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A type _____ ambulance features a conventional, truck cab-chassis with
a modular ambulance body that can be transferred to a newer chassis
as needed. - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-I (one)
,Equipment and supplies that are carried on an ambulance should be
stored: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-according to the urgency and
frequency of their use.
Which of the following is an example of regional equipment or
supplies? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-DuoDote Auto-Injector
The LEAST practical place to store a portable oxygen cylinder is: -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-in the driver's compartment.
Common safety equipment carried on the ambulance includes all of the
following, EXCEPT: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-hazardous materials gear.
For every emergency request, the dispatcher should routinely gather
and record all of the following information, EXCEPT the: -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-patient's medical history.
Immediately upon arriving at the scene of an emergency call involving a
traumatic injury, you should notify the dispatcher of your arrival and
then: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-observe the scene for safety hazards.
When arriving at the scene of an overturned tractor-trailer rig, you note
that a green cloud is being emitted from the crashed vehicle. The driver
is still in the truck; he is conscious but bleeding profusely from the
,head. After notifying the hazardous materials team, you should: -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-position the ambulance upwind.
During the transport phase of an ambulance call, it is MOST important
to: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-converse with the patient and provide
reassurance.
You have just delivered a major trauma patient to the hospital. Shortly
after departing the hospital, dispatch advises you of another call. The
back of the ambulance is contaminated with bloody dressings and is in
disarray, and you are in need of airway equipment and numerous other
supplies. You should: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-advise the dispatcher
that you are out of service and to send another unit.
The process of removing dirt, dust, blood, or other visible contaminants
from a surface or equipment is called: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
cleaning.\\General guidelines for safe ambulance driving include all of
the following, EXCEPT:\regularly using the siren as much as possible.
Maintaining a cushion of safety when operating an ambulance means: -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-keeping a safe distance between your
ambulance and the vehicles in front of you and remaining aware of
vehicles potentially hiding in your mirrors' blind spots.
The use of lights and siren on an ambulance: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
signifies a request for other drivers to yield the right of way.
, Hydroplaning of the ambulance on wet roads would MOST likely occur
at speeds of greater than _____ mph. - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-30
In which of the following situations would the EMTs MOST likely utilize
a police escort? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-The EMTs are unfamiliar
with the location, but the police officer knows the area.
The MOST common and usually the most serious ambulance crashes
occur at: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-intersections.
When approaching a helicopter, whether the rotor blades are moving
or not, you should: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-never duck under the
body or the tail boom because the pilot cannot see you in these areas.
A medical transport helicopter is incoming and you are responsible for
setting up the landing zone (LZ). You should: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
use weighted cones to mark all four corners of the LZ.
While en route to a call for a patient in cardiac arrest, you approach a
stopped school bus with its red warning lights flashing. You should: -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-stop and wait until the warning lights stop
flashing.