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You are participating in a training exercise for an attack with a weapon of mass destruction involving the release of a nerve agent. In the triage area, you are presented with a patient who responds to painful stimuli and has an open airway. He is breathing 8 times per minute and has a weak radial pulse. He is wheezing and has pinpoint pupils. In his pocket, you see a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol. When caring for this patient, you should first:

While a factory employee is moving a container of a radioactive liquid, some of the liquid splashes onto his arm. This situation is best described as:

When you are first on the scene of a terrorist incident involving WMD, which role is of the utmost importance?

A patient has an injury to his arm caused by an unknown vesicant. After assessing the patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation, you should:

Public warnings are best carried out by:

In most EMS systems, a multiple-casualty incident is said to occur when the number of patients is:

You are transporting a 58-year-old female with terminal breast cancer. While in the ambulance, she becomes tearful yet agitated, and repeatedly asks, “Why me?” As a knowledgeable EMT, you recognize that she is in which stage of grieving?

Which chemical agent will generally kill a person most quickly?

You have arrived on the scene of a chemical leak at an industrial park. The placard on the leaking container has a “1” in the blue diamond and a “4” in the red diamond, which means the material is:

What is the earliest point at which you can begin considering if there may be obstacles to patient extrication?