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Operations Flashcards

1
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What does a solid green placard represent?

A

Non-flammable gas

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What does a solid red placard represent?

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Flammable solid

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3
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What does a yellow/white placard represent?

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Radioactive

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4
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What does a solid orange placard represent?

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Explosive and blasting agent

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5
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What type of negligence is it when you were never authorized to perform an action or you do something outside your scope of practice?

A

Malfeasance

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6
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What type of negligence is it when you were legally permitted, but did something in an improper manner?

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Misfeasance

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What type of negligence is it when you failed to perform a required act?

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Nonfeasance

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What type of negligence is it when your actions or inactions were willful?

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Gross Negligence

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9
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What is it called when a significant % of all responses must meet a certain time standard?

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Fractile Response Times

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10
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What is the dynamic process of staffing, stationing, and moving?

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System Status Management (SSM)

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What is a measure of ambulance service productivity and staff workload?

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Unit Hour Utilization

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12
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What is the temperature at which a liquid fuel gives off sufficient vapors to cause a fire when an ignition source is present?

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Flash Point

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13
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What is the minimum temperature at which a liquid fuel will ignite without an ignition source?

A

Ignition Temperature

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14
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What is a fuel/air mixtures upper and lower limits?

A

Flammable Range

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15
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When do most ambulance collisions take place?

A

Daytime, clear weather, at intersections

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16
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What is a MCI?

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Any incident that depletes available on scene resources at any given time.

17
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What is a management program designed for controlling, directing, and coordinating emergency response resources?

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Incident Command System

18
Q

What are the main functional areas in an ICS and what is the pneumonic?

A 
C-FLOP
Command
Finance/Administration
Logistics
Operations
Planning
19
Q

What is a reasonable span of control?

A

1 for every 3-7 people, optimally 5

20
Q

What are the 3 priorities in incident size-up?

A
  1. Life Safety
  2. Incident Stabilization
  3. Property Conservation

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