Chapter 12: Mission-specific victim rescue and recovery Flashcards
Victim rescue and recovery in a Hazardous materials or WMD release require various tactics and safety procedures, which depend on the following.
Incident type, number of living victims, location of victims, whether the victims are ambulatory or nonambulatory.
Developing and implementing a successful rescue and recovery operation requires?
Training,and a rescue plan.
2of5
When performing rescue and recovery operations, be prepared for the following.
Direct exposure to hazards in the hot zone, dangers posed by the unstable physical environment of the incident.
(2of5)
Responders operating under ___ must have a thorough understanding of the responsibilities and the correct protocol for implementing them.
SOP’s
Before implementing any IEP involve a victim strap and a contaminated environment, answering the follow basic questions to determine the feasibility of conducting rescue operations
Can hazards be identified, is it a rescue or recovery operation
(2of9)
Rescue operations are_______and may be conducted without complete mitigation of risk.
High priority
Conduct recovery operations only after the risk to responders has been?
Minimized or eliminated
Address ambulatory victims within______ first.
Line of sight
What are the four categories of triage
Priority 1 life-threatening injuries and illness
Priority 2 serious, but not life-threatening injuries
Priority 3 Minor injuries
Priority 4 Dead or federally injured
What is the highest priority in the triage system?
Priority 1 Life-threatening injuries and illnesses
And a ninja victim( or one with minor injuries) May be directed using _____or verbal instructions to walk to saftey.
Hand signals
All valuable victims should be rescued ________ operations begin.
Recovery
Recovery operations are a______ priority And should be coordinated by the IC with law-enforcement or coroner personnel.
Low
When is triage conducted?
Conduct triage of injured victims after they have been moved from the hot zone into an area of refuge in order to determine priority for Decon.
How are rescues prioritized?
- Assist amatory casualties to save themselves (Direct them to an area of safe refuge to await decontamination)
- Evacuate non-ambulatory Casualties showing signs of life
- Evacuate non-ambulatory casualties showing signs of life
- Recover the dead