Paramedics Exam Major Incident Response 4

Question 1

At a chemical MCI, patients who were exposed but show no symptoms should be directed to which area?

Accepted Answer

Decontamination corridor

Answer

Asymptomatic exposed patients must go through decontamination before entering treatment areas to prevent secondary contamination of personnel and other patients.

Question 2

During JumpSTART pediatric triage, if a child is apneic after repositioning the airway, the next step is to:

Accepted Answer

Give 5 rescue breaths and reassess

Answer

JumpSTART differs from START by giving 5 rescue breaths to apneic children before tagging black, recognizing children's respiratory-arrest potential for survival.

Question 3

The 'cold zone' at a hazmat MCI is the appropriate location for:

Accepted Answer

Command post, staging, and treatment of decontaminated patients

Answer

The cold zone is the safe, uncontaminated area where command, staging, and treatment of already-decontaminated patients occur.

Question 4

A transport supervisor at an MCI is responsible for:

Accepted Answer

Coordinating ambulance assignments and patient destinations to hospitals

Answer

The transport supervisor coordinates which patients go to which hospitals, tracks patient numbers, and manages the flow of ambulances in and out of the scene.

Question 5

During an active shooter MCI (TECC/TCCC model), the Warm Zone is also called the:

Accepted Answer

Indirect threat care zone

Answer

In Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, the Warm Zone is the indirect threat zone where limited threat exists and care beyond hemorrhage control can be initiated.

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Paramedics Exam Major Incident Response 4