Mod 7 Flashcards
Command
first on the scene to establish order and initiate the incident command system
cold zone
are where the incident command post and support functions are located
hot zone
are immediately surrounding a hazmat incident
disaster plan
predefined set of instructions for a community’s emergency responders
hazardous material
substance or material in a form that poses an unreasonable risk when trasnsported in commerce or kept in storage
decontamination
and and/or physical process that reduces and prevents the spread of contamination from persons or equipment
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
management system used by the federal, state, and local governments to manage emergencies in the us
Incident Command System (ICS)
subset of NIMS designed specifically for management of MCI’s
Multiple-Casualty Incident (MCI)
any medical or trauma incident involving multiple patients
Incident Command
Person(s) in charger of overall direction of a large scale incident
Surge Capacity
measurable amount of ability to manage sudden influx of patients based of equipment and supplies
Staging Area
are where ambulances are parked and other resources are held
Staging Supervisor
person responsible for overseeing ambulances and ambulance personnel
Single Incident Command
command organization in which a single agency controls all resources and operations
Triage Area
the area where secondary triage takes place
Treatment Area
the area in which patients are treated
Treatment Supervisor
person responsible for overseeing treatment of patients who have been traiged
Transportation Supervisor
person responsible for communications with sector officers and hospitals to manage transportation
warm zone
are where personnel and equipment decontamination and hot zone support occur
triage tag
color-coded tag indicating priority group to which a patient belongs
unified command
command organization in which several agencies work independently but cooperatively
triage supervisor
person responsible for overseeing triage at a multiple-casualty incident
exposure
dose or concentration of an agent multiplied by the time and duration
dissemination
spreadin
domestic terrorism
terrorism directed at one’s own government or people without foreign direction
contamination
contact with or presence of a material that is present where it does not belong and that is somehow harmful
tactics
specific operational actions taken to accomplish assigned task
secondary devices
destructive devices placed to be activated after an initial attack to harm first responders
strategies
broad general planes to achieve desired outcomes
routes of entry
pathways into the body
zoonotic
ale to move through the animal-human barrier
weaponization
packaging or producing a material so it can be used as a weapon
weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
weapons intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear
terrorism
unlawful use of violence to intimidate or coerce a government or people
permeation
movement of substance through a surface
international terrorism
terrorism that is purely foreign based and directed
rem
roentgen equivalent in man; measure of radiation dosage
multiple devices
destructive devices used in initial and secondary attacks
triage
process of quickly assessing patients at a multiple-casualty incident
CBRNE
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive
OTTO
Occupancy, Type, Timing, On-scene
- occupancy of location
- type of event
- timing of event
- on-scene warning signs
TDS
Time, Distance, Shielding
TRACEM-P
Thermal, Radiological, Asphyxiation, Chemical, Etiological, Mechanical, Physiological
AIII
Absorption, Ingestion, Injection, Inhalation
START
Simple Treatment And Rapid Triage
FLOP
Financing, Logistics, Operations, Planning
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?
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
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
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
emulsification
production of a suspension of ordinarily immiscible/insoluble materials
chemical reaction
process that neutralizes, degrades, or otherwise chemically alters the contaminant
dilution
process that simply reduces that concentration of the contaminant
mechanisms of decontamination
-emulsification
-chemical reaction
-disinfection
-dilution
-absorption and adsorption
removal
-disposal
Multiple-casualty incident operations
- written to address the events that are conceivable for a particular location
- well publicized
- realistic
EMS branch functions
- mobile command center
- staging area
- extrication
- triage area
- treatment area
- transportation area
- rehabilitation area
Priority one triage
Red, treatable life-threatening illness or injury
Priority two triage
yellow, serious but not life-threatening illness or injury
Priority three triage
green, walking wounded
Priority four triage
black, dead or fatally injured
RPM
Respiration, Pulse, Mental status
lighting for night operations
red/amber warning lights on, fog and headlights off, traffic directional boards operating
INIP
Isolation, Notification, Identification, Protection
