bombs Flashcards
objectives
- understand the concepts of bomb threats bs bombing incidents
- recognize potential bomb as WMDs and understand
awareness
- see something say something
- awareness is critical
- situational awareness
first thing that comes out of a bomb
shock wave
- air filled organs (cavities) can rupture -> ear, lungs, bladder
- body gets thrown
- lacerations
2nd wave after bomb
- heat
- explosive heat
- burns
3rd things that hits after a bomb
- debris
- shrapnel
- add shrapnel to the bomb to cause more harm -> nails, screws
fragmentation bomb
- bomb designed to take the casing around it and fragment it into many pieces to cause more damage
- lead
- nails
- screws
incendiary devices
- go on fire
- dirty fire
where are bombs placed
- where the most people are
- most causalities
- causes more fear
- ex. finish line
secondary devices
-secondary bombs that go off to injury police and medical support
bomb injury
- amputation
- death
- laceration
- burns
pressure bombs
- at home bombs
- timer is built in
- is able to fit into a backpack and still make a huge impact
tourniquets
-massive use of tourniquet in this events prevented mass death
ALERT
- assess- scan for other threats
- locate- locate the source
- evacuate- if you can evacuate -> there can be secondary bombs
- remain- if you are injured, blocked in, or there is a threat: remain -> shelter and hide
- take- action to render aid
detonation
- 3 primary effects
- shock wave of blast pressure -> brain injury, ruptures
- thermal effect- fire and heat -> burns, fires
- fragmentation- pieces of bombs and objects in the environment -> injuries
- closer you are the worse the impact
unawareness
- invisible injuries
- shock
- deafness
- concussion
if you are in safe location during an explosion
- go as far away as you can and shelter in place
- best chance of continued safety
bomb checklist
-before evacuation someone needs to assess the credibility of a threat
-then there is an investigation
-remain calm and keep the person on the line as long as possible
-write a note as the call is going on to inform people around you
-listen to background noise, speech patterns
-do not hang up the phone even if they hung up
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bomb threats over the phone
-90%
bomb threat example
- talking fast
- repeating himself
- doesnt care about dying
- 7 pipe bombs
- 500 meter radius - dead
- ak 47 if bombs dont detonate
- 1 hour
- cedar point
- not deep voice
- whispering voice
- hectic
suspicious activity reports
SARS
- SAR reports are put in national data bases
- correlate
domestic bombing/terrorism
-biggest threat to our country
emergencies services unit
-bomb squad in Suffolk county
IED
- improvised explosive device
- bombs made by lay people
- at home
VBIED
- vehicle born improvised explosive device
- vehicle is the bomb
human born IED
- suicide vests
- human born improved explosive deivce
