PPCT Exam

  1. Two branches of the Autonomic Nervous System?

  • Parasympathetic 

  • Sympathetic 

  1. When confronted with a life threatening situation, which Autonomic system activates?

  • Sympathetic

  1. What is the energy system called that burns out after 10-15 seconds?

  • ATP/PC System

  1. When ATP/PC burns out what is the percentage that decreases your maximum output?

  • 45%

  1. What level of resistance is designed to prevent you from gaining control? Type of resistance that they give you, so that you can’t get control of them?

  • Defensive 

  1. You approach a subject who's under arrest and they say no?

  • Verbal Non Compliance

  1. Investigate a suspicious person, they produce a knife and lunge at you, what type of resistance is this? 

  • Deadly Force Assault 

  1. You go to call and you have a group of people sitting on the ground and they go limp on you, what type of resistance is that?

  • Passive Resistance 

  1. You go to a call of trespassing and he stands there with his fist clenched and stares at you, what type of resistance is that?

  • Expressive Body Indicators 

  1. You get punched in the face?

  • Active Aggression 

  1. You deliver a palm heel strike to Bracoplexius Origin, what level of control are you using?

  • Hard Empty Hand Control

  1. You put a suspect in a joint lock and start walking them out of a building, what kind of control are you using?

  • Soft Empty Hand Control 

KNOW ALL LEVELS OF THE CONTROL CONTINUUM

Suspect Officer

Expressive Body Indicators Officer Presence 

Verbal Non-Compliance Verbal Direction

Passive Resistance Softy Empty Hand 

Defensive Resistance Hard Empty Hand

Active Aggression Intermediate Weapons

Deadly Force Assault Deadly Force Control

Leathly Force Assault Leathly Force Control

  1. Motor Dysfunction is nothing more than what? How would you describe your body when it experiences Motor Dysfunction?

  • Severe Cramps

  1. What is the minimum safe zone called that we should maintain?

  • Reactionary Gap

  1. When handcuffing, what level of approach should you be at?

  • 2 ½ 

KNOW ALL LEVELS OF APPROACH

Inside-1-2-2 ½-3

  1. Two Tactical reactionary options?

  • Penetrate 

  • Disengage 

  1. Three types of subjects we handcuff/arrest:

  • Totally Cooperative 

  • Potentially Uncooperative (MOST DANGEROUS) 

  • Totally Uncooperative

  1. When should I conduct a search?

  • Once Handcuff/Arrested

  • Safe to do so

  1. What is the principal called that ensures the speedy application of the first cuff and it minimizes the subject ability to pull away?

  • Double Push

  1. When do we double lock handcuffs?

  • When it’s tactically safe to do so

  1. What do we call the technique that’s designed to assist officers in maintaining control of a subject once they have been handcuffed?

  • Compression Handcuffing Wrist Lock

  1. What are the two types of common resistance we get from the escort position?

  • Straight Arm Lock Out=Straight Arm Take Down

  • Side Curl=Transport Wrist Lock

  1. What is the primary distraction technique, when we encounter resistance from the escort position?

  • Knee strike to the common peroneal

  1. When you apply the transport wristlock pressure is applied to what knuckle/finger?

  • Index Finger

  1. If we are holding a pain compliance too long, two things can happen?

  • Increase Resistance 

  • Lose Consciousness 

NERVE PRESSURE POINTS AND NEVER MOTOR POINTS

  • Infraorbital 

  • Mandibular Angle

  • Hypoglossal

  • Suprascapular

  • Brachial Plexus Origin 

  • Brachial Plexus Clavicle Notch 

  • Brachial Plexus Tie-In

  • Jugular Notch

  • Radial 

  • Median 

  • Common Peroneal

  • Femoral 

  • Tibiul

  • Superficial 

  1. Primary target for the palm heel strike?

  • Chest 

  1. Primary target for the front thrust kick?

  • Superficial 

  1. Primary target for the angel kick?

  • Common -or- Femoral 

  1. Neck Brace principal, Shoulder pin restraint, What two types of restraint is this?

  • Respiratory- Control Breathing 

  • Vascular-Controls Blood Flow

  1. Three levels of shoulder pin restraint?

  • Rear Lock Up, No Compressions

  • Rear Lock Up, Compressing 

  • Compressing and Don’t Get Compliance Until They Lose Consciousness  

  1. When the shoulder pin technique is applied, Which Level of Compression describes mechanical compression until conscious compliance?

  • Level 2 (Rear Lock Up, Compressing) 

  1. You use the shoulder pin technique, your subject becomes unconscious, your knee should be placed on their back for control? T/F

  • False

  1. What two factors justify the use of Intermediate Weapon?

  • Lesser use of force fails/insufficient 

  • Deadly Force is not justified 

  1. What three motor points do we use for striking with impact weapons/

  • Common

  • Femoral

  • Tibial 

  1. Primary strike point with the baton?

  • Forward Fluid Shock Wave Strike 

  1. What is the expected medical implication of impact weapon strike, to a nerve motor point?

  • Bruise/Contusion 

NOT EXPECTING TO BREAK BONES WITH OUR IMPACT WEAPONS