Emergency Response Procedures Quiz

Questions and Answers

What is the primary responsibility of a medical transportation officer?

Providing transportation for victims

What is the purpose of a drive-through arrangement for ambulances?

To keep traffic lanes open

What must be considered when using helicopters to transport patients?

The distance from treatment and triage areas

Why is staging and categorizing transport capabilities of medical units essential?

To manage transportation needs effectively Signup and view all the answers

Why is communication with hospital facilities necessary?

To determine what types of injuries can be treated at each facility Signup and view all the answers

How should patients be directed to hospitals and trauma care centers?

According to hospital capabilities Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary responsibility of the IC during a fire incident?

Extinguish the fire Signup and view all the answers

What factors determine the number of firefighters needed during a fire incident?

The number of victims and fire conditions Signup and view all the answers

Why must each fire department develop SOPs based on local conditions and resources?

To ensure the safety of firefighters and victims Signup and view all the answers

What is the first incident priority during a rescue operation?

Life safety Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended egress option from above grade?

Interior stairs Signup and view all the answers

Why do firefighters need to enter the structure during a rescue operation?

To verify evacuation status Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Transportation for victims is an important function of the medical transportation officer.
A drive-through arrangement for ambulances will keep traffic lanes open.
Helicopters can be used to transport patients, but landing zones must be safe and far enough away from treatment and triage areas.
Staging and categorizing transport capabilities of medical units are essential in managing transportation needs.
Communication with hospital facilities is necessary to determine how many patients and what types of injuries can be treated at each facility.
Patients should be directed to hospitals and trauma care centers according to hospital capabilities.
The IC must have sufficient staffing to extinguish or at least control the fire, conduct search and rescue operations, treat and transport the injured, and remove victims to a place of safe refuge, while preventing reentry.
The number of fire fighters needed depends on several factors such as the number of victims, fire conditions, smoke conditions, and weather.
Each fire department must develop SOPs based on local conditions and resources.
Life safety is the first incident priority.
Egress from above grade should use interior stairs, but other options are available.
Elevators should not be used for rescue except in specific circumstances.
Rope rescues are slow and dangerous.
Helicopter rescues are often unnecessary.
Firefighters need to enter the structure to verify evacuation status.
Search and rescue priority should be established based on danger.
Systematic search operations are key to success.
A system for triage, treatment, and transportation is essential in mass-casualty situations.
Shelter is required during weather extremes.
The staff needed for life safety depends on various factors.