Question: The cold zone or clean zone is

Answer: an area where adequate decontamination has ensured that there will be no spread of any hazardous materials and EMS are able to fully treat patients.

Question: Traffic law requires that an ambulance must

Answer: stop for a stopped school bus and wait until the bus driver turns off the flashing lights and retracts the stop sign

Question: When cutting the wires of a battery inside a vehicle…

Answer: The negative battery cable, often black in color, should be cut first. This will create a break in the electrical circuit of the vehicle. Be sure not to touch any metal component of the vehicle while doing this!

Question: When approaching an intersection…

Answer: Always drive as far left as reasonable

Question: You should never pass on the right because…

Answer: drivers are taught to pull to the right when they see an emergency vehicle.

Question: Waiting for traffic to clear or taking a longer route may be safer but it…

Answer: will greatly reduce your response time in an emergency. Use these as a last resort and have good justification.

Question: A mechanical-piston device and load distributing band device are capable of…

Answer: providing constant chest compressions for the patient in cardiac arrest

Question: START triage uses the mnemonic

Answer: RPM(Respirations, pulse, mental status). Using this tool allows you to quickly and accurately triage any number of patients.

Question: The cold, or green, zone is where the…

Answer: majority of treatment will occur. Patients in the cold zone have been decontaminated but emergency personnel should still take appropriate safety precautions.

Question: If the pediatric patient is apneic but does have a pulse, you should..

Answer: reposition their airway and check for respirations.