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1. A multiple-casualty incident (MCI) is defined as:
a. any event that places an excessive demand on rescue personnel and equipment.
b. any event in which the number of patients requiring care is greater than 10.
c. any event that requires the medical director to leave the hospital and direct activities on scene.
d. any event in which five or more people are injured and require transport to different hospitals. -
correct answer ✔✔Answer: a
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 114
2. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is beneficial in an emergency response to a disaster
or a terrorism attack because it provides for:
a. specific codes and terms to enhance communications among EMS, fire, and law enforcement
personnel.
b. increased funding and reimbursement for any EMS agency involved in the response.
c. a consistent approach to managing a disaster when the response involves many different responders
and agencies.
d. federal control of any disaster scene regardless of location. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: c
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 100
3. Which one of the following statements about the Incident Command System is true?
a. Each EMS agency can use its own codes and terms.
b. There is a separate commander for EMS, fire, and law enforcement personnel.
, c. Each individual responder is accountable to two supervisors.
d. Common terminology is used for all communications. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: d
Objective: 4-1
Reference: 123
4. While responding to an MCI drill involving an explosion, you recognize that the dozen ambulances
sitting in a parking lot three blocks away from the incident constitute the:
a. transport unit.
b. staging unit.
c. treatment unit.
d. triage area. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: b
Objective: 4-2
Reference: 108
5. You correctly identify the primary benefit of triage when you say:
a. "Triage is a process by which the number of patients is quickly estimated so the appropriate resources
can be summoned."
b. "Triage is a system that can be used to determine the number of patients who will most likely die."
c. "Triage is a system used to assign the order of care when an incident contains more than 10 patients."
d. "Triage is used to prioritize patients for treatment and transportation based on their clinical signs and
symptoms." - correct answer ✔✔Answer: d
Objective: Supplemental
Reference: 114
6. Approximately 15 trucks and cars have been involved in a "chain-reaction" collision. You are the first
person on scene and begin going from vehicle to vehicle to determine the severity of each injury and to
prioritize patients for treatment. Your actions are an example of:
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