Ch. 13 MCI/ICS Chapter Test questions
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The Incident Command System was initially developed as a management tool for:
Large scale fires
Which is the BEST description of the National Incident Management System?
Uniform, yet flexible system
When transferring incident command to another individual, what should be done?
A face to face transfer should occur
The site from which civil government officials exercise direction and control in an emergency or
disaster is called the:
Emergency operations center (EOC)
Which of these is NOT a functional unit of the EMS branch during a multiple-casualty incident?
Morgue
, Which MCI incident would be classified as an "open incident"?
A collapse of a grocery store roof in a heavy rain
You and your partner have just been relieved of duty at the scene of a school bus rollover. You
feel fatigued and emotionally "blank." Which action would be most helpful to you?
Resting and ensuring that your basic needs are met
What is NOT an appropriate decision for the transportation unit supervisor to make?
Communicating directly with staged ambulance crews
Which patient would be tagged "red" using the START system?
A 30-year-old with respirations of 24 and a radial pulse, and evidence of head trauma that
cannot follow command
Which scenario would benefit from pre-incident planning in anticipation of a possible MCI?
Outdoor music festival with expected attendance of 10,000
While triaging patients at an MCI, you find a 19-year-old female patient who is awake and
breathing 32 times/minute. She has a rapid radial pulse and what appears to be partial
thickness burns on both legs. According to the START triage system, how should this patient be
categorized?
Red
well answered already passed
The Incident Command System was initially developed as a management tool for:
Large scale fires
Which is the BEST description of the National Incident Management System?
Uniform, yet flexible system
When transferring incident command to another individual, what should be done?
A face to face transfer should occur
The site from which civil government officials exercise direction and control in an emergency or
disaster is called the:
Emergency operations center (EOC)
Which of these is NOT a functional unit of the EMS branch during a multiple-casualty incident?
Morgue
, Which MCI incident would be classified as an "open incident"?
A collapse of a grocery store roof in a heavy rain
You and your partner have just been relieved of duty at the scene of a school bus rollover. You
feel fatigued and emotionally "blank." Which action would be most helpful to you?
Resting and ensuring that your basic needs are met
What is NOT an appropriate decision for the transportation unit supervisor to make?
Communicating directly with staged ambulance crews
Which patient would be tagged "red" using the START system?
A 30-year-old with respirations of 24 and a radial pulse, and evidence of head trauma that
cannot follow command
Which scenario would benefit from pre-incident planning in anticipation of a possible MCI?
Outdoor music festival with expected attendance of 10,000
While triaging patients at an MCI, you find a 19-year-old female patient who is awake and
breathing 32 times/minute. She has a rapid radial pulse and what appears to be partial
thickness burns on both legs. According to the START triage system, how should this patient be
categorized?
Red
