What is the first step of SALT mass casualty triage? - Answer- Sort
What is the initial goal of mass casualty triage? - Answer- .
Treat all patients, regardless of injury, as quickly as possible
What triage category would you assign to a casualty that requires life saving interventionsfor a ...
BDLS Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers
What is the first step of SALT mass casualty triage? - Answer- Sort
What is the initial goal of mass casualty triage? - Answer- .
Treat all patients, regardless of injury, as quickly as possible
What triage category would you assign to a casualty that requires life saving interventionsfor a good probability of survival but resources are not available? - Answer-
Expectant (Grey)
When does treatment at the disaster scene end? - Answer- .
After all casualties transported from scene
A mass casualty incident (MCI) is when the healthcare resources are insufficient to meet the need. - Answer- True
IDME stands for - Answer- Immediate, Delayed, Minimal, Expectant
SALT triage stands for - Answer- Sort, Assess, Life saving treatment, Triage/Transport
Triage the following victim:
40-year-old female with contusions on head and face; gasping, rapid and shallow breathing and left chest is distended and immobile. - Answer- Immediate
Which of the following life saving interventions should be performed for this victim? (Check all that apply)
19-year-old man who appears in severe pain, cannot hear you, has rapid symmetric breathing and has a near amputation above the right knee that is bleeding - Answer- Control major hemorrhage
Assign the triage category for the following victim:
10-year-old girl with head trauma and protruding brain matter; slow, deep respirations; mother is holding her on her lap requesting you do something - Answer- Expectant
Approximately how many disaster-related deaths occurred in the last century? - Answer- 200,000,000
Which of the following is NOT a category of disasters? - Answer- Network television
Which of the following does the "P" in the PRE-DISATER paradigm represent? - Answer- Planning and practice What does resilience in the PRE-DISASTER Paradigm™ refer to? - Answer- The ability of a community or a person to return to normal after an event
What is all-hazards preparedness? - Answer- .
Uniform approach to prepare and respond to hazard regardless of cause
What is one challenge of Incident Management? - Answer- communication
What is one essential component of a regional disaster plan? - Answer- .
Be created in advance
Situational Awarenss is a responder's and community's constant awareness of previous
disater environments. - Answer- False
Place the following in priority order for safety and security - Answer- 1.
Self and Team
2.
Uninjured Public
3.
Casualties
4.
Environment
Which of the following is a vulnerable population? (check all that apply) - Answer- Those
with motor limitations
Those with cognative limitations
Those with sensory limitations
The very young
Cultural or Religious minorities
Those speaking a minority language
The very old
Rural or isolated communities
Stafford Act - Answer- Authorizes president, upon receiving gubernatorial request, to direct any federal resources for assistance
Emergency Health Powers Act - Answer- Grants public health powers to state and local public health authorities to ensure a strong, effective, and timely planning, prevention, and response mechanisms to public health emergencies (including bioterrorism) while also respecting individual rights
Uniform Emergency Volunteers Health Practitioners Act - Answer- This act allows state governments during a declared emergency to give reciprocity to other states' licensees on emergency services providers so that covered individuals may provide services without meeting the disaster state's licensing requirements.
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