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LFB Policy Notes & FRU (2020) > Ops News 34 > Flashcards

Ops News 34 Flashcards

1
Q

In addition to Acid what other corrosive substance has been used in this type of Attack?

A

Alkali

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2
Q

What PPE must be worn by crews?

A

Full PPE including eye protection and DOUBLE nitrile gloves

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3
Q

How should a casualty be approached and why?

A

From the side as they are likely to be coughing and spitting

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4
Q

What immediate action must be prioritised by LFB personnel when dealing the casualty?

A

Flushing affected areas of skin with copious amounts of water

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5
Q

How long should flushing continue for and how can the water be best delivered?

A

20 minutes and a hose reel on low pressure and flush is ideal or until health professionals say stop

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6
Q

Can burns gel dressings be used?

A

No

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7
Q

Should flushing or removal of clothing come first?

A

Flushing

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8
Q

What 2 things might indicate that clothing has been heavily contaminated?

A

Being wet prior to application of water and signs of disintegration due to corrosion

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9
Q

Can flushing be detrimental to the casualty?

A

Yes, Flushing may force the contaminant through the clothing to the skin beneath

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10
Q

How must contaminated clothing never be removed?

A

Over the head of the casualty. Cut the clothing off to remove it.

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11
Q

What bags must contaminated clothing not be placed in?

A

The RED soluble bags as they will disintegrate. Use large clear PVC bags

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12
Q

Who will bag up ‘other evidence’?

A

HMEPO or RRT in nylon bags or evidence bags

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13
Q

What does RRT stand for?

A

Rapid Response Team

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14
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What does HMEPO stand for?

A

Hazardous Materials Environmental Protection Officer

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15
Q

What level Hazmat incident is an Acid Attack?

A

Level 2

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16
Q

What is the PDA for an acid attack?

A

1 x Pump ladder (WM)
1 x Pump
1 x HMEPO
1 x RRT

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17
Q

What 3 things should the message from an acid attack incident confirm?

A

1) Confirmed Acid Attack (what ever the corrosive material used)
2) Level of Incident
3) Any further attendance required

18
Q

What other information may the casualty be able to give you?

A

Where the attack took place, they may have walked a distance, this should then be secured for evidence collection.

19
Q

Who else must always be requested if they are not on scene at an acid attack? (2)

A

LAS and Police

20
Q

When flushing how must the water be directed?

A

So that run off doesn’t spread the material to unaffected areas of skin

21
Q

Can we attempt to wipe off or neutralise the material?

A

No

22
Q

When removing clothing from a casualty, what direction should be followed?

A

The direction of the flow of the substance

23
Q

Acid spilt on the ground should be?
A) preserved as evidence until the police have finished
B) washed into the drain as the amount of material is likely to be low or referred to the HMEPO if there is any doubt.

A

Both

24
Q

What does PTE stand for?

A

Potentially Traumatic Event

25
Q

What is a PTE defined as?

A

1) Threat of death or serious injury experienced or witnessed
2) Learning of events that involved violent/accidental death of family/friends
3) Repeated/extreme exposure to details of traumatic incidents eg the emergency services

26
Q

What time scale for measures taken may assist in recovery and promote normal processing?

A

The first 5 days

27
Q

What does PTSD stand for?

A

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

28
Q

What 3 interventions might be considered in those first 5 days?

A

1) Informal Debrief on return to station
2) Contact from Counselling and Wellbeing
3) Strategies employed by the individual to promote event processing

29
Q

In an emergency is there an out of hours ‘duty counsellor’ that can be paged through control?

A

Yes

30
Q

What does ACM stand for?

A

Aluminium Composite Material (cladding)

31
Q

LFB fire safety inspections on buildings with ACM were aimed at general fire safety measures which included what? (4)

A

1) Fire Doors
2) Fire Compartmentation
3) Fire Detection Systems
4) Ventilation

32
Q

How many buildings in London have already been identified as having cladding systems which do not meet the required standard?

A

200

33
Q

Some buildings may no longer have a ‘stay put’ strategy, what is likely to happen instead?

A

Simultaneous Evacuation

34
Q

Where ‘Stay Put’ is no longer supported what mitigating measures might be required? (3)

A

1) A waking watch
2) A communal Alarm
3) Additional fire resistance for Windows and openings

35
Q

What is ACM made up of?

A

2 thin skins of aluminium bonded to either side of a lightweight core material

36
Q

What may the core material in ACM be made up of? (3)

A

1) Polyethylene (PE)
2) Mineral Core
3) Both

37
Q

Some ACM panels have flammable core material, what two things may occur if this melts in a fire?

A

1) Significant flaming droplets falling and spreading the fire.
2) Delaminates the panel speeding exposure of the core

38
Q

What 4 elements should be recorded as the ‘Hazard’ on the ORD where an ACM cladding system which has failed flammability tests is used on a buildings facia?

A

1) Risk of rapid external fire spread
2) May lead to fires on multiple floors
3) Falling debris
4) Early loss of escape routes

39
Q

Similarly what three considerations should be included under ‘Access’ on the ORD?

A

1) A primary and alternative route in case of disruption caused by evacuation
2) Site access for Aerial Appliances
3) Vehicle positioning to allow Aerial Appliances access

40
Q

What ‘On-site’ action might be listed on the ORD for the OIC? (3)

A

1) Establish hazard zone for falling debris
2) Follow specific pre-planned actions
3) Ascertain extent of and take over evacuation

41
Q

What are the 3 ‘Ops planning considerations’?

A

1) Early use of Aerials
2) Designated RVP
3) The effect of firefighting on evacuation

42
Q

What 3 considerations are reiterated in ops news 34 regarding the interim measures in place for high rise incidents?

A

1) Early consideration of resources required and the use of a return takes message or an informative confirming this is a ? Pump fire.
2) RVP for oncoming Appliances identified and communicated
3) A fully worded stop for multi appliance attendances

LFB Policy Notes & FRU (2020) (33 decks)

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