
D) INCORRECT. Determining the number of patients and the need for additional resources are important
parts of the scene size-up, but not the end of the size-up process.
Page Ref: 262
Objective: 11.2
At which of the following points should you begin your scene size-up?
A) After exiting the ambulance, but before making patient contact
B) When you arrive on the scene, but before exiting the ambulance
C) As you approach the scene in the ambulance
D) When the patient or family member opens the door to the residence - Correct answer.A) INCORRECT.
The EMT should be sizing up the scene prior to stepping out of the ambulance.
B) INCORRECT. EMTs can find themselves in the middle of hazards unnecessarily if they do not begin to
size-up the scene until they actually arrive.
C) CORRECT. The scene size-up should begin as responders approach the scene, surveying it to determine
if there are any threats to the safety of responding emergency personnel, or to the safety of patients and
bystanders.
D) INCORRECT. The observations of EMTs as they approach a residence are an important part of the
scene size-up, which should definitely occur prior to knocking on a door.
Page Ref: 262
Objective: 11.2
Which of the following situations requires additional action by the EMT during scene size-up?
A) A vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer that appears to be empty.
B) The sound of a barking and growling dog upon approaching the door to a residence.
C) A bystander who is smoking a cigarette at the scene of an assault at a local park.
D) A news media helicopter arrives and hovers overhead at the scene of a vehicle collision. - Correct
answer.A) INCORRECT. No specific additional actions would be necessary if the tractor-trailer involved in
