HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT Flashcards
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Nerve agents (tabun/sarin/VX) will give off these signs of exposure:
- respiratory distress
- convulsions
- SLUDGEM Salivation Lacrimation Urination Defecation GI Distress Emesis (vomiting) Muscle Twitching/Miosis ( contraction of pupils)
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Nerve agents (tabun/sarin/VX) will have this smell?
Fruit
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Blister agents (mustards/lewisite) smell like?
Garlic
Geraniums
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Blister agents (mustards/lewisite) will give off these signs of exposure?
Mustards - signs and symptoms do not appear for several hours, skin blistering
Lewisite. - signs/symptoms appear immediately, severe irritation to eyes, skin, airways and tissue necrosis
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Blood agents (hydrogen cyanide/cyanogen chloride) smell like?
Burnt almonds
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Outward signs that someone is suffering from blood agent (hydrogen cyanide/cyanogen chloride) chemical attack are?
Victims gasping for air
Convulsions
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Choking agents (chlorine/ammonia) smell like?
Chlorine or grass
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Outward signs of exposure to Choking agents (chlorine/ammonia) are?
Victims gasping for air
Eye irritation
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
What is top priority before establishing command posts or staging areas in a chemical attack underground?
Protection from a secondary device
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Characteristics of the exclusion zone (hot zone):
Hot zone
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Characteristics of contamination reduction zone: (warm zone)
- safe refuge area (SRA) - evaluate the need for decontamination of those exiting the exclusion zone
- decontamination areas
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
Characteristics of support zone(cold zone):
- incident command post
- staging area
- casualty collection points
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
The incident command post should be located in the ______________ outside the subway entrance, away from _____________ and ____________ of the incident
The incident command post should be located in the SUPPORT ZONE outside the subway entrance, away VENTILATION GRATINGS and UPWIND of the incident.
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
TRUE/FALSE
Members are NOT to enter a subway where visible persons are unresponsive.
TRUE
HAZMAT ERP ADD2 - CHEMICAL ATTACK UNDERGROUND TRANSIT
FIRST ARRIVING UNITS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES
TRUE/FALSE
Avoid contact with suspected agent.
TRUE