Ch 41 EMS Response to Terrorism Flashcards
The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives [FBI definition]
Terrorism
Terrorism directed against one’s own government or population
Domestic terrorism
Terrorism that is purely foreign-based or directed
International terrorism
Weapons, devices, or agents intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear among a population
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
Destructive devices, such as bombs, including both those used in the initial attack and those placed to be activated after an initial attack and timed to injure emergency responders and others who rush in to help care for those targeted by an initial attack
Multiple devices
Destructive devices, such as bombs, placed to be activated after an initial attack and timed to injure emergency responders and others who rush in to help care for those targeted by an initial attack
Secondary devices
The dose or concentration of an agent multiplied by the time, or duration
Exposure
Pathways into the body, generally by absorption, ingestion, injection, or inhalation
Routes of entry
Contact with or presence of a material that is present where it does not belong and that is somehow harmful to persons, animals, or the environment
Contamination
The movement of a substance through a surface or, on a molecular level, through intact materials
Permeation
Spreading
Dissemination
Packaging or producing a material, such as a chemical, biologic, or radiologic agent so that it can be used as a weapon (for example, by dissemination in a bomb detonation or as an aerosol sprayed over an area or introduced into a ventilation system)
Weaponization
Able to move through the animal-human barrier; transmissible from animals to humans
Zoonotic
Roentgen equivalent (in) man; a measure of radiation dosage
Rem
Broad general plans designed to achieve desired outcomes
Strategies
