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WMD emergencies and Clandestine incidents Flashcards

1
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Bottle Bomb

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Mix of chemical confined in a bottle causing exothrmic reaction

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Chemical suicide

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Suicide or attempted suicide using a single chemical or mixed chemicals in a confined space

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Clandestine lab

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A place where controlled substances use for illegal/illicit purposes secretly manufactured

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Contamination

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transference of hazardous material to people

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Etiological

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Living microorganism or its toxins which causes disease

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Exclusion Zone

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AKA the hot Zone

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Exposure

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contact/encounter with a hazardous chemical biological or explosive agent

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Pathogen

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Any organism capable of producing serious disease or death

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Public Health Emergency

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Incident which may or has the potential of spreading some fashion of sickness or illness to the public

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Single pot method

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use of one sealed container which is generally flipped upside down to cause the reaction needed to turn several toxic ingredients into methamphetamine

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SLUDGEM

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Salivation Lacrimation Urination Defication Gastro upset Emesis Miosis

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12
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Chempacks

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Antidote used to counteract certain chemical warfare agents

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13
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Basic responsibilities in a WMD event

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Safety of personnel
Continuous size-up
Continuous intelligence collection
Establish incident objectives for incident

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Decontamination

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2 types 
Emergency Gross decon (handline)
Mass decon (towers and engines)
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Special ops hazmat personnel

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Select proper PPE
Report number of victims
coordinate control zones
determine plume direction
hazmat branch will coordinate to other incoming specialized teams
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CBRNE

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Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Etiological

17
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Obscure stuff

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Do not use 2-Way radios, radar or T.V. transmitting devices within 300 ft of potentially explosive devices

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Staging distance

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Stage a minimum of 500ft from initial damage/debris site

19
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Obscure stuff

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If multiple threats recieved for same location, avoid using preplanned staging area or predictable staging location

20
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High-order Explosives (HE)

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Deafening, supersonic, over-pressurization shockwave

21
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Low-order Explosive (LE)

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Supersonic explosion no shockwave

22
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Blast injuries

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Primary-Resulting from pressure wave
Secondary-Results from flying debris and bomb fragments
Tertiary-Results from flying debris and bomb fragmentation
Quarternary-Illness not due to primary 2ndary or tertiary

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Biological Agents

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Anthrax, Ricin, Smallpox, Plague, Botulism

24
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2 types of toxic chemical agents

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T.I.C. Toxic Industrial Chemicals

C.W.A. Chemical Warfare Agents

25
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staging distance on a chemical agent event

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on a chemical agent event stage at least 300ft

26
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Nerve agents

A

Tabun Sarin Soman VX

27
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Blister agents

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Mustard gases, LEwisite

28
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Choking agent

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Chlorine, Phosgene

29
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blood agent

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Cyanogen chloride, hydrogen cyanide

30
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Irritant agents

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Pepper spray (OC), tear gas (CS), CN

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Radiation Basics

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Alpha particles- Superficial absorption, will not go past clothes or 1MM skin
Beta particles- Superficial thermal burn.
Gamma/X ray- Will penetrate through skin flesh and clothing

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Dose LImits

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5R All Activities
10R Protecting Major property
25R Lifesaving or protection of large populations
>25R Lifesaving or protection of large pop. understand risks

33
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Most deadly type of RAD exposure

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Inhalation of radiological materials is the most dangerous type of exposure to the body and the most difficult to treat

34
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RAD safe zones

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cold zone-2mR/Hr
Warm zone-2mR-10R/Hr
Hot zone- Over 10R/Hr
Turn back- 200R/Hr

35
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Dosimeters

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record total exposure to external gamma radiation

36
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Aluminum Phosphide

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WHen in contact with water or moisture, produces phosphine gas which has and IDLH of 50PPM

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