You Are Teaching an EMT Class About the Role of an EMS

question 8

Multiple Choice

You are teaching an EMT class about the role of an EMS response to a terror attack involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) . A student asks you what constitutes a WMD. You would inform him that a WMD is any:

• A) agent used to cause indiscriminate death and destruction.
• B) weapon used to create fear and panic among the general population.
• C) agent that is intended to kill a specific segment of the population.
• D) biological agent that kills people and animals but does not destroy property.

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Definitions:

Sealed-bid Auctions

Auctions in which all bidders simultaneously submit sealed bids to the auctioneer, with no bidder knowing the bid of any other participant.

Bid Rotation

A form of collusion in auction markets where participants take turns being the lowest bidder to ensure each wins a proportion of contracts over time.

Cartels

Organizations or associations of producers or suppliers formed to maintain prices at a high level and restrict competition.

Auctions

Competitive bidding processes where goods or services are sold to the highest bidder.