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Volume 7 - Paramedic Program Already Verified A+ The landing zone for a helicopter should be: A. 25 by 25 feet. B. 50 by 50 feet. C. 75 by 75 feet. D. 100 by 100 feet. D The plan used by an EMS agency to maneuver its ambulances and crews in an effort to reduce response times is call...

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The landing zone for a helicopter should be:



A. 25 by 25 feet.

B. 50 by 50 feet.

C. 75 by 75 feet.

D. 100 by 100 feet. ✅D



The plan used by an EMS agency to maneuver its ambulances and crews in an effort to reduce response
times is called:



A. use strategy.

B. operational strategy.

C. deployment strategy.

D. staffing/stationing strategy. ✅C



A situation likely to require patient transport by helicopter is a:



A. multivehicle crash.

B. hazardous materials incident.

C. wilderness rescue.

D. multialarm fire. ✅C



Oversight for EMS services is usually handled at which level?



A. Federal government

B. State government

,C. Regional level

D. Local level ✅B



An organization that allows multiple vehicles to arrive at an EMS call at different times, often providing
different levels of care or transport, is:



A. system status management.

B. reserve capacity.

C. PAR.

D. a tiered response system. ✅D



The agency charged with worker safety is abbreviated as:



A. OSHA.

B. NIOSH.

C. NFPA.

D. CAAS. ✅A



If the scene of a motor vehicle crash has been secured when you arrive, you should park the ambulance:



A. next to the wreckage.

B. behind the wreckage.

C. in front of the wreckage.

D. behind a police vehicle. ✅C



Deployment factors commonly considered by an EMS agency include all of the following, EXCEPT:



A. location of hospitals.

B. location of possible facilities to house ambulances.

, C. safety of neighborhood with possible housing facility.

D. local geographic and traffic considerations. ✅C



When you are FIRST to arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle collision, park the ambulance, if possible,
upwind and uphill from the wreckage by:



A. 50 feet.

B. 100 feet.

C. 200 feet.

D. 250 feet. ✅B



Analysis of collision data indicates that almost three-quarters of ambulance collisions take place:



A. at dusk or after dark.

B. in inclement weather.

C. during daylight hours.

D. at intersections. ✅D



Indications for patient transport by helicopter include all of the following EXCEPT:



A. certain clinical criteria relating to trauma score, crush injury, major burns, and so on.

B. trauma team preference for the receiving facility.

C. situations that are difficult for ground transportation.

D. transport time to a trauma center greater than 15 minutes by a ground ambulance. ✅B



Steps to reduce ambulance collisions commonly include all of the following EXCEPT:



A. hands-on driver training with experienced field officers.

B. ordering paramedics to report all personal citations or accidents.

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