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1
In ambient temperatures materials can ignite at o2 levels as low as 14%?
False
True
2
What percent of fires are vehicle fires?
41
32
22
10
3
What is the wight bearing base of th spianl column?
thorax
sacrum
ischium
coccyx
4
What percent of fires are outdoors?
9
22
29
41
5
What is first step to locating information in your departments regulations>
Look in division office
Ask supervisor
Go to the board
Look on Internet
6
Most prehospital cardiac arrest occur as the result of?
a cardiac arrhthmia
acute ischemic stroke
severe blunt trauma
obstruction of the airway
7
According to scope of practice an EMT should be able to?
assist patient with prescribed medication
interpret basic EKG and treat accordingly
insert peripheral intravaneous line
administer epinephrine via subcutaneous route
8
What is AHJ stand for
Authority having jursidiction
authority having jump
accidental hanging jamaican
?
9
In most cases cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by?
severe chest trauma
cardiac dysrhthmia
respiratory arrest
drug overdose
10
After establishing adult patient is unresponsive, you should?
attatch AED
assess for breathing
open airway
check for carotid pulse
11
NFPA 1901 lists minimum quantity of hose to be carried on a standard pumper engine?
True
False
12
EMS provider who has extensive training in varios ALS is called and
EMT
EMR
Advanced EMT
Paramedic
13
How long can a SCBA bottle be in service with annual inspection?
20 years
15 years
12 years
10 years
14
Which of the following is not considered to be protected health info?
treatment rendered
location of the call
patient history
assessment findings
15
what side of the coupling has the swivel
Male
Female
16
What knot is used as a safety measure for other knots?
clovehitch
overhand safety knot
safety knot
bowline
17
NFPA 1977 is a standard on what?
scba
wildland gear
training
structural gear
18
What percent of fires in U.S are structural fires?
41
8
22
29
19
When assessing the the pulse of an unresponsive infant you should palpate the?
brachial
temporal
carotid
radial
20
to ensure appropriate number of chest compressions you should compress at least__ per min
120
90
100
30
21
Exothermic reaction is what?
reaction of heat
reaction of fire
reaction of smoke
reaction of inhabited chain reaction
22
Heated gypsum may crack ans shatter when struck by cold fire stream?
True
Flase
23
A physical change causes a change both chemically and in appearance?
True
False
24
There is no standard for regulation of life safety rope
True
False
25
Continuing education in EMS serves to?
prove research and statistical findings
maintain, update, and expande knowledge and skills
provide ongoing review and audit og EMS system
enforce mandatory attendance
26
Inspection period for SCBA is established by NFPA 1852?
False
True
27
What is term used to help transit info during MAYDAY?
LUNARS
LUNAR
SCBA
MAYDAY
28
Which building construction appears of type 3 construction?
5
4
2
1
29
Criteria to be licensed and employesd as EMT include?
proof om immunization agaisnt communicable disease
demonstration to carry 200lbs
minimum of 60 college credit hrs that focus on health care
successful completion of CPR course
30
What does the E stand for in AWARE?
EXPLOSION
EGRESS
EXPULDION
EXTRICATION
31
The fire service measures heat in what
CELSIUS
BTU
DEGREES
KELVIN
32
What is a collection of rule enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction?
Code
Policy
Standard
Procedure
33
To prevent injuries ladders should be lifted and lowerd using which group of muscles?
chest
arm
back
leg
34
What is prmary cause of commercial fires?
Arson
Heating
Electrical failure
Industrial Acident
35
According to code what is the minimum required size of an egress window?
6.0
5.0
5.7
5.5
36
Size and moisture affect how wood reacts to fire?
True
False
37
Which of the following can secure firefighter to ladder to perform work
ladder belt, leg lock
pawls, tie rods
rope hose tool
halyard rope, safety knot
38
Which of following is most comprehensice standard relating to firefighter safety and health?
NFPA 1500
NFPA 1981
NFPA 1403
NFPA 1851
39
What is minimum number of compressions on 9 year old?
