Chapter 9 - Reading Firefighters

Question 1

Efforts to improve an individual’s strength, flexibility and aerobics to help prevent overexertion at incidents.

Answer 1

Work hardening

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Question 2

The science of adapting work or working conditions to a worker and the study of problems associated with people adjusting to their work environment.

Answer 2

Ergonomics

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Question 3

The three ergonomic abatement strategies are:

Answer 3

Awareness, accommodation and acclimation

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Question 4

__________ is perhaps the most used abatement strategy and certainly the most simple.

Answer 4

Awareness

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Question 5

The efforts to alter or adjust the environment, worker relationship, or task to reduce injury potential.

Answer 5

Accommodation

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Question 6

Ergonomic abatement strategies

The use of PPE is ?

Answer 6

accommodation

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Question 7

An individual’s gradual process of becoming accustomed to an environment.

Answer 7

Acclimation

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Question 8

Thermal stressors

, most agree that core temperature above ___ *F or below __ *F will start to affect physical performance- including reduced mental alertness or decision making capability.

Answer 8

101 / 96

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Question 9

The primary mechanism to prevent heat stress is ?

Answer 9

Sweating (evaporative cooling)

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Question 10

An early warning sign that the core temperature is elevated, as characterized by the onset of physical exhaustion that is remedied by rest and hydration only to return quickly and more profoundly upon engagement with the hot environment.

Answer 10

Transient heat fatigue (THF)

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Question 11

The use of shade, air movement, and rest to bring down core temperatures.

Answer 11

Passive cooling

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Question 12

Firefighters engaged in operations wearing full structural PPE will have elevated core temperatures averaging over ____ *F after 20 minutes (one SCBA bottle) of activity.

Answer 12

101.5

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Question 13

The process of using external methods or devices (e.g. hand and forearm cold water/ ice immersion, covering the head and neck with cold wet towels and gel cooling vests) to reduce elevated body core temperatures.

Answer 13

Active cooling

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Question 14

A persons physiological response to the 24 hour clock, which includes sleep, energy peaks and necessary body functions.

Answer 14

Circadian rhythm

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Question 15

Consume a balance of foods from the three food groups of low-glycemic carbohydrates, protein, and fat. Ideally this balance should be ?

Answer 15

40/30/30

40% carbohydrates
30% protein
30% fat

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Question 16

NFPA _____. Standard on the rehabilitation process for members during emergency operations and training exercises.

Answer 16

NFPA 1584

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Question 17

NFPA _____. Standard on emergency service incident management system and command safety

Answer 17

NFPA 1561

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Question 18

NFPA _____. Standard on fire department safety officer

Answer 18

NFPA 1521

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Question 19

First, rehab, at a minimum should include five components (listed in priority order):

Answer 19

rest, hydration, basic life support (BLS) monitoring and care, energy nutrition and accommodation for weather conditions

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Question 20

REHAB acronym?

Answer 20

R= Rest
E= Energy nutrition 
H= Hydration 
A= Accommodation for weather 
B= BLS monitoring and care 

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Question 21

..firefighters need to drink _ to _ ounces of water for every 15 to 20 minutes of work.

Answer 21

4 to 8

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Question 22

These should be replaced after an hour of sweating (or sooner)?

Answer 22

Electrolytes

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Question 23

An incident that involves an unusually gruesome situation, serious firefighter injury, firefighter death, or other potential psychological stress.

Answer 23

Atypically stressful incident

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