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Command

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first on the scene to establish order and initiate the incident command system

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cold zone

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are where the incident command post and support functions are located

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hot zone

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are immediately surrounding a hazmat incident

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disaster plan

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predefined set of instructions for a community’s emergency responders

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hazardous material

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substance or material in a form that poses an unreasonable risk when trasnsported in commerce or kept in storage

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decontamination

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and and/or physical process that reduces and prevents the spread of contamination from persons or equipment

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National Incident Management System (NIMS)

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management system used by the federal, state, and local governments to manage emergencies in the us

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Incident Command System (ICS)

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subset of NIMS designed specifically for management of MCI’s

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Multiple-Casualty Incident (MCI)

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any medical or trauma incident involving multiple patients

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Incident Command

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Person(s) in charger of overall direction of a large scale incident

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Surge Capacity

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measurable amount of ability to manage sudden influx of patients based of equipment and supplies

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Staging Area

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are where ambulances are parked and other resources are held

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Staging Supervisor

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person responsible for overseeing ambulances and ambulance personnel

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Single Incident Command

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command organization in which a single agency controls all resources and operations

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Triage Area

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the area where secondary triage takes place

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Treatment Area

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the area in which patients are treated

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Treatment Supervisor

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person responsible for overseeing treatment of patients who have been traiged

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Transportation Supervisor

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person responsible for communications with sector officers and hospitals to manage transportation

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warm zone

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are where personnel and equipment decontamination and hot zone support occur

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triage tag

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color-coded tag indicating priority group to which a patient belongs

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unified command

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command organization in which several agencies work independently but cooperatively

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triage supervisor

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person responsible for overseeing triage at a multiple-casualty incident

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exposure

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dose or concentration of an agent multiplied by the time and duration

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dissemination

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spreadin

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domestic terrorism
terrorism directed at one's own government or people without foreign direction
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contamination
contact with or presence of a material that is present where it does not belong and that is somehow harmful
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tactics
specific operational actions taken to accomplish assigned task
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secondary devices
destructive devices placed to be activated after an initial attack to harm first responders
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strategies
broad general planes to achieve desired outcomes
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routes of entry
pathways into the body
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zoonotic
ale to move through the animal-human barrier
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weaponization
packaging or producing a material so it can be used as a weapon
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weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
weapons intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear
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terrorism
unlawful use of violence to intimidate or coerce a government or people
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permeation
movement of substance through a surface
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international terrorism
terrorism that is purely foreign based and directed
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rem
roentgen equivalent in man; measure of radiation dosage
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multiple devices
destructive devices used in initial and secondary attacks
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triage
process of quickly assessing patients at a multiple-casualty incident
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CBRNE
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive
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OTTO
Occupancy, Type, Timing, On-scene - occupancy of location - type of event - timing of event - on-scene warning signs
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TDS
Time, Distance, Shielding
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TRACEM-P
Thermal, Radiological, Asphyxiation, Chemical, Etiological, Mechanical, Physiological
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AIII
Absorption, Ingestion, Injection, Inhalation
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START
Simple Treatment And Rapid Triage
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FLOP
Financing, Logistics, Operations, Planning
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important questions to ask when receiving and responding to a call
- what is the exact location of the patient? - what is your call-back number? - what's the problem? - how old is the patient? - what's the patients sex? - is the patient conscious? - is the patient breathing?
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training required by law
- First responder awareness - no minimum - First responder operations - 8 hours - Hazardous material technician - 24 hours - Hazardous material specialist - additional 24 hours
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identifying a substance
- use binoculars - search for placards - look for labels - check invoices, bills of lading (truck), shipping manifest (train) - review SDS - interview workers or others leaving hot zone
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rehabilitation operations
- located in cold zone - protected from weather - can accommodate multiple rescue crews - easily accessible to ems units - free from exhaust fumes - allows for rapid reentry into the emergency operatioj
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emulsification
production of a suspension of ordinarily immiscible/insoluble materials
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chemical reaction
process that neutralizes, degrades, or otherwise chemically alters the contaminant
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dilution
process that simply reduces that concentration of the contaminant
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mechanisms of decontamination
-emulsification -chemical reaction -disinfection -dilution -absorption and adsorption removal -disposal
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Multiple-casualty incident operations
- written to address the events that are conceivable for a particular location - well publicized - realistic
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EMS branch functions
- mobile command center - staging area - extrication - triage area - treatment area - transportation area - rehabilitation area
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Priority one triage
Red, treatable life-threatening illness or injury
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Priority two triage
yellow, serious but not life-threatening illness or injury
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Priority three triage
green, walking wounded
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Priority four triage
black, dead or fatally injured
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RPM
Respiration, Pulse, Mental status
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lighting for night operations
red/amber warning lights on, fog and headlights off, traffic directional boards operating
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INIP
Isolation, Notification, Identification, Protection

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