ALS Response to HazMat Incidents Flashcards
The level of competence anticipated during the performance of a service or duty is referred to as the (1.) —.
- Standard of Care
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Influences of the Standard of Care for ALS response to HazMat incidents include laws, regulations, standards, guidance, knowledge and experience.
1.) Name one applicable federal law
2.) Name one applicable federal regulation
3.) Name one applicable industry standard
- Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 470 - Hazardous Materials / Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders
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(1.) -(organization)-’s primary duty is to ensure that employers are taking necessary actions to protect employees from occupational hazards.
- OSHA
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(1.) -(law)- is an important piece of legislation that addresses planning, training and emergency response to HazMat incidents. Through it, the National Contingency Plan (NCP) was revised to require communities to prepare local Emergency Response Plans (ERPs).
- SARA 1986
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that are identical and are known as the HAZWOPER regulations are numbered (1.) — and (2.) —, respectively.
- 29 CPR 1910.120
- 40 CFR 311
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OSHA requires that employers develop (1.) — for hazardous materials emergencies.
- Emergency Response Plans (ERPs)
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OSHA requires an (1.) — to develop a facility Emergency Response Plan (ERP) if employees are expected to handle hazardous materials responses.
- employer
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OSHA 1910.120 requires that an Incident Safety Officer (ISO) have the following compenties:
* Be (1.) — in the (2.) — being implemented at the emergency response site.
* Have the ability to identify existing (3.) — and to provide direction with respect to the (4.) — of operations for the emergency at hand.
* When the safety official believes that there is a situation that poses an imminent danger to life or health, the safety official must be vested with the authority to (5.) —.
- knowledgeable
- operations
- hazards
- safety
- suspend operations
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As per NFPA 470, Advanced Life Support (ALS) treatment for the hazardous materials patient is directed toward
a. supportive care
b. enhancement of elimination
c. treatment with antidotes
d. all of the above
- (d.) all of the above
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Of the five levels of training identified in the HAZWOPER regulations, to which must an EMS responder be trained if they will provide care to patients who pose a risk of secondary contamination?
- Operations
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NFPA 470 is a combination of NFPA 472 (Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials / Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents), NFPA (1.) — (Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials / Weapons of Mass Descruction Incidents) and NFPA 1072 (Standard for Hazardous Materials / Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications).
- 473
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The three steps of incident termination include all of the following except:
a. on-site debriefing
b. critique
c. decontamination
d. post-incident analysis
- (c.) decontamination
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Responders who are assinged to Hazardous Materials Response Teams must have medical monitoring performed at what times?
a. Prior to the start of assignment on the team (baseline)
b. Annually (or biannually, as determined by a physician)
c. Termination at the end of assignment with the team
d. After any exposure over the PEL
e. all of the above
- (e.) all of the above
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A toxidrome, a word formed by the blending of the words (1.) — and (2.) —, is represented by a set of autonomic (3.) — and (4.) — in response to a xenobiotic.
- toxic
- syndrome
- signs
- symptoms
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A toxidrome, a word formed by the blending of the words (1.) — and (2.) —, is represented by a set of autonomic (3.) — and (4.) — in response to a xenobiotic.
- toxic
- syndrome
- signs
- symptoms
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