First Aid & Security Flashcards
Aviation security definition:
“a combination of measures, human and material resources, intended to safeguard international civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference”
Threat:
capability
opportunity
intent
Threat groups
terrorists
criminals
mentally disturbed individuals
employees (disaffected)
refugees
certain governments
Airport planning requirements:
a) landslide
b) airside
c) security restricted areas
d) critical parts of security restricted areas
Landslide
those parts of an airport, adjacent terrain and buildings or portions thereof that are not airside
Airside
the movement area of an airport, adjacent terrain and buildings or portions thereof, access to which is restricted
Security restricted areas (SRA)
that area of airside where, in addition to access being restricted, other aviation security standards are applied
Critical parts of security restricted areas (CPSRA)
that area of airside where screened departing passengers have access to, and any area of airside where screened hold baggage may pass.
Transfer passengers:
passengers departing on an aircraft other than that on which they arrived
Transit passengers:
passengers departing on the same aircraft they arrived on.
Screening:
the application of technical or other means which are intended to identify and/or detect prohibited articles.
Weapons are classified into two categories:
weapons of war and sporting weapons.
Weapons of War:
weapons used for war purposes (gun, bomb, knife)
Sporting weapons:
commonly transported by passengers. range from hunting rifles to sporting equipment such as batons and swords
Three types of passengers are classified as potentially disruptive passengers:
Inadmissible passengers
Deportees
Persons in lawful custody
The Three P’s of First Aid:
Preserve life
Prevent deterioration
Promote recovery
First Aid
the immediate assistance provided to a sick or injured person until professional help arrives. First Aid interventions seek to preserve life, prevent further illness and promote recovery.
At high altitudes, there’s not enough oxygen in the air, for that reason airplane cabins need to be pressurized at approximately how many feet?
6000ft
According to the European Regulation, operators should have the following equipment:
Doctors Kit (Emergency medical kit)
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
First Aid Kit (FAK)
Universal Precaution Kit (UPK)
Supplemental Oxygen
medicine kit
Closed-loop communication
a communication technique used to avoid misunderstandings. Use eye contact and names when giving orders.
D.R.A.B.C.D.E.
D: Danger (check danger)
R: Response (shake and shout)
A: Airway (head tilt, chin lift)
B: Breathing (look-feel-listen)
C: Circulation (skin-pulse-blood pressure)
D: Dysfunction (AVPU) alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive (meðvitundar ástandið)
E: Examine (sample)
A.V.P.U
A = Alert - The victim is awake.
V = Verbal - The casualty responds to verbal stimuli.
P = Pain - The victim responds only to painful stimuli.
U = Unresponsive - The victim is unconscious and does not respond to painful or verbal stimuli.
FAST
F: face.
A: arms.
S: speech.
T: time.
Basic life support
D: danger
R: response
A: airway
B: breathing
