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This page holds 200 free practice questions for Chapter 53, Crime Scene Awareness, covering staging and safe approach at violent scenes, cover and concealment, roadway and domestic dangers, gangs and crowds, clandestine drug labs, weapons and body armor, tactical EMS and patients in custody, evidence preservation and chain of custody, crime scene documentation and testimony, death and suicide scenes, and recognizing human trafficking. 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.
At a tense scene with several people present, which part of each person should you watch most closely?
Answer: A. Their hands
Hands hold, draw, and use weapons, so watching each person's hands, and anything they reach toward, gives the earliest warning of an attack; hands you cannot see should be treated as a threat. Eyes and facial expression can hint at intent, such as glancing at a target or an exit, but they cannot hurt you. Stance, such as blading, is a useful but secondary cue and is easy to miss in a group. Clothing and tattoos may suggest an affiliation but say nothing about an immediate threat.
You are sent to a car stopped on the shoulder at night with the driver 'slumped over.' Before you get out of the ambulance, you should:
Answer: A. Give dispatch the location, plate, and car description
Radioing your location, the plate, and a description means help can find you and police know what car to look for if things go wrong. Pulling alongside puts the crew beside an unknown occupant with no barrier.
You walk into a dark kitchen and realize it holds a drug lab. You should not turn on the light switch because:
Answer: C. A spark could ignite chemical vapors
Many lab chemicals give off flammable vapors that a spark from a switch, phone, or appliance can ignite. Leave lights and electrical items as they are and get out. Alerting occupants is a concern, but the immediate danger is a flash fire. Fingerprints matter to police but are not why you avoid the switch. A timer is not a reason to leave the switch alone.
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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