Deck 24: Vehicle Rescue and Extrication

Question 1

The Paramedic should place a hard object, such as a clipboard or pry tool, between the rescuer and the undeployed airbag.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Medical and technical rescue equipment is staged in the incident hot zone.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Throughout an EMS career, most of the Paramedic's rescue skill incident responses will be for ____.

A) trench rescues
B) fires
C) motor vehicle crashes
D) drownings

Answer 3

motor vehicle crashes

Question 4

A Paramedic working in a heavy rescue environment needs, at a minimum, head and eye protection.

Question 5

Cutting an airbag disables it, making operations more safe.

Question 6

Most patients requiring extrication will have spinal immobilization started in the disentanglement period.

Question 7

Paramedics working for organizations that respond to 9-1-1-generated incidents need to demonstrate ____ level competencies for vehicle rescue.

A) Technician
B) Expert
C) Operations
D) Authority

Question 8

Vehicles have the inherent ability to absorb crash energy and redistribute it throughout the vehicle.

Question 9

____ level responders staff Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams and specialized rescue or squad companies.

A) Awareness
B) Technician
C) Operations
D) Basic

Question 10

Scene assessment falls under the ____ level competencies.

A) Awareness
B) Operations
C) Technician
D) Expert

Question 11

An emergency responder trained to the ____ level in vehicle rescue will be expected to handle more complex incidents that may involve larger vehicles.

A) Technician
B) Operations
C) Basic
D) Awareness

Question 12

National Fire Protection Association Standard 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (2009), describes three levels of vehicle rescue: Awareness, Operations, and ____.

A) Basic
B) Responder
C) Technician
D) Expert

Question 13

During a response to a motor vehicle collision, NFPA 1670 recommends that the officer in charge establish a ____ work area around the vehicle.

A) 12-foot
B) 15-foot
C) 20-foot
D) 25-foot

Question 14

There are no federal regulations requiring workers on federally subsidized highways to wear high-visibility safety apparel.

Question 15

Most vehicles today have twelve to fifteen supplemental restraint devices, which protect occupants from impacts in all directions.

Question 16

All Paramedics are expected to have ____ level competencies.

A) Technician
B) Expert
C) Operations
D) Awareness

Question 17

Recognizing the need for a vehicle search and rescue falls under the ____ level competencies.

A) Awareness
B) Operations
C) Master
D) Technician

Question 18

Performing extrication and disentanglement operations falls under the ____ level competencies.

A) Basic
B) Awareness
C) Operations
D) Technician

Question 19

Immobilizing the vehicle can be as simple as placing the vehicle in park or taking it out of gear.

Question 20

Some Technical level vehicle rescue specialists are Paramedics.

Question 21

Proximity (wireless) keys (i.e., smart keys) must be kept more than ____ from the vehicle so that it does not accidentally start.

A) 12 feet
B) 15 feet
C) 30 feet
D) 35 feet

Question 22

The five in the 5-10-20 inch rule, observed by many responders when confronted with an undeployed airbag post-crash, means five inches for ____.

A) frontal airbags
B) rear airbags
C) passenger airbags
D) side airbags

Question 23

In more than ____ of vehicles, the batteries are located outside the engine compartment, often in the vehicle's trunk or rear area.

A) 40%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 70%

Question 24

The ____ system is a safety system located in the vehicle's steering wheel and dashboard to protect the front seat occupants during a frontal impact.

A) rollover protection
B) total-impact supplemental restraint
C) frontal impact supplemental restraint
D) side-curtain supplemental restraint

Question 25

The ____ system usually deploys downward from the roof edge along the interior of the vehicle's sides.

A) total impact supplemental restraint
B) side-curtain supplemental restraint
C) side-impact supplemental restraint
D) frontal impact supplemental restraint

Question 26

____ engines are the most common types of automotive power the Paramedic will encounter at a vehicle collision.

A) Hydrogen
B) Hybrids
C) Gasoline and diesel
D) Electric

Question 27

Seat belt ____ are powered devices that remove slack from the seat belt, ensuring that the occupant is seated properly when the airbag systems deploy.

A) pretensioners
B) impeders
C) sleeves
D) lifters

Question 28

The layer of PPE a Paramedic uses to shield himself from injury is known as the ____.

A) surrounding package
B) protective envelope
C) crumple shield
D) working box

Question 29

____ drivetrains use a combination of a gasoline or diesel engine with an electric motor, which uses a storage battery for electricity.

A) Conventional
B) Hydrogen
C) Fuel cell
D) Hybrid

Question 30

Before shutting down the power of a vehicle, the Paramedic should make adjustments to the ____.

A) power accessories
B) mirrors
C) ignition
D) battery

Question 31

The ____ system deploys an airbag from the lower section of the vehicle's dashboard during a frontal crash.

A) knee supplemental restraint
B) frontal impact supplemental restraint
C) side-impact supplemental restraint
D) side-curtain supplemental restraint

Question 32

____ is the process of creating a pathway to the patient.

A) Gaining access
B) Disentanglement
C) Space making
D) Situational grounding

Question 33

____, or space making, is the creation of the path that will help remove patients from a crashed vehicle.

A) Situational grounding
B) Extrication
C) Disengagement
D) Disentanglement

Question 34

The____ technique of extraction with a supplemental restraint system uses spreaders to provide the desired lift.

A) dash roll
B) modified dash roll
C) ram
D) modified jacking

Question 35

____ is the cutting away of a vehicle from a trapped or injured patient.

A) Gaining access
B) Extrication
C) Hot footing
D) Disentanglement