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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

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terrorism directed at one’s own government or people without foreign direction

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contamination

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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

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specific operational actions taken to accomplish assigned task

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secondary devices

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destructive devices placed to be activated after an initial attack to harm first responders

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strategies

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broad general planes to achieve desired outcomes

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routes of entry

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pathways into the body

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zoonotic

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ale to move through the animal-human barrier

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weaponization

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packaging or producing a material so it can be used as a weapon

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weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

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weapons intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear

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terrorism

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unlawful use of violence to intimidate or coerce a government or people

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permeation

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movement of substance through a surface

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international terrorism

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terrorism that is purely foreign based and directed

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rem

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roentgen equivalent in man; measure of radiation dosage

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multiple devices

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destructive devices used in initial and secondary attacks

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triage

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process of quickly assessing patients at a multiple-casualty incident

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CBRNE

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Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive

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OTTO

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Occupancy, Type, Timing, On-scene

  • occupancy of location
  • type of event
  • timing of event
  • on-scene warning signs
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TDS

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Time, Distance, Shielding

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TRACEM-P

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Thermal, Radiological, Asphyxiation, Chemical, Etiological, Mechanical, Physiological

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AIII

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Absorption, Ingestion, Injection, Inhalation

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START

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Simple Treatment And Rapid Triage

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FLOP

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Financing, Logistics, Operations, Planning

47
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important questions to ask when receiving and responding to a call

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  • 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?
48
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training required by law

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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production of a suspension of ordinarily immiscible/insoluble materials

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chemical reaction

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process that neutralizes, degrades, or otherwise chemically alters the contaminant

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dilution

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process that simply reduces that concentration of the contaminant

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mechanisms of decontamination

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-emulsification
-chemical reaction
-disinfection
-dilution
-absorption and adsorption
removal
-disposal

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Multiple-casualty incident operations

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  • written to address the events that are conceivable for a particular location
  • well publicized
  • realistic
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EMS branch functions

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  • mobile command center
  • staging area
  • extrication
  • triage area
  • treatment area
  • transportation area
  • rehabilitation area
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Priority one triage

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Red, treatable life-threatening illness or injury

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Priority two triage

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yellow, serious but not life-threatening illness or injury

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Priority three triage

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green, walking wounded

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Priority four triage

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black, dead or fatally injured

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RPM

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Respiration, Pulse, Mental status

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lighting for night operations

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red/amber warning lights on, fog and headlights off, traffic directional boards operating

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INIP

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Isolation, Notification, Identification, Protection

BMTCP EMT (5 decks)

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