Emergency Response Flashcards

A transit officer is involved in a pursuit of a suspect who collapses and becomes unresponsive. The officer discovers the suspect has no pulse. What is the correct action?

Answer: Begin CPR immediately regardless of the suspect's criminal status

Officers have a duty of care for all individuals in their custody or presence; CPR must begin immediately for any person without a pulse.

During an active shooter situation in a transit hub, officers are trained to follow the 'ALERRT' or 'Stop the Threat' protocol. What is the PRIMARY goal of the first responding officers?

Answer: Move toward the threat and stop the killing as quickly as possible

Modern active shooter doctrine directs first responders to immediately move toward the threat to stop the killing rather than wait for specialized units.

A bus driver radios that a passenger aboard a moving bus is threatening others with a knife and the bus cannot stop safely. An officer intercepts the bus. The FIRST step upon boarding should be:

Answer: Coordinate with the driver on the suspect's location before boarding

Coordinating with the driver before boarding establishes the suspect's position, number of passengers at risk, and the safest entry point.

A transit officer witnesses a serious train derailment. Multiple passengers appear injured inside the train cars. Which task should be performed FIRST?

Answer: Establish a command post and request mass casualty resources

A mass casualty incident requires establishing command and securing adequate resources before individual triage begins.

When setting up a perimeter at an emergency scene in a transit station, which factor is MOST important in determining the size of the perimeter?

Answer: The nature of the threat and potential blast or hazard radius

The type and magnitude of the hazard — not staffing levels or public relations concerns — determines the appropriate perimeter size.

A transit officer encounters a passenger having a severe allergic reaction, with hives and difficulty breathing. A bystander offers the passenger's prescribed epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen). The officer should:

Answer: Assist the passenger in using their own EpiPen and call EMS

Officers should assist the patient in administering their own prescribed epinephrine and immediately call EMS, as anaphylaxis can be rapidly fatal.

After a major emergency at a transit station has been resolved, an officer is directed to preserve the scene. What does proper scene preservation primarily ensure?

Answer: That physical evidence is maintained for investigation purposes

Scene preservation ensures that physical evidence remains intact and uncontaminated for investigators to accurately reconstruct the incident.