CBRN Defence Flashcards
What does TIM stand for ?
Toxic Industrial Material
TIR - Toxic Industrial Radiological
TIB - Toxic Industrial Biological
TIC - Toxic Industrial Chemical
What are the 2 types of local alerts ?
Air
CBRN
What are the 2 types of local alarms ?
Audio
Visual
What are 4 types of Audio alarms ?
Voice (gas,gas,gas)
Sound (Siren,Horn)
Percussion
Detectors
What are 4 types of Visual alarms ?
Flags
CBRN Contamination Sigs
Others wearing CBRN gear
Automatic Detectors
What does the survival rule
AROUSE
stand for ?
Artillery Raids Odours Unusual bomblets or missiles Smoke or mist Effects on body
What are the 5 Immediate Action (IA) Drills ?
- Mask up, close hood
- Take cover
- Check detector papers and equipment
- Perform immediate decontamination
- Administer HI-6 Atropine
IA drill is preformed when ?
- Ordered
- The CBRN local alarm is given
- When CBRN contamination signs are seen
- An event covered by your CBRN survival rules occur
When is regular cleaning and maintenance required on your C4 mask ?
- Every 6 months or less
- Exposed to contagious diseases etc.
- Received from or returning to stores
- Been in a contaminated area
What is the C4 mask designed to do ?
What is it not designed to do ?
Protect your;
Eyes,Nose,Throat,Lungs, Facial Skin
Does not; Produce Oxygen Protect against toxic vapors of TIM Noble Gases (helium,neon,argon,etc) Carbon Monoxide
What are 4 factors that cause problems wearing the C4 mask ?
Shape of face
Wearing of glasses
Bears or long hair
Cold weather, -20 or below
What are the auxiliary equipment items with the C4 mask ?
Paper Chemical Agent Detector Nerve Agent Detector (NAVD) Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion (RSDL) HI-6 Atropine Auto Injector Anti-convulsant Auto Injector (Diazepam)
What are the 3 major classes of Biological Warfare (BW) ?
Bacteria
Viruses
Toxins
What are the 3 types of operation methods for Biological Warfare ?
Strategic level
Operational level
Tactical level
What is the most common delivery method of Biological Agents ?
Aerosols
What are the 2 types of dissemination ?
Aerosol
Vectors
What is the Incubation Period ?
Time between exposure and appearance of symptoms
Toxins - within 1 hour
Bacterial and Viral - 24 hours and up to a week
A contaminated area is marked with what type of sign ?
Blue inverted triangle
Bio written in Red letters with date and hour of detection
How is a Biological Agent positively identified ?
In a Lab
What are the 2 categories of Chemical Agents ?
Lethal - nerve - blister - blood - choking Non-Lethal - vomiting - tear gas - psychochemical - herbicides
What are the 3 types of Chemical Warfare Agent Attacks ?
Persistent
Non-Persistent
Harassment
What are the types of Chemical Agent Detections ?
Paper Chemical Agent Detector Nerve Agent Vapour Detector Chemical Agent Detector Kit Chemical Agent Monitoring Equipment (CAM) (CADSII) (HAPSITE) (GID3)
What are the 3 Chemical Nerve Agent Contamination Counter Measures ?
Bromide Tablets
HI-6 Atropine
Anti-Convulsant Auto Injector
What are the 3 main protective elements against Nuclear Explosions ?
Distance
Time
Shielding
What is the maximum amount of radiation for personal exposure ?
75 Cintigray
What are the 3 types of best shelter for Nuclear Explosions ?
Concrete
Steel
Earth
What is the type of sign used for Nuclear Contamination ?
Inverted White Triangle with Black Lettering
