Deck 28: Psychological Emergencies and Disasters

Question 1

Which one of the following is not a basic principle of psychological first aid care?

A) Each person has a right to his or her feelings.
B) Every person has limitations.
C) Physical trauma is more real than emotional trauma.
D) Every person is susceptible to emotional injury.

Answer 1

Physical trauma is more real than emotional trauma.

Question 2

The main consideration when giving psychological first aid care is to develop confidence and rapport by all of the following except:

A) expressing your desire to help.
B) offering extreme sympathy.
C) acting interested and concerned.
D) maintaining eye contact.

Answer 2

offering extreme sympathy.

Question 3

Behavioral changes can be caused by all of the following physical problems except:

A) low blood sugar.
B) head trauma.
C) excessive cold.
D) emotional stress.

Answer 3

emotional stress.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a fact about suicide?

A) Improvement after severe depression means that the suicidal risk is over.
B) Eight out of ten people who commit suicide have given definite warning of their intentions.
C) Most people who are suicidal can't decide whether to live or die.
D) People who want to kill themselves are only suicidal for a limited time.

Question 5

Which of the following people is statistically the most at risk for suicide?

A) a divorced woman over 40
B) a divorced man over 40
C) a single woman under 40
D) a married man under 40

Question 6

Approximately 80 percent of people who succeed in committing suicide:

A) have recently lost a loved one.
B) made previous attempts.
C) suffer from a physical injury.
D) had a recent diagnosis of a serious illness.

Question 7

At highest risk for suicide are victims who have:

A) a gun.
B) economic trouble.
C) never talked about suicide to anyone.
D) a formulated plan.

Question 8

All of the following are misconceptions about suicide except:

A) if a person has attempted suicide, he won't do it again.
B) once a person is suicidal, he's always suicidal.
C) most people who are suicidal can't decide whether to live or die.
D) people who talk about suicide don't commit suicide.

Question 9

The following are all used to assess the potential for violence except:

A) asking the victim if he/she has ever been arrested for violence in the past.
B) deciding if you can handle the situation yourself.
C) immediately contacting EMS and Police regardless of initial assessment.
D) sizing up the scene.

Question 10

When assessing the potential for violence, you should anticipate violence if:

A) the victim is lying down.
B) the victim's fists are clenched.
C) the victim is holding a picture of a loved one.
D) the victim is on the phone crying.

Question 11

If a victim is obviously dead when you arrive on the scene of a crime, you should:

A) attempt CPR immediately anyway.
B) gather up any physical evidence.
C) do nothing and disturb nothing, call the police.
D) attempt to contact family or next of kin.

Question 12

If a suicide victim was strangled and still has the cord or rope around the neck, you should:

A) untie the knot to remove the rope.
B) leave the rope around the victim's neck.
C) cut the rope to remove the rope.
D) do and disturb nothing, and call the police.

Question 13

One of the best things you can do to protect yourself from legal liability is:

A) carefully document everything that happens.
B) get a good lawyer.
C) say as little as possible.
D) Nothing is required; you are a Good Samaritan.

Question 14

The amount of force considered to be reasonable depends on all of the following except:

A) the victim's size.
B) the victim's mental state.
C) the victim's gender.
D) the victim's ethnicity.

Question 15

Your first priority in managing a violent victim is to:

A) confiscate any weapons.
B) put the victim at ease.
C) protect yourself.
D) restrain the victim.

Question 16

When dealing with a disruptive, aggressive victim, you should follow all of the guidelines below except:

A) identify yourself.
B) speak in short, simple sentences.
C) be overly friendly.
D) adjust your physical distance to a safe range from the victim.

Question 17

If you feel restraining a violent victim is absolutely necessary, approach the victim with at least ________ people.

A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight

Question 18

Your roommate just cut her wrist with a razor blade. There is a steady flow of blood from the wrist. What should you do?

A) call 911 and stay until help arrives
B) call 911, move the razor blade, check ABCs, and control bleeding
C) check ABCs, control bleeding, and call 911
D) control bleeding, move the razor blade, check ABCs, and call a friend for help

Question 19

If a victim of a psychological disorder needs to be restrained, he/she should be restrained:

A) in a prone position.
B) in a lateral recumbent position.
C) in a supine position.
D) in a sitting position.

Question 20

Which one of the following is not considered a "normal" reaction to a mass casualty incident or disaster?

A) panic
B) conversion hysteria
C) underreaction
D) suicide

Question 21

Which emotional reaction to a mass casualty incident involves a "don't care" attitude?

A) normal
B) panic
C) overactive
D) underactive

Question 22

Using the three-level triage method, a victim who is critically injured and could recover with further treatment, should be tagged:

A) lowest priority.
B) second priority.
C) highest priority.
D) modified priority.

Question 23

Which of the following would take highest triage priority?

A) abdominal wounds
B) burns
C) major or multiple fractures
D) obviously mortal wounds

Question 24

You should not spend more than ________ per victim during actual triage.

A) 15 to 20 seconds
B) 30 to 60 seconds
C) 1 to 2 minutes
D) 3 to 5 minutes

Question 25

A goal of psychological first aid care is to help the injured person begin functioning normally again as soon as possible.

Question 26

While giving psychological first aid, it is appropriate to tell the victim "everything will be OK."

Question 27

Psychological changes and crises often follow physical trauma or illness.

Question 28

A change in a person's behavior may be the result of a physical illness or psychiatric problem.

Question 29

People with terminal illnesses are more likely to commit suicide than those with chronic illnesses.

Question 30

Many people and healthcare professionals believe that suicide is vastly underreported.

Question 31

Three times more women than men attempt suicide, but three times more men are successful.

Question 32

Sometimes it is best to "shock"
a suicide victim out of the act, like saying to them, "go ahead and do it."

Question 33

When assessing victims of a psychological emergency, ask questions in a calm voice, and be nonjudgmental.

Question 34

There is no need to worry about a victim becoming violent, if the victim's fists are clenched.

Question 35

Victim care and crime scene preservation cannot be done at the same time.

Question 36

The basic guideline in using reasonable force is to avoid any act of physical force that may injure the victim during restraint.

Question 37

When managing a violent victim, negotiate with the victim from a safe distance of at least 3 feet away.

Question 38

When managing a violent victim, your first priority is to always protect the victim from hurting himself.

Question 39

Restraint should be avoided unless the victim is a danger to self or others.

Question 40

During a disaster, keep all able victims and bystanders away from the scene, do not allow them to assist as they may not be reliable.

Question 41

Triage means to sort or pick.

Question 42

The most experienced First Aider at the scene should perform triage.