Chapter 37 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

access

A

Gaining entry to an enclosed area and reaching a patient

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

command post

A

The location of the incident commander at the scene of an emergency and where command, coordination, control, and communication are centralized

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

complex access

A

Complicated entry that requires special tools and training and includes breaking windows or using other force

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

danger zone (hot zone)

A

An area where individuals can be exposed to electrical hazards such as sharp metal edges, broken glass, toxic substances, lethal rays, or ignition or explosion of hazardous materials

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

entrapment

A

To be caught (trapped) within a vehicle, room, or container with no way out or to have a limb or other body part trapped

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

extrication

A

Removal of a patient from entrapment or a dangerous situation or position, such as removal from a wrecked vehicle, industrial accident, or building collapse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

hazardous materials

A

Any substances that are toxic, poisonous, radioactive, flammable, or explosive and cause injury or death with exposure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

incident commander

A

The individual who has overall command of the incident in the field

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

safe zone

A

An area of protection providing safety from the danger zone (hot zone)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

A

Respirator with independent air supply used by fire fighters to enter toxic and otherwise dangerous atmospheres

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

simple access

A

Access that is easily achieved without the use of tools or force

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

size-up

A

The ongoing process of information gathering and scene evaluation to determine appropriate strategies and tactics to manage an emergency

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

special weapons and tactics team (SWAT)

A

A specialized law enforcement tactical unit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

structure fire

A

A fire in a house, apartment building, office, school, plant, warehouse, or other building

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

tactical situation

A

A hostage, robbery, or other situation in which armed conflict is threatened or shots have been fired and the threat of violence remains

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

technical rescue group

A

A team of individuals from one or more departments in a region who are trained and on call for certain types of technical rescue

17
Q

technical rescue situation

A

A rescue that requires special technical skills and equipment in one of many specialized rescue areas, such as technical rope rescue, cave rescue, and dive rescue