Chapter 31 Terms

Question 1

All hazards-approach

Answer 1

An approach to disaster readiness that involves the capability of responding to any type of disaster with a range of equipment and resources.

Question 2

Asymtomatic

Answer 2

A situation in which a patient has no symptoms

Question 3

Atropine

Answer 3

An anticholinergic drug with multiple effects; used in antidotes to counteract the effects of nerve agents and to counter the effects of organophosphate (chemical compounds found in many common insecticides and used to produce toxic nerve agnts, such as sarin) poisoning.

Question 4

Bioterrorism

Answer 4

The deliberate release of agents typically found in nature, such as viruses, bacteria and other pathogens, to cause illness or death in people, animal or plants.

Question 5

Blast lung

Answer 5

Sometimes referred to as lung blast, the most common fatal primary blast injury, describing damage to the lungs caused by the over-pressurization wave from high-order explosives.

Question 6

B NICE

Answer 6

An acronym for the 5 main types of terrorist weapons: biological contamination, nuclear denotation, incendiary fires, toxic chemical release and conventional explosions.

Question 7

CBRNE

Answer 7

The current acronym used by the Department of Homeland Security to describe the main types of weapons of mass destruction; chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear and explosive.

Question 8

DuoDote

Answer 8

A type of kit with pre-measured doses of antidote used to counteract the effects of nerve agents.

Question 9

High-order explosives (HE)

Answer 9

Explosives such as TNT, nitroglycerin, etc., that produce a defining supersonic over-pressurization shockwave.

Question 10

Incendiary weapons

Answer 10

Devices designed to burn at extremely high temperatures, such as napalm and white phosphorous; mostly designed to be used against equipment, though some (e.g. napalm) are designed to be used against people.

Question 11

Low-order explosives (LE)

Answer 11

Explosives such as pipe bombs, gun powder, etc., that create a subsonic explosion.

Question 12

Mark I Kit

Answer 12

A type of kit with pre-measured doses of antidote to counteract the effects of nerve agents.

Question 13

Morbidity

Answer 13

Illness; effects of a condition or disease.

Question 14

Mortality

Answer 14

Death due to a certain condition or disease.

Question 15

Nerve agents

Answer 15

Toxic chemical warfare agents that interrupt the chemical function of nerves.

Question 16

Pralidoxime choride (Protopam Chloride; 2-PAM Cl)

Answer 16

A drug contained in antidote kits used to counteract the effects of nerve agents.

Question 17

Primary effects

Answer 17

In referring to explosive and incendiary devices, the effects of the impact of the over-pressurization wave from HE on body surfaces.

Question 18

Secondary effects

Answer 18

In referring to explosive and incendiary devices, the impact of flying debris and bomb fragments against any body part.

Question 19

Tertiary effects

Answer 19

The results of individuals being thrown by the blast wind caused by explosive an incendiary devices; can involve any body part.

Question 20

WMDs

Answer 20

Weapons of mass destruction.