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NREMT EMR First Responder

Category - EMS Operations

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An EMS unit arrives on the scene of a school bus accident involving several with multiple injured students. Incidentally, the Principal and Vice Principal of the school happened upon the accident at about the same time as the EMS unit. Who would be assigned as the Incident Commander?
  1. Vice Principal
  2. Principal
  3. EMR
  4. AEMT
  5. Paramedic
Explanation
Answer: E - The highest-ranking emergency personal in the first arriving unit is generally the Incident Commander (IC) until a transfer of command has occurred. The IC is not active in patient care as their duties are to manage the resources and incident itself; therefore, in some cases the paramedic may designate an AEMT or EMR as the initial IC, so that they can assist with managing patients. Non-emergency response personnel such as school administrative staff do not usually play a role in the ICS system.
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