F80 Emergency Protocols 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the RACE acronym used in healthcare fire emergencies, what does the 'C' stand for?
- Call 911
- Contain the fire by closing doors (Correct answer)
- Count personnel
- Control the fire with an extinguisher
Correct answer: Contain the fire by closing doors
RACE stands for Rescue, Alarm, Contain (close doors to limit fire spread), and Extinguish/Evacuate.
Question 2: During a lockdown emergency, what is the correct protocol when someone knocks on the locked door?
- Open the door only if the person identifies themselves verbally
- Do not open the door until an all-clear is given by official authority (Correct answer)
- Open the door if a known employee is visible through the window
- Open the door if two or more people are requesting entry
Correct answer: Do not open the door until an all-clear is given by official authority
Once lockdown is initiated, doors must remain locked until official all-clear is communicated — even for seemingly familiar individuals.
Question 3: What does the 'START' triage system stand for?
- Stop, Treat, Assess, Respond, Transfer
- Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment (Correct answer)
- Standard Treatment And Rescue Technique
- Scene Triage And Resource Tracking
Correct answer: Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) is the most widely used field triage system in mass casualty incidents across the US.
Question 4: A co-worker is having a seizure. Which action is MOST appropriate during the seizure?
- Hold the person down to prevent injury
- Place something between the person's teeth to protect the airway
- Clear the area of hard objects and time the seizure duration (Correct answer)
- Give the person water to drink to prevent dehydration
Correct answer: Clear the area of hard objects and time the seizure duration
Clearing the surrounding area and timing the seizure are the only safe actions; restraining or inserting objects in the mouth can cause serious harm.
Question 5: In the event of a gas leak inside a building, which action is INCORRECT?
- Evacuate the building immediately
- Avoid using light switches or electrical devices
- Call 911 from outside the building
- Open windows inside to ventilate the gas (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Open windows inside to ventilate the gas
Any electrical activity including switching lights can ignite gas; evacuation without operating any switches is the correct protocol.
Question 6: Which communication method is recommended as a backup when standard phone lines fail during a disaster?
- Social media messaging apps
- Amateur (ham) radio (Correct answer)
- Standard cell phone calls
- Email over cellular data
Correct answer: Amateur (ham) radio
Amateur radio networks are a proven, infrastructure-independent communication backup used by emergency management agencies nationwide.
Question 7: When using a fire extinguisher, the PASS technique stands for what sequence?
- Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep (Correct answer)
- Point, Activate, Spray, Scan
- Pin, Aim, Start, Spray
- Pull, Alert, Squeeze, Spray
Correct answer: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
PASS — Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle, Sweep side to side — is the universal fire extinguisher operation method.
F80 Emergency Protocols 4
Under the RACE acronym used in healthcare fire emergencies, what does the 'C' stand for?