Part of the EMS Operations practice questions exam area.
This page holds 200 free practice questions for Chapter 49, Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue, covering the phases of rescue and rescuer PPE, vehicle hazards, stabilization, and access, patient care during extrication, confined space and trench rescue, water and ice rescue, rope rescue and wilderness search, structural collapse, farm and industrial emergencies, and utility hazards and prolonged entrapment. They are written for paramedic and EMT students working through Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets, 9th edition. Every question shows the correct answer with a short explanation as soon as you tap, so you learn while you test rather than waiting until the end.
Study it two ways: the 10 Question Blitz, a quick round where every right answer lights a siren and any misses lead into Lights & Sirens, a 5-in-a-row drill on that section, or the full 100-question test drawn at random from the whole chapter. After each test you get a score and a section-by-section breakdown. Progress on the full test is saved on your device, so you can stop and pick up later.
In the phases of a rescue operation, which phase comes right after gaining access to the patient?
Answer: D. Disentanglement
The usual sequence is preparation, response, arrival and size-up, stabilization, access, disentanglement, removal, and transport. Stabilization is the tempting choice, but it must come before access so that a shifting vehicle or structure cannot injure the rescuers who reach in.
Rescuers disconnect a crashed car's 12-volt battery. Undeployed airbags are still not safe right away because:
Answer: A. A backup capacitor can still fire them
Airbag control units have a reserve capacitor that can fire the airbags for a time after power is cut, from seconds to minutes depending on the maker. Rescuers therefore still stay out of deployment paths; airbags do need electrical current to fire, so the sensor-only idea is a misconception.
The interior rescuer's main job during an extrication is to:
Answer: A. Stay with, protect, and care for the patient
The interior rescuer, often a paramedic, stays with the patient to assess, treat, shield, and reassure him and to tell the rescue team about his condition. Tool work and the extrication plan belong to the rescue crew outside.
Most students use the 10 Question Blitz for daily practice and take the full 100-question test in the days before a class exam or NREMT practice. Lights & Sirens after a blitz is the fastest way to close gaps the night before a test.
Every question in this chapter is also listed by section, with answers, on the topic pages above. See all paramedic topics or take the NREMT paramedic practice test.
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