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Ch 14: Chapter TestWhat type of glove is the best suited rescue operations ? - correct answer
✔Leather
You have been caught in a flash flood and have underestimated the depth of
the water and the strength of the current . As you float downstream , you
notice a partially submerged tree in the water that you cannot avoid . What
approach should you take ? - correct answer ✔Try to swim over the tree
Which statement BEST describes why paramedics should be trained to an
awareness level regarding rescue operations ? - correct answer
✔Awareness training allows paramedics to recognize the need for more
resources
What is the appropriate sequence of actions in water rescue ? - correct
answer ✔Reach , throw , row , go
What are the desirable characteristics of footwear worn by EMS personnel ? -
correct answer ✔Steel - toe , lace - up boots
Hybrid electric vehicles pose a particular risk to rescue personnel because : -
correct answer ✔they contain a high - voltage component in addition to an
internal combustion motor .
respond , including crews trained in long - line Upon arrival at the scene of a
bridge ravine . You inform dispatch of the rescue . You have just completed
which phase of rescue operations ? situation and request that multiple
resources collapse , you determine that at least three patients are now
trapped at the bottom of a steep - correct answer ✔Arrival and size up
, What phase of a rescue situation for a person entrapped in a vehicle marks
the technical beginning of the rescue ? - correct answer ✔Patient access
What is one of the greatest threats to rescuers entering a confined space ? -
correct answer ✔Oxygen - deficient atmosphere
Which personal characteristic may allow the cold - protective response to be
more pronounced ? - correct answer ✔Pediatric age group
The term low - angle rescue refers to ascending or rappelling an incline of less
than how many degrees ? - correct answer ✔40
The cold protective response may be activated when a person's face is
submerged in water that is less than how many degrees Fahrenheit ? - correct
answer ✔68
Which patient being carried over rough terrain during extrication would the
administration of an analgesic be appropriate ? - correct answer ✔A 35 y/o
who stepped in a hole while hiking and has an open fracture of the tibia and
fibula
What action will NOT help prevent hypothermia in the water ? - correct
answer ✔Treading water to produce heat from exertion
Which is NOT a phase of rescue operations? - correct answer
✔Reconnaissance
What is the BEST description of the HELP position? - correct answer ✔A
body position used when submerged to prevent heat loss and delay
hypothermia.
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