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PMED CH 48 Vehicle Extrication Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 The MOST difficult part of any rescue is: A) accessing the patient so you can provide treatment. B) determining which treatment is required immediately. C) physically moving the patient to a less confined area. D) the simult...

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Questions & Answers 2024/2025

The MOST difficult part of any rescue is:

A) accessing the patient so you can provide treatment.

B) determining which treatment is required immediately.

C) physically moving the patient to a less confined area.

D) the simultaneous coordination of rescue and treatment. - ANSWERSD



Which of the following situations does NOT depict a technical rescue?

A) Disentangling a young woman from her badly damaged vehicle

B) Moving a 180-pound man from his living room to the ambulance

C) Gaining access to an unresponsive man who is trapped in a grain silo

D) Retrieving a woman whose car was swept off the road by swift water - ANSWERSB



Recognizing hazards, securing the scene, and calling for appropriate assistance are characteristic of the
______________ level of technical rescue.

A) command

B) operations

C) awareness

D) technician - ANSWERSC



Access to a patient and the initiation of treatment can begin only after the:

A) triage officer is present.

B) scene has been made safe.

C) patient has been disentangled.

D) fire department is at the scene. - ANSWERSB

,When providing treatment to a patient while he or she is being rescued, it is MOST important to:

A) follow the orders of the person in charge of the rescue.

B) administer high-flow oxygen throughout the entire rescue.

C) advise all personnel that they are to follow your directions.

D) provide reassurance to the patient during the rescue effort. - ANSWERSA



If you believe that your assigned task at a rescue incident may be unsafe, it would be MOST appropriate
for you to:

A) assign yourself a task that poses less of a safety threat.

B) proceed with the task while exercising extreme caution.

C) reorganize the rescue effort as dictated by the situation.

D) bring your concern to the attention of the safety officer. - ANSWERSD



Which of the following is NOT a reason for an unnecessarily difficult or failed rescue attempt?

A) Not having familiarity with the rescue equipment utilized

B) Not considering the issue of recovery versus rescue mode

C) Not considering additional medical problems that the patient has

D) Underestimating the environment in which the rescue is occurring - ANSWERSB



With regard to rescue, it is MOST important for the paramedic to:

A) have an advanced working knowledge of a wide variety of rescue equipment, such as the Jaws of Life.

B) be trained well enough to be able to coordinate a rescue effort and function as the incident
commander.

C) be able to understand and identify potential hazards and determine whether it is safe to gain access
to the patient.

D) be able to quickly recognize a rapidly deteriorating situation so that the paramedic can relocate
bystanders to a place of safety. - ANSWERSC



The MOST effective way of preparing your department to respond to a technical rescue incident is to:

A) identify hazard areas in the jurisdiction in which you function.

, B) train with fire departments and special rescue teams in your area.

C) designate key personnel and equipment to respond to every rescue.

D) attend a technical rescue class that emphasizes responder awareness. - ANSWERSB



If your department has its own technical rescue team:

A) technical rescue protocols should be established.

B) the rescue team should respond on every EMS call.

C) there is generally not a need to call in an outside agency.

D) it should have only one designated incident commander. - ANSWERSA



Immediately upon arriving at the scene involving a technical rescue situation:

A) an emergency treatment area must be identified.

B) the paramedic must ascertain the number of patients.

C) additional resources must be summoned to the scene.

D) a rapid and accurate scene size-up must be conducted. - ANSWERSD



The size of the rescue area is dependent MOSTLY upon the:

A) potential hazards that exist.

B) number of rescuers present.

C) severity of the patient's injuries.

D) complexity of the rescue effort. - ANSWERSA



In addition to identifying and evaluating any hazards, scene stabilization typically involves all of the
following components, EXCEPT:

A) observing the geographic area.

B) noting the routes of access and exit.

C) observing wind and weather conditions.

D) determining if air transport is available. - ANSWERSD

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