Vital Vocab 3 Flashcards
What is syndromic surveillance?
Monitoring by local or state health departments of patients in emergency departments and alternative care facilities
Includes recording EMS call volume and use of over-the-counter medications.
What is tabun (GA)?
A nerve agent that is 36 times more persistent than sarin and has a fruity smell
Easy to manufacture with components that are easy to acquire.
Define tertiary blast injury.
Injury from whole-body displacement and subsequent traumatic impact with environmental objects.
What is V agent (VX)?
A clear, oily agent that is more than 100 times more lethal than sarin
Extremely persistent and has no odor.
What does vapor hazard refer to?
Danger posed by an agent that enters the body through the respiratory tract.
What are vesicants?
Blister agents that primarily enter through the skin.
What are viral hemorrhagic fevers?
A group of diseases caused by viruses including Ebola, Rift Valley, and yellow fevers
These viruses cause blood to seep from tissues and blood vessels.
What are viruses?
Germs that require a living host to multiply and survive.
What does volatility refer to in chemical agents?
How long a chemical agent will stay on a surface before it evaporates.
Define weaponization.
Creation of a weapon from a biologic agent found in nature, cultivated to maximize exposure to the germ.
What is a weapon of mass casualty (WMC)?
Any agent designed to bring about mass death, casualties, and/or massive property damage
Also known as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD).
What is a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)?
Any agent designed to bring about mass death, casualties, and/or massive damage to property and infrastructure
Also referred to as a weapon of mass casualty (WMC).
Sulfur mustard (H)
A (vesicant) it is a brown-yellow oily substance that is generally considered smell of garlic or mustard and, when released, is quickly absorbed into the skin and/or mucous membranes and begins an irreversible process of damaging the cells.
Also called mustard gas.
