chpter 37 hazmat MCI Flashcards
BEST description of a safety data sheet (SDS)?
Papers kept on site with hazardous chemicals
characteristic of a disaster plan
Efficient
Specific
Predefined
If an EMS unit is the first to respond to a multiple-casualty incident, which role does the most senior EMT assume?
Incident commander
what is a 24-hour resource operated by the American Chemistry Council?
CHEMTREC
If arriving units are not needed right away, they should wait in the:
staging area.
To command activities at a hazardous materials incident site, the minimum level of training necessary is:
Hazardous Materials Specialist.
in which areas at a hazmat incident are normal triage, stabilization, and treatment performed?
Cold zone
Identification of chemical hazards starts with:
awareness and knowledge of what exists in the community.
Hazardous material is:
any material that poses an unreasonable risk to life, health, or property.
Which warning placard is diamond-shaped and divided into four smaller diamonds?
NFPA 704 System
A decontamination corridor would be established in the
warm zone.
If your crew is the first to arrive on the scene of a major MCI, what will be a major aspect of your scene size-up?
Make a sweep to determine what needs must be met.
Emotionally incapacitated EMTs:
may not return to duty even after they have rested.
Flammable solids, substances that are dangerous when wet, and spontaneously combustible materials are:
Class 4 materials.
A multiple-casualty incident is:
any medical or trauma incident involving multiple patients.
blue area of the NFPA 704 placard
Health hazards
What is the highest level of training for hazmat incidents under OSHA regulations?
Hazardous Materials Specialist
Field decontamination takes place in the:
warm zone.
the purpose of triage
To prioritize patients in an MCI
Organization for a smaller MCI would involve:
command and a triage supervisor.