120
90
110
100
40
When should sprinkler system be stopped?
after department connection has been disconnected
when fire is under control
as soon as department arrives on scene
once master stream has been deployed
41
Which hose requires most care in cleaning?
rubber jacket
hard intake
hard rubber
woven jacket
42
Proper technique for using power grip is to?
hold handle with your fingers
rotate palms down
lift with your palms up
position hands 6' apart
43
Air purifying respirators are classified in 3 categories N,R, and P
True
False
44
What is maximum amount of time bewtwwen sets of CPR?
15 SECONDS
5 SECONDS
10 SECONDS
30 SECONDS
45
Which is not a BLS intervention?
cardiac monitoring
automated defibrillation
abdominal thrust
chest compressions
46
An apneic infant or child should be ventilated a maximum or __ per minute?
10
30
20
15
47
What is most common building material?
wood
steel
concrete
drywall
48
No single forcible entry tool can handle all situations?
True
False
49
What is the purose of the ladder positioning label?
indicate apparatus mounting bracket
indicate proper climbing angle
indicate balance point
indicate positioning for raise
50
NFPA 1963 is a standard on what
fire streams
ventilation
nozzles
hose
51
the ___ can be used to push and pull objects in extrication?
spreaders
ram
high pressure air bags
cutters
52
Synthetic rope is resistant to mildew,mold, and rotting?
True
False
53
Fire extinguishers are only classified by the type of extinguishing agent used
True
False
54
To exit a building turn in same direction you entered a room?
True
False
55
Fires in electrical transformers are extremely rare?
True
False
56
ladders made of? retain strength when exposed to head and are less resistant to bounce
aluminum
wood
fiberglass
brass
57
EMT trainin in nearly every state meets or exceeds guidlines by?
National Assoc of EMT
National Regisrty
State EMS protocol
National Highway Traffic Safety Adm
58
A vehicle should be attacked from a? angle
15
90
45
30
59
What hose load is to be used with split hose beds?
horshoe
combo
flat
triple lay
60
Staff personnel deliver emergency services directly to external customers?
False
True
61
What is the wood blocks called to stabilize cars during extrication?
wheel chocks
chocks
b posts
cribbing
62
Which survival action is best used in order to buy more time to escape
seek safe haven
bailout
breach a wall
remain in place
63
Which of following is the best way to practice safety with tools and equipment?
select appropriate tool for job
modify tools for job
require new recruits repair tools
allow bystanders to assist when needed
64
OSHA regulations relate to who?
all federal privae-sector employees who fight fire
federal and private-sector employees who fight fires
all firefighters
all federal employees who fight fires
65
Security barriers block escape routes for both firefighters and occupants?
False
True
66
What construction type is most collapse resistant?
5
4
1
2
67
In a forward lay the first coupling to come off the truck should be?
male
female
68
After locating downed firefighter RIT team primary job is to stabilize injuries?
True
False
69
What fire attack produces large amounts of steam and must be cooordinated with ventilation?
Direct
Offensive
Indirect
Defensive
70
NFPA 1971 is standard on what?
health and wellness
turnout gear
wildland gear
scba
71
SCBA checks should be done weekly?
false
true
72
Firefighters should never stand on or in a moving apparatus, no exceptions?
True
False
73
Which manuever should be used to open airway of patient when spinal injury is suspected?
tongue-jaw lift
jaw-thrust
head tilt-neck lift
head tilt-chin lift
74
Acting in such way as to make another person fear immediate bodily harm is called?
negligence
battery
libel
assault
75
What is a detailed plan of step-by-step action for conducting policy?
Standard
Policy
Code
Procedure
76
Which type of hose lay is the most expedient if the apparatus must stay at water source?
combo
apparatus
forward
reverse
77
Which respiratory hazard targets heart and brain?
nonfire gases and vapors
hydrogen cyanide
airborne pathogens
carbon monoxide
78
There are 2 parts of rope used when tying a knot?
False
True
79
WHta is term used for 2 boards connected by large carriage bolts?
Strongholds
Hopper windows
Shutters
Strongbacks
80
what percnt of exhaled oxygen is delivered during mouth to mouth without supplemental o2?
10
21
32
16
81
Fire doubles in size every__ seconds
30
60
120
90
82
NFPA 1403 is a standard on what?
scba
ladders
training
hose
83
In water rescue what is the only knot allowed to be tied under IFSTA?
