Intro to TEMS Quiz - Knuckle Dragger Training

Introduction and Overview of TEMS and Administrative Issues

Select the best answer choice for each question. When you are finished, click SUBMIT to have the test scored.

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A Medical Consideration mentioned in one of the case studies that is often missed during Preplanning is ______________.

Indigenous Animals

Planning for the number of "Potential Patients"

Chronic Illnesses

Hydration

2 / 10

Which of the following is NOT an essential duty of a TEMS Operator?

Provides care in the Warm Zone

Liaison between the department of state health services and the police department

Performs Remote Medical Assessments of casualties

Serves as the Primary Negotiator during Crisis Negotiations

3 / 10

Which of the following choices is one of the three factors that have fostered the growth of TEMS?

Stopping the Killing

Evacuating the Casualties

Medical Preplanning and Intelligence

Being first on the scene

4 / 10

Public Information Requests all for government records and information to be available to the public unless certain exceptions apply.

The local authority issues a ruling/opinion excluding the information from the Public Information Act

The information is classified as Law Enforcement Sensitive

There are no exclusions to the Public Information Act

Only healthcare records are excluded

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Why should medics be concerned with legal liability if they are working in support of law enforcement?

All of the liability falls on the law enforcement agency

Medics are exempt for civil action when working under the direction of law enforcement

The proverbial buck STOPS with the Tactical Medic

The EMS Board limits the scope of practice

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In the formation of a tactical medic team, special emphasis should be given to the application process because a formal recruitment process must display a level of professionalism and __________________.

Meet the standards of the selection processes of law enforcement specialty units.

Should identify your strongest candidate based on physical performance and ability

Will help to identify the candidate most likely to complete the police academy

Should identify the strongest medic based on critical thinking abilities

7 / 10

Canton v Harris is known as the Landmark Case citing ______________________.

The fleeing felon rule

Requires SWAT

Reasonableness landmark

Failure to Train and Deliberate Indifference

8 / 10

TEMS programs have evolved over the last 44 years to include more than just trauma care and the evacuation of the casualty. The focus has shifted more towards ______________________.

Decreasing the time to patient contact

The overall health and wellness of the operator and maintaining them in a state of high performance readiness, similar to that of a professional athlete

Tourniquet application and hemorrhage control

Critical trauma care at the "Point of Wounding"

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Choose the answer that is NOT listed as an essential Principle of a Tactical Medic Training Program.

Use of live role players in exercises

Safety

Trainers need real-world experience

Skills must be learned in a tough, relevant, and realistic environment

10 / 10

What is the primary function of the tactical medic provider?

Provide aid in the Hot Zone

Working with SWAT for completion of the operation

Provide "Point of Wounding" Aid

Operational Medical Support of the (Entire) Mission

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