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Ch 2 PPe and Rescue Equipment Flashcards

1
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Ladder belt type harness that is worn around the wearer’s waist and used only to secure a firefighter to a ladder or other object

A

Class 1 Harness

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2
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Seat type harness designed to support the weight of two people

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Class II Harness

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3
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Sit type harness designed to support the weight of two people. This type also has over the shoulder support

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Class III Harness

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4
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the practice of preventing transmission of biological pathogens, especially bloodborne pathogens, when providing first aid or health care.

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Universal Precautions

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5
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The practice of isolating all bodily substances in order to limit the spread of infectious disease

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Body Substance Isolation (BSI)

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6
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________ Decontamination must occur at the incident site to prevent contaminants from being carried to the fire station

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Primary

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7
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tool that is manipulated and powered by human force

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hand tool

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8
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tools characterized by large, weighted heads on handles

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striking tools

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9
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hand tools that use the principle of leverage to allow the rescuer to exert more force than would be possible without the tool

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prying tools

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10
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action or mechanical power of a lever

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leverage

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11
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device consisting of a bar turning about a fixed point (fulcrum), using power or force applied at a second point to life or sustain an object at a third point

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lever

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12
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support or point of support on which a lever pivots in raising or moving a load

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fulcrum

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13
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hand or power tool used to cut a specific kind of material

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cutting tool

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14
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long, nonhydraulic jacks that can be extended or retraced by turning a collar on a threaded shaft

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screw jacks

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15
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type of lifting jack that uses the principles of leverage to operate

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ratchet-lever jack

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16
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Tool designed to operate at air pressures between 100 and 150 psi; during periods of normal consumption, it will use about 4 to 5 cubic feet of compressed air per minute

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pneumatic chisel

17
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Varying lengths of solid wood or plastic, usually 4X4 or larger, used to stabilize vehicles and collapsed buildings during lifting operations at victim extrication incidents

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Cribbing

18
Q

collapse that occurs after the initial collapse of a structure

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secondary collapse

19
Q

process of providing additional support to key places between an object of entrapment and the ground or other solid anchor points, in order to prevent unwanted movement

A

stabilization

20
Q

Angle cut piece of timber used to ensure close contact between shoring and loads, fill in voids, or change the angle of thrust

A

shims

21
Q

shims used in pairs to provide close contact between a shoring system and the supported load

A

Wedge

22
Q

shores or jacks with movable parts that are operated by the action of a compressed gas

A

pneumatic shoring

23
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shores or jacks with movable parts that are operated by the action of hydraulic fluid

A

hydraulic shoring

24
Q

Carbide-tipped blades are designed to cut ______, and can also cut _______ in wood

A

wood, nails

25
Q

abrasive blades are designed for cutting _______ and certain other metals

A

steel

26
Q

Diamond-segmented blades are very useful for specific purposes, such as cutting _______.

A

concrete

27
Q

______ occurs when the upper tip of the bar comes in contact with a solid object.

A

kickback

28
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_______ occurs when the chain on the bottom of the guide bar gets pinched and the saw is pulled into the work

A

Pull-in

29
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_______ occurs when the chain on top of the guide bar gets pinched, which suddenly stops the chin movement

A

pushback

30
Q

high temperature luminous electric discharge across a gap or through a medium such as charred insulation

A

arc

31
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cutting torch that uses a chemical reaction to produce heat and flame

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exothermic cutting device

32
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commonly used torch that burns oxygen and acetylene to produce a very hot flame.

A

oxyacetylene cutting torch

33
Q

colorless gas that has an explosive range from 2.5 percent to 81 percent in air.

A

acetylene

34
Q

pulling tool that consists of a length of steel chain or cable wrapped around a motor-driven drum

A

Winch

35
Q

an accessory mechanism attached to a vehicle engine, usually linked to the transmission, that supplies power to drive a nonvehicular device, such as a pump, winch, or portable tool

A

Power take off systems (PTO)

36
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manually operated pulling tool that uses a ratchet/pully arrangement to provide a mechanical advantage

A

come along

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