PCP CORP LATEST UPDATED 2026 ACTUAL EXAM EITH
COMPLETE 200 DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY A+ GRADED
Consent and refusal and its 4 prerequisites
Basic principle that every person has the right to be free from unwanted interference or touching,
including medical treatment, and no one may administer such contrary to the person's wish, even if it
may be necessary to preserve that person's life or health.
Consent:
1. It must be voluntary
2. The pt must have legal and mental capacity
3. Must be specific to both the treatment and the person administering it
4. It must be informed
Treatment may be provided w/o pt's consent in an emergency if provider is not aware of any contrary
wish having been expressed by the pt.
Implied consent
Mass-Casualty Incicend MCI
An event in which the number of patients exceeds the resources available to the initial responders.
It could be an open (uncontained) or closed (contained) incident.
,Incident Command System (ICS)
A system implemented to manage disasters and mass-casualty incidents in which section chiefs,
including finance, logistics, operations, and planning, report to the incident commander.
Incident Commander IC
The person in charge of the overall incident. They will assess the incident, establish the strategic
objectives and priorities and develop a plan to manage it.
Safety Officer
in incident command, the safety officer monitors the scene for conditions or operations that may
present a hazard to responders and patients.
Public Information Officer
Provides the public and media with clear and understandable information.
Liaison Officer (LNO)
In incident command, the person who relays information, concerns, and requests among responding
agencies.
Medical Incident Command
The medical branch of the ICS, group of operations in a unified command system, whose three
designated sector positions are triage, treatment, and transport.
,Triage Officer
In charge of counting and prioritizing patients. Ensuring every pt receives an initial assessment of their
condition.
Treatment Officer
In incident command, the person responsible for locating, setting up, requesting supplies and
supervising the treatment area
Transportation Officer
Coordinates the transportation and distribution of patients to appropriate receiving hospitals.
Staging Officer
Locates an area to stage equipment and responders, tracks unit arrivals and sends out vehicles as
necessary.
Rehabilitation Officer
In incident command, the person who establishes an area that provides protection for responders from
the elements and the situation.
Immediate (red tag)
, first priority pts, problems with ABCs, head trauma or s/s of shock.
Delayed (yellow tag)
will need treatment and transport but it can be delayed, pts usually have multiple injuries to bones or
joints including back injuries with or without spinal cord injury.
Minimal (green tag)
Patients may require no prehospital or minimal treatment. Walking wounded. Soft tissue injuries,
abrasions etc.
Expectant (black tag)
Patients who are dead or that injuries are so severe that they have at best, a minimal chance of survival.
Cardiac arrest or respiratory, major open head fracture
START Triage
A patient sorting process that stands for Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment and uses a limited
assessment of the patient's ability to walk, respiratory status, hemodynamic status, and neurologic
status.
JumpSTART
triage for pediatric patients. Used in children <8 or <45kg. Assess A (patent?) B (RR 15-45?) C (distal
pulse present?) AVPU (appropriate or inappropriate for age)
COMPLETE 200 DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY A+ GRADED
Consent and refusal and its 4 prerequisites
Basic principle that every person has the right to be free from unwanted interference or touching,
including medical treatment, and no one may administer such contrary to the person's wish, even if it
may be necessary to preserve that person's life or health.
Consent:
1. It must be voluntary
2. The pt must have legal and mental capacity
3. Must be specific to both the treatment and the person administering it
4. It must be informed
Treatment may be provided w/o pt's consent in an emergency if provider is not aware of any contrary
wish having been expressed by the pt.
Implied consent
Mass-Casualty Incicend MCI
An event in which the number of patients exceeds the resources available to the initial responders.
It could be an open (uncontained) or closed (contained) incident.
,Incident Command System (ICS)
A system implemented to manage disasters and mass-casualty incidents in which section chiefs,
including finance, logistics, operations, and planning, report to the incident commander.
Incident Commander IC
The person in charge of the overall incident. They will assess the incident, establish the strategic
objectives and priorities and develop a plan to manage it.
Safety Officer
in incident command, the safety officer monitors the scene for conditions or operations that may
present a hazard to responders and patients.
Public Information Officer
Provides the public and media with clear and understandable information.
Liaison Officer (LNO)
In incident command, the person who relays information, concerns, and requests among responding
agencies.
Medical Incident Command
The medical branch of the ICS, group of operations in a unified command system, whose three
designated sector positions are triage, treatment, and transport.
,Triage Officer
In charge of counting and prioritizing patients. Ensuring every pt receives an initial assessment of their
condition.
Treatment Officer
In incident command, the person responsible for locating, setting up, requesting supplies and
supervising the treatment area
Transportation Officer
Coordinates the transportation and distribution of patients to appropriate receiving hospitals.
Staging Officer
Locates an area to stage equipment and responders, tracks unit arrivals and sends out vehicles as
necessary.
Rehabilitation Officer
In incident command, the person who establishes an area that provides protection for responders from
the elements and the situation.
Immediate (red tag)
, first priority pts, problems with ABCs, head trauma or s/s of shock.
Delayed (yellow tag)
will need treatment and transport but it can be delayed, pts usually have multiple injuries to bones or
joints including back injuries with or without spinal cord injury.
Minimal (green tag)
Patients may require no prehospital or minimal treatment. Walking wounded. Soft tissue injuries,
abrasions etc.
Expectant (black tag)
Patients who are dead or that injuries are so severe that they have at best, a minimal chance of survival.
Cardiac arrest or respiratory, major open head fracture
START Triage
A patient sorting process that stands for Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment and uses a limited
assessment of the patient's ability to walk, respiratory status, hemodynamic status, and neurologic
status.
JumpSTART
triage for pediatric patients. Used in children <8 or <45kg. Assess A (patent?) B (RR 15-45?) C (distal
pulse present?) AVPU (appropriate or inappropriate for age)
