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Question 21

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You are managing a patient who is being extricated from a vehicle by a rescue crew using hydraulic tools.Which of the following items should you use in order to protect your patient during the extrication process?

A) Short spine board to prevent debris from contacting the patient
B) Wool blanket to protect the patient from broken glass
C) Oxygen mask to prevent inhalation of noxious fumes
D) Aluminized rescue blanket to protect the patient from sharp edges

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An unresponsive patient is found sitting in the front seat of a vehicle with his legs pinned under the dash.Once his legs have been freed,which of the following methods should be used for removal of the patient?

A) Rapid take-down
B) Rapid extrication technique
C) Scoop stretcher
D) Quick extraction

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Question 23

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The safest way to extinguish a road flare is to:

Which of the following is adequate protection for the EMT's head while at the scene of an auto extrication?

Which of the following phases of extrication comes before the other three phrases?

The largest single hazard associated with EMS highway operations is:

Which safety device prevents car doors from opening during a collision?

If you are first on scene,what should you do first in determining where and how should you park your apparatus?

Once access to the patient is gained,which of the following is the next goal during an auto extrication?

Which of the following measures can the EMT take to create a safer extrication scene?

You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving a small pickup truck that struck the rear of a moving tractor-trailer.The driver of the tractor-trailer is walking around and complains of neck pain.The driver of the pickup truck is conscious,but cannot exit the vehicle because the door is stuck and the steering wheel is displaced onto his lap.The passenger of the pickup truck is sitting upright in the passenger seat,is unconscious,but has radial pulses.Access to the passenger is not obstructed.A fourth patient,who was sitting in the pickup truck bed,is found about 10 feet away and responds to commands appropriately.Assuming your ambulance is the only emergency vehicle on the scene currently,which of the following patients should be packaged for transport first by the next arriving ambulance?

Which of the following considerations should be determined when conducting a scene size-up at night of a single vehicle collision involving a rollover?

You are assessing a patient in the front seat of a vehicle that was involved in a head-on collision.As you examine the interior of the vehicle,you notice the air bags have not deployed.What action should you take in order to render the scene safe to work?

Which of the following methods should the EMT use first to attempt to access a patient in a vehicle while awaiting arrival of a rescue crew?

When extrication will involve cutting the roof off a vehicle,stabilization of the vehicle should include:

When working at a nighttime emergency on a roadway,which of the following safety considerations should the prudent EMS provider do to increase safety?

Which of the following is an important reason for controlling spectators at the scene of an extrication incident?

When responding to an emergency located on an interstate highway in a medium-duty ambulance,the vehicle should be positioned:

Which of the following describes vehicle glass that is designed to break into small pieces rather than shattering into sharp fragments?

Under which of the following conditions are safety vests with reflective trim effective in increasing the visibility of the EMT?