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What is Priority one
Red Tag Patient
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What is the Hot zone?
The contaminated area where people can be exposed to sharp metal edges, broken glass, toxic substances, lethal rays,or ignition or explosion of hazardous substances
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What is a weapon of mass destruction?
any agent designed to bring about mass death, casualties, and or massive damage.
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What is the definition of Radiation
The electromagnetic energy that is released from radioactive material or a dirty bomb
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What is a Biologic Agent?
Naturally occurring substances that produce disease.
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what is casualty sorting
french version of triage
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What is Warm zone?
The control area where personnel and equipment decontamination and hot zone support take place
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What are potential targets and risks?
bridges, tunnels, pipelines, national monuments, and schools.
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What is the definition of Dirty Bomb
An explosive device using conventional explosives that is designed to disperse radioactive material over a wide area
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What is SLUDGE?
It is the acronym that represents the symptoms of insecticides.
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What is the six majors areas addressed in Nims
command and management
2. Preparedness 3.Resource Management 4. Communications and information management 5. Supporting technologies 6. Ongoing Management and Maintenance |
What is Cold zone?
The control area that contains the command post and other support functions needed in the incident
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What is a secondary device.
A bomb that blows up when medical help arrives.
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What is a multiple casualty incidents?
Accidents or situations involving more patients than you can handle with the initial resources available
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What is a a Radiologic Agent used in?
This agent is used in hospitals, research facilities, power pants, and military weapons.
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What is the initial radio report
1. Location
2. Type of Incident 3. Any Hazards 4 Approximate number of patients 5. Type of assistance required |
What is emotional support?
The best treatment to offer a hazmat patient
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What is Heart disease
The number one cause of death.
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What is a incendiary device?
An appliance designed to start fires
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What is a Pulmonary Agent?
An agent that affects the lungs and causes symptoms such as intense coughing, difficulty breathing, and gasping.
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what do you report to the person in charge
1. Approximate Number of Patients
2. Number of Patients that you have triaged into each of the four levels 3. Additional assistance required 4. Other Important information |
What does HAZWOPER stand for?
Hazardous Waste Operation of Emergency Responders
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what is NIMS
National Incident Management System
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what is incident command system (ICS)?
A set of people, procedures,and equipment designed to improve emergency response operations at situations of all types and complexities
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What are partial/ full-thickness burns, cancer, or death?
These are signs of severe exposure to radiation.
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