In START triage, an adult is not breathing. You open the airway and he still does not breathe. How is he tagged?
- Red (immediate)
- Yellow (delayed)
- Green (minor)
- Black (deceased or expectant)
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D. Black (deceased or expectant)
In a mass-casualty incident a patient who does not breathe after one attempt to open the airway is tagged black, so limited rescuers can save those who can be saved. CPR is not started during triage.
Reference: National EMS Education Standards (EMT): EMS operations, mass-casualty incidents, START triage
From which direction should you approach a suspected hazardous materials spill?
- Uphill and upwind
- Downhill and downwind
- Uphill and downwind
- Downhill and upwind
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A. Uphill and upwind
Staying uphill keeps you out of flowing liquids and heavy vapors, and staying upwind keeps airborne material blowing away from you.
Reference: National EMS Education Standards (EMT): EMS operations, hazardous materials awareness
On the NFPA 704 diamond on a building or tank, what does the blue section show?
- Fire hazard
- Health hazard
- Reactivity
- Special hazards
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B. Health hazard
Blue is health, red is flammability, yellow is instability (reactivity) and white carries special notices. Each colored section is rated from 0 (no hazard) to 4 (severe).
Reference: NFPA 704 hazard identification system; National EMS Education Standards (EMT): EMS operations, hazardous materials awareness