Field Management of chemical and biological casualties handbook - CPT. 2 Flashcards

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What agents are second only to nerve agents as a concern to they US. ?

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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Bilster Agents

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What vesicant remains a concern because it is both incapacitating and lethal, easy to manufature, and there are large stock piles ?

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MUSTARD

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What vesicant was the largest cause of chemincal caualities in WWI, and extensively used in Iraqu during the 1980s ?

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MUSTARD

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What percentage of casualities died in WWI due to mustard ?

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3%

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What is the major cause of death after the casuality has been exposed to liquid or vapor mustard ?

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failure of the body’s immune system, with sepsis and infection as the contributing cause of death as well as pulomary damage.

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What weather condition delays the time of symptoms onset and severity of blister agents ?

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Cold Weather

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What temp does Mustard gas freeze ?

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58 (f)

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The mixyure of mustard (HD) and Lewisite (HL) has. freezing point of what ?

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-3 (f)

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Mustad (HD) gas has a vapor density that is how much greater than air ?

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5.4

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The combo of Mustard (HD) and lewisite has a density that is how many times greater than air ?

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6.5

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The care provider should use current intelligence and the physical characteristics of blister agents to determine likely exposure mechanisms (liquid/vapor) based on which condition ?

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Temperature

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Vapors desorbing from equipment contaminated by a liquid agent could affect which parts of the body ?

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Eyes and Respiratory Tract

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Due to the freezing point of mustard (HD) and Lewisite (HL), is critical to monitor personnel and their equipment in which enviornment before they occupy work or rest areas ?

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Warm-up tent

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What vesicant has an odor of horseradish or garlic ?

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MUSTARD (HD)

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The human can detect musatrd (H,HD) at which concentration ?

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0.6 - 1.0 mg/m3

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What vesicant appears as a dark oily liquid ?

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Mustard and Lewisite

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Clinical SxS from mustard exposure are not apparent until hours later, however tissue damage can occur within what time frame ?

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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2 MINUTES

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Mild symptoms of tearing, itchy, burning or gritty feeling is associated the onset of Mustard vapor that occurs within how many hours of exposure ?

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4-6 Hours

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Mild to severe effects of blisters and erythema of the skin from mustard vapors will occur within how long ?

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2 - 24Hrs

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Decontamination after how many minutes of exposure will not prevents a mustard injury ?

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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2 minutes

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Sevre exposure can occur days later in which parts of the body ?

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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Bone marrow and GI tract

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Which vesicant, if inhaled will cause the tissue to slough off in large sheets known as, pseudomembranes (Which can block the airway) ?

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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MUSTARD (HD)

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23
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After how many minutes of contact with musatrd and Lewisite (HL), the upper layer of the skin (Epithelium) will die and appear grey ?

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5 Minutes

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24
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Painful erythema will begin shortly afterward, and painful blisters may appear within how many hours following contact with Mustard and Lewisite ?

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12 Hrs

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The immediate irritation from which vesicant is so intense that an indvidual will immediately mask or exit the area ?

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Mustard and Lewisite (HL)

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Pulmonary edema is more than likely to occure after exposure to which vesicant ?

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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Lewisite

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The actions needed for Self-aid, Buddy aid are to quickly react to warning attacks by donning which Mission Oriented protective posture level ?

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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MOPP 4

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Field handbook of chemical and biological casualities Handbook

Which treatment is the best way to prevent a blister agent casuality ?

hint: its a lotion

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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Reactive decontaminate Skin Lotion (RSDL)

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The casuality should have performed skin decontamiation with reactivation skin decontamination lotion and with what kit before being seen by the health care provider ?

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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M295 Kit

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30
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The traige of a patient based on which factors when vesicants are involved includes what ?

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The severity of observable effects, the opinion of the care provider, and the impairment of normal duty requirements

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Casulaties with SxS that appear in what time frame will generall reqire evacuation to a MTF when ?

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Earlies onset with little to no time to report back to duty

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What eye medication decreases inflammation and has antibacterial effects ?

Chpt. 2 - Vesicants

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Dexamethason sodium phosphate Neomycin ophthalmic

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33
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Field handbook of chemical and biological casualities Handbook

Individuals presents in whihc eye condtion resulting froma. blister agent will require evacuation to an MTF for treatment by an opthalmologist as soon as possible ?

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Conjunctivitis

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Field handbook of chemical and biological casualities Handbook

Patients who have erythema covering non-critical areas at what percentage of the body (using the rule of 9’s) should be evacuated ?

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5%

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