Clove Hitch
Figure 8
Bowline
Overhand Safety Knot
84
Where would you most likely find patients wishes to be an organ donor?
S.S Card
driver's license
insurance card
voter registration card
85
when the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting?
muscled of back experience strain
hands can be helf farther apart from body
back injuries are increased
weight is exerted straight down vertebra
86
To climb more smoothly right hand and foot then left hand and foot?
False
True
87
What is Pyrolysis?
burning of plastics
heating of 1 molecule 1 degree
off gassing of a heated substance
uncontrollable burning
88
Which rope construction is for life safety?
braid on braid
laid
braided
kernmantle
89
What does NFPA not regulate
utility rope
life safety rope
halyard
life safety class 1 webbing
90
what ground cover fire is most common and consumes low lying grass?
crown
surface
ground
ladder
91
All energy can change from one type to a nother?
False
True
92
Which NFPA defines types of cleaning that dosent require removal from service?
Routine
Contract
Specialized
Advanced
93
When deploying preconnected line which load results in fewer kinks and bends?
flat
triple layer
minuteman
combo
94
you should not attempt to lift patient who weighs more than 250lbs with fewer than_rescuers?
5
6
3
4
95
Nontraditional types of locks provide a higher level of security?
True
False
96
A hose clamp should be applied 5ft from coupling on supply side?
True
False
97
Which protective clothing may be dual certified or eergency medical use?
ice rescue
technical rescue
haz mat
proximity fire fighting
98
What is a suppy hose?
hose from truck to firefighters
hose from truck to truck
hose from suction tank to truck
hose from hydrant to truck
99
When ventilating a apmeic adult with a simple barrier device, deliver each breath?
with a tidal volume of 500mL
when airway is completely obstructed
while watchin chest rise
over a period of 1 to 2 seconds
100
SCBA supply duration depends on physical conditioning?
False
True
101
What is one thing regulated by OSHA?
BSI
Ladders
Ambulance loading techniquw
RIT Team
102
When carrying a patient on backboard up or down stairs you?
keep head end elevated
carry the patient headfirst
keep feet end elevated
keep palms facing down
103
What is design of almost all hose in fire service?
single jacket
rubber insulated
hard rubber suction
double jacket
104
CPR will not be effective if the patient is?
on a firm surface
prone
horizontal
supine
105
What strategy is typically selected when property is not salvageable?
Offensive
Direct
Defensive
Indirect
106
What is most common source of heat in combustion reactions?
Electrical energy
Radiant energy
Chemical Energy
Mechanical Energy
107
What type of webbin is best suited for search line system?
utility
life safety 1
life safety 3
life safety 2
108
A tighter bend in a knot leads to?
less useable knot
more strength lost in knot
more secure knot
more strength gained in knot
109
What type of medical direction to standing orders and protocols describe?
offline
online
radio
direct
110
What makes faster rougher cuts when breaching a floor?
axe
rotary saw
cutting torch
chain saw
111
only life safety rope should be inspected after each use?
False
True
112
What building component supports its own weaight and may divide 2 areas in structure?
load bearing wall
flat roof
nonload bearing wall
pitched roof
113
What is the ratio of compression to breaths?
5:1
5:2
15:2
30:2
114
what part of trafitional wood joisted roof tends to graduall lose strength during fire?
parallel chord
webbing
metal gusset plate
Solid wood joists
115
Which of the following situations requires you to notify the appropriate authorities?
drug overdose
attempted suicide
cardiac arrest
accidental knife wound
116
What percent of fires are residential?
25
93
74
50
117
What part of ground cover fire are paralles to main direction of spread?
flanks
fingers
islands
heads
118
What Pneumatic device is used in vehicle extrication?
spreaders
airbags
hydralic ram
cutters
119
Fire service uses organizational structure based on rank?
False
True
120
Incipient stage is when fire begins to influence compartment enviorment?
