First Responder, Fourth Edition

Online Chapter Pretests

These Online Chapter Pretests test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Upon arrival at the scene of an accident or medical emergency,
	A: consider the need for additional help.
	B: park your vehicle as close as possible to patients who may need to be transported.
	C: begin treatment of patients immediately.
	D: A and B

2: The role of first responder in the process of extrication includes which of the following?
	A: providing initial emergency care
	B: conducting an overview of the scene
	C: helping to remove patients
	D: all of the above

3: If an electrical wire is in contact with an automobile, the first responder should
	A: call for additional help.
	B: tell the passengers in the car to stay inside.
	C: leave the wire alone.
	D: all of the above

4: When access to a patient has been gained in a damaged vehicle, the first responder should
	A: immediately begin initial emergency medical care.
	B: conduct a patient assessment on every patient.
	C: monitor ABCs.
	D: all of the above

5: The landing zone for a helicopter at an emergency scene
	A: should be as flat as possible.
	B: may be determined by first responders.
	C: needs to be free of loose debris and obstacles.
	D: all of the above

6: START
	A: is a system of casualty sorting.
	B: stands for simple triage and rapid treatment.
	C: uses breathing, circulation, and mental status.
	D: all of the above

7: You should park your emergency vehicles so they protect the scene and warn oncoming traffic.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

8: There are two types of glass in a vehicle: laminated and
	A: acrylic.
	B: tempered.
	C: shatter proof.
	D: none of the above

9: Hazardous materials are substances that are
	A: toxic.
	B: flammable.
	C: explosive.
	D: all of the above

10: Triage is the sorting of patients into groups according to their need for treatment.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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