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1
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P.A.S.S

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Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep

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What are the three “killers”

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closed airways, uncontrolled bleeding, shock

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What are 3 things you need to check when performing triage?

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steady breathing, circulation (capillary refill test), and mental status of the victim

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What is a closed fracture?

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No puncture in the skin caused by a broken bone

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What is an open fracture?

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Broken bone puncturing through the skin

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What is a displaced fracture?

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Bone breaking into 2 or more pieces that is not connected anymore

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What is a nondisplaced fracture?

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A broken bone with just a snap that could be hard to see and has no movement of a bone

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What body temp does a patient have to have to consider hypothermia as a diagnosis?

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95 degrees or lower

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What are three factors that are needed for a fire to start?

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Some sort of fuel, oxygen, heat

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What is the most important factor to look at when choosing a fire extinguisher?

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the fuel used to start the fire(classification)

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Class A fire caused by?

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Ordinary combustibles

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Class B fire caused by?

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Flammable liquids

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Class C fire caused by?

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Electrical items

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Class D fire caused by?

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combustible metals

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Class K fire caused by?

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things found in the kitchen(cooking oils, fats)

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16
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Foam fire etx?

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Class A, B, D

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Dry powder fire ext?

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Class A, B, C, and D

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Water fire ext

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Class A

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19
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Carbon dioxide fire ext

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Class B, D, and K

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CERT Members # 1 priority?

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personal safety, then to do the most good for as many people as possible

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21
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What is the biggest threat that can cause an obstructed airway?

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tongue

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22
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Arterial Bleeding?

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spurting red blood after every heartbeat

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Venous Bleeding?

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When a victim has a steady blood flow of darker blood

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Capillary Bleeding?

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Bleeding very slowly

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How do you stop bleeding?

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Direct pressure, elevation, pressure points, apply pressure (tie a bandage in a bow close off a large artery)

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Where are the most common pressure points found?

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Hip seam, groin, bicep, and forearm

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27
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Brachial pressure point?

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Above the elbow

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28
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Popliteal pressure point?

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Behind the knee

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29
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Femoral pressure point

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In the upper thigh

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30
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What are symptoms of shock?

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Rapid, shallow breathing, capillary refill greater than 2 seconds, failure to respond to a simple command (“squeeze my hand”)

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31
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What is triage?

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Separating victims into 4 groups of severity after a disaster

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32
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What are the 4 groups of triage and their colors?

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Red-immediate, yellow-delayed, green- minor, black-death

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33
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What are biological terrorist attacks?

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The exposure of a large population to a germ (ebola)

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What is a chemical terrorist attack?

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toxic gas, toxic solids, and liquids

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What is a radiological terrorist attack?

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Bombs but not nuclear bombs

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What is a nuclear terrorist attack?

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Nuclear bombs, intense light, intense heat, and intense pressure

37
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What are the three keys of protection from terrorist attacks

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distance, time, and shielding/protection

38
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What does PPE stand for?

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Personal Protective Equipment

39
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In what order does dONning take place?

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Hand hygiene, gown, respiratory equipment, eye protection, and gloves

40
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In what order does dOFFing take place?

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Gloves, eye protection, gown, respiratory protection, and hand hygiene

41
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Types of disasters?

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Natural-wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc
Technological- hazardous material spill, nuclear power plant accident
Intentional- terrorism using chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive weapons

42
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What is Mitigation?

A

reduction of loss of life/property by lessening the impact of disaster

43
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Non-structural hazards to fortify against

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home fires, landslides, mudslides, wildfires

44
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CERT members protected by…

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  • Good Samaritan Law
  • Volunteer Protection Act of 1977
  • Relevant State Statue
45
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CERT roles in fire safety

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  • ext small fires
  • prevent additional fires by removing fuel sources
  • shutting off utilities
  • assist with evacuations when necessary
46
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What is Asphyxiant?

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robs body of oxygen- administer EpiPen to restore breathing

47
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What is L.I.E.S?

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limit, isolate, eliminate, separate

48
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Higher # on label of fire ext

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greater amount of ext agent

49
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All hazardous material placards…

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are a stop sign for CERTS

50
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What is S.T.A.R.T?

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simple, triage, and, rapid, treatment

51
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First priority of medical operations

A

Open airway, control excessive bleeding

52
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Person is conscious..

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open airway

53
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Person is unconscious…

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use head-tilt, chin-lift method

54
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What is shock

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result of ineffective circulation of blood. Remaining in shock leads to death of cells, tissues, and organs.

55
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If hazard or terrorist event is suspected

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CERT members don’t respond

56
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Triage evaluation…

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check airway
check circulation and bleeding
check mental status

57
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DCAP-BTLS

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deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures, burns, tenderness, lacerations, and swelling

58
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Order of assessment

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Head, neck, shoulders, chest, arms, abdomen, pelvis, legs

59
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What is RPM?

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Respirations, perfusion, and mental status

60
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1st degree burn

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superficial- epidermis

61
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2nd degree burn

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partial thickness- dermis and epidermis

62
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3rd degree burn

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full thickness-subcutaneous layer, above layers

63
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When treating a burn survivor…

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Cool skin, cover burn loosely to keep air out, reduce pain, prevent infection

64
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When treating a burn survivor DO NOT:

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Use ice, apply ointments or other remedies or remove tissue, break blisters

65
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Inhalation burn signs/symptoms

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loss of consciousness, evidence of upper airway obstruction soot around mouth/nose, singed facial hair, burns around face/neck

66
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How to do wound care

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control bleeding, clean wound with room temperature water, apply dressing.bandages

67
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If active bleeding:

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redress over existing dressing

68
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No active bleeding:

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remove bandage, check for infection 4-6 hours

69
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Signs of infection:

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swelling, discoloration, discharge from wound, red striations

70
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If amputated body part found:

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save tissue parts, wrap in plastic bag, keep tissue cool but not in ice, remain near survivor

71
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Dislocation:

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injury to ligaments around joints

72
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Signs of sprain:

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tenderness at site, swelling/bruising, restricted use, loss of use

73
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Trauma causes for nasal injuries:

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blunt force to the nose, skull fracture

74
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Control nasal injuries by:

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pinching nostrils, put pressure on upper lip, have survivor sit with head forward and breathe through nose

75
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cautions of nasal injuries:

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large blood loss from nose bleed can lead to shock, blood loss may not be evident because survivors swallow it

76
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Hypothermia:

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body temp drops below normal

77
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frost bite:

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cold shuts down blood flow causing tissue death

78
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heat cramps:

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muscle spasm brought by over-exertion in heat

79
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heat exhaustion:

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exercising/working in heat results in loss of body fluids

80
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heat stroke:

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body temp; control system shuts down, rises so high that brain damage and death may result

81
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Triage in french

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to sort

82
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What does C.E.R.T stand for?

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community, emergency, response, team

83
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All “immediates” get:

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airway management, bleeding control, and treatment for shock before you or your buddy move to the next victim

84
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If victim fails these tests (breathing problems, severe bleeding, and shock) tag as:

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I - immediate

85
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If victim passes those tests tag as:

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D- delayed

86
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Everyone gets a…

A

tag

87
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record the number of..

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victims including how many “I”, “D”, and “Dead” and their locations

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