Chapter 37: Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue Flashcards
gaining entry to an enclosed area and reaching a patient
access
The location of the incident commander at the scene of an emergency and where command, coordination, control, and communication are centralized
command post
complicated entry that requires special tools and training and includes breaking windows or using other force
complex access
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
danger zone (hot zone)
To be caught (trapped) within a vehicle, room, or container with no way out or to have a limb or other body part trapped
entrapment
Removal of a patient from entrapment or a dangerous situation or position, such as removal from a wrecked vehicle, industrial accident, or building collapse
extrication
Any substances that are toxic, poisonous, radioactive, flammable, or explosive and cause injury or death with exposure
hazardous materials
The individual who has overall command of the incident in the field
incident commander
An area of protection providing safety from the danger zone (hot zone)
safe zone
Respirator with independent air supply used by fire fighters to enter toxic and otherwise dangerous atmospheres
self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
Access that is easily achieved without the use of tools or force
simple access
The ongoing process of information gathering and scene evaluation to determine appropriate strategies and tactics to manage an emergency
size-up
A specialized law enforcement tactical unit
special weapons and tactics team (SWAT)
A fire in a house, apartment building, office, school, plant, warehouse, or other building
structure fire
A hostage, robbery, or other situation in which armed conflict is threatened or shots have been fired and the threat of violence remains
tactical situation
