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What language is the word triage derived from and what does it mean?
It is a french word and it means casualty sorting.
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What is a hot zone
An area with exposed sharp, edges broken glass, toxic substances, lethal rays, or explosion of hazardous materials.
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What is WMD?
weapon of mass destruction
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What type of chemical agent has an oder of almonds.
Metabolic agents Ex. cyanide.
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What is nims
N-national
incident M-management S-system |
What are the four levels of tagging and what do they represent?
Black-Dead
Red-Urgent, life threatening Yellow-serious but not life threatening Green-Walking wounded |
What is warm zone
A controlled area with personnel and equipment decontamination and hot zone support take place
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What is a recent example of terrorism in the news?
Answer will vary.
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What is SLUDGE
S-salvation, sweating
L-lacrimation U-urination defection G-gastric upset E-Emesis |
What does a dosimeter do
Measures the amount of radioactive exposure.
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What do you tag a patient that is breathing, has good circulation, and follows simple commands.
yellow
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What is cold zone
controlled area that contains the command post and other support functions needed in the incident
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What is the acronym BNICE
B-biological
N-neuclear I-incendiary devices C-chemicals E-explosives |
What are the 5 chemical agents
Pulmonary
Metabolic Nerve Blister |
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What is START
Start triage and rapid treatment.
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What was the item was used to create an explosive at the boston marathon
A weaponized pressure cooker.
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What is an incubation period
time from exposure to a disease to an organism to the time the person begins to show symptoms of the disease.
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What are the signs for moderate exposure to radiation.
Superficial burns, hair loss, depletion of the immune system.
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What is the order of the radio report
Location
type of incident hazards number of patients type of assistance required |
What is a dirty bomb
An explosive device using conditional explosive that is designed to disperse radioactive material
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What is the gas that was used in WW1 and the agent name
Mustard gas and Blister agent
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