CBR Flashcards
What are some types of chemical agents
Nerve agent
Blister agent
Blood agent
Choking agent
What is chemical warfare
to kill injure or incapacitate personnel
What is m9 chemical agent detector paper used for
Detecting liquid chemical agents by turning a red or reddish color
Can’t detect vapor agents
What is nerve agents
agents that disrupt nerve
What are choking agents
Gaseous or liquid casualty agents
With symptoms like tears, dry throat and headache
What are blood agents
They attack the enzymes carrying oxygen in the blood stream
What are blister agents
Liquid or solid casualty agents that can cause inflammation blisters and general destruction it tissues
Examples are lewisite
What is biological warfare
cause disease sickness or death by infecting things like food
Pathogens and toxins
What is the difference between pathogens and toxins
Toxins are the source that produce pathogens
What is atropine 2-Pam-chloride auto injector
It’s used as specific therapy for nerve
Agents casualties
What is IPE
Individual protective equipment
What are the IPE for chem / bio agent environments
Protective mask MCU-2P (c-2 canister filter. They have NATO threads ) ACPG gloves and liners Proactive overboard and laces Skin decontamination kit
What is radiological warfare
widespread injury and death of all life
What are the types of nuclear explosions
High altitude air burst Air burst Surface burst Shallow underwater burst Deep underwater burst
Air burst
Where fireball does not reach the surface
High lattice air burst
Happens in excess of 100,000 feet
Surface burst
Has the biggest fallout fireball touches the surface
Shallow underwater burst
causes large waves and contamination of water
Deep underwater burst
yields greater contaminated water than shallow underwater burst
What is a DT-60
A high range casualty dosimeter
0-600 roentgens
What do MOPP stand for and how many levels are there
Mission oriented protecting posture 5 levels Mopp0 Mopp1 Mopp2 Mopp3 Mopp4
MOPP level 0
Issue IPE
MOPP level 1
Mask, gloves, Jslist readily accessible
MOPP 2
Mask carried decon supplies stage
MOPP level 3
GQ
MOPP 4
Don mask/hood gloves with counter measure wash down
