EMT Block 1 / Triage Quiz Questions
with Correct Answers
Upon arrival at a motor vehicle crash, the EMT should:
Select one:
a. Park at least 300 feet away from the accident scene
b. Turn off the emergency flashing lights
c. Leave only the essential warning lights activated
d. Turn off the ambulance and set the emergency brake - ANSWERSc. Leave only the
essential warning lights activated
After recognizing that an incident involves a hazardous material, you should contact the
HazMat team and then:
Select one:
a. Don standard equipment before gaining access to any patients
b. Take measures to ensure the safety of yourself and others
c. Not allow anyone within 25 feet to 50 feet of the incident
d. Identify the chemical using the Emergency Response Guidebook - ANSWERSb.
Take measures to ensure the safety of yourself and others
Most terrorist attacks:
Select one:
a. Require multiple terrorist working together
b. Are carried out by fewer than 3 people
c. Occur within the US
d. Involve the use of nuclear explosive devices - ANSWERSa. Require multiple terrorist
working together
What type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
Select one:
a. Online
b. Radio
c. Off-Line
d. Direct - ANSWERSc. Off-Line
Phosgene (CG) has an order that resembles:
Select one:
a. Almonds
, b. Garlic
c. Bleach
d. Cut grass - ANSWERSd. Cut grass
You should not attempt to lift a patient who weighs more than 250 lbs with fewer than
_________ rescuers, regardless of individual strength.
Select one:
a. 4
b. 3
c. 5
d. 6 - ANSWERSa. 4
Level _______ hazardous materials would cause irritations on contact but only mild
residual injury, even without treatment
Select one:
a. 2
b. 1
c. 3
d. 0 - ANSWERSb. 1
Regardless of where portable and mounted oxygen cylinders are stored in an
ambulance, they must:
Select one:
a. Undergo hydrostatic testing on a weekly basis
b. Be capable of delivering oxygen at 1 to 15 L/min
c. Hold a minimum capacity of 1,500 L of oxygen
d. Be easily identifiable by their bright green color - ANSWERSb. Be capable of
delivering oxygen at 1 to 15 L/min
In the eyes of the courts, an incomplete or untidy patient care form indicates:
Select one:
a. Potential falsification of the patient care form
b. The EMT was too busy providing care to fill out the form
c. Inadequate patient care was administered
d. Thorough documentation was not required - ANSWERSc. Inadequate patient care
was administered
If the incident command system is already established at the scene of a terrorist attack,
the EMT should:
Select one:
a. Contact the EMS medical director and obtain further instructions
with Correct Answers
Upon arrival at a motor vehicle crash, the EMT should:
Select one:
a. Park at least 300 feet away from the accident scene
b. Turn off the emergency flashing lights
c. Leave only the essential warning lights activated
d. Turn off the ambulance and set the emergency brake - ANSWERSc. Leave only the
essential warning lights activated
After recognizing that an incident involves a hazardous material, you should contact the
HazMat team and then:
Select one:
a. Don standard equipment before gaining access to any patients
b. Take measures to ensure the safety of yourself and others
c. Not allow anyone within 25 feet to 50 feet of the incident
d. Identify the chemical using the Emergency Response Guidebook - ANSWERSb.
Take measures to ensure the safety of yourself and others
Most terrorist attacks:
Select one:
a. Require multiple terrorist working together
b. Are carried out by fewer than 3 people
c. Occur within the US
d. Involve the use of nuclear explosive devices - ANSWERSa. Require multiple terrorist
working together
What type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
Select one:
a. Online
b. Radio
c. Off-Line
d. Direct - ANSWERSc. Off-Line
Phosgene (CG) has an order that resembles:
Select one:
a. Almonds
, b. Garlic
c. Bleach
d. Cut grass - ANSWERSd. Cut grass
You should not attempt to lift a patient who weighs more than 250 lbs with fewer than
_________ rescuers, regardless of individual strength.
Select one:
a. 4
b. 3
c. 5
d. 6 - ANSWERSa. 4
Level _______ hazardous materials would cause irritations on contact but only mild
residual injury, even without treatment
Select one:
a. 2
b. 1
c. 3
d. 0 - ANSWERSb. 1
Regardless of where portable and mounted oxygen cylinders are stored in an
ambulance, they must:
Select one:
a. Undergo hydrostatic testing on a weekly basis
b. Be capable of delivering oxygen at 1 to 15 L/min
c. Hold a minimum capacity of 1,500 L of oxygen
d. Be easily identifiable by their bright green color - ANSWERSb. Be capable of
delivering oxygen at 1 to 15 L/min
In the eyes of the courts, an incomplete or untidy patient care form indicates:
Select one:
a. Potential falsification of the patient care form
b. The EMT was too busy providing care to fill out the form
c. Inadequate patient care was administered
d. Thorough documentation was not required - ANSWERSc. Inadequate patient care
was administered
If the incident command system is already established at the scene of a terrorist attack,
the EMT should:
Select one:
a. Contact the EMS medical director and obtain further instructions