False
True
121
Class d fires?
easily extinguished with foam or water
involve electrical equipment
involves stacked and piled material
are reactive to water
122
To minimize rish of litigation the EMT should always?
provide competent care that meets standard
transport patients to hospital of choice
utilize at least 4 personnel when moving
use universal precautions with every patient
123
Laypeople are often trained to perform all of the following except?
insertion of oropharyngeal airway
control of life threatening bleeding
1 or 2 rescuer CPR
splinting of possible fracture
124
Which device allows for hoselines to be increased or decreased?
valves
valve defices
fittings
intake strainers
125
Standards for prehospital care are regulated by?
State EMS Office
Nation Registry of EMT
American Heart Assoc
Regional Trauma Center
126
What is putrefaction?
decomposition of body tissue
prfound cyonosis to trunk and face
seperation of the torso from rest of body
blood settling to loqwest point of body
127
What is hypoglycemia?
high bp
low glucose
low bp
high glucose
128
The proper depth of chest compressions on a 9 month old infant is?
2/3 the diameter of the chest
1/2 the diameter of the chest
1/2 to 2/3 diameter of the chest
1/3 diameter of the chest
129
hose size refers to external diameter of hose?
False
True
130
There are how many types of energy?
1
9
5
7
131
Which of following is most commonly used fire suppression method?
oxygen exclusion
fuel removal
chemical flame inhibition
temperature reduction
132
Risk management developed by Arizona Fire Department focuses on safety first mind set?
False
True
133
The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for patient is called?
Standard of Care
EMT Oath
Scope of Practice
Code of Ethics
134
Escape is best option when firefighter has completely exhausted air supply
False
True
135
What is maximum number of firefighters that can uses ladder without overloading?
1 man every 10 ft
1 man per 3 ft
2 men per section
3 men on any ladder
136
As EMT you might be authorized to administer asprin to a patient with chest pain based on?
transport time to hospital
patient condition
local EMS protocol
order from paramedic
137
When performing forcible entry to open a door begin with?
sizing up windows in the structure
breaking window near a door to reach lock inside
minimum damage and proceed to maximum damage
maximum damage and proceed to minimum
138
At what level of o2 can nothing burn
21
14
15
13
139
The fire tetrahedron has how many parts?
3
5
4
1
140
After__ minutes without oxygen brain damage is likely
2
5
6
4
141
Which accountability system requires officer to record expected exit time?
Computer based electronic system
SCBA Tag System
AO System
Passport System
142
WThe layers in the fire service organizational pyramid are composed of what
Number of positions
Education level
Type of people to hire
Personnel assigned by rank and duty
143
When is a collapse zone established?
when interior operations are justified
when justified by wind and weather conditions
when defensive strategy is adopted
when offensive strategy is adopted
144
What consent is used when 39 year old female with severe headache asks for transport?
formal
informed
implied
expressed
145
In order for a DNR order to be valid it must?
clearly state patients medical problem
be updated a minimum of every 6 months
be dated within previous 24 months
be signed by local justice of the peace
146
Which scenario most accurately depicts abandonment?
EMT gives verbal report to ER Nurse
paramedic transfers patient care to EMT
An AEMT transfers care to Paramedic
Physician assumes patient care from EMT
147
Cardiac monitoring pharmacological interventions and other advanced treatment are functions of?
Paramedic
EMR
AEMT
EMT
148
In what room of a single family dwelling is a fire most likely to start?
Bathroom
Kitchen
Bedroom
Livingroom
149
What is a guide to decision making in an organization?
Standard
Procedure
Policy
Code
150
What is a set of principles developed through consensus?
Procedure
Code
Standard
Policy
151
Positive pressure ventilation is applied to a building at ground level thru the use of ?
blowers
smoke ejectors
exit points
entry points
152
which skill is included at every level of prehospital training?
oral glucose for hypoglycemia
intranassal medication administration
use of manually triggered ventilator
AED
153
how many firefighters should be used to raise 35ft or longer
3
1 per 5 ft
2
1 per section
154
What is a pryopism?
neck injury sustain through a pool
spinal reaction resulting in erection
sudden cardiac arrest
brain damage resulting in death
155
Which of the following should be done to prevent injury when using a saw?
keep blades dull to prevent chipping
wear 2 pairs of gloves when operating
maintain situational awareness
use a combo of tools and saws