Exam 30: Vehicle Stabilization and Victim Extrication

If you need to gain access to a car accident victim by breaking a window, choose:

If the air bag of the car deployed during the accident, expect:

A vehicle with automatic transmission should be put in "Park" to prevent movement.

The number-one concern in providing first aid care for a victim of a motor vehicle accident is your own personal safety.

If you have to break a window to gain access to a victim, use a sharp object to give a quick, hard thrust in the:

You should assume that all downed power lines are live and call for expert assistance.

Use all of the following when trying to locate all victims involved in an accident except:

The First Aider at the victim's waist signals that it is time to move a victim found on the floor of a motor vehicle accident.

Consider any vehicle stable if it is not moving, regardless of how it came to rest after the collision.

To remove a car accident victim with a long backboard, the First Aider at the victim's ________ calls out the signal to move.

Never waste time trying to gain access to a victim through the vehicle door. More likely than not, the door will be jammed.

If a car is on fire and passengers don't appear to be trapped, you should first:

You should wait to bandage wounds and splint fractures until after you have moved the victim from a vehicle.

When you stop at the scene of a motor vehicle accident to help, you should park your car right next to the accident to protect the victims.

When moving a victim at a car accident scene, you should use ________ only if you have been trained in spinal immobilization devices.

If more than one victim is involved:

Once inside the vehicle, complete a rapid survey, perform ABCs, and correct any life-threatening conditions.

Which of the following is not a basic tool that you could use for extrication?